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SIMPLIFIED SR3 IEC61850 GOOSE CONFIGURATION
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This section will explain how to setup GOOSE messaging between two relays using the
Simplified GOOSE Configurator (SGC). As stated earlier, the purpose of the SGC is to allow
the user to configure the SR3 relays to share digital data points via GOOSE without
requiring a detailed understanding of the IEC61850 model or of how to configure GOOSE
within the SR3. As SGC may not allow advanced users the flexibility for a complex
application, manual configuration would be required and used.
SGC is only intended to modify offline settings files. There is no support for online devices
and only settings files of firmware version 1.4x and higher, with the 2E/3E option, will be
included in the simplified GOOSE configuration screen for any given site.
Setting up the Simplified GOOSE Configurator is a three-step process:
1. Create a GOOSE Site (in the offline window) that will contain all the related SR3 settings
files, then add the associated SR3 IED settings files to this site.
2. Launch the Simplified GOOSE Configurator, configure the GOOSE transmissions for
each relay, then save and exit the tool.
3. Download the settings files to the associated relays.
Each of these steps will be explained in detail in the following section. IEC61850 GOOSE
messaging uses Ethernet, so the SR3 must be equipped with an Ethernet port and support
the IEC61850 GOOSE messaging option. Each relay can be connected to the Ethernet LAN
through either the fiber optic (preferred) or twisted pair Ethernet port but not BOTH at the
same time.
Once an IP address and subnet mask have been configured within each relay, and the
power cycled, the relays can be connected though a switch to the computer running the
SR3 configuration software. Please note that an IP address and subnet mask are not
required for GOOSE but are required to configure the relays for operation via Ethernet.For
simplicity, the objective of this exercise is to configure the relay labeled 228 to send a
GOOSE message containing the status of Virtual Input 1 to the relay labeled 230. Upon
reception of the message, relay 230 will use this Virtual Input status to control output relay
number 3.
CHAPTER 4: SR3 IEC61850 GOOSE
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