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(EMC Directive 2004/108/EC) and concerning electrical equipment for use within specified voltage limits (Low-voltage directive 2006/95/EC). This conformity is the result of tests conducted by ABB in accordance with the product standards EN 50263 and EN 60255-26 for the EMC directive, and with the product standards EN 60255-1 and EN 60255-27 for the low voltage directive.
Section 1 1MRS756710 C Introduction Section 1 Introduction This manual The communication protocol manual describes a communication protocol supported by the IED. The manual concentrates on vendor-specific implementations. Intended audience This manual addresses the communication system engineer or system integrator responsible for pre-engineering and engineering for communication setup in a substation from an IED perspective.
Document revision history Document revision/date Product series version History A/2009-03-04 First release B/2009-07-03 Content updated C/2010-06-11 Content updated to correspond to the product series version Download the latest documents from the ABB web site http:// www.abb.com/substationautomation. 615 series Communication Protocol Manual...
Section 1 1MRS756710 C Introduction 1.3.3 Related documentation Product-specific point list manuals and other product series- and product-specific manuals can be downloaded from the ABB web site http://www.abb.com/ substationautomation. Symbols and conventions 1.4.1 Safety indication symbols The caution icon indicates important information or warning related to the concept discussed in the text.
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Section 1 1MRS756710 C Introduction The corresponding parameter values are "On" and "Off". • IED input/output messages and monitored data names are shown in Courier font, for example: When the function starts, the START output is set to TRUE. 615 series Communication Protocol Manual...
Section 2 1MRS756710 C IEC 60870-5-103 overview Section 2 IEC 60870-5-103 overview IEC 60870-5-103 standard IEC 60870-5-103 is defined as a companion standard for the informative element of protection equipment. While the official IEC 60870-5-103 standard dates back to 1997, the protocol has its roots in the VDEW6 communication protocol from the late 1980’s.
Section 2 1MRS756710 C IEC 60870-5-103 overview standard. It should also be noticed that these sets of data are mainly defined for a single function protection IED. 615 series IEDs in turn are multifunctional protection and control IEDs whose internal data model is based on the IEC 61850 standard.
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation Section 3 Vendor-specific implementation 615 series implementation IEC 60870-5-103 is specified for single function protective equipment with a limited set of process data. Extensions that are necessary for supporting the 615 series IEDs are: •...
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation Table 3: Serial data characteristics Parameter Value Com speed 9600 or 19200 bauds Data bits Parity Even Start bits Stop bits Depending on the IED model and variant, the RE_615 serial communication cards can host one or several serial channels. The IEC 60870-5-103 protocol can operate in up to two instances and therefore supporting two IEC 60870-5-103 masters in parallel.
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation With COM port jumpers, select the COM port connection type, optical ST or EIA-485 connection, star or loop topology, idle state (light on or light off) and the bias and bus termination. 3.2.2 Diagnostic counters The IEC 60870-5-103 protocol diagnostic counters can be viewed via LHMI path Monitoring/Communication/IEC 60870-5-103/Serial.
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation IEC 60870-5-103 process data 3.3.1 IEC 60870-5-103 data objects The IEC 60870-5-103 protocol in 615 series IEDs is built on top of the internal IEC 61850 data model. Thus, the IEC 60870-5-103 application data objects and Class 1 events are derived from IEC 61850 data objects and data set reporting.
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation 3.3.2.2 Configuring IEC 60870-5-103 indications With PCM600 the user can re-configure the default IEC 60870-5-103 indication definitions. Re-configuration options include: • Adding or removing existing indications • Changing function type/information number definition of indication •...
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation There are four setting parameters related to the IEC 60870-5-103 Class 1 overflow operation in the IED. The setting parameters are located via LHMI path Configuration/Communication/IEC 60870-5-103 (parameter suffix n = 1 or 2, depending on the instance): •...
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation 3.3.3 Controls The IEC 60870-5-103 standard defines remote control of indications or control of objects without corresponding indication. Example of a controllable indication could be circuit breaker ON/OFF whose position can be monitored as a normal ASDU 1 indication, and which also can be controlled ON or OFF by the IEC 60870-5-103 client.
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation 3.3.4 Measurands Measurand object transmission is defined by the IEC 60870-5-103 standard. The standard does not define any method for transporting integer values like counters or enumeral objects. Measurands are transmitted as a set of Class 2 data, referred to as a Class 2 measurands frame.
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation See the product-specific point list manuals for detailed information concerning the contents of frames 6 and 7. Contents of frames 6 and 7 are equal if no additional, less frequently updated values exist in the IED. Table 7: Function type (FUN) and Information number (INF) definitions for frames 6 and 7 Frame...
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation Other IEC 60870-5-103 data 3.4.1 Changing parameter setting group The IED supports remote changing of the used parameter setting group. The four possible setting groups in the IED are coded as objects Characteristic 1… Characteristic 4 using standard information numbers 23…26.
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation • Compatibility level (COL) = 2 • Eight character ASCII ID string • Internal code = 4 octets The eight character ASCII string is of format 615xExx<space>. • Value 615 and the E character are constant. It stands for 615 series. •...
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation protection signal, triggered externally or triggered periodically. In this case the disturbance recorder file would not correspond to any particular fault detected by the IED. The IEC 60870-5-103 directory information octet SOF, TP, TEST and OTEV bits are not supported by the IED’s native disturbance recorder file system.
Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation ACC Number Signal Private channel numbers Neutral current Io-B Phase current IL1-B Phase current IL2-B Phase current IL3-B Neutral voltage Uo-B Phase voltage U1-B or phase-to-phase voltage U12-B Phase voltage U2-B or phase-to-phase voltage U23-B Phase voltage U3-B or phase-to-phase voltage U31-B Disturbance recorder channels are the physical measurement inputs to the IED.
Disturbance recorder transfer verification The IEC 60870-5-103 disturbance recorder file transfer implemented in the IED has been verified by a third party client software. ABB does not provide any client systems or evaluation tools for IEC 60870-5-103 disturbance data contents.
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Section 3 1MRS756710 C Vendor-specific implementation cycle operates as defined by the standard. GI optimization strives to send less data to the master through the Class 1 report. The GI optimization in the IED is based on two facts: • It is enough to send a certain Class 1 data once to the master after a GI initiation.
Section 4 1MRS756710 C IEC 60870-5-103 parameters and diagnostics Section 4 IEC 60870-5-103 parameters and diagnostics Parameter list The IEC 60870-5-103 parameters can be accessed with PCM600 or via the LHMI path Configuration/Communication/IEC 60870-5-103. Table 10: IEC 60870-5-103 settings Parameter Values (Range) Unit Step...
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Section 4 1MRS756710 C IEC 60870-5-103 parameters and diagnostics Parameter Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description Frame3InUse 1 -1=Not in use -1=Not in use Active Class2 Frame 3 for instance 1 0=User frame 1=Standard frame 1 2=Standard frame 2 3=Standard frame 3 4=Standard frame 4 5=Standard frame 5 6=Private frame 6...
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Section 4 1MRS756710 C IEC 60870-5-103 parameters and diagnostics Parameter Values (Range) Unit Step Default Description Frame1InUse 2 -1=Not in use 6=Private frame 6 Active Class2 Frame 1 for instance 2 0=User frame 1=Standard frame 1 2=Standard frame 2 3=Standard frame 3 4=Standard frame 4 5=Standard frame 5 6=Private frame 6...
Section 4 1MRS756710 C IEC 60870-5-103 parameters and diagnostics Monitored data Table 11: Protocol diagnostic counters Counter Values (range) Default Description Status 1 False = False Status Communication inactive True = Communication active Received frames 1 -1...2147483646 Received frames Checksum errors 1 -1...2147483646 Checksum errors Transmitted frames 1...
Section 5 1MRS756710 C Glossary Section 5 Glossary 615 series Series of numerical IEDs for low-end protection and supervision applications of utility substations, and industrial switchgear and equipment ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASDU Application-layer service data unit COMTRADE Common format for transient data exchange for power systems.
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Section 5 1MRS756710 C Glossary Software TEST Disturbance data recorded in test mode bit Disturbance data transmission in progress bit Disturbance data recorded with or without trip bit VDEW6 Communication protocol standard for protection devices WHMI Web human-machine interface 615 series Communication Protocol Manual...
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