Using Ied Compare; Using Disturbance Handling - ABB PCM600 Getting Started Manual

Section 4
Use cases for operation and field
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Using IED Compare

IED Compare is used to compare the configurations of two IEDs of the same type. The
configurations to be compared can be stored in PCM600, IED or pcmi file. The result
of the comparison is a report listing the differences in the IED configurations.
1. In Plant Structure, click Substation, Voltage level, Bay or IED.
2. On the Tools menu, click IED Compare to start the tool.
3. In the IED Compare tool window, select the online or offline comparison type
from the given options.
4. Select the comparison objects from the Select IED tree and click Compare.
The comparison report shows differences in the configuration of any two IEDs.
The results are grouped to Hardware, Application, Display, GOOSE and
Parameter(s) configuration differences.
5. Click Save to save the report.
The report can be saved as Excel or as PDF.
The online comparison depends on the Connectivity Package and the
IED's capability to read the selected configuration and parameters.

Using Disturbance Handling

Disturbance Handling is used for uploading and processing the disturbance files
gathered by a specific IED, for viewing and processing the disturbance recording data
and for creating reports.
1. In Plant Structure, click an IED.
2. On the Tools menu, click Disturbance Handling.
Disturbance Handling opens in the tool window.
3. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then in the tree structure on the left, click
Disturbance Handling to set the Disturbance Handling preferences.
• Click the General tab and define where the recordings are stored and
which tool to use for opening the recordings.
• Click the Column Preferences tab and define the visibility, width and
order of the columns in the Disturbance Handling tool window.
• Click the Email Settings tab and define the options for sending the report
via email.
Click OK to confirm settings.
4. On the PCM600 toolbar, select the recording filter to define which recordings
are shown in the window.
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