The 615 series protection relays together with the Substation Management Unit COM600S constitute a genuine IEC 61850 solution for reliable power distribution in utility and industrial power systems. To facilitate the system engineering, ABB's relays are supplied with connectivity packages. The connectivity packages include a compilation of software and relay-specific information, including single-line diagram templates and a full relay data model. The data model includes event and parameter lists. With the connectivity packages, the relays can be readily configured using PCM600 and integrated with COM600S or the network control and management system MicroSCADA Pro.
The 615 series relays offer native support for IEC 61850 Edition 2 also including binary and analog horizontal GOOSE messaging. In addition, process bus with the sending of sampled values of analog currents and voltages and the receiving of sampled values of voltages is supported. Compared to traditional hard-wired, inter-device signaling, peer-to-peer communication over a switched Ethernet LAN offers an advanced and versatile platform for power system protection. Among the distinctive features of the protection system approach, enabled by the full implementation of the IEC 61850 substation automation standard, are fast communication capability, continuous supervision of the protection and communication system's integrity, and an inherent flexibility regarding reconfiguration and upgrades.This protection relay series is able to optimally utilize interoperability provided by the IEC 61850 Edition 2 features.
At substation level, COM600S uses the data content of the baylevel devices to enhance substation level functionality. COM600S features a Web browser-based HMI, which provides a customizable graphical display for visualizing single-line mimic diagrams for switchgear bay solutions. The SLD feature is especially useful when 615 series relays without the optional single-line diagram feature are used. The Web HMI of COM600S also provides an overview of the whole substation, including relay-specific single-line diagrams, which makes information easily accessible. Substation devices and processes can also be remotely accessed through the Web HMI, which improves personnel safety.
In addition, COM600S can be used as a local data warehouse for the substation's technical documentation and for the network data collected by the devices. The collected network data facilitates extensive reporting and analyzing of network fault situations by using the data historian and event handling features of COM600S. The historical data can be used for accurate monitoring of process and equipment performance, using calculations based on both real-time and historical values. A better understanding of the process dynamics is achieved by combining time-based process measurements with production and maintenance events.
COM600S can also function as a gateway and provide seamless connectivity between the substation devices and network-level control and management systems, such as MicroSCADA Pro and System 800xA.
GOOSE Analyzer interface in COM600S enables the following and analyzing the horizontal IEC 61850 application during commissioning and operation at station level. It logs all GOOSE events during substation operation to enable improved system supervision.
| Product | Version |
|---|---|
| Substation Management Unit COM600S | 4.0 SP1 or later |
| 4.1 or later (Edition 2) | |
| MicroSCADA Pro SYS 600 | 9.3 FP2 or later |
| 9.4 or later (Edition 2) | |
| System 800xA | 5.1 or later |