PCM600 is used for various tasks in the protection IED system engineering process.
- IED engineering management
- Organizing the bay protection IEDs and Smart Substation IEDs in the structure of the substation by defining voltage levels and bays below the substation. PCM600 manages the project.
- Configuring the protection and control functions by using the Application Configuration tool.
- Configuring the parameters and setting values for the IED itself and for the process functions by using the Parameter Setting tool.
- Drawing single-line diagrams and making links to dynamic process values by using Graphical Display Editor. The single-line diagrams are displayed in the WHMI of SSC600.
- Configuring connections between the application configuration function blocks and physical hardware inputs and outputs by using the Signal Matrix tool or the Application Configuration tool.
- Communication management
- IEC 61850 station communication engineering is done using the internal IEC 61850 Configuration tool or any IEC 61850 system engineering tool. PCM600 interacts with external system engineering tools by importing and exporting SCL files.
- Configuring the GOOSE receiving data connections to the IED application configuration function blocks by using the Application Configuration tool and the Signal Matrix tool.
- Configuring the sampled values (process bus) between the devices using the Application Configuration tool and IEC 61850 Configuration tool.
- Record management
- Generating overviews on the available (disturbance) recordings in all connected IEDs by using the Disturbance Handling tool.
- Manually reading the recording files (in the COMTRADE format) from the IED system by using the Disturbance Handling tool or automatically by using the PCM600 Scheduler.
- Managing recording files with the Disturbance Handling tool.
- Creating recording file content overview reports for fast evaluation with assistance of the Disturbance Handling tool.
- Using the Fault Record tool to read fault records from the IED, save records to a PC and clear old records.
- Service management
- Monitoring the selected signals of a IED for commissioning or service purposes by using the Signal Monitoring tool and Event Viewer tool (including audit trail).
There are also additional functions for managing projects and organizing user rights.
- PCM600 user management
- Organizing users regarding their rights, profiles and passwords to use different tools and functions in the tools.
- Defining allowed activities for user profiles to use tools in PCM600.
Once the engineering of the IED is finished, the results must be written to the IED.
The connection between the physical IED and PCM600 is established via an Ethernet link on the local / remote or rear port on the IED.