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MV Protection Relay Training

Protection and control IED manager PCM600
Leonardo Manupassa – Electrification – Service

© Copyright 2022 ABB. All rights reserved. Document ID.: Rev.:

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Protection and control IED manager PCM600

Content :
– Introduction
– Overview
– Feature in PCM600
– Further information
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Protection and control IED manager PCM600
Introduction

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Introduction

What is PCM600 ?
̶ PCM600 is the tool to configure and manage ABB
protection and control IEDs

̶ PCM600 enables customers to access the whole ABB

Relion® Protection and Control IED portfolio with the
same IED configuration tool

̶ PCM600 enables substation communication

engineering

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Introduction

PCM600 version 2.9 supports the following products

̶ Relion® 670 series – RIO600
̶ Relion® 650 series – PML630
̶ Relion® REB500 – GMS600
̶ Relion® 630 series – PWC600
̶ Relion® 620 series – SAM600
̶ Relion® 615 series Further supported products:
̶ Relion® 611 series (for parameter setting, disturbance
handling and monitoring functions(*))
̶ Relion® 610 series
– REF542+
̶ Relion® SAM600 I/O
– REx541/543/545
̶ Relion® 605 series
– REX521
̶ REX640
– SPACOM

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Protection and control IED manager PCM600
Overview

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Overview

One tool!
PCM600 provides
– Versatile functionality for an efficient management of
ABB’s protection and control IEDs

With PCM600 you get

– Same tool for all Relion IEDs
– One tool for the whole life cycle of the IED
– For engineering, commissioning, operation and
maintenance of IEDs

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Overview

Connectivity package
– PCM600 utilizes IED connectivity packages that are
used to interact with the various supported ABB IEDs
through the one common IED tool platform and
connect them seamlessly
– The IED connectivity package (ConnPack) contains:
– IED specific type data like signal data, parameter
descriptions, protocol addresses etc.
– User documentation for each type of IED
– Specific package for each IED required
– Must be installed and enabled before PCM600 can
connect and work with IED
– Use Update Manager to view, download and install
connectivity package or download installer

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Overview

Physical relay and relay object

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Overview

Technical key

IP + Technical key = interactive communication with IED

Substation Voltage IED

key level key Bay key IED ID technical
key

New IED object gets

technical key
automatically
generated

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Overview

Technical key manipulation

– Technical key can be changed through PCM600
only
– Copy key to PCM600 object
– Copy key to IED
– Overwrite key to PCM600 object and IED at
the same time

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Overview

Update Manager
– PCM600 manages your software with the Update Manager
– Download and install software updates:
– Connectivity packages for product series
– IED modules for particular products
– IED documentation
– Language add-ons
– Silent installation.
– Recommended updates:
– Help you to keep your software up-to-date.
– Export Software Packages:
– Help you export in other media.
– Offline mode to support installation from other media.

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Overview

Back-up and archive projects

Back-up and archive
– The back-up function allows you to manually or by
schedule back-up your project
– Optionally also the IED configurations of the
connected IEDs can get read during scheduled back-up
process
– Allows usage of your own back-up engine to store
projects

Long time archiving

– Additional PCM600 project file format (PCMA)
– Independent of SQL server version and intended for
safe long term storage

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Project

– Centralized project management

– Can open projects created with other versions
– Project will be converted
– No reverse possible
2.8. 2.9
2.9. 2.8

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Overview

File types
– SCL – substation configuration language
– *.PCMP – exported project
– *.SCD – substation configuration description
– *.PCMI – IED file
– *.PCMT – IED file template
– *.CID – configured IED description
– *.ICD – IED capability description

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Overview

Add IED

IED can be added to a project through:

– Online configuration
– Offline configuration
– Import IED file (.pcmi)
– Create from template

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Online vs offline configuration

Configuration Connection to Order code Result

type IED
Online Required Automatic scan IED image based on order
code
Offline Not needed Type in manually IED image based on order
code

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Feature in PCM600

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Feature in PCM600

Manage IED hardware

Manage IED hardware with hardware configuration tool

View and edit hardware configuration of IEDs

̶ Add, change, remove hardware modules

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Feature in PCM600

Compare IED and PCM600 configurations

Easy identification of differences in
– Hardware
– Application configuration
– Display configuration
– Communication configuration
– Parameter settings
Online compare of configuration in IED with PCM600
Offline compare between different offline configurations
Comparison report shows differences
– Save as PDF or Excel

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Feature in PCM600

IED summary with most important IED properties

Easy identification of differences in
– Hardware
– Application configuration
– Display configuration
– Communication configuration
– Parameter settings
Online compare of configuration in IED with PCM600
Offline compare between different offline configurations
Comparison report shows differences
– Save as PDF or Excel

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Feature in PCM600

Navigate IED functions in application configuration or

structure
– Powerful navigation of IED functions via plant structure
nodes or within application configuration
– Function blocks are interconnected between
– Plant Structure
– Application Configuration
– Parameter Setting tool
– Parameter Setting tool shows parameters of a function
selected in Plant Structure or Application Configuration
– Use split view to see application configuration and
parameter settings

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Feature in PCM600

IEC 61850 - Mixed Editions (Ed1 and Ed2)

Possibility to configure IEC 61850 Ed1 and Ed2 IEDs in

same PCM600 project. Ed1

Ed2

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Configuration version

Now it’s easy to know when the configuration has been

modified and what is the configuration version.
This also helps faster read/write and compare, especially
when there is no change in the version.

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Project information

Now it’s easy to know about details of a project without

opening the project.
You may get the information like, which IED type is used,
what version is used and also about information on
Connectivity Packages.

File => Open/Manage Project and then “Show Project

Information”

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Feature in PCM600

Tools
Tools
– A list of available tools for particular IED can be
accessed by right-clicking the IED.
– Customize menu
– One project: many tools can be kept open at the same
time
Commands

Settings

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Disturbance handling
Enables you to analyze complicated disturbances, instead of data
processing
– Read manually or scheduled the disturbance files from the
connected IEDs
– Automatic creation and sending of disturbance reports to the
subscribers via email

Analyze disturbance records with

– PCM600 disturbance short report tool
– Wavewin tool (comes with PCM600)
– Or any COMTRADE compliant tool

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Feature in PCM600

Monitoring of signals and events

Monitor measured quantities and status of an online IED
The monitoring tool enables you to view
– Analogue measurements
– Binary input and output signals
– Functions
– Various views
– View per I/O's card or functions
– Enhanced list view with customized filters
– View events of the IEDs with event viewer tool
– Process events
– Internal system events
– Security events (if supported by IED)

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Feature in PCM600

IED signal testing with signal monitoring

Signal forcing of a connected IED with signal monitoring
– Force binary output signals to test signal connections
– Force binary input signals to test the IED application

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Feature in PCM600

Graphical configuration of IED local HMI

Easily instantiate the power system object into the display page
and assign it to its switching function

Include on-line measurement in the IED HMI

Extensive IEC and ANSI symbol library

Reuse of a graphical display page in other IEDs supported with

export / import feature

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Feature in PCM600

Operation manual

In addition to *chm format, operation manual is also

available in PDF format.
Available via -> ABB

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Feature in PCM600 on Detail

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Content :
– Application Configuration Tool
– Parameter Setting Tool
– Signal Matrix Tool
– Load Profile Tool
– Fault Record Tool
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Application Configuration Tool

Control related Monitoring

functions functions

Application Configuration tool is used to modify an

application configuration for a protection relay and is
based on IEC 61131-3 Function Block Diagrams

Protection Communication
related functions

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Application Configuration Tool

Function Block Overview

User-defined function block name
3 Function block, selected (red)
Connection (s) 1 2

Function block, locked

4 Function block name

5 6 Hardware, binary output channel

7
Hardware, programmable LED

8 9
Execution 12 13 14
Hardware, Hardware, 10 order
binary analog 11 Instance number
Cycle time
input input User-defined
channel channel signal name User-defined input variable

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Application Configuration Tool

Function Block Execution Parameters

Execution Order Cycle Time Instance Number

Order of execution Time needed to Counter for the
of function block execute the total possible
function block number of function
blocks of that type
used

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Application Configuration Tool

Function Block Execution Parameters : Example

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Application Configuration Tool

Execution Order and Feedback Loops

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Application Configuration Tool

Execution Order and Feedback Loops

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Application Configuration Tool

Connections and Variables

– A connection is the link or "wire" between function block outputs and inputs.
– There are rules and methods for making connections.
– Drag a line between two signals
– Link two signals by using variables

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Application Configuration Tool

Hardware Channel
– There are three types of supported :
– Binary input channels
– Binary output channels
– Analog input channels
– Hardware channels can only be connected to a function block input or output.

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Application Configuration Tool

Online Monitoring
– The online monitoring enables the continuous monitoring of the signal or channel values in the configuration.
– Online monitoring can be started by clicking the Work online button in the toolbar.
– Online monitoring cannot be started if the application configuration in IED and PCM600 are different.

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Application Configuration Tool

Validation
– Validation checks the application configuration for errors based on the rules that govern the creation of the
application at three different times.
– During the logic creation, while making a connection or placing a function block
– On demand by starting the validation
– When writing the application configuration to the protection relay
– The validity of an application configuration can be checked by clicking Validate Configuration in the toolbar.

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Application Configuration Tool

Validation
– The Application Configuration tool checks the
application configuration for formal correctness. The
found problems are divided into warnings and errors.
– Warnings, marked with a yellow warning icon
– Example: a variable connected to an output signal
that is not connected
– Example: if an output from a higher execution order
function is connected to inputs of lower execution
order function
– Errors, marked with a red circle with a cross
– Example: unconnected hardware output

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Application Configuration Tool

Configuration Load Calculation

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Parameter Setting Tool

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Parameter Setting Tool

Configuration Parameter Setting Parameter

Configuration parameter Setting parameter is a parameter
specifies the operation mode of that can be changed in the protection
an application function or of the relay at runtime.
protection relay.

Setting Group Parameter Import and Export

Up to six setting groups can The parameter export and import
be configured with different function can be utilized, for example,
values. when the protection relay's
parameters are set using the WHMI
instead of PCM600

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Signal Matrix Tool

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Signal Matrix Tool

– The Signal Matrix tool is used to make cross-references between the physical I/O signals and function blocks and for
the GOOSE signal input engineering.
– The Application Configuration tool is used for adding or removing function blocks, for example, GOOSE receiving
function blocks.
– The Signal Matrix tool has a separate sheet for each possible combination.
– Binary inputs
– Binary outputs
– Analog inputs
– Functions
– GOOSE

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Signal Matrix Tool

Example

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Load Profile Tool

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Load Profile Tool

– Load Profile tool is used for reading load profile records of COMTRADE format from a protection relay, clearing old
records and viewing records via an external COMTRADE viewer. The default viewer included with PCM600 is
Wavewin, but a third party viewer can be used.
– To open the Load Profile tool, click Load Profile Tool on the context menu of an IED node inside the PCM600 project
tree.
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Load Profile Tool

Local Path Clear

C:\PCMDataBased\LPR, it is Clicking the Clear button clears
the default path for saving record from either the Load
records. Profile tool or protection relay or
Load both. Before deleting the
Clicking the Load button records, a confirmation dialog
downloads all available box is shown.
Save
records from the protection Open
relay to a temporary folder
Clicking the Save button Select any record and click Open
C:\Temp\LoadProfileTool
moves the records to the to view the record in Wavewin
on the
default local machine.
or specified local Close
path. Each load profile
Clicking the Close button closes
record comprises two files
this instance of the tool. Any
with file extensions .dat and
open instance is finally closed
.cfg.
when the whole PCM600 is
closed.
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Fault Record Tool

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Fault Profile Tool

– The Fault Record tool is used for reading the fault records from the protection relay and it is included in the
connectivity packages.
– To open the Fault Record tool, right-click an IED node in the PCM600 project tree and select Fault Record Tool.
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Fault Profile Tool
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Further information

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Further information

Computer system environment 32-bit and 64-bit mode

– Different PCM600 versions on same computer With PCM600 2.7 onwards, you can choose to run PCM600 in
– Since PCM600 2.5 and later, PCM600 can get installed in native 64-bit mode, or in 32-bit mode
parallel to existing PCM600 versions on same computer (e.g. – 64-bit mode does improve performance especially with large
PCM600 versions 2.4.1, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10) projects and operations like “SCD import”
– PCM600 2.11 can be used on following Windows OS Note:
– Windows 10 – Not all IED Connectivity Packages do yet support 64-bit mode.
– Windows 11 When working with incompatible Connectivity Packages,
please run PCM600 in 32-bit mode.

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