Protection and Control System Using Open Network Architecture for Power Systems 106 Protection and Control System Using Open Network Architecture for Power Systems Takashi Kobayashi OVERVIEW: Paralleling the rapid penetration of the Internet and corporate Takahiro Oomori intranets, protection and control system for power systems have been quick to exploit these technologies to make the remote control and monitoring of Eiji Ogawa power systems more convenient. By leveraging these networking technologies Yasuo Sato to achieve a new level of openness, Hitachi, Ltd. has now succeeded in developing a protection and control system that features an IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)-compliant network protocol: a standardized interface in the area of protection and control systems for power systems. In addition, a compact protection and control unit was developed that incorporates Web server functionality and has the ability to be controlled and monitored over general-purpose browser software, and we are now evaluating the unit for use with various applications. Finally, efforts are also underway to develop a maintenance support navigation system that supports operations and maintenance work using an intelligent (ubiquitous) controller. INTRODUCTION perspective, it has generally been assumed that THE systems that protect and control power systems protection and control systems will be constructed demand the high reliability and functionality. At the using different manufacturers’ equipment, so they have same time, relentless pressure to hold down costs of protection and control systems has accompanied the Control center deregulation of the power industry, so our efforts have Substation focused on achieving more compact, lower cost Communication protocol SCADA systems that provide equivalent or better performance Control center and reliability than previous systems. And finally there (supervisory) level • IEC 60870-5-101 is a strong demand to leverage IT and communication • IEC 61850 Substation technologies in the adoption of open networks, and to • DNP 3.0 adopt remote control capabilities to streamline and Bay level raise the efficiency of operations and maintenance. • IEC 60870-5-103 • IEC 60870-5-104 SCS This article will highlight some of Hitachi’s recent • IEC 61850 initiatives to address these needs. We will describe the • DNP 3.0 • Field bus features of a protection and control system for power (PROFIBUS*, etc.) systems intended for domestic and overseas markets, and a maintenance work support system that was developed to boost the efficiency of operations and maintenance work. Control unit Protection unit TREND TO INCORPORATE IT IN DNP 3.0: Distributed Network Protocol 3.0 PROTECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS SCADA: supervisory control and data acquisition SCS: substation control system A diverse range of protection and control systems * PROFIBUS is a registered trademark of Profibus Nutzer Organization. for power systems have been proposed that attempt to leverage and make good use of all the recent advances Fig. 1—Main Communication Protocols for Protection and Control Systems. involving the Internet, corporate intranets, wireless Protection and control equipment provided by different communications, and other ITs (information manufacturers employ an open network protocol to achieve 1) technologies) . interoperability and interconnect with the control center via an Looking at the power industry from a global SCS. Hitachi Review Vol. 52 (2003), No. 2 107 employed standardized interfaces such as the IEC new digital PCUs has been substantially reduced 60870-5-101/103 communication protocols based on (compared to previous Hitachi’s models). RS-232C and RS-485 and standardized field buses (3) Hitachi’s new series of digital PCUs are extensible such as represented by PROFIBUS. Fig. 1 shows the and can be flexibly adapted to various protection and main network protocols that are currently available control applications (functions can be readily added for protection and control systems. via the system bus). Against this backdrop, headway has been made in (4) Clock can be precisely synchronized (1 ms recent years in IEC TC57 toward standardized resolution) using a GPS (global positioning system). communication protocols that can be applied from the (5) Hitachi’s new digital PCUs are user-friendly and process and bay levels to the station level, and systems have user configurable I/Os. employing high-speed general communications technologies based on Ethernet* are now emerging as Network Technologies the mainstream approach2). The PCU was designed and built for interconnection over a network based on TCP/IP. More specifically, PROTECTION AND CONTROL UNIT FOR the unit supports the IEC 60870-5-101 protocol that OPEN NETWORKS is widely used in legacy power plant protection and Hardware Configuration control systems for communication between SCSs, and Addressing this new reality, Hitachi developed new the IEC 60870-5-104 that is based on TCP/IP series of digital PCUs (protection and control units) (Ethernet). Fig. 3 shows a typical architecture of the that can be flexibly adapted to Ethernet-based open open network protection and control system. In networks (see Fig. 2). The key features of the PCUs addition, a Web server function in the PCUs is made are summarized as follows: possible by the general-purpose high-speed Ethernet (1) Communication with SCS (substation control connectivity, and a remote analysis of disturbance system) is supported by the industry standard record and monitoring functions are achieved by communications protocol IEC 60870-5-104 (which is delivering saved data as a file transfer from the PCUs based on the TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/ to an SCS. Internet Protocol). This ensures full connectivity between different manufacturers’ equipment. APPLICATION OF IT TO A MAINTENANCE (2) Protection and control functions have been LAN combined in one unit, so the overall size of Hitachi’s Implementation of New Digital Relay Unit as Series One objective in applying IT to digital protection * Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corp. in the U.S. and control systems is to enable remote control and Auxiliary Protection and control processing, SCS VT/CT network processing FROM GPS GPS SRAM interface receiver Input VT A-D Ethernet converter CPU interface Intranet CT Analog System bus Input filter controller Fig. 2—Hardware Configuration of Analog bus System bus Open Network-enabled Protection and Control Unit. Communications with SCS are Binary System bus Input supported by implementing an open interface input network protocol based on an VT: voltage transformer Binary Output Ethernet interface. A system bus CT: current transformer output interface supporting easy extension FROM: flash read-only memory SRAM: static random access memory HI Digital I/O of I/O (input and output) is also HI: human interface provided. Protection and Control System Using Open Network Architecture for Power Systems 108 Control center Substation GPS SCADA Station computer Fig. 3—Overview of Open Network-based Protection and Gateway • IEC 60870-5-101 (RS485/232C) Control System. HMI AB • DNP 3.0 (RS-485, Ethernet) Station level E/O E/O Remote control and monitoring can be Bay level • IEC 60870-5-104 (Ethernet) easily implemented E/O Optical E/O by deploying an fiber Ethernet-based IEC A B A B communication protocol between bay level in substation and PCU PCU PCU PCU E/O: electrical-optical converter HMI: human-machine interface SCADA system in control center. HI HI for remote Portable HI access Intranet GPS receiver GPS Network CPU (Web server) Real-time Disturbance data Binary I/O Oscillogram output CPU (COMTRADE) Fig. 4—System Configuration of New Digital Relay Unit. I/O bus Dual processors for real-time System bus protection/control processing and networking are implemented on a Communication Auxiliary Analog single printed circuit board. This VT/CT input for line protection ensures real-time processing E/O performance and flexible accommodation of remote COMTRADE: common format for transient data exchange monitoring, control, and analysis over network applications. monitoring capabilities by employing an operations/ was to develop a system that maintained compatibility maintenance LAN (local area network). By with a previous model yet was implemented much implementing remote control and monitoring using more compactly and supported interconnection over ordinary PC browser software over a network general networks. Fig. 4 shows the system configura- connection, data can be accessed anytime, from tion. anywhere, and over the same user interface. This The key features of the network-ready digital relay approach should also support simple operability while unit are summarized as follows: maintaining high-speed responsiveness. (1) Standard module To meet these needs, we have developed a new By standardizing hardware and software and network-ready digital relay unit. Building on Hitachi’s configuring them in a standard-module library, these previous model, the concept behind the new relay unit resources can be commonly used for various applica- Hitachi Review Vol. 52 (2003), No. 2 109 tions. It is also compatible with the current module (6) Supports international standard format for that has an excellent performance record. disturbance data (2) Reduced size and weight The digital relay unit supports data format in By consolidating the functions needed by the compliance with IEC standards, thus permitting to protection relay, the hardware