Sampled Values

Configuration Example
Testing an IEC 61850 Compliant Relay
with a CMC Test Set and the Sampled
Values Configuration Module
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 SV Configuration Example

Testing an IEC 61850 Compliant Relay

with a CMC Test Set and the
Sampled Values Configuration Module

Introduction
This example focuses on the configuration of the Sampled Values (SV) features of a CMC test set. The
details of protection testing are not covered. Thanks to OMICRON's smart implementation of the features,
the established methods for protection testing are not affected by the new signaling mechanism.
The example is performed using a protective relay REL 670 series manufactured by ABB. Some of the
screenshots shown below are taken from the configuration tool PCM600. Some of the terms and settings
are also specific due to this specific product reference, but similar methods and tools will apply for other
vendor's relays and software as well.
The detailed explanation of the internal structure of a relay modeled according to IEC 61850 and the
related services is also beyond the scope of this document. In the following, it is assumed that the reader
is familiar with the basic principles of IEC 61850.

Terms: IEC 61850, SV, 9-2LE

IEC 61850, the international standard for communication networks and systems for power utility
automation, defines (among many other items) mechanisms for real-time messaging over Ethernet
networks.
Sampled Values (SV) (sometimes also called Sampled Measured Values (SMV) or Sampled Analog Values
(SAV)) services are defined in IEC 61850-7-2. Their transmission via Ethernet networks is defined in
IEC 61850-9-2. This part of IEC 61850 applies to electronic current and voltage transformers, merging
units, and intelligent electronic devices for example protection units, bay controllers and meters.
To allow an easier implementation, the UCA International Users Group published the document
"Implementation Guideline for Digital Interface to Instrument Transformers using IEC 61850-9-2". As this
implementation guideline defines a subset of IEC 61850-9-2, it is commonly referred to as "9-2 Light
Edition" or short "9-2 LE".
The SV Configuration module sets up the test set to publish sampled values. It provides automatic
configuration during testing and proper documentation of the settings.

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The Test Set

The applicable test sets need to have an Ethernet interface for IEC 61850 communication: These are the
CMC 256 with a NET-1 option, the CMC 256plus, the CMC 353, the CMC 356 and the CMC 850.
In the following this specific type of equipment is simply referred as the "test set".
It provides the following features:
 Publishing sampled values according to 9-2LE.
 Configuration software module,
which is used to set up the publishing of SVs. This module can be embedded in an OMICRON
Control Center test plan to reconfigure the test set during a test of a multifunctional relay.
OMICRON has integrated the SV features into the test set in a way that the sampled values published are
mapped to the secondary voltage outputs and the current output group A of the test set. The published
sampled values are scaled to primary values according to the settings in the Test Object.
The SV Configuration module enables or disables the publishing of the SV stream and allows the setup
the parameters of the stream.
The configuration is performed via the SV Configuration module and is kept completely outside of the
other test modules. The test modules do not even know if the IED receives the simulated values via
secondary quantities or as sampled values.
This way, all OMICRON test modules are immediately available for testing IEC 61850 compliant IEDs. The
method of using the protection testing functions of the software remains completely unchanged and does
not need to be further explained in this example.

About the Internet Protocol

The Internet Protocol (IP) is not used for the transmission of sampled values.
Anyway, it is used for controlling the test set from the PC. The related settings are made in the Test Set
Association and Configuration tool which can be accessed from the OMICRON Test Universe start screen.
Further details can be found in the related Help and documentation.
IP may be also used for setting the relay. In this given case, the relay setting program PCM600 can access
the relay via the Ethernet using IP.
The ABB relay uses local control to set an IP address. This device only works with a fixed (static) IP address.
The IP settings of the relay must always be set manually to match the network configuration that the relay
is connected to.

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Protection Testing with Sampled Values

Configuration of the Relay/Subscriber of SV
PCM600 allows the configuration of your IED regarding control, protection and communication. It can
import engineering files according to IEC 61850-6 (scd-file substation configuration description) and is
connected to a system configurator so far.
With this software you have to prepare the IED to subscribe the SVs.
The steps necessary will be described in this chapter.
First of all you have to assign the data from the merging unit to a software slot (SW_slot). This has to be
done in the configuration software of PCM600 (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Hardware Configuration

Once the merging units are configured and the configuration in the IED is compiled, the inputs for
sampled values can be used as normal analog inputs. To connect the inputs you have to open the "Signal
Matrix Tool" (Figure 2) in PCM600 and connect all signals.

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Figure 2: Signal Matrix Tool

The last step is the configuration of SV streams to be subscribed in the IED (Figure 3). The most
important is the Sampled values ID (SvID). The other parameters describe the name of the inputs, CT star
point and synchronization mode.

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Figure 3: Parameters of Merging Units

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Configuration of the Publisher

You find the SV Configuration module on the Test Universe start screen under the item IEC 61850
Modules (Figure 4).

Figure 4: Test Universe start screen

Another possibility is of course embedding the module into an occ-file.

In the module only a few parameters have to be set up. It is possible to receive the information needed to
set up the software of the SCD-file of your substation or manually. The import of an SCD-file is quite
simple: In the SV Configuration module, click File > Import SCL...
Another possibility is the manual setup as described below (Figure 5):

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Figure 5 SV Configuration

To publish SV with the test set, the following parameters must be known:

 Sampled Value ID (svID)

 Multicast MAC Address of the SV-stream
 Application ID (APPID)
 VLAN ID and VLAN Priority

The ID of the SV refers to the setup of the IED (Figure 3) – in our case "ABB_MU0101".
SV are published as multicasts, the Multicast-MAC-Address is defined by the system configurator.
In our case this is the first recommended MAC address for SV: 01-0C-CD-04-00-00
The APPID has to be unique, in our case 16384 (0x4000).
IEC 61850 uses VLANs (virtual LANs) according to IEEE 802.1q. VLANs allow a segregation of networks
and the usage of priorities. The VLAN ID and the priority have to be defined for the publisher. In our case
the test set publishes in VLAN 0 (common in substations) with medium priority (4).
To produce faulty or invalid SV streams the quality information can be changed. 0x0 indicates a proper
stream.

The last setting is the Ethernet port of the test sets to be used for publishing the SV. The same port can be
used for communication with Test Universe, GOOSE and SV.
If your CMC test set is equipped with a NET-1 board, select between an electrical (ETH1) and an optical
(ETH2) communication port. NET-1B and NET-1C boards provide two Ethernet communication ports.

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Clicking the Apply Configuration button transfers the SV configuration to the CMC test set. The
progress bar indicates the progress of the configuration process. The "Test State" indicates whether the
new configuration could be successfully established (Figure 6).

Figure 6: Configuration finished

Now the test sets starts to publish SV.

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The published sampled values are scaled to primary values (as defined in the test object, Figure 7). They
correspond to the analog voltage and current values generated at the voltage outputs and the current
output group A of the test set.

Figure 7: Test Object

The specified hardware configuration for using sampled values is 3 voltages and 3 currents (current group
A; see Figure 8).

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Figure 8 Output Configuration Details

Other hardware configurations may work as well, but this neither tested nor guaranteed.
The SV are now published by the test set (Figure 9) and simultaneously the secondary values are
provided.

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Figure 9: Sampled Values in Ethereal/Wireshark

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Performing the Tests

From the test module's view, the analog outputs are configured in the Hardware Configuration and
applied for the testing as usual.
A protection test can be performed with any module, for example, with State Sequencer as shown in
Figure 10. In this example the IED trips with a GOOSE. To test this, a GOOSE configuration is necessary.

Figure 10: Test with SVs in the State Sequencer

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