Main drivers of Europrot+ project

Scalable hardware to adapt the different applications

Flexible protection and control functionality in order to meet customer
requirements outside of traditional Protectas business area

Native and configurable IEC61850 support for both vertical and horizontal
communication
Advanced HMI functionality by color touchscreen and embedded WEB server
One common powerful tool for application and communication engineering

(including IEC61850)

Application

Three set of hardware and software modules are available for the main
application areas

Line protection (DTVA)

Transformer protection (DTRV)
Medium voltage protection (DTIVA)

The

packages

include

the

tested

and

documented

factory

default

configuration. By means of EuroCAP software the user can modify the factory
defined functions or can create new ones.
Inserting additional HW modules on-site is also possible.

Application

Line protection (DTVA)

protection for solidly earthed HV and EHV overhead lines and cables
distance and/or line differential* protection as the main protection of the line
local and remote control of the bay
disturbance recording and fault location
measuring and power quality monitoring

* Future plan

Application

Transformer protection (DTRV)

two or three winding transformer protection
generator-transformer block protection
local and remote control of the bay
voltage control function
disturbance recording
measuring and power quality monitoring

Application

Medium voltage protection (DTIVA)

protection for compensated or resistance earthed overhead lines or cables

protection for small machines*
protection for capacitor banks*
Local and remote control of the bay
disturbance recording, fault location

measuring and power quality monitoring

Application

Supported legacy protocols:

IEC 60870-5-103
IEC 60870-5-101
SPA
MODBUS-RTU (with the second release)

Supported network protocols:

IEC 61850
IEC 60870-5-104
MODBUS-TCP (with the second release)

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* Future plan

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Hardware design

CPU card features

Dual 500 MHz high performance

Analog Devices Blackfin processors:

High speed synchronous serial bus

between processors
Five port Ethernet switch

RDSP for relay operation (with 100%

Protecta code)
CDSP for communication and HMI (with
uCLinux operating system)

Station Bus (100Base-FX)

Redundant
Station
Bus
(optional,
100Base-FX)
Front ethernet , through Front panel
(proprietary)
Process bus (100Base-FX)
RJ45: 10/100BaseTx (optional)

On board: power supply, real time clock

with backup super capacitor, watchdog

CPU card features

Backplane bus system:

16 bit parallel address/data bus

TWI (two-wire interface) for housekeeping
Temperature measurement
System voltage supervisor
Card identification
Hardware configuration
management

Front panel

Proprietary user interface: combined Ethernet

and serial connector
Four capacitive touch keys (On, Off, Function,
LED acknowledgement) with LED status
indication
QVGA (320*240) 65536 color 3.5 or 5.7 TFT
display
Touchscreen interface
16
configurable
three
color
LEDs,
Communication status LED, Operation status
LED
Audiable signal: buzzer
User changeable LED description table
detachable front panel

Subrack

State of the art design

3U height, 84HP (full size) or 42HP (half size),
EMC shielded 19 modular design
Protects against electromagnetic environmental
influences
Protects the environment from radiation from the
interior
Chromated surfaces connect all components,
which are thus conductive
Optional handles
Basic subrack with 21 card slots:

1st slot is dedicated to CPU card

peripheral cards are flexible configurable

redundant power supply cards

Extension subrack with additional 21 card slots:

no CPU card required

optional power supply card

Detachable front panel

EP+ cards

Current transformer (CT)

Number of inputs: 4
Rated current In: 1A, 5 A (electronically
selectable)
Current measuring range: 0250 A
Thermal withstand: 20 A (continuously)

500 A (for 1 s)
1200 A (for 10 ms)

Burden: < 0.2 VA

Frequency range: 45-1500Hz

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Current transformer (CT I01)

Rated currents (I0n): 25mA, 125mA

(electronically selectable)
Current measuring range: 06 A
Thermal withstand: 0.2 A (continuously)

20 x I0n (for 10 s)
100 x I0n (for 1 s)

Burden: < 0.2 VA

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Current transformer (CT I02)

Rated current I0n: 1A, 5A (electronically

selectable)
Current measuring range: 0250 A
Thermal withstand: 20 A (continuously)

500 A (for 1 s)
1200 A (for 10 ms)

Burden: < 0.2 VA

Frequency range: 45-1500 Hz

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Voltage transformer (VT)

Number of inputs: 4
Rated voltage (Un): 100/3, 100V,
200/3, 200V (electronically selectable)
Voltage measuring range: 0 240 V
Continuous voltage withstand: 250 V
Burden: 100V 0.2VA, 200V 0.8VA
Frequency measuring range: 45-1500Hz

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Binary inputs
Opto8 (O8)
Number of independent inputs: 8
Rating voltage: 110V 220V DC
Clamp voltage: 0.6Un 0.8Un,
Digitally filtered per channel
Current drain approx.: 2 mA

Opto16 (O16)
Two groups of common minus
inputs, 8 pcs each
Rating voltage 110V, 220V DC
Clamp voltage 0.6Un 0.8Un,
Digitally filtered per channel
Current drain approx. 2 mA

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Signalling contacts
Relay4 (R4)
4 pcs independent change-over
contacts
Rated voltage: 250 V AC/DC
Continuous carry: 8 A
Breaking capacity, DC (L/R=40ms)
at 220 V DC: 0,2 A

Relay8 (R8)
8 pcs NO or NC contacts (jumper
selectable)
Rated voltage 250 V AC/DC
Continuous carry 8 A
Breaking capacity, DC (L/R=40ms)
at 220 V DC: 0,2 A

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Signalling contacts
Relay16 (R16)
Two groups of common plus output,
8 pcs each NO or NC contacts
(jumper selectable)
Rated voltage 250 V AC/DC
Continuous carry 8 A
Breaking capacity, DC (L/R=40ms)
at 220 V DC: 0,2 A

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Trip contacts
Number of contacts: 4 making
contacts
Rated voltage: 250 V AC/DC
Continuous carry: 8 A
Making capacity: 0.5s, 30 A
Breaking capacity: DC (L/R=40ms):
at 220 VDC 4A
Trip circuit supervision for each trip
contact

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Transducer output (TA)
4 channel isolated output
0-20mA 500,
4-20mA 500,
0-6mA 2k
6mA 2k

Optional 2+2 channel configuration

RTD input (TV) *

8 channel input

* Future plan

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Power supply

Type A (standard)
Rated voltage Uaux: 86 265 VDC
110-220 VAC
Type B (optional)
AC/DC: 1872 V*
Programmable window comparator for system
voltages
Input voltage supervisor
Internal relay fault indication

Average power consumption < 15 W

* Future plan

EP+ software

Time synchronization

Different time sources are available

Primary and Secondary NTP server
Ethernet base communication protocol (i.e. IEC60870-5-104, MODBUS over TCP)
Time sync from serial protocol
Minute pulse or half-minute pulse
IRIG-B000 or IRIG-B12X

All time source can be enabled/disabled by the user

Tools

Embedded WEB server for setting and monitoring

No need for separate, operating system dependent setting tool
Local and remote access in the same way
Password protected

EuroCAP - common configuration tool

One tool for application configuration and communication engineering
Password controlled access levels

MS Windows based software

Tools - EuroCAP

Four predefined access level

Normal view:
Downloading configuration files
Restricted access

Master view (highest user level):

Inserting additional IO modules
Editing configuration logic by Graphical editor
IEC61850 communication engineering
Configuring Disturbance recorder and Event recorder

Designer view (application engineers at Protecta)

Creating factory default configurations
Setting internal parameters which are not available for third parties

Administrator view: Only for Protecta R&D

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Graphical editor
Factory defined logical elements (AND, OR, RS flip-flop, etc.)
Creation of graphical macros

Copy and paste

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Display editor

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Display editor

Features
Add user defined screens to the built-in screens

Unlimited number of user screens can be added

Place controllable object to represent a single or double bit object
User editable graphical library. Any .BMP or .PNG file can be used as
graphical item
Number and position of objects not limited by LCD

Text based object can be displayed too (like measurands, counters)

The order of the screens changeable
Confirmation question can be asked before a command executed

Tools - EuroCAP
Features of IEC61850 generator

Creating, deleting, modifying Datasets

Creating, deleting, modifying Report Control Blocks and Goose Control blocks
Importing SCD file from the system integrator
Importing published Goose inputs from other EuroCAP configuration
Importing published Goose inputs from third party IED via ICD or CID
Generating run-time files for the configured IED.

Tools WEB server

Tools WEB server

Features

Robust, reliable web server on Linux base

The service is accessible from the front panel connector or from the rear panel fiber/RJ-45
connectors
The web pages are tested with the most popular browsers like Microsoft Internet Explorer,
Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Safari
The server is accessible using handheld devices which include web browsers

like smart phones, iPhone, PDAs

Tools WEB server

Functions

Set the parameters. The parameters grouped by function.

Manage the parameter sets (add, remove, rename, activate)

View on-line data (i.e. measurands, inputs, counters, ...etc)
View and download the event lists
Download the disturbance records
Advanced functions like configuration and firmware management, system

settings, view status and log files, set time sync mode,...
Download device documentation (user manuals)
Remote access to the front panel HMI via web browser
Discover devices connected to the same network with Network ProtectionHood function

Thank You