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    Klaus  Jotz     Subject  

    Unique  approach  for  testing  protection  systems  


    RelaySimTest  simplifies  functional  tests  of  protection  relays    
     
     
    Many  of  the  electrical  power  networks  have  seen  significant  changes  over  the  last  few  years.  Due  to  the  
    change  in  energy  policy,  today’s  power  is  fed  into  these  grids  at  many  different  points  while  the  
    consumption  can  be  far  distant.  This  is  making  power  grids  increasingly  complex  and  requires  them  to  be  
    operated  very  close  to  their  limits.  As  a  consequence,  this  results  in  completely  new  challenges  for  the  
    protection  system  design  and  detailed  testing  of  the  protection  system  that  handles  these  more  complex  
    protective  duties  is  vital.  Current,  well  established,  testing  solutions  mainly  verify  the  correct  operation  with  
    the  given  relay  settings.  These  so  called  functional  tests  generally  cover  steps  such  as  commissioning  or  
    parameterization  of  the  respective  relays.  The  rising  demands  include  a  multifaceted  procedure  that  starts  
    with  investigating  the  fault  and  operation  scenarios  followed  by  choosing  the  appropriate  protection  
    concept.  One  of  the  greatest  challenges  of  this  process  is  calculating  the  settings  of  each  component  and  
    eliminating  disturbing  interactions  before  commissioning  the  system.  This  inherent  complexity  raises  the  
    likelihood  of  errors  during  protection  system  development.  These  errors  that  crept  in  during  the  complete  
    design  process  cannot  be  found  with  the  functional  testing  methods.  
     
    Application  oriented  testing  
    Continuously  observing  energy  supply  trends,  advancements  and  demands  worldwide,  OMICRON,  as  a  
    leading  manufacturer  of  test  solutions  for  protection  and  measurement  technologies,  recognizes  and  
    takes  up  new  evolutions  as  a  driver  for  its  new  developments  and  products.  The  current  and  future  
    challenges  facing  the  energy  industry  led  OMICRON  to  a  new  approach  for  testing  protection  systems  
    which  is  now  available  with  the  unique  and  recent  testing  solution,  RelaySimTest,  that  controls  testing  
    hardware  like  the  OMICRON  CMC  test  sets.  This  software  addresses  the  above  mentioned  challenges  by  
    empowering  the  test  engineers  with  a  novel  testing  approach  and  brings  a  new  quality  to  testing  by  
    covering  all  steps  of  the  protection  system  development.  The  software  takes  the  application  of  the  
    protection  system  and  feeds  it  to  a  power  system  simulation.  Many  state  of  the  art  technologies  and  new  
    approaches  were  required  to  build  this  major  innovation  and  make  it  usable  for  the  day-­to-­day  business  of  
    protection  testing.  
    To  be  able  to  map  the  different  power  systems  for  each  protection  system,  RelaySimTest  offers  a  fast  and  
    easy  to  use  single-­line  editor.  
    Based  on  the  mapped  power  system,  sequences  of  fault  and  breaker  events  can  be  defined.  These  
    sequences,  or  test  steps,  can  simulate  every  scenario  that  the  protection  system  is  required  to  handle.  
    The  calculated  process  values  are  based  on  a  highly  realistic  power  system  simulation  which  simulates  
    transient  and  non-­transient  effects  such  as  DC-­offset  current  during  fault  inception,  capacitive  load  current  
    of  long  lines,  mutual  coupling,  etc.  
     
    Simplifying  distributed  tests  
    Because  the  protection  system  and  its  logic  and  coordination  are  usually  distributed  over  several  relays,  it  
    is  necessary  to  inject  currents  and  voltages  synchronously  to  all  relays  on  the  system.  This  can  even  
    imply  the  synchronous  injection  to  relays  which  are  distributed  over  long  distances.  In  the  past,  this  
    required  a  coordination  of  the  injection  via  phone  over  all  ends.  The  analysis  of  the  protection  system  
    behavior  was  only  possible  after  the  test  when  all  the  results  were  merged.  RelaySimTest  simplifies  
    distributed  tests  by  controlling  multiple  test  sets  simultaneously,  either  by  direct  connection  or  via  an  
    ordinary  internet  connection.  To  control  test  sets  over  the  internet,  all  remote  relays  grant  remote  access  
    over  a  cloud  infrastructure  secured  via  a  password.  The  main  application  finds  the  remote  device  via  their  
    ID  and  takes  control.  The  cloud  infrastructure  is  offered  by  OMICRON  worldwide,  free  of  charge.  This  way  
    the  test  is  started  by  one  application.  All  results  are  immediately  present  after  execution  so  that  further  
    investigations  can  be  started  in  case  of  a  failed  test,  for  example,  by  moving  the  fault  position  and  re-­
    executing  straight  away.  
    Using  the  CMGPS  588  brings  a  mobile  and  very  flexible  but  highly  accurate  time  reference  to  the  test  
    configuration  and  synchronizes  the  complete  test  procedure.  This  PTP  grandmaster  clock  acts  as  a  time  
    reference  and  is  a  plug-­and-­play  device  connected  to  the  test  system  (for  example,  a  CMC  test  set)  via  
    Ethernet  cable,  from  which  it  also  gets  its  power  supply  (PoE).  Either  each  test  system  is  connected  to  its  
    own  CMGPS  588  or  a  one-­time  reference  is  connected  via  a  PTP-­transparent  switch  to  several  test  
    systems.  Possible  time  delays  generated  by  the  Ethernet  cable  are  eliminated  using  a  time  stamp  that  is  
    labeled  to  the  time  signal  when  sent  from  the  time  reference  and  received  at  the  test  system.  

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    When  the  test  sets  are  switched  on  they  notify  RelaySimTest  about  their  activity  and  time  synchronicity  so  
    that  it  takes  over  the  control  of  the  whole  test  procedure.  As  soon  as  the  test  is  initiated,  RelaySimTest  
    sends  the  test  transients  and  the  test  start  time  to  the  test  sets.  Using  the  CMGPS  588  time  reference  all  
    test  sets  will  start  the  test  at  exactly  the  same  time  by  sending  the  transient  signals  to  the  relays  and  then  
    recording  their  reaction.  These  reactions  are  automatically  transferred  from  the  test  systems  to  
    RelaySimTest  where  the  data  will  be  analyzed  and  displayed.  All  results  are  immediately  available  for  
    evaluation  and  assessment  in  one  application  (for  example,  measuring  delay  times  of  teleprotection  
    signals).  This  makes  the  execution  of  distributed  test  steps  as  easy  as  a  single-­end  injection  because  no  
    manual  coordination  of  the  start  of  the  respective  test  steps  is  necessary.  Even  multiple  test  steps  can  be  
    executed  automatically  in  a  row  without  any  manual  interaction.  
     
    Iterative  Closed  Loop  simulation  
    Modern  protection  relays  require  realistic  current  and  voltage  signals  to  proceed  with  more  complex  
    sequences.  If,  for  example,  the  current  doesn’t  interrupt  although  the  trip  signal  was  issued  by  the  relay,  
    the  circuit  breaker  failure  function  will  prevent  an  auto-­reclose.  To  test  the  auto-­reclose  sequence  without  
    specifying  every  breaker  event  manually,  a  closed  loop  simulation  is  required.  Real-­time  closed  loop  
    simulations  are  already  established  in  laboratories  and  at  manufacturers,  but  they  require  an  expensive  
    and  heavy  hardware  that  is  not  usable  in  the  field.  Neither  is  it  possible  to  run  these  real-­time  simulators  
    over  distance  for  distributed  relays.  RelaySimTest  utilizes  a  unique  solution  called  Iterative  Closed  Loop  
    simulation.  Instead  of  running  the  closed  loop  in  real-­time,  the  simulation  runs  in  iterations.  With  every  
    iteration  a  new  event  gets  added  automatically  to  the  sequence  until  the  sequence  is  complete.  This  
    enables  RelaySimTest  to  test  every  protection  concept  just  by  placing  a  fault  and  observing  the  reactions  
    of  the  protection  system,  even  when  the  relays  are  distributed.  
     
    RelaySimTest  addresses  countless  use  cases  
    RelaySimTest  has  already  proven  its  usefulness  in  many  real-­world  field  tests.  Just  to  name  a  few  
    applications  that  are  possible  or  have  already  worked  particularly  well:  
    •   Busbar  protection.  Because  RelaySimTest  can  control  multiple  test  sets,  it  is  possible  to  inject  to  
    all  bay  units  simultaneously.  
    •   Three  terminal  lines.  The  possibility  to  run  the  test  sets  over  a  mobile  internet  connection  reduced  
    the  field  test  time  significantly.  Also  the  preparation  time  was  heavily  reduced  because  no  
    separate  calculation  was  required,  as  it  was  taken  care  of  by  the  power  system  simulation  
    integrated  into  RelaySimTest.  
    •   Power-­swing  blocking.  
    •   Series  compensated  lines.  
    •   Distribution  networks  with  non-­fault  interrupting  sectionalizers.  In  such  ring-­networks  a  main  
    breaker  interrupts  the  fault  current.  The  sectionalizers  isolate  the  fault  and  the  system  gets  
    restored.  
    •   New  testing  procedures  for  modern  protective  relays  with  complex  algorithms.  
     
    Summary  
    With  RelaySimTest,  distributed  tests  can  be  performed  in  the  same  way  as  single-­end  shots.  
    The  required  injection  signals  are  calculated  for  all  ends  automatically,  making  troubleshooting  of  the  
    network  very  efficient.  Comprehensive  reports  can  be  generated  in  a  single  place  over  the  whole  test,  
    covering  all  relays.  Furthermore,  the  software  simulates  relay-­controlled  breaker  operations.  With  Iterative  
    Closed  Loop  simulation,  the  testing  of  auto-­recloser  functions  is  possible  even  in  distributed  protection  
    systems.  
    RelaySimTest  is  also  an  effective  solution  for  challenging  testing  tasks  including  power  swings,  transient  
    ground  faults,  capacitive  line  phenomena  as  well  as  complex  teleprotection  and  adaptive  protection  
    schemes.  The  software  is  capable  of  simulating  steady-­state  values  and  transient  signals  even  without  a  
    CMC  test  set  connected.    

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