ABB ABB Oy, Distribution Automation Guideline Issued: May 2012 Revision: A / 15 May 2012 COM600 Engineering process overview Engineering approach with.cid files in the SAB600 tool Contents: 1 Scope... 2 2 Introduction... 3 3 SAB600 engineering approach by using.cid files... 4 3.1 1 st step - exporting.cid files from the IED engineering tool... 4 3.2 2 nd step - creating structure in the SAB600 tool... 7 3.3 3 rd step - importing the first typical bay to the configuration... 8 3.4 4 th step - importing other panels and calling out templates of pre-edited bays 11 3.5 5 th step - Minor adjustments in imported additional files... 13 4 Summary... 15 Document history, Disclaimer and Copyrights, Trademarks, Contact information... 16 Copyright 2012 ABB 1 (16)
1 Scope This document describes in more detail one way of engineering and gives a clearer understanding how engineering procedures when using the template functionality in the SAB600 tool can be done in a more efficient way. In this document, the engineering approach with the.cid files is described. PCM600 is used as the engineering tool for IED engineering. KEYWORDS: template functionality, engineering approach, SAB600,.cid file Copyright 2012 ABB 2 (16)
2 Introduction A separate engineering manual for the SAB600 is available on the product pages of software tool. This document describes more in detail the topic related to How to use templates in SAB600. To give a better picture of how this function can be utilized what benefits it brings, how the engineering of COM600 can be done in a more user friendly way with time savings during the engineering and how this functionality can be used with the new projects where COM600 engineering is required. The template functionality is basically usable at the beginning of the engineering when importing the new bay to the SAB600 tool, that is, at the first step of the engineering of the COM600. As already mentioned, the engineering approach of the SAB600 is done: 1. by using.cid files.cid Configured IED Description file is one of the files that can be exported from the IED engineering tool; it contains the information about one IED Engineering approaches will be described in the next chapters of this document. NOTE: For an easier understanding of the approach, follow only the content of this document and it will give a basic understanding of what is required to fulfil in each step to have the Template functionality utilized. Copyright 2012 ABB 3 (16)
3 SAB600 engineering approach by using.cid files This chapter describes step by step the engineering process in relation to the use of the Template functionality in SAB600 with the.cid file approach. The picture below gives a brief overview of how the engineering with.cid files is done: Figure. 1.1 Engineering approach in SAB600 with.cid files 3.1 1 st step - exporting.cid files from the IED engineering tool All the.cid files representing all IEDs communicating to the COM600 have to be exported. From the IED engineering tool, the.cid files have to be exported per each panel. When the IEDs are configured in the PCM600, right-click the IED level in each panel and select Export to export it into the.cid format: Copyright 2012 ABB 4 (16)
Figure 1.1 Export of.cid files from PCM600 Copyright 2012 ABB 5 (16)
Figure 1.2 Cid file export In the File name text box, type a unique name, for example its bay designation, to make its later location easier, and click Save: Figure 1.3.Cid file location Copyright 2012 ABB 6 (16)
This step needs to be repeated based on the number of the panels that need to be configured and included in the SAB600 project, for as many times as there are IEDs in the project structure. 3.2 2 nd step - creating structure in the SAB600 tool Next step is to create a project in the SAB600 tool, define the structure of the project and import one of the typical bays. Typical bay is a typical representative in the project from the configuration/logic point of view, so it is a unique panel which is more times repeated inside the substation (e.g. Motor, Transformer panels etc), Figure 1.4 Project structure in SAB600 Create structure down to the substation level. Import the needed OPC servers and other devices according to project needs. Copyright 2012 ABB 7 (16)
3.3 3 rd step - importing the first typical bay to the configuration Figure 1.5 Import of typical panel first panel to SAB600 Upgrade and do the whole engineering work on this typical panel: - Engineering of the Single-line Diagram - Make all the data connections on SLD Copyright 2012 ABB 8 (16)
Figure 1.6 Example of fully engineered SLD for a typical bay The panel is fully engineered from the SAB600 point of view and ready to be connected to the busbar in SAB600. Copyright 2012 ABB 9 (16)
Export the finalized typical bay.cid file to your hard drive. Give it a unique name to help localize it later and click Save. Figure 1.7 Export of upgraded typical bay in.cid format This process of creating typical bays is done as many times as there are typical panels identified in the project. The basic idea is to engineer the typical panels at the first stage and export their upgraded.cid files to the hard drive, so that these upgraded.cid files can be reused later. IMPORTANT NOTE: These.cid-exported files can be kept as templates for future projects. The only relation to a template is the IED series, which has to be the same as the one which is going to use this information as a template (If different IED types inside IED series are used, all data connections has be remapped manually, and *.cid file will be not effected by the structure of template *.cid! ). The more projects are made with the template feature, the easier the engineering will be at the end, just a good overview of the available Copyright 2012 ABB 10 (16)
templates has to be kept. Also, these templates can be shared within the engineering group, so that different people do not need to create new ones and some standard level is kept within the engineering group. 3.4 4 th step - importing other panels and calling out templates of pre-edited bays All the typical panels in the SAB600 project structure are ready and they are saved on the hard drive. The rest of the panels, which should be visualized in the project, can be inserted, and the configurations to these new panels can be called out and reused based on their relation to the typical bay.cid files. All the panels do not need to be reengineered but the common part for these panels can be reused. When importing the new bay, the updated.cid files (typical.cid files) from which the substation information is taken have to be marked and indicated properly. Figure 1.8 Importing of additional bay into the structure Copyright 2012 ABB 11 (16)
Figure 1.9 Template function will be used with next import (on left side before selection, on right side after the selection and call-out of the template functionality) -Select the file which is representing that new bay (additional to the typical ones, which are already inserted and modified), according to the Figure 1.10. -Select Import substation information from a separate template. The system asks automatically to which file we are referring as a template. - Select the representative of the upgraded.cid file, which is used as a template for this new imported file. Copyright 2012 ABB 12 (16)
Figure 1.10 Selecting of proper template file, stored previously on the hard drive After importing, some minor adjustments in the setting or parameters are still needed depends on selected template, but the major part of the configuration common for the two bays is in the shape as it was done for the template bay. This process needs to be repeated for all the following imports, that is, while importing the rest of the bays to the SAB600 project. 3.5 5 th step - Minor adjustments in imported additional files As mentioned in the previous step (4 th step), some minor adjustments are still needed in each panel, based on project needs. The engineering effort should be smaller compared to the way if each panel is engineered separately and the workload is doubled or tripled if same steps are repeated. Copyright 2012 ABB 13 (16)
IMPORTANT NOTE: In case you need to update only already imported *.cid file of particular IED, it s enough to import the new *.cid with same procedure as described in 3 rd step and during import to mark Do not import substation information : Figure 1.11 configuration Replace existing *.cid file with new without destroying existing If you use this selection you will not destroy the existing structure of *.cid file, Singleline Diagram and all data connections will be taken from the previous *.cid file which contained them. Only the new connections need to be remapped manually or replaced. Copyright 2012 ABB 14 (16)
4 Summary This document gives an overview of different engineering approaches while engineering COM600. This approach reduces the time used in the engineering stage of COM600 and increases the efficiency of the people working with the SAB600 tool. For deeper engineering advices, follow the engineering manuals of COM600 ( www.abb.com/product guide/power protection & Automation products/substation automation/com 600 and under section Manuals ). Copyright 2012 ABB 15 (16)
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