METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING A SUBSTATION AUTOMATION SYSTEM

• US 20120239170A1
• Filed: 02/14/2012
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG (ABB Limited), ABB Schweiz AG (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: ABB Technology Limited (ABB Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wimmer, Wolfgang, Kulathu, Ganesh
• Granted Patent: US 8,923,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/20 End-user application control systems

Abstract

A method for engineering and configuration of one or more IEDs for a function in a substation automation system is disclosed. Also disclosed is a configuration wizard for implementing the method. The method includes creating pre-defined type definitions for an application function, providing a selectable menu for selection of appropriate parameters with respect to the application. Using these parameters and the pre-defined type definitions. The method includes creating process configuration outputs for the application function, and configuring the one or more IEDs based on the process configuration outputs.

Claims

1. A method for engineering and configuration of one or more Ingelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and/or process controllers for an application function in a substation automation system, the method comprising:

creating pre-defined type definitions for the application function;

selecting parameters from a plurality of parameters with respect to the application function;

creating a plurality of process configuration outputs for the application function based on the selection of the parameters and the pre-defined type definitions; and

configuring the one or more IEDs based on the plurality of process configuration outputs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the creating of the pre-defined type definitions comprises:

instantiating one or more logic function blocks for the application function and interconnections between the one or more logic function blocks;

instantiating the parameters for the application function to be available for selecting; and

creating configuration data for display at a user interface associated with the application function for the one or more IEDs and/or process controllers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameters are selected from the group consisting of at least one of IEC 61850 Communication, IED/process controller version for the application function, network configuration, or order code detection, or combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the network configuration comprises:

a selection of bus bars, addition or removal of a bus bar, selection of power sources and sheddable load, addition or removal of power source and sheddable load, and coupler configuration.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of process configuration outputs comprise:

inter function block connections, GOOSE mapping, IEC configuration file for the one or more IEDs, application logic block instantiation, communication configuration, local HMI configuration, central HMI configuration, hardware configuration and combinations thereof.

6. A configuration wizard for engineering and configuration of one or more IEDs for an application function in a substation automation system, the configuration wizard comprising:

an input module configured for receiving a plurality of parameters via a selectable menu for the application function implemented by the IED; and

a processing module having a pre-defined type definition for the application function and configured for processing the parameters and for creating a plurality of process configuration outputs for the application function.

7. The configuration wizard of claim 6, comprising:

a display module configured for displaying configuration data for the one or more IEDs based on the plurality of process configuration outputs.

8. The configuration wizard of claim 6, wherein the display module is configured for displaying the selectable menu for selection of the parameters with respect to the application function.

9. The configuration wizard of claim 7, comprising:

a human machine interface (HMI) for accessing the display module.

10. The configuration wizard of claim 6, wherein the process configuration outputs comprise:

inter function block connections, GOOSE mapping, IEC configuration file for the one or more IEDs, application logic block instantiation, communication configuration, local HMI configuration, central HMI configuration, hardware configuration and combinations thereof.