Communication apparatus and relay protection apparatus

• US 10,560,547 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2014
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS (Schneider Electric SE)
• Original Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS (Schneider Electric SE)
• Inventors: Wang, Shaogang
• Primary Examiner(s): Naji, Younes
• Application Number:
  US15/027,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20160261706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,951 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion

Abstract

Provided is a communication apparatus and a relay protection apparatus, the communication apparatus supports at least one of communication protocols and provides functions of at least two dedicated communication profile components for each of the communication protocols, and the communication apparatus comprises: a configuration module for setting an operational parameter of the communication apparatus, wherein the operational parameter indicates that which one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components is used for the communication apparatus; a management module for causing the communication apparatus to operate as the one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components according to the configuration of the configuration module; and a communication function module for providing the functions of the at least two dedicated communication profile components, wherein the management module causes the communication apparatus to operate as the one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components by selecting the function provided by the communication function module according to the configuration of the configuration module.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus configured to support at least one of communication protocols and to provide functions of at least two dedicated communication profile components for each communication protocol, wherein the communication apparatus comprises:

a configuration module configured to set an operational parameter of the communication apparatus, the operational parameter indicating that which one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components is used for the communication apparatus; and

a memory, comprising instructions for causing the communication apparatus to provide functions of the at least two dedicated communication profile components and to operate as the one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components according to configuration of the configuration module;

wherein, for each of the communication protocols. the memory further comprises;

a common profile component with operations common to the at least two dedicated communication profile components; and

a specific profile component configured to perform operations dedicated to each of the at least two dedicated communication profile components respectively, wherein, the specific profile component further comprises at least two specific sub-profile components each for performing the dedicated operations of each of the at least two dedicated communication profile components respectively,

wherein the instructions, when being executed, cause the communication apparatus to operate a function of the one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components by selecting the function provided by the specific profile component according to the configuration of the configuration module, and

wherein, for each of the communication protocols, the at least two dedicated communication profile components comprise at least two of a MiCom Px20 communication profile component, a MiCom Px30 communication profile component, a MiCom Px40 communication profile component, a Sepam 20/40/80 communication profile component and a Vamp 50 communication profile component.

2. The communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one communication protocol comprises at least one of a Modbus protocol, a DNP3 protocol and an ICE60870-5-103 protocol.

3. The communication apparatus of claim 2, wherein, for the Modbus protocol, when the common profile component is selected, the communication apparatus performs at least one of following operations:

providing a status value of the communication apparatus to a client;

providing measurands to the client;

controlling an ON/OFF state of an external switch; and

providing diagnosis information.

4. The communication apparatus of claim 3, wherein when at least one of the at least two specific sub-profile components is selected, the communication apparatus performs at least one of the following operations:

providing a self description of the communication apparatus to the client;

receiving a time synchronization command from the client and performing respective operations;

reporting abnormal state information of the apparatus to the client;

providing fault record information to the client;

providing status value change event information to the client; and

supporting uploading and downloading of files.

5. The communication apparatus of claim 2, wherein, for the IEC60870-5-103 protocol, when the common profile, component is selected, the communication apparatus performs at least one of following operations:

providing a self description of the communication apparatus to a client;

extracting waveform data;

reporting time-tagged measurands with relative time;

performing a time synchronization operation;

setting a test mode; and

receiving a test command from the client and performing corresponding operations.

6. The communication apparatus of claim 5, wherein when at least one of the at least two specific sub-profile components is selected, the communication apparatus performs at least one of the following operations:

providing a status value of the communication apparatus to the client;

providing fault record information to the client;

providing status value, change event information to the client;

controlling a ON/OFF state of an external switch;

supporting uploading and downloading of tiles; and

receiving a data general interrogation command for reading all data in a real-time database and performing corresponding operations.

7. The communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein, for each of the communication protocols, the at least two specific sub-profile components comprise at least two of a MiCom Px20 sub-profile component, a MiCom Px30 sub-profile component, a MiCom Px40 sub-profile component, a Sepam 20/40/80 sub-profile component and a Vamp 50 sub-profile component.

8. The communication apparatus of claim 7, wherein, for at least one of a Modbus protocol and an IEC 60870-5-103 protocol, the at least two specific sub-profile components further comprise a standard protocol sub-profile component, wherein when the standard protocol sub-profile component is selected, the communication apparatus performs operations specified by the one of the Modbus protocol and the IEC 60870-5-103 protocol but not defined in the common profile component.

9. A relay protection apparatus comprising the communication apparatus of claim 1.

10. The relay protection apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one communication protocol comprises at least one of a Modbus protocol, a DNP3 protocol and an ICE60870-5-103 protocol.

11. The relay protection apparatus of claim 10, wherein, for the Modbus protocol, when the common profile component is selected, the communication apparatus performs at least one of following operations:

providing, a status value of the communication apparatus to a client;

providing measurands to the client;

controlling an ON/OFF state of an external switch; and

providing diagnosis information.

12. The relay protection apparatus of claim 11, wherein when at least one of the at least two specific sub-profile components is selected, the communication apparatus performs at least one of the following operations:

providing a self description of the communication apparatus to the client;

receiving a time synchronization command from the client and performing respective operations;

reporting abnormal state information of the apparatus to the client;

providing fault record information to the client;

providing status value change event information to the client; and

supporting uploading and downloading of files.

13. The relay protection apparatus of claim 10, wherein, for the IEC 6087Q-5-103 protocol, when the common profile component is selected, the communication apparatus performs at least one of following operations:

providing a self description of the communication apparatus to a client;

extracting waveform data;

reporting time-tagged measurands with relative, time;

performing a time synchronization operation;

setting a test mode; and

receiving a test command from the client and performing corresponding operations.

14. The relay protection apparatus of claim 13, wherein when at least one of the at least two specific sub-profile components is selected, the communication apparatus performs at least one of the following operations:

providing a status value of the communication apparatus to the client;

providing fault record information to the client;

providing status value change event information to the client;

controlling a ON/OFF state of an external switch;

supporting uploading and downloading of files; and

receiving a data general interrogation command for reading all data in a real-time database and performing corresponding operations.

15. A communication apparatus configured to support at least one of communication protocols and to provide functions of at least two dedicated communication profile components for each communication protocol, wherein the communication apparatus comprises:

a memory, comprising instructions, when executed, cause the communication apparatus to perform at least of the steps;

setting an operational parameter of the communication apparatus, the operational parameter indicating that which one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components is used for the communication apparatus; and

operating as the one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components according to the set operational parameter,

wherein the memory comprises a common profile component with operations common to the at least two dedicated communication profile components and at least two specific sub-profile components with operations dedicated to the at least two dedicated communication profile components respectively, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the communication apparatus to operate a function of the one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components by selecting the function provided by the at least two specific sub-profile components according to the set operational parameter, and

wherein, for each of the communication protocols, the at least two dedicated. communication profile components comprise at least two of a MiCom Px20 communication. profile component, a MiCom Px30 communication profile component, a MiCom Px40 communication profile component, a Sepam 20/40/80 communication profile component and a Vamp 50 communication profile component.