ABB COM600 series User manual

Grid Automation Controller COM600

Product Guide

Power Products

ABB2

Grid Automation Controller

COM600

Product version: 4.0

1MRS756764 D

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Contents

1. Description ............................3

2. Application ............................4

3. Parameter setting .......................5

4. Event and alarm lists .....................6

5. Disturbance and fault record handling .......6

6. Data historian .........................6

7. GOOSE analyzer ........................8

8. Logic processor ........................9

9. Access control and substation security ......9

10. Substation integration ...................9

11. Integration of ABB IEDs ................11

12. Commissioning and troubleshooting ......11

13. Communication .......................12

14. Communication redundancy ............12

15. Smart Grid ...........................13

16. Technical data ........................14

17. Tools ...............................20

18. Mounting ............................21

19. Selection and ordering .................22

20. References ..........................24

21. Document revision history...............25

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Grid Automation Controller

COM600

Product version: 4.0

1MRS756764 D

Issued: 2012-05-31

Revision: D

1. Description

COM600, the grid automation controller

of ABB, is an all-in-one communication

gateway, automation platform and user

interface solution for utility and industrial

distribution substations. The gateway

functionality provides seamless connectivity

between substation IEDs and network-

level control and management systems. The

automation platform with its logic processor

makes COM600 a ﬂexible implementation

platform for substation-level automation

tasks. As a user interface solution COM600

accommodates web technology based

functionalities providing access to substation

devices and processes via a web browser

based human machine interface (HMI).

The COM600 design process has been

guided by the IEC61850 standard for com-

munication and interoperability of substa-

tion equipment. The communication gateway

functionality of COM600 supports a variety

of commonly used communication protocols

of substation devices. For even greater con-

nectivity, OPC data access and OPC alarms

and events are supported to enable informa-

tion sharing and control with, for example, a

distributed control system (DCS).

The IEC 61131-3 based logic processor can be

programmed to execute automatic sequences

directly via communications media. Further,

the logic processor enables the creation of

both simple control programs and more so-

phisticated applications like load shedding or

fault isolation and network restoration.

The COM600 hardware platform is based on

ruggedized mechanics with no moving parts

subject to wear and tear. Thus, the compact

and robust design is well adapted for harsh

environments. The preinstalled software

and the off-line conﬁguration performed on

a separate computer contribute to a faster

project execution.

OPC Server

IEC 61850

DNP3 Slave

OPC Client

Web server

HMI application

IEC 61163-3

OPC Client

REMOTE

CONTROL

Standard web-browser

Conﬁguration tool on a PC

Connectivity packages

for ABB IEDs

and/or device proﬁles

On-line operation

Conﬁguration phase, off-line

IEC 61850-8-1

REF615REF630

REF 543

REF611

Conf

SCL

Fig. 1 Grid Automation Controller COM600 overview

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2. Application

COM600 provides gateway functions for map-

ping signals between protection and control

IEDs in industrial or utility substations and

higher-level systems. It further includes

an optional HMI that provides data and

information from the substation to the users.

COM600 gathers data from protection and

control IEDs and from process devices

using different communication protocols.

The supported protocols can be combined

freely in one station computer, limited only

by the number of hardware interfaces and

the license. COM600 uses web technology

to display data to different users in a

professional and user-friendly manner. The

optional slave protocols enable the transfer

of information to a network control centre

(NCC) or distributed control system (DCS).

COM600 beneﬁts from the potential of the

IEC61850 standard by using the IEC61850-

6 substation conﬁguration language (SCL)

and IEC61850 -7 communications modeling

regardless of protocol used. As the IEC61850

data modeling is used for all communication

protocols the gateway cross-reference is done

in the same way regardless of the protocol,

for example IEC61850-8-1 or DNP3.

COM600 can by using the optional web HMI

(requires Mozilla Firefox®, Opera, Google

Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)

with Adobe SVG viewer 3.03, if IE 9.0 or later

is in use Adobe SVG viewer is not needed)

be used for efﬁcient substation visualization,

monitoring and control. Measured values

from process devices are displayed on the

HMI. Single-line diagrams can be used to

view any available measured values from the

process devices.

All primary single-line diagram (SLD)

devices are displayed in one screen. The

SLD recognizes different voltage levels and

different busbar systems such as single

busbar, double busbar and duplex systems.

The four-mode busbar coloring visualizes the

busbar status. The coloring of the busbar is

user conﬁgurable.

EMS/

SCADA DMS

Ethernet switch

M2M

Gateway

TCP/IP protocols

(DNP3 or IEC 60870-5-104)

TCP/IP protocols

(DNP3 or IEC 60870-5-104)

TCP/IP protocols

(IEC 61850)

TCP/IP protocols

(DNP3 or IEC 60870-5-104)

Serial protocols

(DNP3 or IEC 60870-5-101)

LAN 1

REF615 RIO600REF615 RER620 RER620

RER601 RER601

REF611

Fig. 2 Overview of a utility substation using Grid Automation Controller COM600

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The single line diagram can be conﬁgured

to include an indication for the local/remote

selection switch. Alarm symbols and generic

symbols can be placed in the SLD to give

an even better overview of the status. In

addition, generic control buttons can be

added to control objects. A separate control

dialog is used for controlling the switching

device. It provides information on switching

device identiﬁcation, reservation status and

interlocking conditions. The select-before-

execute logic is used to prevent unintended

operation. By reserving the switching device

for a single user the risk of controlling

the device from two different locations is

eliminated. Further, COM600 supports the tap

changer function.

Connection examples:

COM600 has by default four serial ports. The

number of serial ports can be increased using

the optional serial card. The four serial ports

enable the connection and combination of

different serial protocols. For example 3 SPA

+ 1 IEC 101 protocol or 2 SPA + 1 IEC 103 +1

IEC 101 protocol.

COM600 can be equipped with an optional

Ethernet interface. The number of Ethernet

interfaces can be increased by choosing the

optional Ethernet extension card.

3. Parameter setting

The parameter setting tool (PST) is used for

viewing and/or setting parameters in IEDs

supporting transparent SPA, Modbus or

IEC61850 parameterization. The PST enables

activation of the parameter setting function

for the chosen IEDs. In addition, it enables

that only selected parameters are shown in

the web HMI of COM600 limiting the number

of visible parameters to the ones that are con-

sidered important for the user. Changes in the

settings require that the user has engineering

or administrator rights in COM600.

REF615 REF615REF615PLC PLCPLC

Ethernet switchEthernet switch

OPC Server

OPC Client / Server

LOCAL

HMI

Electrical

SCADA

DISTRIBUTION

CONTROL

SYSTEM

Fig. 3 Overview of an industrial system using Grid Automation Controller COM600

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4. Event and alarm lists

Events and alarms are identiﬁed by date,

time, bay, device, object description and

status. Furthermore, the events and alarms

can be automatically ﬁltered according to

voltage level or bay criteria. By default 50 MB

of disk space is reserved for events storage.

The storage enables recording up to ca.

500 000 events. The amount of disk space

reserved for the events can be conﬁgured by

the user. First-in, ﬁrst-out logic is used for

overwriting events. The user can export an

event list to a .csv ﬁle for further analysis.

COM600 supports printing of events to an

Event Printer for long time archiving.

5. Disturbance and fault

record handling

COM600 automatically downloads distur-

bance records from the connected IEDs. The

disturbance records are saved in the stand-

ard COMTRADE format. In-depth analysis

is enabled using WaveWin ABB software or

any other commercially available disturbance

record analyzer supporting the COMTRADE

format. Downloading of disturbance records

requires use of the IEC61850-8-1 communi-

cation protocol.

COM600 including the optional HMI

functionality supports the viewing of fault

records from the 611 and 615 series IEDs.

The records enable the user to analyze recent

power system events. Each record includes

current, voltage and angle values, etc. The

fault records are marked with consecutive

fault numbers and time stamps indicating

when the faults were detected.

6. Data historian

The COM600 data historian is a real-time

database designed and optimized for process

information management and extensive

history recording. The data historian is

based on ABB’s cpmPlus Knowledge

Manager software. It combines the beneﬁts

of an easy-to-use real-time database

with industrial reliability, performance,

and real-time functionality to provide an

excellent platform for process information

management. The data historian can be used

for accurate process performance monitoring

Ethernet switch

RS-232/RS-485

serial links 1 - 8

link 1 link 8

LAN 1

Web HMI

LAN 2

Ethernet switch

GPS

IEDIED

Fig. 4 Application example

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Fig. 5 COM600 web HMI showing persisting and ﬂeeting alarms

Fig. 6 COM600 Data historian

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by following process and equipment

performance calculations with real-time and

history values. Better understanding of the

process behaviour by joining time-based

process measurements with production

and maintenance events helps the user

to understand the process dynamics. It

further provides required information for

learning how to keep the process running.

High performance and reliability, together

with maintenance-free operation, provide

a solid platform for trending. The optional

data historian functionality offers means of

storing, analyzing and presenting process

data.

7. GOOSE analyzer

The COM600 GOOSE Analyzer Tool (GAT)

is a professional system-level tool for

monitoring and analyzing GOOSE signals

in an IEC61850 station bus. Analyzing of

GOOSE signals is based on used System

Conﬁguration Description ﬁle (SCD).

GAT supports commissioning, operation,

maintenance and upgrade phases of the

system.

GAT consists of a server and a Web-based

HMI (Web HMI). The server incorporates

GOOSE Connection Viewer and GOOSE

Test Manager functionalities. The GOOSE

Connection Viewer presents graphically

GOOSE signal ﬂow from publishers to sub-

scribers on a content page. The Connection

Viewer enables real-time diagnosis of the

GOOSE signal ﬂow presenting the status

of communication between different

network devices, eg. IEDs, COM600 and

the Remote I/O device RIO600. Further, the

viewer provides fast and reliable approach

Fig. 7 GOOSE Connection Viewer

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to establish a holistic view of all network

devices utilizing GOOSE and the status of the

communication between them. The viewer

also provides a continuous list of latest

sent values and real-time events. Query of

historical events is also supported.

8. Logic processor

COM600 offers straightforward approach to

the languages speciﬁed by the IEC 61131-3

standard for programmable logic controllers

(PLC). The programmable logic processor in

COM600 is offered as a selectable software

option. The PLC programming system

enables programming and execution of

automation tasks. In addition, the IEC 61131-

3 programming in COM600 offers on-line

and off-line functionality for engineering and

diagnostics.

The logic processor is suitable for post-

processing of data from the IEDs and for

programmable control of outputs of the

IEDs. Any analog or binary data, collected

from the IEDs, can be processed in the logic

program. The result of the established logic

can be displayed in the HMI and sent as a

command to an IED or to a remote control

center utilizing one of the slave protocols of

COM600.

COM600 offers a framework for sequence

control. The framework includes HMI

functions for controlling and monitoring

sequence execution and a logic processor

library for creating the sequence logic. With

the help of sequences the operator can run

control sequences that will operate multiple

switching devices, e.g. circuit breakers,

sequentially to a certain state.

9. Access control and

substation security

To protect COM600 from unauthorized

access and to maintain information integrity,

COM600 is provided with a four-level,

role-based authentication system with

administrator-programmable individual

passwords for the viewer, operator, engineer

and administrator level. Further, the security

features include host-based ﬁrewalls and

communication encryption using the secure

HTTPS (hypertext transfer protocol secure)

protocol.

10. Substation

integration

COM600 provides connectivity to a range

of ABB systems. The connectivity to ABB’s

low voltage motor control center MNS iS is

provided using an OPC server in COM600.

COM600 receives data from the MNSiS

devices and provides a human-machine

interface (HMI) and gateway functionality for

a smooth integration. Further, COM600 offers

connectivity to ABB’s Automation System

800xA and MicroSCADA by means of OPC or

other communication protocols.

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M M M

REF615 REF615 REF615 REF615

MLink

DISTRIBUTION

CONTROL

SYSTEM

Ethernet switch

Ethernet switch Ethernet switch

GPS

PLANT TCP/IP

7.2 kV

7.2/0.4 kV

0.4 kV

OPC Client/Server

FEEDER 1 FEEDER 2 FEEDER 3

LOCAL

HMI

Fig. 9 Substation integration

EMS/

SCADA

ENGINEERING

Ethernet switch

WAN

LAN 1

ELECTRONIC SECURITY PERIMETER

Built-in ﬁrewall

REF 542plus

REF615REF615REF615

REF615

REF630REF611

Fig. 8 Substation security and secured Web HMI for remote access

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