DATE: 28/09/2010

DOC.MSE10171 REV. 1.2

TAS-2100 Traveling Wave

Analysis Software
User manual
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REVISIONS SUMMARY VISA

N PAGE DATE
1 All 25/11/2009 Issued Lodi.

2 All 26/01/2010 Final revisions Lodi

1.2 All 28/9/2010 Update to V1.2 Lodi

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1 General ............................................................................................................... 6
1.1 F UNCTIONS AND F EATURES..................................................................... 6
1.2 STRUCTURE OF THIS MANUAL................................................................. 7
2 Setup of the software............................................................................... 8
2.1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 8
2.2 SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS ..................................................................... 8
2.3 SETUP............................................................................................................ 8
2.4 UNINSTALL................................................................................................. 11
3 How to use the software ........................................................................ 14
3.1 START UP AND EXIT................................................................................. 14
3.1.1 Start up of TAS-2100 ............................................................. 14
3.1.2 Exit of TAS-2100....................................................................... 14
3.2 MAIN PAGE ................................................................................................ 15
3.3 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION...................................................................... 16
3.3.1 Login................................................................................................. 16
3.3.2 Logout.............................................................................................. 17
3.3.3 Net Configuration ..................................................................... 17
3.3.3.1 How to change the substation name ......................................... 21
3.3.3.2 How to add or delete a substation............................................. 23
3.3.5 TDU Remote Configuration ................................................. 25
3.3.7 Exit TAS2100............................................................................... 31
3.4 T OWER LOCATION.................................................................................... 31
3.4.1 Tower location menu .............................................................. 32
3.4.2 Tower configuration ................................................................ 32
3.4.3 Tower calculator........................................................................ 34
3.5 F AULT RECORDS ANALYSIS.................................................................... 34
3.4.1 Waveform ...................................................................................... 35
3.4.1.1 Single-ended waveform analysis page ............... 36
3.4.1.2 Double-ended Waveform Analysis Page ............ 38
3.4.2 Print Waveform.......................................................................... 40
3.4.3 Print Fault Report ..................................................................... 42
3.4.4 Delete Record ............................................................................. 43
3.5 COMMUNICATION..................................................................................... 45
3.5.1 Ethernet Communication ..................................................... 45
3.5.2 Serial Communication............................................................ 47
3.5.3 Dial-up Communication ........................................................ 48
3.6 F AULT EVENT............................................................................................. 49
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3.6.1 Event Logs .................................................................................... 50

3.6.2 Event Browser ............................................................................ 51
3.7 COMPUTER AIDED F AULT LOCATION (CAF) .................................... 52
3.7.1 Manual Calculation................................................................... 53
3.7.2 Manual Search............................................................................ 54
3.8 DATA MAINTENANCE............................................................................... 56
3.8.1 Data Export .................................................................................. 56
3.8.2 Historical Data Review........................................................... 57
3.9 HELP ............................................................................................................ 60
4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ................................................... 62
4.1 DIAL-UP...................................................................................................... 62
4.2 PRINT........................................................................................................... 63
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1 GENERAL

TAS-2100 software is developed for the TDU- 100

Traveling Wave Data Acquisition module; it is installed on
the Master Station PC to receive and analyze fault data
transmitted from TDU- 100 and/or from DPS-100.

The TDU-100 module is designed to precisely locate the

fault distance for transmission lines from 20kV to 500
kV. It can monitor up to 4 lines, and can be connected
to the master station where it is installed the TAS-2100
software.

The DPS-100 server is used to collect the data of TDU-

100 units when there are more than 4 lines, to store
locally test results and to communicate to the Master
Station.

Version 1. 2 has the following additional features:

. Tower location and mixed lines location;

. Parameter Management and Remote Configuration of

TDU

1.1 Functions and Features

1.1.1. Functions
1) To receive data transmitted from the TDU-100, and
to calculate the fault distance using the double-ended
method;
2) To tell the number of the tower where the fault
occurred;
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3) To handle over-head lines, cable lines and mixed

configurations;
4) To store data into the local Data Base;
5) To allow the waveform analysis;
6) To perform Computer Aided Fault Location;
7) To perform waveform preview and printing;
8) To perform fault report preview and printing;
9) To perform fault records management;
10) To set remotely the TDU-100 units.

1.1.2. Features
1) Simple and friendly interface, easy to operate;
2) Clear waveform viewing.

1.2 Structure of this manual

All the problems that you may encounter during the
operation of TWS-2000 will be elaborated in this manual.
For your convenience, the structural organization of the
User Manual is given below.
1. Chapter 1. General Information, mainly on the
functions and features of the TAS-2100.
2. Chapter 2. Setup of the software: software and
hardware requirements for the installation and
instructions for the uninstall.
3. Chapter 3. How to use TAS-2100: functions of the
software, operator interfaces and the features it
performs.
4. Chapter 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting:
solutions to problems you may encounter during the use.
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2 SETUP OF THE SOFTWARE

2.1 Hardware requirements

2.1.1 X86 series Pentium II 366 and above desktop or
laptop computers.
2.1.2 Mouse is mandatory.
2.1.3 Memory: 128Mbyte or above.
2.1.4 Hard disk: 8Gbyte or above.
2.1.5 Monitor: 800*600 pixels or above.

2.2 Software environments

• Windows NT4.0;

• Windows XP;

• Windows 2000/2003;

• Windows Vista;

• Windows 7.

2.3 Setup
Running TAS-2100 package guides the operator to perform
the software installation.
Prior to the setup, please exit any running windows software
to avoid possible conflicts that may occur during the
operation.
The detailed setup is as follows:
Step 1: Double click TAS-2100.exe to start the setup, the
following page will display:
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Step 2: Choose the path and folder where you want to

install the program.
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Step 3: The software begins to copy files.

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Last message, installation completed.

Now, the program is installed on your PC. After installing

the toolkits software and TAS, the following directories have
been created:
C:\ PROGRAMS \ DPSTOOLKIT \;
C:\ PROGRAMS \ TAS2100\;
C:\ PROGRAMS \ TFS2100 \ TDUTOOLKIT\;

2.4 Uninstall
If you want to uninstall this program, please use the
Add/Delete command on the Windows Control Panel. The
operation is as follows:
Step1: Open the Windows Control Panel.
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Step 2: Select Add/Delete and choose TAS-2100; then

follow the instructions to finish the uninstall.
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3 HOW TO USE THE SOF TWARE

This chapter introduces the use of the TAS-2100
program, including the start up, exit, main interfaces and
menus.

3.1 Start up and exit

3.1.1 Start up of TAS-2100

There are two methods for the start up of TAS-2100:
1) Method 1. Click Start- >Program; find the TAS-2100
Traveling Wave Analysis System and click it.
2) Method 2. Double click the shortcut on desktop to
start it.
The next picture shows the start up page: it will open the
main page after the software is started.

1.2

3.1.2 Exit of TAS-2100

Press EXIT to quit the TAS-2100 program.
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3.2 Main Page

1) On the top of the window, the blue part is the

Title Bar. The 3 buttons on the right are
Minimization, Maximization and Close.

2) The following line is the Menu Bar (System

Configuration, Fault Record, Communication,
Event Logs, Tower location, CAF, Data
Maintenance and Help).

3) Next line is the Shortcut Bar, with icons.

4) Next you find the information display area. The

left part is the list of the system substations,
where the TDU-100 modules have been
installed; all substations will be displayed here.
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Click the substation you want to look at: the list

of all records will be displayed on the table at
right.
5) Below the table is the Record Information page:
it displays the system information.

3.3 System Configuration

The menu contains the commands: Login, Logout, Net
Configuration, Modify Password and Exit.

3.3.1 Login
Pressing the <Login> command, the window will display the
login page: the customer should input the password.

The default password is tas2100 (lower cases): it can be

modified if necessary.
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After having logged in successfully, you obtain the authority

to: configure the parameters, delete fault records, modify
fault results.

3.3.2 Logout
Press <Logout> to close the authority about parameter
configuration, delete fault records and modify fault results.

3.3.3 Net Configuration

After having input the password, you can set the system
parameters. Press <Net Config.> to enter the parameter
setting page shown here below. It contains two parts: one
part is for the line parameter setting; the other one is for
communication parameter setting.

LINE PARAMETERS

Line parameter settings include: line name, line length, line

wave speed (in m/µs), remote substation name, remote line
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name. These settings are performed on each substation

separately, after having selected it to the left.

IMPORTANT: line name and remote substation name must

be identical to the corresponding names that have been
programmed into the TDU-100 modules.

Once a programming has been completed for one

substation, when the substation at far end is selected, the
program shows the corresponding lines and line lengths.

The wave speed is to be adjusted to the measured value,

after having performed a CB open – close.

The communication setting allows to set the communication

mode. There are three modes that can be selected: Serial,
IP and Dial-up.

With Serial Port communication, we can set the port

number, baud rate, data bit, stop bit and check bit.

COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS

This window changes its appearance next to the selection of

the type of communication.
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Serial (Point to Point) Communication

For the serial communication, you have to input the

following data: PC serial port; baud rate, data bit, check bit,
stop bit. Unless serial port, the other data must match
with the corresponding ones that have been
programmed on TDU-100 or DPS-100.
The programming has to be repeated for each substation
that are connected via serial communication. However,
there is no problem if in one substation (for instance, the
one where the PC is located) the communication is serial
and with another one (for instance, the remote one) the
communication is LAN or dial up.
NOTE: if your PC does not have serial ports, but only USB
ports, you can use one or two USB to serial converters.
When you install the corresponding drivers, the software
asks you to choose the COM serial number of the converter:
please, select numbers not greater than 8, as the TAS
software does not foresee them.
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If you have installed the converter with a COM number

greater than 8, you can modify it as follows:
Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Peripherals
> Ports > Set-up > Advanced. Here you can eventually
change the COM address.

IP COMMUNICATION WITH DPS-100

192.168. 0 .130

For the IP communication, we can set the IP address and

port (with DPS-100), and also the number of unit (with
TDU-100). The default port number is 2404. IMPORTANT:
do not mistake these numbers, as otherwise the
communication would be impossible! In such instance, the
error message is: “Access violation”.

IP COMMUNICATION WITH TDU-100

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DIAL-UP MODE COMMUNICATION

For the Dial-up mode, we have to set the telephone number

of TDU-100 or of DPS-100.

3.3.3.1 How to change the substation name

1. Use the mouse to click the substation name you want to

change.
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2. Delete the old substation name.

3. Input the new substation name.

Step 1: select the substation name

Step 2: delete the substation name

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Step 3: change the substation name

3.3.3.2 How to add or delete a substation

1. For adding a substation, press the <Add Substation>

button : the following window is opened.

2. Enter the substation name and confirm: the parameter

configuration page will display the new line. Please
input all information required for the new substation.
3. After setting for this substation, press the <Save>
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button : the setting is saved, and the saving

location is at C:\TAS-2100BaseS\cfg\powernet.net.

4. For deleting a substation, press the <Delete

Substation> button : the following window is
opened.

As you press OK, the current substation will be deleted,

after confirmation.

Press <Exit> to quit the setting.

3.3.4 Review the TDU configuration

It is possible to remotely review and modify the parameters

configuration of TDU-100. Click the menu “Review TDU
Config”: the following window is displayed.
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Click “Open Configuration File”; then, select a file and open

it: the file suffix is *.cfg. When the file is opened, the
following window is displayed.

In the window, you only can open and review the existing
configuration, but you can’t build a new configuration.

3.3.5 TDU Remote Configuration

You can remotely change TDU configuration through the
network, point to point and dial-up communication modes.
The following parameters can be modified: TDU Sampling
Rate, Record Length, Trigger Delay, Ratio of CT\PT, Gain.
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The first operation is to go to the communication mode

window, and to modify the configuration.

In the following we will explain the configuration of remote

upload and download with the communication modes of
network, serial port and dial up.

Download with network communication

In the network communication window there are two pages.

One page is for remote data transfer, the other one is for
remotely uploading/downloading the configuration. The
main station is directly faced to DPS-100 or TDU-100; the
difference is the network communication window. The
following is the DPS-100 window; the next one is the TDU-
100 window.
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l Download Configuration
When the station is selected, the first operation is to
download the station configuration. Click the <Download>
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button : the configuration is downloaded. If the

main station is directly connected to a DPS-100, clicking
the download button you can get all devices configuration.
If the main station is directly connected to more than one
TDU-100, you can select one of the devices to download
the configuration.
l Upload Configuration
Before uploading the configuration of one station, you
must download the current configuration. Then, after you
have changed the configuration downloaded, click the
<Upload> button: the configuration will be uploaded.
l Save Configuration
Click the <Save> button: the configuration will be
saved.
Download with Serial port

In the Serial communication window there are two pages.

One page is for remote data transfer; the other one is for
remote configuration upload/download.
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l Download Configuration
Click the < Download> button : the
configuration is downloaded. In serial mode, there are two
cases: the main station is directly connected to a TDU-100,
or it is directly connected to a DPS-100. The window does
not change (as it did with the network communication).
l Upload Configuration
Click the <Upload> button: the configuration will be
uploaded.
l Save Configuration
Click the <Save> button: the configuration will be saved.

Download with Dial-up

In the Dial-up communication window there are two pages.

One page is for remote data transfer; the other one is for
remote configuration upload/download.
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l Download Configuration
As shown above, the user can download the
configuration clicking <Download> button. In Dial-up
mode, there are two cases: the main station is
connected to a TDU-100, or it is connected to a DPS-
100. The window does not change (as it did with the
network communication).
l Upload Configuration
Click the <Upload> button: the configuration will be
uploaded.
l Save Configuration
Click the <Save> button: the configuration will be
saved.

3.3.6 Modify Password

Press the <Modify Password> menu: next page will be
opened, and you can modify the system password.
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3.3.7 Exit TAS2100

Press the <Exit> menu under System Config. Menu: the
following window will be displayed. Press OK to exit the
system.

3.4 Tower location

This feature allows being informed of the tower where the
fault occurred, immediately after the fault recording: this
increases the pinpoint efficiency. The pre-requisite is to
input the location of the towers with respect to the
reference substations.
It is also possible to program mixed lines, where there are
both cable lines and overhead lines. Mixed lines, tower
distance and other information are performed in the tower
configuration selection.
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3.4.1 Tower location menu

Pressing Tower location, the following window is opened.

There are two choices: Tower configuration and Tower
calculator.

3.4.2 Tower configuration

As shown below, parameters include: Post number, Post

Name, Distance from the previous post, Company,
Positive Distance from the reference substation, Inverse
Distance from the last tower, Velocity (in m/µs).

l After entering, please select the line name at first. If

the selected line has been configured, when you select
it, the parameters will be shown.
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l Add the Tower name (Post name). As shown above, for

every tower you can configure: Post Name, Line Type,
Velocity, Distance, Initial Substation, Company. Once
programmed, click the button <Add Tower> :
the tower is added to the list.
Here you can handle the fact that you have a mixed line,
just by inputting a different light speed between the
towers where the cable is used.
l Modify Tower. If you want to modify an already
configured tower, please select the tower and modify
the parameters; then click the button <Modify Tower>
.
l Delete Tower. If you want to delete an already
configured tower, please select the tower and click the
button <Delete Tower> .
l Save. After configured all towers, click the <Save>
button .
l Exit. Click the <Exit > button : you can exit
the tower configuration.
3.4.3 Tower calculator

If you click Tower Calculator, the following window is

opened.
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When the fault distance is calculated by the program, the

tower position is also automatically calculated, as shown
below. To do it, you can use the Tower Manual Calculator.
Select the line name, and enter the fault distance to
some substation. Click the <Calculate> button ,
you will get the tower position in the <Fault Location>
frame.

3.5 Fault Records analysis

The Fault Record menu includes Waveform (Waveform
Analysis), Print Waveform, Print Report and Delete Record.
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3.4.1 Waveform
In order to study the fault record waveform, you can select
the desired record: three methods are available to enter the
page.
1. Main Menu;
2. Shortcut button;
3. Popup menu from the fault record list: just right click
on the records table; see below.

Pressing <Waveform>, the software will display the

waveform analysis page. You can add notes to the
waveform, selecting <Note>.

: If the chosen fault record has a double-ended

fault location result, it will display the double-ended
waveform page; else, it will display the single-ended
waveform Analysis page.

: The fault record list of the main page cannot be

empty, or the Waveform menu will be gray and could
not be clicked.
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3.4.1.1 Single -ended waveform analysis

page
In this case, it is necessary to focus on one phase, and to
compare the corresponding waveform with the recorded
waveforms of the other phases.

The single-ended analysis is performed as follows.

1. Adjust the filter bandwidth, and observe corresponding
waveform shapes. The filter can be useful to remove the
noise that can conceal the fault waveform.
2. Adjust the line wave velocity in accordance to the actual
condition of the line: more precise locating results can be
obtained.
3. Adjust the waveform gain and proportion to ease the
examination of the waveform characteristics; in
particular, of the fault rising edges where the time
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measurement is performed.
4. To observe the waveform characteristics of some specific
line, change the displayed lines and phases of the
waveform.
5. Press the <Reset> button: the dashed cursor will return
to the starting point of the traveling wave (i.e. the first
transition of the initial wave).
6. Press the <Zero> button: the dotted cursor will coincide
with the dashed cursor.
7. Move the dotted cursor to the next impulse, and measure
the fault distance.
8. The waveform display background color and
measurement unit of cursor can be changed via the
menu.
9. Three kinds of unit of measurements are available:
microsecond, kilometer, tower number. The latter is
available only after you have input the information of
tower number and associated distance.
10. Three kinds of background color are available:
black, white and gray.
11. Press the <Double Ends> button to switch to the
double-ended waveform analysis page.
12. If you have input the towers data, clicking the
<Tower> button you will go to the tower location
window.
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3.4.1.2 Double -ended Waveform Analysis

Page

1. Purpose of the waveform analysis is to be confirmed, in

case of doubt, that the automatic fault location is
correct.
2. The left side window will display the local substation
waveform, while the right side window will display the
remote substation waveform.
3. On the upper part of the screen are displayed: the
substation names, the line length, the fault time at both
substations, and the corresponding fault distances on
each side, and also the number of the tower where the
fault has occurred. The latter is available only after you
have input the information of tower number and
associated distance.
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4. The waveform velocity can be adjusted to the best

estimate.
5. When the window is opened, the dashed cursor is
located at the edge of the first impulse, while the dotted
cursor is located at the position corresponding to the
computed fault location. At this point is usually visible
an impulse that is the first reflected one. Usually the
cursors are exactly located at the edge of impulses: this
confirms that the fault location is correct. If there is
some superimposed noise, or some other impulses
corresponding to impedance mismatches, it is possible
to perform a further analysis of the recording.
6. Move the mouse to the dashed cursor or to the dotted
cursor: it will be displayed as a left-right arrow. Press
the left button of the mouse and move the cursor left
and right: on the right corner of the window is displayed
the distance between the two cursors (the fault
distance). Reach for the position of the recording that
better corresponds to the edge, and watch the distance
measurement (and the tower number): if the distance
changes more than 300 m (and the tower number
changes), this could be a better location of the fault.
7. Press the <Measure> button and return to the faulty
line display.
8. Press the <Reset> button: the dashed cursor will return
to the starting point of the traveling wave (i.e. the first
transition of the initial wave).
9. Press the <Zero> button: the dotted cursor of the local
substation waveform will coincide with the solid cursor.
10. Press <Single End> button to switch to the single-
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ended waveform analysis window of the local substation.

11. The waveform display background color and the
measurement unit can be changed via the menu.
Background colors: black, white and gray.
12. The unit of measurement can be microsecond or
kilometer.
13. If you have input the towers data, clicking the <Tower>
button you will go to the tower location window.

3.4.2 Print Waveform

After choosing the fault record, you can print the
corresponding fault waveform. Just like with the waveform
analysis function, the function can be selected in three
ways.
1. Main Menu;
2. Shortcut Button;
3. Popup menu from fault record list.
In this latter instance, select the <Print Waveform> menu:
the software will open the following waveform print page.
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In this page, you can:

1. Choose the substation name you want on the printout.
2. Choose the fault record you want to print;
3. Press the <Preview> button: the window will display
the page that is about to be printed.
4. Press the <Print> button: the report is printed.
5. Press the <Exit> button to quit the print page.

: If the fault record chosen is a double-ended one,

the software will print the double-ended waveform;
else, it will print the single-ended waveform.

3.4.3 Print Fault Report

If you want to print the fault reports table, you can do it by

the Main Menu or by the Shortcut button <Print Report>.

Press <Print Report>: the print report page is displayed.

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Here, you can:

1. Choose the substation name you want to print.
2. Choose the record period.
3. Press the <Preview> button: the preview page will be
displayed.
4. Press the <Print> button to print the reports.
5. Press the <Exit> button to quit the print page.

3.4.4 Delete Record

As the software runs, the number of fault records will
increase: it is necessary to be able to delete the older
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records. You can choose <Delete Record> by the main

menu or by a mouse right click on the records table.

Press the <Delete Record> menu to delete records: the

confirmation page is the following.
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3.5 Communication
Once the system configuration is completed, TDU units are
continuously monitoring the lines they are protecting. If a
fault occurs, fault records can be obtained via the
communication. There is a difference between IP or serial
communic ation and dial-up communication: with the first
two, fault records are automatically transmitted from TDU
to the Master Station, for fault analysis; with the latter one,
it is necessary to perform a manual records download.
However, also with the other communication systems it is
possible to download data from TDU at any time.

3.5.1 Ethernet Communication

If you choose the <IP> menu, the following page is opened.
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In this page, you can do the following:

1. The left part is the substations that have configured,
you can choose the substation you want to connect.
2. You can set the time period for data transmission by the
time period selections.
3. Click the <Pull Index> button: you will receive the
remote fault record index.
4. Press the <Pull Data> button: you will receive the
remote fault records.
5. Click the <Cancel> button to terminate the data
receiving process.
6. The status area will display the detailed information
during receiving.
NOTE: data are not removed from TDU after download; they
are automatically over-written as the local memory buffer is
full.
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3.5.2 Serial Communication

If you choose the <Serial> menu, the following page is
opened.

In this page, you can do the following:

1. The left part is the substations that have configured,
you can choose the substation you want to connect.
2. You can set the time period for data transmission by the
time period selections.
3. Click the <Pull Index> button: you will receive the
remote fault record index.
4. Press the <Pull Data> button: you will receive the
remote fault records.
5. Click the <Cancel> button to terminate the data
receiving process.
6. The status area will display the detailed information
during receiving.
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3.5.3 Dial-up Communication

Choosing the <Dial-up> menu, the dial-up page is the

following one.

In this page, you can do the following:

1. The left part is the substations that have been
configured: you can choose the substation you want to
connect.
2. After you have chosen the substation, the right part will
automatically display the telephone number and
substation name.
3. You can set the time period for data transmission by the
time period selections.
4. Click the <Pull Index> button: you will receive the
remote fault record list.
5. Press the <Pull Data> button: you will receive the
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remote fault records. This allows minimizing the data

transmission time.
6. Click the <Cancel> button to terminate the data
receiving process.
7. The status area will display the detailed information
during receiving.
8. Click the <Config.> menu to choose the <Dial Device>,
then choose the dial device.

: Please make sure to choose the right

communication device before first dial.

3.6 Fault Event

The Fault event selection allows to display the status
message of TDU-100 and DPS-100, including: the GPS
status, TDU status, the communication status between TAS-
2100 and DPS-100 or TAS-2100 and TDU-100.

The fault event includes the following alarms:

1. TDU Triggered;
2. No PPS;
3. PPS ok;
4. No GPS Information;
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5. GPS information ok;

6. GPS out of Synchronized;
7. GPS Synchronized;
8. GPS Information Error;
9. GPS Information ok;
10. Connection Error;
11. Connected.

3.6.1 Event Logs

Clicking the fault event display menu, you can see the Event
Logs page.
The default condition for this page will automatically pop up
when there is a fault (unless you have disabled it).

During operation, as soon as a fault occurs, with IP and

serial interface connections, the Event window pops up, and
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the records list will tell you the distance to fault. You can go
to examine the fault waveform, and see also the tower
number. After record analysis, you have all data for the
repair squad.

If the connection is dial-up, go to communication and

perform the manual data transmission: the fault record tells
you the distance to fault.

For an after-fault analysis and for the data base

maintenance, you have available the following selections.
1. If you press <Update>, the window will display the last
50 fault records stored in the PC database.
2. If you press <Clear>, all the fault records displayed will
be deleted.

3.6.2 Event Browser

Pressing the Event Browser menu, you can browse the fault
events list.
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1. If you press <Query>, you can find the fault event

record that you want to see.
2. The Type of the fault event includes: TDU Triggered,
GPS Sync., Communication, TDU Status and All.

3.7 Computer Aided Fault Location

(CAF)
If the communication is working properly, the double-
ended fault location result will be calculated automatically.
The result will be displayed and popped up.
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If we can not get double-ended calculation result for some

reason, we should calculate it manually. That is computer
aided fault location (CAF), it includes: manual calculate and
manual search.

3.7.1 Manual Calculation

If TAS-2100 cannot get the full fault data, you can select
<Input the record time>: the software computes the fault
distance, and also the tower position, if tower data have
been input.
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If you select <Search Record Time>, the software searches

on the system to get the record time.
Selections are the same on both ends of the line; the
computation mode is D.

3.7.2 Manual Search

If some substation doesn’t have installed any TFS-2100
system module, and the neighbor substations have it
installed, we can get the data from the neighboring
substation, and use the manual search function to calculate
the distance to fault.
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The operation is the following:

1. Choose the local and remote substation.
2. Input the shortest distance between the local and
remote substation, and also designate the velocity.
3. Press <Search>: the software computes the double-
ended fault distance calculation between two designated
substations, and write the result to the corresponding
tables.
4. Choose the fault record and, if the result is correct, you
can press <Save> to save this result.
5. Choose the fault record and press <Waveform>: the
waveform for this record will be displayed.
6. Press <Exit> to exit this page.
7. Press the <Save>: you can enter the notes for later
reference.
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: The software performs the password

verification when the fault location result is saved.

The note information should be no more than

100 characters.

3.8 Data Maintenance

This selection is used to export data and historical data
review.

3.8.1 Data Export

The selection allows to copy data to flash disk or any other
media.
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1. You can select the target disk or directory.

2. Press <Export>: the software will export the data.
3. Press <Cancel> to cancel the data export.
4. The lower part of this window will display the export
process progression.
5.The folder is TFS-DATA-20091120-20091126, and the
exported content is parameter configuration and data
files..

3.8.2 Historical Data Review

The selection allows to import the data from other media for
analysis and review the historical data.
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1. The user can select the disk and folder that he wants to
import.
2. Press <Review> to import the data and then review.
3. Press <Cancel> to cancel the data import or review.
4. The lowest part of the window will display the import
progress.
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When we choose the folder, we need choose the folder

with name TFS-DATA-start date-stop date.

Press < Review> button, the data will be imported to

c:\\TAS2100BaseS\\TFShistoricalDB\\, and the history
data review page will be displayed.
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The function of History Review Page:

• View the fault records.

• View the configuration parameters.

• Waveform display and analysis.

3.9 Help
Pressing Help you can read the version information.
Pressing <About>, the following page will appear.
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4 MAINTENANCE AND
TROUBLESHOOTING

This chapter focuses on the problems you can meet during

the use of the software, and provides solution for the most
common problems.

4.1 Dial-up
1. When you press the <Request> button there is no
response.
Solution: check whether the MODEM is installed, and if
you have programmed the correct Dial Device.

2. The software displays the message <Communication

Terminated Strangely >.
Solution:
1) Check if the drive program of the MODEM is correct
or not, especially if there are more than one MODEM,
and check whether the connection of the MODEM is
correct or not.
2) If the MODEM can dial and you can hear the dial
sound, but this information appears, please check if
the telephone number is correct or not.
3) If the message is displayed during data transmission,
please wait a while and then dial again (To allow the
remote MODEM to restart) .
4) If the message is frequently displayed during data
transmission, usually it is because the bandwidth is not
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enough or because of strong interference: please

replace the telephone line.

3. The communication is not successful.

Solution: Please contact the substation and ask for the

exact fault start time ; then, use the following formula to
compute the fault distance manually.

If TS and TR are the time s when the traveling wave is

detected at both ends, v is the pulse speed (average
291 m/µs), and L is the line length, the fault distances
XS and XR can be calculated as follows.

XS=[(TS-TR)•v+L]/2
XR=[(TR-TS)•v+L]/2

4.2 Print
When you press < Print>, it doesn’t print.
Solution:
1. Check whether the printer is installed and can be
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used normally.
2. Check whether there is paper in the printer.