Protection Automation Control

PCS-9700
Automation System

PCS-9700 is a state-of-the-art automation system for

substations, power plants and various industries. PCS-
9700 is equipped with diverse advanced technologies and
patents. It can be incorporated into various substations, from
distribution level to Extra High Voltage (EHV) level. It integrates
the applications of protection, control, Ethernet, IT and
communication technologies based on international standards.
Furthermore, PCS-9700 is fully compatible with the IEC61850
standard. The system adopts the layered distributed architecture
with a bay-oriented and object-oriented structure, which is more
reliable, extensible and easy to maintain.
PCS-9700 helps customers to realize the automation of local
operations, as well as acquisition, evaluation and forwarding of
data. It is suitable for the following applications:
• Substations, power plants and various industrial electrical
systems
• Air-Insulated Switchgear (AIS) and Gas-Insulated Switchgear
(GIS)
IEC61850 Compatibility
PCS-9700 automation system is completely compatible with the
IEC61850 standard and has passed the IEC61850 conformance
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the standard compliance for all NR products. IEC61850 Edition
1.0 and Edition 2.0 are both supported.
NR IEDs support IEC61850-9-2 standard and process level
Generic Object Oriented Substation Event (GOOSE) messages.
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Functions
• Real-time data acquisition and processing
PCS-9705 Bay Control Unit (abbreviated as BCU) is applied
to perform real-time data acquisition and processing.
• Control operation, synchronism-check and interlocking
PCS-9705 BCU carries out control operations, synchronism-
check and interlocking functions for Circuit Breaker (CB),
Disconnector Switch (DS), Earthing Switch (ES), transformer
tap changer and etc.
• Communication with control center
PCS-9799 Station Manager works as a station communication
manager, which collects, stores and maps signals of relays,
measurement units, control units and other IEDs in the
substation to higher-level systems such as control center (CC)
and distributed control system (DCS).
PCS-9799 supports several protocols, such as IEC 61850, IEC
60870-5-101/104, IEC 60870-5-103, Modbus and DNP3.0.
• Clock synchronization
PCS-9785 Satellite-synchronized Clock is usually used in
Substation Automation System (SAS) to satisfy the time
unifying requirements of protection relay, disturbance fault
recorder and other IEDs.
A set of two PCS-9785 can form the "dual device dual network"
redundancy strategy to provide a higher reliable and accuracy
clock synchronization system.
• Interfaces with third-party IEDs
PCS-9794 Protocol Converter works as a communication
manager, which maps signals between IEDs and the local
SCADA or protection management unit.
Besides most international standard protocols (including
IEC 60870-5-101/104, NR private 103, Modbus, IEC 61850
and CDT), PCS-9794 also supports customized protocol
development requirement for IEDs, such as DC batteries,
earthing line selection device, etc.
• PCS-9700 HMI software
- Basic functions:
. Graphic user interface
. Database management
. Report & Statistics
. History event retrieval
. Topological analysis
. Self-diagnosis
. Authority management
. Fully comply with IEC61850
. Trending
. Customization
. Remote control for CB/DS/ES & tap position
. Real-time alarm
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- Advanced functions:
. Protection management
. Anti-maloperation
. Web
. Network Management System (NMS)
. Sequential control
. IEC61850 Edition 2.0
Features
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PCS-9700 uses IEC61850 standard protocol for
communication with protection relays, BCUs and other IEDs.
PCS-9794 protocol converter provides various standard
ports so that the system can be connected with IEDs of other
manufacturers. Moreover, ring network is supported.
• Open HMI software in substation level
Linux and Windows can be used as the operating system.
Moreover, reliable database management softwares are supported.
• Object-oriented information structure
The information structure is object-oriented. Each logic
device in the database is associated with a physical device.
Influence of single item change is limited to a related part
on the corresponding logic device. Thus, it is easy to be
extended. Attribution of information is self-described.
• Direct data transmission to control center
With the application of PCS-9799 station manager, data can
be acquired directly from the bay level and transmitted to
control centers. Communication bottlenecks in traditional
scheme can be solved so that reliability of data transmission
can be greatly enhanced in PCS-9700 system.
Automation System
• Secure and reliable BCU
PCS-9705 Bay Control Unit (abbreviated as BCU) is used
for bay level controlling and monitoring in substation, power
plant and industrial domain. It is suitable for an application
in Substation Automation System (abbreviated as SAS) with
distributed control IEDs.
PCS-9705 can be applied into SAS via Ethernet network
in using different protocols. It can send/receive Generic
Object Oriented Substation Event (abbreviated as GOOSE)
message in a station level network.
System Architecture
PCS-9700 is comprised of three or four levels in hierarchical
structure: Station Level, Network Level, Bay Level and optional
Process Level.
• For substations
PCS-9700 can be widely applied to various substations.
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• For power plants • Process level (Optional)

PCS-9700 can be applied as Electrical Control and In process level, fiber-optic network is adopted instead of
Management System (ECMS) and Networked Control conventional cable wiring. Therefore, workload is reduced,
System (NCS) in various power plants. and substation operational period is extended.

• Station level For the process level of NR digital substation solution,

In station level, PCS-9700 HMI system provides supervision,
control and management functions for operators in the
substation. The man-machine interface is friendly and easy
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Furthermore, the operation mode is reliable. By applying the
component technology, “plug-and-play” can be realized for
software functions.
• Network level
In network level, PCS-9700 supports single/dual networks
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is used for duplicated network, so the reliability and the real-
time performance can be ensured. By adopting IEC standard
communication protocols or other private protocols, PCS-
9700 can communicate smoothly with equipment produced
by other manufacturers.
Sampled Values (SV) and GOOSE are supported. Main
components in process level are listed as below:
• Electronic CT/VT (ECT/ECT) digitalizes the current/voltage
signals and transmits them to various IEDs, e.g.: protection
relays, BCUs, DFRs and etc.
• Merging Unit (MU) gathers digitalized data from ECT/EVT
and distributes them to various IEDs via the process bus or
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connected to NR merging units.
• Circuit Breaker Controller (CBC) acquires data from circuit
breakers, and transmits then to various IEDs via process
bus.
• Local control panel realizes the local installation of IEDs.

• Bay level • Ethernet switches guarantees real-time data transmission in

BCUs, protection relays, Disturbance Fault Recorders process bus.
(DFR) and other IEDs locate in bay level. These devices can
operate with long-term stability in severe environments, e.g.:
high temperatures, high humidity or high electro-magnetic
disturbance.

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Control Center

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(Energy Management System)
PCS-9700 HMI System
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Clock
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(Optional)
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Figure 2 PCS-9700 SAS (Application 2: Ring Network without Process Level)
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Control Center
(Energy Management System)
PCS-9700 HMI System
Station Level

Operator Engineering
Server A Server B Workstation Workstation
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PCS-9799
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