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12.0 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM :-

12.1 REMOTE TERMINAL UNIT

12.1.1. SCOPE :
It comprises the supply, installation & commissioning of Remote Terminal Unit for
SCADA System of CSPTCL.

12.1.2 STANDARDS:
The RTUs under this tender specification shall have IEC-870-5-101 standard protocol
supported by the Front-end-server. The RTU shall additionally support IEC 61850, IEC
870-5-103, MODBUS & DNP 3.0 protocol and all relevant IEC standards.
12.1.3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION:-
This specification covers detailed Design, Engineering, Testing, Supply and
Commissioning of Remote Terminal Units, Interface Cabinets, Multi-Function
Transducers and other associated equipments. Such as suitable test software &
accessories for telemetry of real time electrical data from various EHV Sub-stations and
Power Stations located in Chhattisgarh.
The Load Dispatching functions at SLDC Bhilai is supplemented with the real time
SCADA system, installed & commissioned under ULDC project, using Remote
Terminal Units, which use IEC 870-5-101 protocol.
The RTUs proposed to be procured under this tender specification shall have IEC-870-
5-101 standard protocol supported by the Front-end-server along with support of
IEC61850, IEC 870-5-103 & MODBUS protocol for data acquisition from the field.

12.1.4 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT OF RTUs :

The overall functions to be performed by the RTUs are as below :-
Each function are presented in detail for initial and future requirements of the RTUs.
The contractor shall provide all functional capabilities described herein even if a
function is not initially implemented.
As a minimum, the RTUs shall be capable of performing the following functions:
i) Collecting, processing and transmitting status changes, accumulated values and
analog values.
ii) Receiving and processing digital and analog commands from the master station.
iii) Accepting polling messages from the master station.
iv) Supporting data transmission rates from 300 to 19200 bits per second as per IEC
870-5-101 specifications.
v) Shall have four communication ports.
vi) The RTU shall additionally support IEC61850, IEC 870-5-103, MODBUS
protocol also for acquiring data from field devices like digital relays & meters.
vii) All ports of the RTU shall be capable to communicate with different master,
operating on above mentioned different protocol, at a time without affecting the
performance of the RTU. The RTU shall also be capable of acquiring data from
digital relays & energy meters using IEC61850, IEC 870-5-103 & MODBUS
protocol respectively.
viii) At the time of communication failure, the performance of the RTU should not be
affected due to buffer overflow or any other reason and the RTU should start

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communicating to its master automatically as & when the communication

restores, without re-setting the RTU unit.
ix) Analog and digital input points (including points reported by exception) shall be
assignable to scan groups.
x) The RTU communication protocol shall report status changes by exception
(spontaneous change of status indication). The communication protocol shall
also support an update demand scan of all status data by master station
regardless of the lack of any changed data. The update scan will report the status
of all RTU data assigned to the scan group.
xi) Each RTU communication message shall include an error code, the use of which
shall result in a very low probability of an erroneous message being accepted as
valid. The error code shall be determined and appended to the message for all
messages transmitted by the RTU and verified by the RTU for all message
addressed and received by the RTU. Cyclic error detection codes such as CRC
are required.
xii) Although the control functions are not being implemented at present, the RTU
should be capable of supporting the same. By putting additional hardware
modules only the control functions shall be possible, necessary software shall be
an integral part of the RTU SCADA software.
12.1.5 COMMUNICATION INTERFACE:
Each RTU shall be equipped with a minimum of four (4) communication ports. The
communication ports and their usage are as follows:
(a) Port 1 and 2 shall be for normal communication to the LD Control Centre.
(b) Port 3 shall be for output to a local printer. The outputs shall be:
(i) Report of all S/S status indication and all telemetry values with a time
stamp.
(ii) Upon user request, print the RTU sequence of event with time stamps.
(c) Port 4 shall be a maintenance port.
RTU should have provision for two more ports for communication with the Field
devices like Digital Relays & Energy Meter over IEC61850,IEC 870-5-103 and
MODBUS protocol respectively, if required. The ports shall support the EIA RS232C
or RS485 (CCITT V.24/V.28) asynchronous / synchronous interface capable of
operating between 50 and 9600 bps. All communication ports shall use CCITT V.24
and V.28 signal specifications to interface to the modems, local logger and local support
terminal. All ports shall be accessible to employer to attach the interface equipment and
to provide access for the maintenance, test and monitoring equipment. The RTU shall
be equipped with of 100 Mbps, 10/100 Base T Ethernet port.

12.1.6 MASTER STATION COMMUNICATION INTERFACE:

The RTU shall be connected to master station over either power line carrier
communication (PLCC) channel or OFC or VSAT communication using RS232C or
other suitable port. Therefore, RTU should be compatible to be connected to these
communication mediums. However, the RTU shall also have provision to make
compatible for other modes of communication media such as, UHF / Microwave etc.

12.1.7 MODEM:
The modem shall be supplied for communication with the front-end server / master
station. A modem combining all of the characteristics defined below is required such
that changing the communication data rate shall only require reconfiguration of the
RTU modem. The modems shall not require manual equalization and shall include self-
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test features such as manual mark/space keying, analog loop-back. The modems shall
provide for convenient adjustment of output level and receive sensitivity. The
configuration of tones and speed shall be programmable and maintained in non-volatile
memory in the modem.
The modems shall meet the following requirements as a minimum:
i) Use CCITT standards including V.24, V.28, V.52 & V.54
ii) Communicate at data rates from 50 to 1200 bits per second, factory set at 200
Bauds.
iii) Use CCITT V.21, V.23, R.35, R.37, R.38a and R.38b standard tones for the
selected data rate.
iv) Use frequency shift keying (FSK) modulation.
v) Use both 2 wire and 4 wire communication lines.
vi) Receive level adjustable from 0 to -40 dBm @ 600 Ohms.
vii) Transmit level adjustable from 0 to -30 dBm @ 600 Ohms.
viii) Have a minimum sensitivity of -48dBm.
ix) LED‟s shall be provided on modem for indicating Tx/Rx activity (ON/OFF) and
carrier fail alarm.
x) The modem shall be fed through the DC auxiliary supply available in the RTU
itself.
xi) Supporting data transmission rate shall be minimum 300-1200 bits per second for
PLCC modems. For RTUs, the data transmission rate shall be 300-19200 bits per
second.
12.1.8 MASTER STATION COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL :
A communication protocol for communicating with the front-end server conforming to
IEC-870-5-101 communication standard shall be provided. The communication
protocol shall be non-proprietary. Complete implementation details of IEC-870-5-101
protocol shall be provided and contractor shall be responsible for tuning / configuring,
in the front-end server/ master station, to establish communication with existing/ new
SCADA computer system.

12.1.9 COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CONTROL:

The RTU shall perform as a slave on the communication channel to CSPTCL‟s SCADA
system. All communication shall be initiated by the SCADA system front-end server/
master station. The RTU must notify the master station on an unusual condition in the
RTU (such as a power fail/restoration or RTU malfunction) or must initiate the transfer
of changed data. The notification shall be accomplished within the framework of the
periodic data acquisition exchanges.
12.1.10 (a) ANALOG INPUT:
The RTU shall accommodate analog current inputs, which are isolated, uni-polar, or
bipolar, 2 wire ungrounded differential signal with full resolutions as follows:-
i) +4 to 20 mA
ii) 0 to 10 mA
iii) -10 to 10 mA
iv) 0 to 20 mA
(b) ANALOG OUTPUT:
RTU shall support analog output of 4-20 mA

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12.1.11 (a) DIGITAL STATUS INPUTS:

The digital status input interface shall be capable of accepting isolated, wet or dry
contract status input. The contractor shall apply necessary sensing voltage, current
limiting, and optical isolation and debounce filtering independently for each digital
status input. The sensing voltage source shall be isolated from that of the RTUs logic
power such that any noise or short circuit across the sensing supply‟s output terminals
would not disrupt the RTU operation other than the shorted digital status input.
The following types of digital inputs shall be supported:
a) Status inputs
b) SOE Inputs
c) BCD inputs
d) Binary Word inputs
e) Pulse accumulator inputs
The following types of status inputs shall be supported:
a) Single Contact Digital Status input (SS)
b) Double Contract Digital Status input point (DS)
c) Three-state status
(b) DIGITAL STATUS OUTPUTS:
For command purpose
12.1.12 CLOCK:
The internal RTU time base shall have a stability of 1 ppm that is 3.6 milli seconds per
hour or better. The RTU time will be set from time synchronization messages received
from a master station. The RTU shall synchronize its internal clock with the master
station system clock when the Time synchronization is available. It shall be possible to
display the RTU time on a local digital clock.

12.1.13 INTERFACE CABINETS:

The contractor shall provide interface cabinets between the RTU and the field
equipment. The interface cabinet shall house all transducers, interposing relays / opto-
isolator, and interface terminal blocks. The interface cabinet shall be mounted adjacent
to the RTU cabinet. All RTU signals shall be connected to the transducers, interposing
relays, and field signals in the interface cabinets. However, as per field conditions
transducers may be required to be installed in respective control panels and the out put
of transducers shall be brought to RTU panel.
The Contractor shall submit a cabinet design to the Employer for approval upon award of
contract. The cabinet shall be logically partitioned to have transducers in one section,
interposing relays / opto isolators in another section and interface connections to the RTU
in another section. The Contractor shall install all components and inter wire all
components prior to shipment. The entire cabinet shall be lockable. If multiple locks are
provided, the same key shall open any lock.
The interface cabinet shall house various pieces of equipment that are needed to
interface to the RTU. It shall be of modular type. The equipment shall be rail / wall
mounted type. The connections shall be on the front end for incoming and outgoing
circuits and on the rear end for internal connections different sub-assemblies of the
interface cabinet.

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Pre-wired and standardized solutions for cabling shall be used. This shall enable a few
standardized designs for the interface cabinet to be developed, all of which shall have
identical provision for various types of plug –in Company / modules (e.g. position
indication, MW and MVAR measuring signals).
The interface components for each typical bay shall comprise typical modules and sub-
assemblies logically sorted by type of interface. For example, interface component
associated to a double bus bar type feeder shall consists of a module for the circuit
breaker position indication, a module for the associated bus bar isolators position
indication, a module associated to power measurements and a module associated to
position control. Each module or sub-assembly shall be provided with all testing
(switching, disconnecting and inserting) facilities, allowing easy maintenance.
Wire ways not more than 50% full for maximum RTU configuration, shall be provided
to route the necessary connectors from the CSPTCL‟s choice of top or bottom access to
the I/O terminations. For wire way-sizing purposes, the RTU supplier shall assure that
each point uses a independent cable.
The terminal connectors should be stud type only both in the inter phase cabinet as well
as RTU. The RTU should have minimum 20% spare connectors.
The provided RTU must have 100% expandability. Each RTU shall be provided with 05
Nos of analog input card (each having capacity to accommodate 08 Nos of analog
input) and 06 Nos of digital input cards to accommodate 16 Nos single point
indications. The RTU shall be supplied with 02 Nos of CPU and 02 Nos. of modems
along with rack & power supply. The system provided should be along with basic
licence i.e it should communicate with 101, mod bus, 103 and other international
protocol. It will be the responsibility of the contractor to integrate RTU with our
SCADA. The MFT may be accommodated in respective feeder panel of RTU and
output signal of MFT shall be taken to RTU panel through 1.5 Sq mm multi strand
copper wire. The analog parameters of all 132 KV feeders & provision for 33 KV
feeders for future use, transformers, 132 KV&33KV bus voltages and frequency shall
be measured through MFT (Multi-Functional Transducer) and Breaker ON/OFF
indications shall be double point indication and isolator indication shall be single point
indication and will be coupled to RTU through OPTO isolator print (if digital input card
is provided with opto isolator then separate opto isolator print is not required). The
wiring of digital indication shall be done by 1.5 sq mm multi strand copper wire, Bus
PT voltage and frequency signal shall be terminated to RTU panel.
The RTU provided should be compatible to work with transducers as well as be able to
communicate with energy meters and numerical relays which are working on different
protocols (other than 101) . The supplied RTU‟s should be with 2 Nos. modems along
with power supply unit and other accessories (1 NO. for RTU & 1 NO. for SCADA
end). Opto isolators Print shall be similar to C&R panels size. All digital indication
wiring shall be terminated in this panel and before routing to RTU.
Although the control functions are not being implemented at present, the RTU should
be capable of supporting the same. The supply of digital out put card is not in the scope.
However, RTU should have functionality to support control functions so that as per
requirement CSPTCL may obtain control functions by simply providing digital out put
cards without any further modification in RTU.

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12.1.14. GUARANTEED TECHNICAL PARTICULARS OF REMOTE TERMINAL UNIT (RTU)

Sl. DESCRIPTION TECHNICAL PARTICULARS

No.
1 Communication Protocol to Communicate with To match our SCADA
SCADA– IEC 60870-5-101
2 Communication Protocol to communicate with To match our SCADA
Numerical Relays, Meters Etc. –IEC61850, IEC
60870-5-103 or MODBUS (Interoperability Sheet
Required)
3 Number of Communication Ports
(a) For Primary SCADA Master 01 no.
(b) For substation slave devices like numerical 02 nos
relays, meters etc.
(c) For Maintenance 01 no.
(d) For Local Logger 01 no.
(e) For Secondary SCADA Master 01 no.
(f) Ethernet port. 01 no.
4 Type of Interface for Communication Ports RS-232, RS-485 & Ethernet/LAN
5 100 Mbps 10/100 Base T Ethernet port support Supports 100 Mbps in FO & 10/100
base T Ethernet
6 Mode of Communication with Master Station with Configurable serial ports & Ethernet
Baud rate support at 10/100 Mbps
(a). PLCC
(b). OFC
(c). VSAT
(d). Digital Radio
(e). UHF / Microwave
(f). GSM / CDMA
7 Number of compatible Modem required 02 nos. with each RTU
8 Analog Input 0-20 mA with configurable subsets in
this range
9 Digital Input Support  Status inputs
 SOE inputs
 BCD inputs
 Binary Word inputs
 Pulse accumulator inputs
10 RTU internal clock stability & Synchronization With 1 ppm.
Master SCADA
11 Cable sizing details Through multi-strand copper cable
D.C. 1.5 sq.mm.
(i) For inter-panel wiring C.T.- 4 sq.mm.
(ii) For field wiring (i.e. CT & PT) P.T.- 2.5 sq.mm.
Status – 0.5 sq.mm.
(iii) For Field Status Indication Analog (4-20 )mA. – 0.5 sq.mm.

12 Interface Cabinet type & Details Full size floor standing cabinet.
13 Availability of Raw A.C. Supply Yes

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14 Availability of Aux. 48 Volts DC Supply Points Yes

15 Illumination inside RTU & Interface Enclosure Yes

16 Cool Air system within RTU panel Not required

17 Redundancy of RTU & Modem DC Supply
18 Potential free interposing relays & Opto-isolator
arrangement
19 Analog Input Module Details
20 Digital Input Module Details
Yes
8 Channel input modules
16 signal indication with time stamp, 8
double indications with time stamp. 2
digital measured values with 8 bits, 1
digital measured value with 16 bit, 16
pulse counter
Binary input, 16 channel potentially
isolated LED.
16 input modules

21 Connector types, Tag / Terminal block types Stud and bolt type for D.I.
Disconnecting link type for analog.

22 RTU internal (Inter cabinet & inside panel) and
external wiring identification methodology &
Ferruling
12.1.15 BILL OF MATERIAL OF R.T.U.
Each component will be identified with
tag. Each wire will be provided with
ferrule no. at both ends. Each cable will
be identified with no. at both ends.

Each RTU shall consist of the following components:

(1). 5 No. analog cards with 8 inputs each.
(2). 6 digital cards with 16 inputs each.
(3). CPU with basic license: 2 No. with each RTU.
(4). Power supply module 1 No. with each RTU.
(5). Compatible modems: 2 No. with each RTU along with rack & power
supply.
(6). Inter face cabinet duly wired 1 with each RTU

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