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SICAM PAS
Substation Automation System
Function overview
System architecture
• Modular and scalable hardware and
software
• Open system thanks to standards
• User-friendly due to Windows operat-
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ing system
• Real-time data system
• Flexible, graphical configuration of
automation
• Embedded industry platform
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System features
• Real time changes in the configuration
through database access
Fig. 14/1 • Unrestricted access to information
SICAM PAS
Substation automation system
• Monitoring and controlling switchgears
via Web interface
• Substation control features, e.g. bay
Description blocking, telecontrol blocking, security
authority, time synchronization,
SICAM PAS (Power Automation System)
• Process visualization with
meets all the demands made of a distri-
buted substation control system – both SICAM PAS CC
now and in the future. Amongst many • Evaluation of measured and metered
other standardized communication proto- values with SICAM Valpro
cols SICAM PAS supports the new stand- • Archiving of fault recordings of protec-
ard IEC 61850 in the substation for com-
tion units with SICAM Recpro
municating with the bay devices. SICAM
PAS is an open system and besides provid- • Testing and diagnostic functions
ing standardized data transfer processes, it • OPC interface for connection to auto-
features user interfaces for the integration mation world
of system-specific tasks and offers multiple
automation possibilities.
• IEC 61850 leading technology
Description/Application
Communication Automatic dialing is also supported for the System control center connections,
connection of substations with this protocol. distributed process connection and process
Device interfaces and visualization
SICAM PAS can establish the dial-up con-
communication protocols
nection to the substation either cyclically or SICAM PAS operates on the basis of Win-
In a substation that you configure and op- as required (e.g. for command output). By dows 2000, Windows XP Professional and
erate with SICAM PAS, you can use vari- contrast, the substation can also establish a Windows XP Embedded. This means that
ous types of protection units, IEDs, bay connection cyclically or in event-triggered the extensive support which 2000/XP offers
control units, measured-value recorders mode. for modern communication protocols is
and telecontrol units from a wide range of also available with SICAM PAS.
Analog or ISDN modems can be used. A
manufacturers. SICAM PAS was conceived for easy and fast
GSM modem can also be used in the sub-
integration of conventional protocols.
SICAM PAS offers a large number of com- station.
Contact Siemens if you have any questions
mercially available communication proto-
Several modems are supported for com- about integration of user-specific protocols.
cols for recording data from various de-
munication with substations. Even if the
vices and through differing communication The standardized telecontrol protocols
‘standard modem’ is already in use, other
channels. Subsequent expansion is easy. IEC 60870-5-101, IEC 60870-5-104 and
substations remain accessible.
DNP V3.00 (which is also used throughout
Available protocols
IEC 60870-5-104 (Master) the world) are supported for the purpose
These communication protocols and device of linking up to higher-level system control
Furthermore, connection of substations centers.
drivers can be obtained as optional addi-
is also supported by the TCP/IP-based
tions to the standard scope of SICAM PAS.
IEC 60870-5-104 protocol. Asymmetric encryption enables tap-proof
IEC 61850 DNP V3.00 communication via TCP/IP
PROFIBUS DP connection to higher-level control centers.
IEC 61850 is the communication standard
PROFIBUS DP is a highly powerful field Distributed process connection in the sub-
for interconnecting the devices at the bay
bus protocol based on the token passing station is possible thanks to the SICAM
and station control levels on the basis of
method. For example, it is used for indus- PAS Device Interface Processor (DIP).
Ethernet. IEC 61850 supports the direct
trial automation and for automating the
exchange of data between IEDs, thus en-
supply of electricity and gas. SICAM PAS can also be set up on comput-
abling switching interlocks across bays in-
ers networked with TCP/IP. Here, one
dependently of the station control unit, for PROFIBUS DP serves to interface multi- computer performs the task of the so-
example. functional measuring instruments such as called full server. Up to six other comput-
PROFIBUS FMS SIMEAS P (I, V, P, Q, p.f. (cos ϕ)) or, for ers can be used as DIPs. With this architec-
example, to connect ET200 components ture, the system can be adapted to the
Most SIPROTEC 4 bay controllers and for gathering messages and for simple topological situation and its performance
protection units can be connected to the commands. Messages, for example, can be also boosted.
SICAM PAS station unit with PROFIBUS derived from the signaling contacts of fuse
FMS. Many of the functional aspects stan- switch-disconnectors. SICAM PAS allows use of the SICAM PAS CC
dardized in IEC 61850 have been antici- process visualization system for central
pated in this communication platform. For simple applications that do not need process control and monitoring.
functions like time synchronization and fault
IEC 60870-5-103 recording transfer, etc., SIPROTEC 4 units For industrial applications, it is easy to
can also be interfaced via PROFIBUS DP. configure an interface to process visualiza-
Protection units, IEDs, bay control units,
tion systems via OPC (object linking and
measured- value recorders and trans- IEDs and substations can also be con- embedding for process control).
former controllers from many manufac- nected with DNP V3.00 (serial and SICAM PAS can be configured as an OPC
turers support the IEC 60870-5-103 “over IP”) and MODBUS. server or as an OPC client.
protocol and can therefore be connected
ILSA Protocol The SICAM PAS process variables – avail-
directly to SICAM PAS.
able with the OPC server – can be read and
IEC 60870-5-101 (master) Communication via the ILSA protocol is a written with OPC clients working either on
highlight of SICAM PAS system. Existing the same device or on one networked by
The IEC 60870-5-101 protocol is generally LSA central devices can be used without TCP/IP. This mechanism enables, for ex-
used to connect telecontrol units. changing of configuration on bay level. ample, communication with another pro-
The ‘balanced’ and ‘unbalanced’ traffic A future-proof extension with IEC 61850 cess visualization system.
modes are supported. is possible. The OPC server is included in the basic 14
system.
The OPC client can read and write data
from other OPC servers. Typical applica-
tions are data exchange with another
SICAM PAS station unit, and the connec-
tion of SIMATIC programmable control-
lers.
The OPC client is available as an optional
package.
Automation
SICAM Diamond
SICAM Diamond can be used to monitor
the system interfaces, to indicate switching
device states (and up-to-date measured
values), and also for further diagnostic
purposes.
SICAM Diamond features an event list and
enables the issue of switching commands.
SICAM Diamond allows access to data
with a Web browser (Microsoft Internet
Explorer), either on the same computer or
from a Web client.
I addition to this, a fault recording archive
created with SICAM Recpro can be accessed
via the intranet/Internet using SICAM
Diamond for visualization, analysis and
downloading of the fault recordings.
In other words:
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SICAM PAS permits data access with Typical redundant configuration: The station unit and the HMI server are based on a redundant
Web-based programs. structure to boost availability
Further station control aspects
SICAM PAS features bay blocking and
telecontrol blocking functions.
The telecontrol blocking function can also
be configured for specific channels so as to
prevent the transfer of information to one
particular control center during operation,
while transfer continues with other control
centers. The bay blocking and telecontrol
blocking functions act in both the signaling
and the command directions.
Channel-specific switching authority also
makes it possible to distinguish between
local control (SICAM PAS CC) and remote
control for the switching direction, but
also between control center connections.
Circuit-breakers can be controlled in
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synchronized/unsynchronized mode.
Automation tasks
Fig. 14/4 Process visualization with SICAM PAS CC
can be configured in SICAM PAS with the
CFC (Continuous Function Chart), which Redundancy Scope of information
conforms to IEC 61131. In this editor, The SICAM PAS station unit can be used The amount of information to be
tasks are configured graphically by wiring in a duplicate configuration to further processed by SICAM PAS is essentially
function blocks. SICAM PAS comes with boost the availability of the station control determined by the following factors:
an extensive library of CFC function level (see Fig. 14/3). This duplication is
blocks, developed and system-tested spe- • Computer network concept
possible with IEDs or substation devices
14 cially for energy automation. that support simultaneous communication
(multiple-computer network or
single-station system)
Applications range from generation of with two masters (PROFIBUS FMS,
IEC 60870-5-101) or clients (IEC 61850). • Performance data of the hardware used
simple group indications through switch-
ing interlocks to complex switching se- • Performance data of the network
A redundant structure is also possible for • Size of the database (RDBMS)
quences. process visualisation with SICAM PAS CC
• Rate of change of values
Namely creation of switching sequences and fault-record archiving with SICAM
Recpro as shown in Fig. 14/3. With a distributed PAS system using a
are supported by the SFC Editor
full server and up to 6 DIPs a maximum
(Sequential Function Chart).
of 350 IEDs and 20,000 data points can
be supported.
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Viewer programs. User administration
supports user-rights contexts with pre-
defined rights and password protection. Fig. 14/5
SICAM PAS UI Configuration
Configuration
System requirements
• Hardware comprising:
− Pentium processor III ≥ 800 MHz
− Main memory ≥ 512 Mbytes
− Hard disk capacity ≥ 512 Mbytes
− Graphics card for recommended reso-
lution of ≥ 1024 x 768
− Color monitor matching the graphics card
− DVD-ROM drive
− Keyboard
− Mouse
− Parallel printer interface
− Network adapter for LAN/WAN connection
− Interface cards for connection of IEDs SIP067b-en.tif
– SIMATIC CP5613/14 for connecting
units with PROFIBUS DP interfaces
– e.g. Rocket Port COM Fig. 14/6
Expander for serial connection of units SICAM PAS UI Operation
with IEC 80670-5-103 interfaces, etc.
• Operating system for SICAM PAS
– Microsoft Windows 2000
– Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
– Microsoft Windows XP Professional
– Microsoft Windows XP Embedded.
14 • Operating system for visualization with
SICAM PAS CC:
– Microsoft Windows 2000
– Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
– Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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SICAM PAS Value Viewer
SICAM PAS CC
Human Machine Interface
Process visualization
Runtime 6MD550o-0AP00-6AA0
Runtime incl. evaluation applications SICAM Valpro, SICAM Recpro 6MD550o-0BP00-6AA0
Runtime & Configuration 6MD551o-0AP00-6AA0
Runtime & Configuration incl. evaluation applications 6MD551o-0BP00-6AA0
SICAM Valpro, SICAM Recpro
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User documentation
SICAM PAS – Overview E50417-X8976-C044
SICAM PAS – Installation Manual E50417-M8976-C045
SICAM PAS – Configuration and Operation E50417-P8976-C046
SICAM PAS – Automation Blocks E50417-H8976-C287
SICAM PAS CC – Human Machine Interface E50417-H8976-C284
SICAM Recpro – Fault Record Processing Unit E50417-H8976-C286
SICAM Valpro – Measured/Metered Value Processing Unit E50417-H8976-C285
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