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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
FOR
NUMERICAL RELAYS

REV.
NO.

DESCRIPTION

CONCEPT ENGINEERING
PROJECTS PVT. LTD.

DOCUMENT NO. :
CEPL/10162/EL/DOC09
TOTAL SHEETS : 10

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CONTENTS

1.0

SCOPE

2.0

CODESANDSTANDARDS

3.0

SITECONDITIONS

4.0

GENERALREQUIREMENTS

5.0

TECHNICALREQUIREMENTS

6.0

INSPECTION,TESTINGANDACCEPTANCE

7.0

PACKINGANDDESPATCH

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SCOPE
Theintentofthisspecificationistodefinetheminimumrequirementofdesign,manufacture,
testingpackinganddispatchofnumericalrelays.Thespecificationalsodefinesthe
requirementofcommunicationandintegrationwithdataconcentrator,substationMan
MachineInterfaceandupperlevelcontrolsystem.

2.0

CODESANDSTANDARDS

2.1

TheequipmentshallcomplywiththerequirementsoftherevisionofthefollowingIEC
standards/equivalentIndianStandardsunlessotherwisespecified.

IEC60068

:EnvironmentalTesting

IEC60073

:Basicsafetyprinciplesformanmachineinterface,marking&Identification

IEC60529

:Degreeofprotectionprovidedbyenclosure(IPCode)

IEC60255

:Electricalrelays

IEC61000

:Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)

IEC61850

:Communicationnetworks&systemsinsubstation

2.2

Incaseofimportedequipment,standardsofthecountryoforiginshallbeapplicableifthese
standardsareequivalentormorestringentthantheapplicableIEC/Indianstandards.

2.3

TheequipmentshallalsoconfirmtothepreviousofIndianElectricityRulesandother
statutoryregulationscurrentlyinforceinthecountry.

2.4

IncaseIndianstandardsarenotavailableforanyequipment,standardissuedbyIEC/BS/VDE/
IEEE/NEMAorequivalentagencyshallbeapplicable.

2.5

Incaseofanycontradictionbetweenvariousreferredstandards/specifications/datasheetsand
statutoryregulations,thefollowingorderofpriorityshallgovern:

Statutoryregulations

DataSheets

JobSpecification

ThisSpecification

CodesandStandards

3.0

SITECONDITIONS

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Therelaysshallbesuitableforsatisfactoryoperationwheninstalledinapanellocatedina
pressurizedsubstationwithrestrictednaturalairventilatorintropicalhumidandcorrosive
atmosphere.Relayshallbedesignedtoperformallitsfunctionsandoperateundersite
conditionsspecifiedinswitchboarddatasheet.Ifnotspecificallymentionedtherein,adesign
ambienttemperatureof400Candanaltitudenotexceeding1000Mabovethemeansealevel
shallbeconsidered.

4.0

GENERALREQUIREMENTS

4.1

Theofferedequipmentshallbebrandnewwithstateofthearttechnologyandprovenfield
trackrecord.Noprototypeequipmentshallbeoffered.

4.2

4.3

4.4

Vendorshallensureavailabilityofsparepartsandmaintenancesupportservicesfortheoffered
equipmentforatleast15yearsfromthedateofsupply.
VendorshallgiveanoticeofatleastoneyeartotheenduserofequipmentandEILbefore
phasingouttheproduct/sparestoenabletheendusertoplaceorderforsparesandservices.
IncaseofrelaysmanufacturedoutsideIndia,therelaymanufacturerthroughhisIndian
establishmentorassociateinIndiashallprovideapplication,testing,commissioning,aftersales
serviceandothernecessarysupportforminimumof1.5yearstocustomer.TheirIndian
establishmentorassociatecompanyinIndiashallalsomaintainadequateinventoryofeachtype
ofrelayorsparestomeettherequirementarisingduringprojectexecutionandplantoperation.
RelaymanufacturershallpossesasignedMemorandumofunderstandingwiththeirIndian
associateforprovidingcustomersupport.

5.0

TECHNICALREQUIREMENTS

5.1

AuxiliaryPowerSupply

Unlessotherwisespecified,relayshallbesuitabletoacceptbothAC/DCsupplieswithrange
110Vto240Vwithtoleranceof15%.Theauxiliarypowersupplyshallpreferablybesite
selectablerequiringnoadditionalhardware.

5.2

BasicRequirementandConstructionDetails

5.2.1

Relayshallbesuitableforflushmounting.Therelayenclosureshallbedusttighthavingdegree
ofprotectionminimumasIP5X

5.2.2

RelayTerminalsshallbesuitableforterminationof2.5/4sqmmwires,forallhardwired
connections.

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5.2.3

RelayshallhavedrawoutfeaturewithplugintypePCBforeasyreplacement.Incaseoffixed
typerelay,therelayterminalsshallbeeasilyaccessiblefortestingandcommissioning.

5.2.4

Currentoperatedrelayshallhaveprovisionfor4wireCTinputand2wiresCBCTinput.However
thevoltageoperatedrelayshallhaveprovisionfor4wirePTinput.Incaseofcomprehensive
singlenumericalrelay,therelayshallhaveprovisionofbothcurrentandvoltageinputs.

5.2.5

CTshortinglinkshallbeprovidedatterminalblockasrequired.

5.2.6

Allnumericalrelaysshallhavekeypad/keystoallowrelaysettingfromrelayfront.Allhand
resetrelaysshallalsohaveresetbuttononrelayfront.Selfresetorhandresetfeatureofthe
relayshallbesoftwareselectableandpasswordprotected.

5.2.7

Relayshallbesuitableforboth1Aor5ACTsecondary.CTsecondary1Aor5Ashalleitherbe
softwareselectableorbyprovidingsuitablelink.Selectionbetween1Aor5Ashouldbepossible
atsite.

5.2.8

Relaysshallhaveselfdiagnosticfeaturewithindicationofrelayfailureonrelayfront.Relay
faults(Selfdiagnostic)shallbecommunicatedandannunciatedtodataconcentrator/
substationMMI.

5.2.9

Allnumericalrelaysshallbecommunicabletype.

5.2.10 Relaysshall,asaminimum,haveprotectionfunctionsasperfeederequipmentdatasheets.
Otherfunctionssuchasmeteringandcontrolshallbeprovided,ifspecifiedindatasheets/job
specifications.

5.3

SoftwareSecurity

Therelayshallbeprovidedwithsuitablesecurity(passwordprotection)againstunauthorized
WRITEACCESSforchangeinrelaysetting.Howeveritshouldbepossibletoviewmetering,
protectionsettings,statusandeventdataasREADONLYwithoutpasswordprotection.

5.4

DisplayandIndication

5.4.1

AllrelaysshallhavealphanumericLCDdisplayalongwithLEDindicationsfordisplayofsettings,
status,faultsandevents.Ifgraphicaldisplayisspecifiedindatasheet/jobspecification,relay
shallhavegraphicdisplayformimic/motorstartingcharacteristic,setting,status,faultsand
eventsinplaceofLED/LCDdisplay.

5.4.2

5.4.3

LCDdisplayshallbebacklitandtemperaturecompensatedupto650Cforcontrastandlegibility.
Asaminimum,therelayshallhaveLEDindicatinglampsforFaulttrip,Relayhealthy,Relay
unhealthy,ControlsupplyON.

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5.5

ProtectionFunctions

5.5.1 OverCurrent/EarthFaultProtection

i) Thissectiondescribesovercurrent&earthfaultprotectionfunction,whichmainlyinclude
differentsettingstagessuchaslowset,highsetandhighsetinstantaneous(51,50,51N,
50N).OvercurrentprotectionfunctionprovidedshouldhaveIDMTLcharacteristicforlow
setandhighsetstagesanddefinitetimedelayforhighsetinstantaneousstage.

ii) Overcurrentrelayshallbethreephasetypewith4elements;3elementsforinverseand
definitetimedelayovercurrentandoneelementforinversedefinitetimedelayearthfault
current.Selectionofinverseordefinitetimefeatureshallbeuserselectable.

iii) TheIDMTLcharacteristic(for51and51N)shallbeasperIEC.Theinversecharacteristicshall
includenormalinverse,veryinverse,extremelyinverse,longinverseandshallbesoftware
selectable.Inverseelementshallhavetwoormorestages(lowandhighset)forselectionof
requiredinversecharacteristictoachievecloseprotectionasrequired.

iv) RelayshallalsohaveseparatecurrentinputfromCBCTforearthfaultcurrentelement.It
shallbepossibletoconnectearthfaultelementeitherthroughCBCTortobeconnected
residually.Minimumsettingcurrentforsensitiveearthfaultelementshallbe1%.

v) Directionalovercurrent&earthfaultelementshallbeprovided,whereverrequired.

vi) Voltagebiasedovercurrent/earthfaultelementshallbeprovidedwhereverrequired.

5.5.2 MotorProtection

i)

Motorprotectionrelayshallhaveallprotectionfunctionsuchasovercurrent,thermal(over
load),lockedrotorcurrent,zerosequence,maximumnumberofstart,motoroverloadpre
alarm,motorreacceleration,lockout,inhibitofovercurrentprotectionduringmotor
startingthroughcontactorfeeders,hourruncount,inhibitstartafterelapseofmaximum
numberofstartsetc.

ii) Therelayshallbeprovidedwith6Nos.RTDand2Nos.BTDanaloginputs,ifspecifiedinthe
datasheet/jobspecification.ThenumericalrelaywithRTD/BTDinputsshallbesuitable
forcablelength1000mbetweenmotorandswitchboard,usingshieldedtriadcableof
conductorsize1.5sqmmcopper,unlessotherwisespecified.
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iii) Inrelayswherecontrolfunctionareprovidedaspartoftherelay,contactsofpushbuttons
fromfieldandinterlocksfromDCSshallbewiredtotherelayasdigitalinputusing2.5sqmm,
multicore,copperconductorcables.Thedistancebetweenpushbuttons/interlockto
switchboardmaybeconsideredas1000m,unlessotherwisespecified.Theadditional
componentsasrequiredtoovercomethecablecapacitanceeffectshallbeconsideredasa
partofsupplyofrelay.Thedigitalinputtorelayfromfieldcontactsandinterlocksshallbe
momentarytype.Logictolatchthemomentarycontact,asrequiredshallbebuiltasapart
ofcomprehensivemotorprotectionrelay.

iv) Motordifferentialprotectorshallbeprovided,ifrequiredasperdatasheet/job
specification.

5.5.3 TransformerProtection

i)

Inadditiontoovercurrent&earthfaultfunction,whereverrequired,thenumericalrelay
shallalsoincludestandbyearthfaultprotectionfunction(51G)forthetransformer.The
standbyearthfaultshalloperatefromaseparateneutralCTinputandshallhavedefinite
time/IDMTLcharacteristicasperIEC.

ii) Whereverthetransformerrequiresrestrictedearthfaultprotection(64R),separate
numericalrelayshallbeprovided.64Rfunctioncanbeincludedasapartofmaindifferential
protectionrelay(87T),unlessotherwisespecified.

iii) Separateauxiliaryrelaysshallbeprovidedfortransformerauxiliaryprotection
(OTI/WTI/Buchholz/MOGetc.).Thesamecanalsobeincludedasapartofnumericalrelay,if
availableinVendorsstandardrelay.

iv) Transformerdifferentialprotectionshallbeprovided,ifrequiredasperdatasheet/job
specification.

5.5.4 GeneratorProtection

i)

ThegeneratorprotectionsprovidedforDieselEnginedrivenGeneratorsshallinclude
followingminimumprotectionfunctions,unlessotherwisespecified:

Voltagerestrainedovercurrent(51V)
StandbyEarthfault(51G)
Negativesequence(46)
ReversePower(32)
Undervoltage(27)

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Overvoltage(59)
Thermaloverload(49)
PTfusefailuremonitoringfunction(60)
GeneratorDifferential(87G)

ii) InadditiontotheabovethefollowingprotectionfunctionsshallbeprovidedforHV
generators(turbine/dieselenginedriven)<unlessotherwisespecified:

Rotorbackupearthfault(64R)1stand2ndstage
Lowpowerflow(37)
Lossofexcitation(40)
Underfrequency(81U)
Rateofchangeoffrequency(df/dt)

iii) Followingadditionalprotectionfunctionscanbeconsideredasapartofgenerator
protectionnumericalrelay,ifspecifiedinthedatasheet:
Fieldovercurrent
Overfrequency(81O)
BackupImpedance(21)
Overfluxing(99)
Outofstep

5.5.5

Thegeneratorprotectionfunctionscanbeincludedasapartofonenumericalrelayora
separatenumericalrelayscanbeprovided.

5.5.6 VoltageOperatedProtectionFunctions

i)

Thesefunctionsincludeundervoltage(27),overvoltage(59),ONdelayandOFFdelay
timers,phasesequencevoltage,neutraldisplacementandSynchrocheckfunctionsetc.

ii) Theundervoltageandovervoltageprotectivefunctionsshallhavedifferentstageswith
IDMTLanddefinitetimecharacteristics.

iii) Ifspecifiedindatasheet,therelayshallhaveunderandoverfrequencyprotection
functions.Rateofchangeoffrequencyfunctionshallalsobeprovidedwherespecified.

5.5.7 Differentialprotection

Suitabledifferentialprotectionshallbeprovidedasrequiredasperdatasheet/jobspecification
forthespecificapplicationsuchasforgenerator,transformer,overallgenerator&transformer,
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motor,feeder,bussectionetc.Thefollowingrequirements,asapplicable,shallbecompiled:

i) Differentialprotectionshallbeeitherhighimpedanceorlowimpedancetype.Incaseof
highimpedancetype,suitablenonlinearresistorshallbeprovidedtolimitthepeak
overvoltage.
ii) Transformerdifferentialprotectionshallhavesuitableharmonicrestraintfeaturetoavoid
maltrippingduringswitching.

iii) Fortransformerdifferentialprotection,necessarycorrectionforratioerrorandfor
transformerprimaryandsecondaryvectorgroupingshallbetakencareintherelayitself
withoutadditionalICTs.Therequiredrelaysettingforthisshallbeprogrammable.

iv) DifferentialrelayandREFrelayshallhavefeatureforCTcircuitsupervision.Busdifferential
relayshallbeprovidedwithfeaturehavingcheckdifferential.
v) Incaseseparatehardwiredrelayisusedforcheckdifferential,thestatus/eventofsameto
becommunicatedthroughthenumericalrelayprovidedformaindifferentialapplication.
vi) Unlessotherwisespecified,thedifferentialrelayssuchasgeneratordifferential,
transformerdifferential,overallgeneratortransformerdifferential,motordifferential,
feederdifferential,etc.shallbesuitableforcableconnectionbetweenCTsandrelayof
length1000musing2.5sq.mm.,Cuconductor,PVCinsulated,armouredcable.Howeverfor
pilotwiretypedifferentialprotectionsprovidedforfeedershavinglonglengths,shielded
twistedpaircableofconductorsize1.5sqmmcoppermaybeconsidered.Incaseswhere
specialcable(suchasfibreoptic)isrequired,sameshallbespecificallymentionedbythe
bidderintheofferforEIL/Ownersacceptanceoncasetocasebasis.

5.5.8 SpecialProtectionFunctions
Numericalrelaysforspecialprotectionfunctionssuchasdistanceprotection,check
synchronizing,autosynchronizingetc.shallbesuitablyselectedtomeetthespecificjob
requirements.

5.6

MeteringFunctions
Themeteringfunctionshallbeprovidedasrequiredandsameshallbebuiltinsidethenumerical
relaysifspecifiedinthedatasheet.

5.7

ControlFunctions

5.7.1

Thecontrolfunctionshallbebuiltinsidethenumericalrelays.Ifspecifiedinthedatasheet.For
thispurposerelayshallhaveallPLC/Booleanlogicfunctionssuchthatcompletecontrollogicof
thefeederalongwithallnecessaryinterlocksasrequiredcanbedevelopedinsidetherelay.

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5.7.2

Relaysformotorfeedershallbeequippedwithallcontrolfunctionsandinterlocksrelatedto
motorfeeder.Ifreaccelerationisapartofmotorfeeder,thecontrolfunctionshallalsocover
reaccelerationlogic.

5.7.3

RelayswithintegralcontrolfunctionshallhavesufficientI/Ostotakecareofcompletefeeder
logic.

5.8

LockOut(86),TripCircuitSupervision(95),AuxiliaryRelaysandTimerFunctions

5.8.1

Unlessotherwisespecifiedthenumericalrelaysshallhavebuiltinlockoutfunction.Formotor
feedersadditionalbuiltinlockoutrelayshallbeprovidedtoreceiveprocesstripsignals,if
specifiedinthedatasheet.Lockoutelementsshallbeselfresetorhandresetandshallbe
softwareselectable.

5.8.2

Thenumericalrelaysshallhavebuiltintripcircuitsupervisionfunction,unlessotherwise
specified

5.8.3

Auxiliaryrelays/Timersfunctionetcasrequiredforcontrolschematicsshallbeprogrammable
asapartofnumericalrelay.Thenumberofsuchelementsasrequiredforschematicshallbe
considered.

5.8.4

TimerfunctionshallbeprogrammableforbothON/OFFdelays.

5.9

Disturbance/EventRecordingandDataStorage

5.9.1

Breakertrip/closestatus,relayfaults,tripvalues,eventdataanddisturbancerecorddatashall
bestoredintherelayinnonerasablememoryormemorybackedupbylithiumbattery.Under
nocircumstancessuchaswithdrawalofpowertotherelayshallthestatus,dataandeventsin
thememorygeterased.Unlessotherwisespecified,itshouldbepossibletosaveminimum3
recordsofeacheventandthelastdisturbancerecord.Subsequenteventshallbeoverwritten
followingprincipleofFIFO.

5.9.2

Alldisturbances/eventsshallbetimestampedwithintherelay.

5.10

Input/OutputInterface,FiltersandGalvanicIsolation

5.10.1 RelayshallhavecurrentinputfromCTsecondaryratedeither1Aor5A.Itshallhaveflexibilityto
settherelayoperatingparameteras1Ampor5Ampthroughprogrammingorthroughhard
wiredselectionatsite.
5.10.2 Voltage(throughPT)inputtorelay,shallbe110V+/10%unlessotherwisespecified.
5.10.3 Outputrelayshallhaveatleast4NOcontacts;eachshallseparatelybeprogrammableforeither
handresetorselfreset.Thecontactratingshallbeminimum5Aat250VAC/DC.
5.10.4 Relayshallbemadeimmunetocapacitanceeffectduetolonglengthofcables.Anyexternal
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hardware,ifrequiredforavoidingmaloperationofrelayduetocablecapacitanceshallbe
includedasastandardfeature.
5.10.5 AllI/Osshallhavegalvanicisolation.Analoginputsshallbeprotectedagainstswitchingsurges,
harmonicsetc.

5.11

RelayCommunication

5.11.1 AllnumericalrelayshallhavesuitableRS232portonthefrontforhookinglaptop.
5.11.2 Attherearnumericalrelaysshallhavesuitablecommunicationportforcommunicationwith
dataconcentrator/MMI/Stationbus.Thetypeofportshallbeselectedbasedonmethodof
communication(SerialorEthernet)andtypeofphysicaltransmissionmedium(twistedpair
copperorfiberoptic).Forserialcommunication,therelayportshallbeRS485orFO(fiberoptic)
andforEthernet(IEC61850based)communicationsameshallbeRJ45orFO.

5.11.3 SerialCommunication

Communicationbetweenrelayanddataconcentrator/MMIshallbeprovidedeithertoachieve
nonredundantcommunicationarchitectureasspecifiedindatasheet:
i)

NonRedundantSerialCommunication
InNonRedundantserialcommunicationarchitecture,dataconcentratorshallhaveoneport
foreachrelayLANwithrelaysmultidroppedonLAN.Underthisconfiguration,relay
suppliershallensurethatdelinking/disconnectingofonerelayfromLANshallnotaffect
thecommunicationwithotherrelays.
AlternativelyrelaysshallhaveFOpartandshallcommunicateinstartopologyandshallbe
connectedtostarcouplerusingFOcables.

ii) DualRedundantSerialCommunication
InDualredundantserialcommunicationarchitecture,dataconcentratorshallhavetwo
serialports(1no.ineachCPUmodule)forsimultaneousremotecommunicationonrelay
LAN.TherelaysshallbemultidroppedonRS485throughsingledropfromLANtoeach
relay.IntheeventofeitherfailureofanyrelayorbreakinLANcableorfailureofportat
dataconcentrator,theredundanthardwareshallensurehealthycommunicationbetween
relayanddataconcentrator.
Alternativelyrelays,ifspecified,shallcommunicateinstartopologyusingstarcoupler.
Communicationfromrelaytostarcouplershallbethroughsinglecommunicationport.
Communicationfromstarcouplertodataconcentratorshallbethroughdualredundant
communicationlink(eachlinkpartofseparatestarcou0plerunit).RS485toFOconvertors
whereverrequiredshallbepartofofferedrelay,otherhardware.Starcouplershallbe
providedwithdualpowersupplymodule.
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5.11.4 IEC61850basedcommunication
i)

InIEC61850basedcommunicationnetwork,Ethernetswitchesshallprovideerrorfree
communicationinharshsubstationenvironmentandshallbeimmunetoEMI.The
EthernetswitchesshallcomplytoIEC618503andshallbeKEMAapproved.

ii) Forrealtimedeterministicperformance,managedEthernetswitchshallbeconsidered
intheEthernetnetwork.Theswitchshallsupportfollowingfeatures:

Fullduplexoperation

PriorityQueuing

VirtualLAN(VLAN)

RapidSpanningtree

Multicastfiltering

iii) Unlessotherwiseagreed,maximumfournos.numericalrelaysshallbehookedupto
Ethernetswitchand20%portsshallbekeptasspare.
iv) Communicationbetweenrelayanddataconcentrator/MMIshallbeprovidedeitherto
achievenonredundantcommunicationarchitectureasspecifiedindatasheet.

a) NonRedundantEthernetCommunication
InNonRedundantEthernetbasedcommunicationarchitecture,numericalrelays
shallbehookeduptoEthernetswitchinstartopology.FromEthernetswitchsingle
communicationlinkshallbeextendedforhookingdataconcentratorandMMI.
b) DualRedundantEthernetCommunication

InDualRedundantEthernetcommunicationarchitecture,thecommunication
networkshallhaveeitherfaulttolerantringorhybrid(star/ring)topology.In
Ethernetnetwork,Ethernetswitchshallhavedualpowersupplyfacility.
1. FaultTolerantRingTopology
Incaseofringtopology,numericalrelaysshallbehookeduptoEthernetswitch
instartopology.Theswitchesshallbefurtherconnectedinringanddual
redundantcommunicationlinkfromanytwoswitchesshallbefurtherextended
todataconcentratorandMMI.
2. FaultTolerantHybrid(Star/Ring)Topology
IncaseofhybridtopologynumericalrelaysshallbehookeduptoEthernet
switchinstartopologyandtheswitches(withintheswitchboard)shallbe
furtherconnectedinring.
Alternatively,fromeachswitch(withintheswitchboards)dualredundant
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communicationlinkshallbeextendedtotwonumberbackboneswitchestobe
locatedwithintheswitchboard.
Forhookinguptodataconcentrator/MMI,dualredundantcommunicationlink
eitherfromanytwoswitcheswithintheringorfrombackboneswitchesshall
befurtherextendedandhookeduptotwonos.masterEthernetswitches
dedicatedforhookingdataconcentrator/MMI.Fromdataconcentrator/MMI
dualredundantcommunicationlinkshallbeextendedtothemasterEthernet
switches.
5.11.5 Thecommunicationprotocolshallbeselectedtotransferallinformationincludingtimestamp
datafromrelaytodataconcentrator/substationMMI.Therelaysshallpreferablycommunicate
onindustryopenprotocolsuchasIEC608705103/IEC61850/ModbusRTU/TCPIPoranyother
openprotocol.ProprietaryprotocolshallrequirespecificapprovalofOwner/EIL.
5.11.6 ThemaximumnumberofrelaysinoneLANshallbedecidedsoastoachievemaximumscan
timeas500msforstatusinputand3to6secforanalogandhistoricaldataconsideringtotal
numberofserialloopandstarcouplerasatotalintegration.Theabovescantimedoesnot
includescreenrefreshrateatMMI.
5.11.7 Forsequenceofeventrecording,timediscriminationbetweentwoeventsshallbemaintained
to1msecorbetter.

5.12 DataConcentrator/DataCommunicator
5.12.1 Dataconcentrator,ifspecified,shallbesuppliedtofacilitatecommunicationwithrelaysonopen
protocol.ProprietaryprotocolshallrequirespecificapprovalofOwner/EIL.
5.12.2 Incaseofproprietaryprotocol,theprotocolconvertorshallbesuppliedasapartofdata
concentrator.Protocolconvertor,ifprovided,shouldnotaffectthespeedofcommunication.
5.12.3 Asaminimumdataconcentratorshallhaveseparatepowersupplymodule,CPUmoduleandI/O
module.Fordualredundantarchitecture,eitherseparatedataconcentratorshallbeconsidered
ordataconcentratorshallhavedualredundantpowersupplymoduleanddualredundantCPU
module.TheCPUmoduleshallhavesufficientcommunicationportsdependingonrelayLAN
requirement.
5.12.4 DataconcentratorshallprovidegatewaytoupperlevelcontrolsystemonEthernet/IEC61850
protocol/ModbusRTUprotocolorprotocolasspecifiedinthedatasheet.Thecommunication
toupperlevelcontrolsystemshallbedualredundantasperdatasheet/systemarchitecture.
5.12.5 Dataconcentratorshallhavedigitalandanalog(4to20mA)I/Ocardssuitableforinterface
requirementspecifiedindatasheet.Unlessotherwisespecified,20%I/Osshallbeconsideredas
spare.Alternatively,aseparateDataAcquisitionUnitmaybesuppliedfordigitalandanalog
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interface.
5.12.6 DataconcentratorshallhaverequirednumberofportsforrelayLAN/starcouplers.Numberof
relayLAN/starcouplersshallbeasperprojectrequirement.20%orminimum2Nos.spare
portswhicheverismaximumshallbeprovidedforfutureextensions.
5.12.7 DataconcentratorshallhaverequirednumberofRS232/RS422portsforconnectiontoLaptop
PCandsubstationMMIhavingoperatorsworkstationandengineeringstationPC.
5.12.8 DataconcentratorshallhavedualredundantRS485/FO/Ethernetportforcommunicationto
substationMMIandupperlevelECSRTU.Hookuptoupperlevelsystemshallbecarriedout
extendingserialconnectivityfromeachcommunicationportsintwoCPUmodules.
5.12.9 ThepowersupplytoDataconcentratorshallbesameasspecifiedfornumericalrelayandshall
besiteselectable.

ManMachineInterface(MMI)

5.13.1 FollowingfunctionsasaminimumshallbeapartofMMI:

DisplayofsinglelineDiagram

Feedersstatusmonitoring

Datalogging

Relayparameterization

Eventrecording

HistoricalData&trending

Annunciation

5.13.2 Manmachineinterfaceshallbeindustrialgradesuitableforcontinuousoperationatdesign
ambienttemperaturewithrestrictednaturalventilation.
5.13.4 MMIshallbeoflatestversionofindustrialgradePCandthesameshallbeprovidedwith21
colormonitor(TFTflatscreen)withnonglareglassfilterstominimizeglarefromexternal
lighting.
5.13.5 Operatorworkstationshallhaveuserfriendlysoftwareforinteractivedisplayofsubstationdata
inmultiwindowfeature.Softwareshallhavecapabilitytodisplaysubstationsingleline
diagrams,displayofelectricalsystemparameters,reports,alarmannunciation,dailyand
monthlydatalogging,continuouspolling,relaymonitoring,relaysupervision,faultdisturbance
recordofeachrelay,graphicrepresentationandtrendingofdataetc.theofferedsystemshall
complywithrequirementsofIECforbasicandsafetyrequirementsforHumanmachine
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5.13.6 Engineeringworkstationshallhavesoftwareforengineering,detailedselfdiagnosticfor
maintenance,troubleshootingandchangingparameters.Further,itshallalsohavefacilityto
programandconfigurenumericalrelays,dataconcentratorandotherintelligentdevices.In
additionengineeringworkstationshallhaveallthefacilitiesasprovidedforoperator
workstation.
5.13.7 Theoperatorworkstationandengineeringworkstationfunctionsmaybecombinedasrequire
asperrequirementasspecifiedintherequisition.Jobspecifications.
5.13.8 TheMMIsystemshallbeprovidedwithcolorlaserjetprinterforgeneratinghardcopyofalarm,
eventandloggingreport.Theprintingshallbeondemand,unlessotherwiseagreed.Incase
onlineprintingofalarmandeventsarespecified,separatedotmatrixprintershallbeprovided.
5.13.9 Ifspecified,separatelaptopshallbeprovided.Thelaptopshallincludeallfunctionalitiesas
specifiedforMMIsystemandthesameshallbeprovidedwithrequiredlicensedsoftware,
hardware,accessoriesandmaterial.Systemconfigurationshallbelatestprovenmodeland
upgradable.
5.13.10Oneno.singlephaseUPSofrequiredcapacityshallbeprovidedtofeedpowersupplytoMMI
andprinter.TheUPSshallbeequippedwithbypassfeatureandthesameshallincludesealed
maintenancefreebatterytodeliverbackuptimeofminimum30minutes
5.13.11MMIsystemshallbeprovidedwithallassociatedfurnitureforPC,printer,UPSetc.

5.14 TimeSynchronization
5.14.1 Allinternalclocksofnumericalrelay,dataconcentrator,SOEmodules,MMIetc.shallalways
workinsynchronismsuchthatthereisoneandonlyonesystemwidetime.GPSshallbe
consideredtosynchronizewithanexternalsatelliteclock.Thetimesynchronizationaccuracy
shallbe1.0msecorbetter.
5.14.2 TheGPSsystemshallconsistofGPSantenna,lightingarrestor,GPSreceiver/serverand
associatedcables.
5.14.3 Thetimesynchronizationshallbecarriedouteitherthroughcommunicationoversubstation
relayLANorbyconsideringdedicatedtimesynchronizationchannel.Incaseofsynchronization
throughrelayLAN,thecommunicationprotocolshallsupporttocarrytimesynchronization
messagetotherelays/dataconcentrator/MMIandmaintainthedesiredaccuracy.Incaseof
timesynchronizationthroughdedicatedtimesynchronizationchannel,relaysanddata
concentratorshallbeprovidedwithIRIGBportandthesameshallbedirectlyhookeduptoGPS
receiver.
5.14.4 InEthernetbasedcommunicationnetwork,GPSreceiver,shallbedirectlyhookedupto
EthernetLANandallinternalclocksofthedataconcentrator,MMIandnumericalrelaysshallbe
updatedusingSNTPprotocol.
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PROJECT NAME

CUSTOMER

JOB NO.

6.0

INSPECTIONTESTINGANDACCEPTANCE

6.1

RelaysshallhavebeentypetestedasperrelevantIndian/internationalstandards.Typetests
shallincludeasminimumbutnotlimitedtothefollowing:

6.1.1

Temperaturewithstand

6.1.2

Disturbanceimmunity

6.1.3

Electromagneticcompatibility

6.1.4

HVwithstandstestforinsulation

6.1.5

Impulsevoltagetest

6.1.6

FunctionaltestsandCommunicationintegrity

6.1.7

Relaycharacteristicsverification

6.1.8

Degreeofprotection

6.2

Mechanicalstress/vibrationtest.Duringassembly,ownerorhisauthorizedrepresentativeshall
bepermittedtoassesstheprogramofworkaswellasascertainthatqualityofrawmaterialare
usedforthesame.Allassistanceasrequiredduringinspectionshallbegiventoinspector.

6.3

Finalacceptancetestsshallbecarriedoutatmanufacturer/assemblersworksunderhiscarand
expense.Manufacturershallalsoarrangeinstrumentsandequipmentsasrequiredfortesting.
Ownersrepresentativeshallbegivenminimum2weekspriornoticeforwitnessingthetests.
Manufacturershallfurnishtestcertificateindicatingtestresults.Acceptancetestsshallinclude
visualchecks,insulationchecks,heatruntestsandfunctionaltestsasaminimumorasper
manufacturersqualityplan.

6.4

Incaseoffullyassembledandtestedrelayssourcedfromabroad,manufacturershallfurnish
type,routineandacceptancetestcertificatesalongwiththesupplyofnumericalrelaysfor
Ownersperusal.

7.0

PACKING&DISPATCH

Therelaysalongwithsixsetofdetailedcatalog,typetestcertificate,acceptancetestcertificate
shallbeshippedtoswitchboard/panelmanufacturerinworldclasspackingasper
manufacturersstandard.Therelayshallbedulyprotectedwithpolythenesheetsandpackedin
boxdulyfilledwithfilterstopreventdamage.NecessarywarningHANDLEWITHCAREshallbe
inscribedonthebox.

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