Using IEC 61850 Analogue GOOSE

Messages for OLTC Control of Parallel

Transformers
Zoran Gajić, ABB SA Products, Sweden
Samir Aganović, ABB SA Products, Sweden
Josip Benović, TSO (HEP), Croatia
Sergio Gazzari, ABB Croatia
Goran Leci,
Končar-Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering Inc., Croatia
1. Introduction

2. Parallel control (circulating current method)

3. Automatic tap changer controller (ATCC)

4. Inter IED communication (GOOSE messages)

5. Conclusion
1. Introduction

 Automatic voltage control can be either for single

transformer or for parallel transfomers

 Voltage automatic control function is designed to

maintain service voltage at the LV side of a PT within
given limits around a set target voltage Uset

 Voltage control function measures the magnitude of the

LV side busbar voltage UB and compares it to the Uset
Voltage scale for control actions

 If the voltage UB is measured to be outside the

deadband (U<U1 or U>U2), command sequence starts
and after time delay has elapsed, appropriate raise or
lower command will be issued
Introduction

 Parallel control of PTs means control of two or more PTs

connected to the same busbar on LV side

 Parallel control can be made by three alternative methods:

- reverse reactance method,
- master-follower method*,
- circulating current method*

* Requires communication among the voltage control functions on the

PTs in parallel group
2. Parallel control with the circulating current method

 PT with a higher no-load voltage on LV side (higher tap

position) will produce circulating current, while other one
with lower no-load voltage will receive circulating current

 When load is put on the PTs, the circulating current will

remain the same, it will be superimposed on the load
current in each PT
Parallel control with the circulating current method

 Circulating current method aims to minimize the circulating

current at the given voltage target value and ensures total
reactive load is shared between parallel PTs in proportion
to their rating
Parallel control with the circulating current method

 Method requires extensive exchange of data between

the voltage control functions

 Summary of required signals to be communicated for

circulating current method:
- measured busbar voltage,
- measured transformer current (real and imaginary parts),
- voltage set point,
- blocked status, control in manual, timer on ...
3. ATCC installation

 Two 20 MVA, 110/20 kV, YNd5 transformers with OLTC

 Each PT has dedicated IED with integrated protection

and control functions

 Automatic control of parallel transformers is done by

circulating current method (∆Isinɸ)

 Information exchange between voltage control functions

for PTs in parallel are done by GOOSE messages
in accordance with IEC 61850 standard
 ATCC installation

IEC 61850-7-4 defines 91 logical nodes divided into 13 groups:

Logic group Name

L System logic node

P Protection
R Protection related
C Control
G Generic

I Interfacing and archiving

A Automatic control
M Metering and measurement
S Sensors and monitoring
X Switchgear
T Instrument transformers

Y Power transformers
Z Further power system equipment
S/S 110/20 kV Donji Andrijevci – ATCC installation

RET670
87T, 87N,
50/51, 50N/51N, 49,
90 (ATCC), 84 (YLTC)

REB500 BU REX521+SPAZC402
21T, 50/51 50N/51N
Logical nodes ATCC and YLTC

 ATCC represents regulator itselfs and integrates

funcionality like:
- voltage measurement and supervision,
- timing, line drop compensation,
- circulating current measurement and supervision etc.

 YLTC represents OLTC mechanism and integrates

funcionality like:
- tap position reading,
- OLTC mechanism supervision,
- issuing of the manual and automatic raise and lower
commands
Logical nodes ATCC and YLTC

LN for IHMI
station level
functions Human
Machine
Interface

Automatic
Tap Changer Controller
LN for
Measuring
bay level PTOV PTUV PIOC ATCC MMXU for operation
functions
Protection functions

LN for
process
images
(process
equipment) TVTR TVTR TCTR YLTC TVTR TCTR
Tap Changer Voltage and Current
Instrument Transformers
4. Inter IED comm. between voltage control functions

 GOOSE message is contained by:

- single point status of binary inputs or outputs,
- double point status of control apparatus,
- analogue values (measured voltage, currents, ...)

 IEDs send GOOSE messages periodically and multicast

in predefined intervals on data change inside associated
dataset
Inter IED comm. between voltage control functions

 IEDs contain GOOSE control blocks with associated datasets

containing XCBR and CSWI which the voltage control function
needs for single/parallel operation
Example from PCM600/CAP531
Example from PCM600/CAP531
Inter IED comm. between voltage control functions
 Complete exchange of voltage control function data,
analog as well as binary, is made by GOOSE messages
Inter IED comm. between voltage control functions
 Voltage control block will send the same dataset, but each of them
will have unique address definitions for GOOSE control block
Example from PCM600/CAP531
5. Conclusion

 For parallel transformer application, we used circulating

current method (requires comm. between voltage control
functions in parallel group)

 Chosen comm. interface is GOOSE interbay communication

based on IEC 61850-8-1

 Since September 2007 three S/Ss with such control are

in full operation and all engineering process is done by
Končar engineers with Croatian TSO and ABB help
Questions?