Ral Prieto M.

Sistemas Onda Portadora

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 1

Power Line Carrier systems

indispensable for many utilities worldwide
Application

Communication links using HV power lines

For voice, SCADA and protection signal transmission
Back up for mission critical services normally conveyed over
digital broadband networks
Tributary access links to digital broadband backbone

Portfolio (system components)

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 2

Digital Power Line Carrier ETL600

Line Traps DLTC
Coupling Capacitors CCA/CPA
Line Matching Units MCD80

Customer Benefit

Reliable and secure communication for

critical Infrastructures

Use of existing power lines for communication

Low risk of intrusion / high security

Low operation and maintenance cost

ABB: Complete portfolio from one source

Soporte Fsico
(Enlaces de Telecomunicaciones)
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OPLAT, para Teleprotecciones Anlogas

PLC System Components

Coupling Capacitor or CVT

Location: Switchyard
Part of the S/S package or within
scope of the Secondary Equipment

Coupling Filter (MCD80)

Location: Switchyard, below CVT
Within scope of the Secondary
Equipment or Communication

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 4

Line Trap (DLTC)

Location: Switchyard
Often part of the S/S (primary
equipment) package

Power Line Carrier Terminal (ETL600)

Location: indoor (control room)
Within scope of the Secondary
Equipment or Communication

Phase conductor
of HV line

Breaker

X
Earth
Switch

Busbar

Coaxial Cable

to PABX, phones
to RTU
to protection relay

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Tensin

Trampa De Onda, Line Trap

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Tensin

Condensador de acoplamiento

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Unidad De Acoplamiento MCD80

Why PLC ?
Economic justification
Uses existing power lines
Transmission medium as reliable as the
power line itself
Shortest and fastest link for
teleprotection
Back-up of critical services
Very long distances without repeaters
Fully under control of the Electric Utility
For the control and protection of the
electric power grid

"Insurance"
ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 8

Why PLC ?
Case: Snow Storms Feb. 2008 South/Central
China

Number of transmission lines down

500 kV
220 kV
110 kV
10 35 kV
Number of Substations lost
2018
Number of collapsed towers
110 . 500 kV

119
348
888
35385

8381

Optic communication network broke down, all

communication channels lost
Quotes from customer:
When the Optic network breakdown, PLC is the life
saving communication channel enable safety power
system operation and control
We have taken the retired PLC equipments
from warehouse, put it back to use during
emergency period
ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 9

Power Line Carrier Systems

Pros

Cons

Uses existing high-voltage AC or DC power

lines (33 1000 kV)
Long distances without repeater
(up to 1000 km)
Cost efficient for long distances
Excellent solution for line protection
(distance prot.)
Fully under the control of the utility
License-free
Insurance
(e.g. backup for critical services)

PLC
ETL

High Voltage
Power Line

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 10

PLC
ETL

Narrowband medium
< 256 kbps (line dependent)
Few channels
Weather (rain, ice) influences performance
Not suitable for line differential protection
Subject to EMI
(Corona noise, switchgear operation, line
faults)

Service: PLC link performance planning

Z1

Phase-to-phase coupling is normally used

Better performance, e.g. during line faults

Z1
Z2

Z2

Disturbing Noise
Corona
Isolator and breaker actions
Line faults

Z1

Z1
Z2

Z2

MCD80
Coupling devices

PLC

PLC

PLC

PLC

PLC

PLC

PLC Terminal(s)
ETL600

ABB has the means and the expertise to perform exact

calculations based on the theory of modal analysis
ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 11

PLC system engineering

Signal propagation

Attenuation of carrier signals travelling along a HV line depends on:

Coupling arrangement
Line geometry
Line discontinuities
(Transpositions, T-offs, Cable-Overhead joints)
Ground resistivity
Weather conditions (ice)
Total line length
Frequency
Fault location (line fault)

ABB Switzerland has the means and the expertise to perform exact calculations based on the
theory of modal analysis.

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 12

PLC System design and engineering service

Additional attenuaten versus fault distance for a twin transposed line

Line config.: hor. flat

Length: 390km
Frequency: 200kHz
Earth res.: 1000Ohmm
Coupl.arr.: R-S/R-S

dB
38
36
34
T

Additional attenuation

32

30
28

26
24
22

R
T

20

18 dB
fault-less state

18
16

T
14
12
R +1
S -1
T

130km

130km

130km
T
+1
R
-1
S

System planning
Line analysis
Frequency planning
Coupling optimization
Line fault analysis
Noise analysis
Frequency response analysis
Integration into existing system

Turn-key solutions ensuring performance

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 13

ETL600 R4 - Mechanical Design

Front
view

4 slots for O4LE,

O4CV, G4AI
(max. 3x O4CV)

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 14

ETL600-050-1 (50 W, single rack system)

Single or
redundant power
supply

Rear view

Amplifier (forms
part of the housing)

Backplane

Cable run

Integrated Teleprotection
Equipment NSD600

For the transmission of blocking, permissive- and direct

tripping protection commands
4 commands in 4 kHz bandwidth
8 commands in 8 kHz bandwidth
Commands are independently configurable
and simultaneously transferrable in any combination
(patent protected)
Adaptive signal evaluation for shortest transmission
times, without compromising security (patent
protected)
No extra bandwidth required:
Alternate operation with speech
Alternate operation with data

Fast, dependable and secure

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 15

High-speed data transmission

32 kHz max

Bandwidth
(kHz)

Max. data
speed (kbps) *)

32

64

12

96

16

128

20

160

24

192

28

224

32

256

ABB Group
April 23, 2015 | Slide 16

16

12

20

24

28

32

Programmable bandwidth

Dynamic speed adaptation (DSA)

Automatic jammer suppression

Internal TDM Multiplexer for

10 data channels and
16 compressed voice channels

*)

actual speeds depend on prevailing

line condition (signal attenuation,
noise level)

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