Automation System Solutions

Automation Systems for Power Grid, Power Plant and Industries

NR Electric Corporation
Automation for Power Grid 1
•• Substation Automation System 1
•• Conventional Substation Automation 2
•• Smart Substation Automation 3

Automation for Power Plant 5

•• Electrical Control System (ECS) for 5
Auxiliary Power System
•• Network Control System (NCS) for Power 6
Plant Station
•• Distributed Control System (DCS) for 6
Thermal Control
•• Smart Generation Station 7

Automation for Industries 8

•• Electrical Automation System for Industrial 8
Substation and Power Plant
•• Industrial Distributed Control System (DCS) 9
•• Energy Management System (EMS) 9
•• Flow Monitoring System 9

Automation Products 10
•• Merging Unit 10
•• Intelligent Control Unit 11
•• Bay Control Unit 11
•• Communication Gateway 11
•• Protocol Converter 12
•• Ethernet Switch 12
•• GPS Synchronization Unit 13
•• Time Pulse Extension Equipment 13
•• Software Kit 13
Automation for Power Grid

NR provides state-of-the-art automation solution for substations from distribution

level to extra high voltage level. It integrates the application of protection, control,
Ethernet, IT and communication technology based on the international standard and
is fully compatible with IEC 61850 standard.

Substation Automation System

RCS-9700 automation system provides comprehensive control and monitoring of
substations and power plants of all voltage levels. It is suitable for new constructed
substation and retrofit substation. IEDs are integrated in this automation system and
the measured data is transferred to remote control center(load dispatching center)
via gateway. The innovative protocol converter is fully complied with IEC 61850 and
supports connection to the third-party IEDs.

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NR's RCS-9700 provides remote control and monitoring of system operation

status, and helps operators to handel local operations such as data collection,
evaluation and data transmission. The RCS-9700 substation automation
system is suitable for the following applications:

•• Substations, power plant and industrial electrical system

•• New constructed substations and retrofit substations
•• Traditional substations and digital substations
•• Gas and air isolated switchgear

- Conventional Substation Automation

The autmaiton system for traditional substation application comprises three
levels in hierarchical structure: Station Level, Network Level and Bay Level.

Station Level
The station level consists of station computers, printers, operator stations,
GPS receiver, gateway and station bus. It provides supervisory, control and

Figure 1. Distributed Structure of RCS-9700 Substation Automation System Complied with IEC61850

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management functions for operators in the substation. Bay level

Station level can communicate with dispatching centers
or other concentrated control stations via gateway using
different standard protocols such as IEC-60870-5-101
and IEC-60870-5-104.
Network level
The network level composed of switch and Ethernet
networks. NR's substation automation solution provides
single or dual network based on distributed or ring
structure.
NR's Network level can smoothly communicate with third
party equipments using IEC standard protocol or private
communication protocol. Time synchronization is realized
by GPS.
The bay level consists of bay control units, protection
relays, disturbance recorders and other IEDs which
are connected to stations level via Ethernet. All IEDs
produced by NR support IEC 61850-8-1 station bus and
redundant Ethernet connection.
- Smart Substation Automation
Smart substations are the key building block of smart
grid. It comprises of intelligent primary devices and
networking secondary devices to realize information
sharing and interoperations. At NR smart substation
solution, we specialized in providing innovative
technologies and high-performance devices for secure
information delivery and management.

Figure 2. Ring Structure of RCS-9700 Substation Automation System Complied with IEC61850

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NR’s innovative smart substation solution realizes
modern substation operation by using fiber optic network
instead of conventional cable wiring and thereby
reducing the workload and extending the substations
operational period. It includes process level equipment
such as electronic fiber CT/PT, merging units, intelligent
control unit and local control panels, and also includes
the PCS series protection and control devices like
protective relays, disturbance recorders, automation
systems, remote control systems and protection
information systems.
As shown in Figure 3, communications between each
level are implemented by two independent networks:
station bus and process bus. Station bus is used
Figure 3. Substation automation system for smart substation
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to transmit MMS, GOOSE interlocking and time
synchronization information between station level and
bay level. Process bus is used to deliver sampled value,
GOOSE tripping commands and GPS synchronization
information between devices at bay level and process
level via IEC-61850 standard protocol.
The use of Sampled Value(SV) makes current/voltage
sampling at primary side easier and more reliable.
Voltage and current signals are captured at primary side,
converted to optic signals and transferred to protection
and control devices via optic fibers. This can lower the
requirement of transformer insulation and reduce the
interference in the analog signals transmission.
Station Level
•• Server/workstation with HMI software
package, network printers
•• Gateway connecting to load dispatching
center
•• GPS receiver
Bay Level
•• Bay control units
•• Protection
•• Metering
•• Other IEDs, such as auxiliary power, fault
recorders….
Process Level
•• Merging unit for ECT/VT or Optical CT
•• Intelligent breaker controller for switchgear
Automation for Power Plant
NR provides state-of-the-art automation solutions for power plant of all voltage levels.
It integrates the application of protection, control, Ethernet, IT and communication
technology based on the international standard and is fully compatible with IEC
61850 standard.

Electrical Control System (ECS)

for Auxiliary Power System

The PCS/RCS-9700 electrical control system is a cost-effective automation system

designed for the control of auxiliary electrical system with capacity up to 1000MW
in power plant. It provides high performance control and monitoring for feeders,
startup/standby transformers, auxiliary transformers and other intelligent devices.
The control system adopts bay-oriented and object-oriented configuration to replace
the traditional centralized structure, and this makes the system more reliable, easier
to extend and maintain. NR’s PCS/RCS-9700 series ECS system is fully compatible
with IEC 61850 standard and it has been applied to many power plants and put into
service successfully.

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Network Control System (NCS)

for Power Plant Station

NR's PCS/RCS-9700 network control system enables execution of several

tasks from long distance, and eliminates unnecessary wiring so as to reduce
the complexity and the overall cost in designing and implementing the control
systems for power plant.It provides advanced automatic functionality including
safety monitoring of primary devices in the power network and real-time
monitoring of electric parameters. The system adopts distributed architecture
to replace the traditional centralized structure, making the system more
reliable and easier for extension and maintenance. NR’s PCS/RCS-9700
series NCS system is fully compatible with the IEC 61850 standard and it has
been used in power plants and put into service successfully already.

Distributed Control System (DCS)

for Thermal Control

The PCS-9100 distributed control system(DCS) are dedicated systems

used to control manufacturing processes for all kinds of power plants. It is

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connected to sensors and actuators to control operations of the plant. The

PCS-9100 adopts distributed architecture and provides diagnosis for each
branch to enhances system stability and reliability. So far, the PCS-9100 has
been put into service in many power plants with installed capacity up to 600
MW.

Smart Generation Station

NR provides PCS/RCS-9700 Electrical Control and Management System

(ECMS) with GOOSE dedicated network operating under IEC61850 for the
control and monitoring of auxiliary electrical system in smart generation
station. Advanced protection functions based on GOOSE network are
integrated, such as 6kV busbar differential protection, VT failure protection,
feeder breaker failure protection and GOOSE interlocking.

Communication between bay level and station level are implemented by MMS
network. In the process level, information exchanges among 6kV protection
and control devices are based on GOOSE network.

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NR has released leading-edge automationl solution features electrial automation and
process control for large industrial enterprises of all voltage levels in the sphere of
petrochemicals, coal, iron and steel, metallurgy and electrified railway.

Electrical Automation System for

Industrial Substation and Power Plant

The PCS-9700 electrcial automation system provides protection, control and

monitoring of power supply for coal mining system and subsurface power
system. It consists of 6kV/600V explosion-proof bay control unit, explosion-proof
communication gateway, Ethernet switch, subsurface video monitoring system,
ground monitoring master station and EMS for coal mine shaft. So far, the PCS-

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9700 electrical automation system has been widely used in different kinds of
instrial fields, such as metals & mining, metro railway and oil & petrochemical
enterprises.

Industrial Distributed Control System (DCS)

The PCS-9100 industrial distributed control system is used to control industrial

processes such as electric power generation, oil and gas refineries, and paper
manufacturing. NR provides integrated services including DCS hardware
design, software configuration and optimized object-oriented software
packages.

Energy Management System (EMS)

NR provides PCS-9000 Energy Management System to reduce energy

consumption, optimize energy management and improve system effectiveness
and security for industrial enterprises. It facilitate the energy concervation
and consumption cut-down by providing discrete data aquisition, centrialized
dispatching management, supply & demand balance and demanding energy
forcasting.

Flow Monitoring System

The PCS-9118 flow monitoring system is designed based on self-designed

sensors and metering hardware to measure gas flow in industrial power
plants, petrochemicals, coal mining, iron and steel and paper manufacturing.

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Merging Unit
The merging unit is an important interface between the primary equipment and secondary
protection & measurement device. NR's PCS-221 merging unit supports connection to
electronic CTs/VTs, electro-magnetic CTs/VTs, intelligent primary equipments, protection
& measurement devices, metering devices and bay control units. The PCS-221 can be
used as an A/D and D/A converter between the ECT/EVT and electro-magnetic CT/VT to
deliver synchronized signals to busbar protection and transformer protection.

Communications between merging units and protection & measurement devices

are usually implemented by optical fibers based on IEC61850-9-1/2 or IEC60044-8
protocol. Point-to-point communication is usually applied to the protection and control
devices which have high requirements on real-time data sampling. Ethernet network
communication can be applied to bay control units and metering devices which have less
requirements on real-time data sampling.

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Intelligent Control Unit

PCS-222 intelligent control units are used to connect circuit breakers and
protection & measuring devices to capture and deliver the circuit breaker status
information to protection & measuring devices via GOOSE network. Meanwhile,
it receives commands from protection & control devices via GOOSE to control
the status of circuit breakers. The PCS-922 can be installed outdoor nearby
the primary equipment. Connections to the protection & measuring devices
are implemented by optic GOOSE network. Special cabinets are designed for
intelligent control units to fulfill the requirements of dust-proof, humidity-proof,
Outdoor Cabinet
and radiation protection.

Bay Control Unit

PCS/RCS-970X series bay control units are used for control and monitoring
of switchgear, transformers and other equipments in substations of all voltage
levels. It can be optimally customized for different wiring configuration and
various applications including transmission lines, transformers, circuit breakers,
busbars and reactors.

The PCS-9705 adopts real-time multitasks operation system with high

processing ability. It is fully compatible with the latest communication protocols
to facilitate connectiond to automation system and Remote Control Units(RTU).
IEC 61850-8-1 and IEC 60870-5-103 for station bus, IEC61850-9-2 and GOOSE
for process bus are supported.

Communication Gateway

NR's RCS-9698G/H is used to map signals between protection & control

devices and process devices in substations, network control systems or
distributed control systems. It is capable of communicating with several
dispatching centers simultaneously via different telecommunication channels
based on the applied protocol. Industrial hardware with embedded components
are adopted instead of PC technology with weak rotary machinery (Hard disk,

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Cooling Fan, etc.). The RCS-9698G/H gateway supports both conventional

communication channels and modern Ethernet, and is fully complied with IEC
61850 international standard communication protocol.

Protocol Converter

The RCS-9794A/B protocol converter is used to convert standard or proprietary

protocol of one device to the protocol suitable for the other device to achieve
the interoperability. It is composed of embedded multi-processors which are
mutually independent and parallel running. The protocol converter is flexible to
add any new protocol depending on the engineering requirements. It supports
most of mainstream third party protocols such as DNP, MODBUS, IEC103,
etc.

Basic Communication Protocol

• Upward to station level: IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-103
• Downward to bay level: IEC 60870-5-101, IEC 60870-5-103, IEC 61850-5-
104, MODBUS, CDT, DNP 3.0 (serial port)
• NR can customize new protocols as per the specific application based on
additional charge

Ethernet Switch

NR's PCS-9881 and PCS-9882 Ethernet switch is intended for interconnection

of 10/100/1000M adaptive Ethernet devices using twisted-wire/Fiber optical
connection. It adopts industrial level chips to ensure reliable and high-speed
data exchange, compensating the insufficient application of commercial
switch in a substation automation system. PCS-9881 and PCS-9882 are fully
compatible with IEC 61850 and GOOSE communication in the digital substation
automation system with distributed network or ring network.

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GPS Synchronization Unit

NR's RCS-9785 GPS Synchronization Clock is an independent GPS timing

device used to provides highly reliable and accurate time message to
substations. It can be integrated in SAS or RTU via communication ports based
on IEC 61850 and IEC 60870-5-103 protocols.

The RCS-9785C/D GPS Synchronization Clock can provide various timing

messages, including standard IRIG-B time code, pulse per second(PPS), pulse
per minute(PPM) and timing message. The device offers fiber optic output, RS-
485 and RS-232 output and static dry contact output.

Time Pulse Extension Equipment

The RCS-9785E is a timing signal expansion unit without internal GPS module.
It decodes and converts the IRIG-B time code received from external GPS
timing source, and outputs expanded IRIG-B, pulse per second (PPS), pulse
per minute (PPM) and timing message to the whole station.

Software Kit

The PCS-PC software kit is designed to offer simplified management of NR’s

PCS family products. It provides efficient functions for device configuration and
commission, including device setup, configuration & setting, programmable
logic development, test & commission and fault analysis. With an intuitive
matrix structure, the PCS-PC offers easy-to-use configuration capabilities
for I/O mapping and signal mapping. Additionally, sampled values and signal
statuses are monitored by the PCS-PC tool. It scans and retrieves disturbance
information for automatic report file generation. Waveform analysis is integrated
for post-fault diagnostic.

Personal computer can connect to the PCS series device via the RJ45 interface
in the front plate of the device. The PCS series device can be set and configured
online and offline via this software tool.

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