SECTIONALIZER CONTROL

Derio Bidea, 28 • 48100 MUNGIA - VIZCAYA - SPAIN

Tel.: + 34 - 94 601 89 00 • Fax: + 34 - 94 601 89 01
E-mail: [email protected]
www.teamarteche.com

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 SECTIONALIZER CONTROL
DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION OUTSTATION
The fundamental aim of using telecontrol and automation Team Arteche 's sectionalizer control outstation,
technologies in the distribution system is the improvement incorporates all the equipment necessary for the
of service quality in energy supply, that is, power cut time sectionalizer control and it is specially designed for pole
decrease and reduction of the number of clients affected by mounted outdoor use.
that power cut.
Generally, as it is shown in the following figure, the
With that aim of improvement, the distribution automation outstation is installed low on the pole, to make the access
has been provided with primary elements capable of easier to operators.
holding those functions, such as sectionalizers and reclo-
sers, capable of being linked and remotely controlled from a The outstation is a Himmel type one, manufactured in
control center. strong polyester, hot-pressed and with the following
dimensions: 750mm height, 500mm width and 420mm
Another possibility is to automate in a central center lower depth. Its resistance to the main chemical and atmospheric
point, that is decentralize the automation, being that corrosive agents, its stability to ultraviolet rays and its
automation carried out in the distribution header substation, extreme operating temperature range of -50 C to 150 C,
downloading tasks to the central office and therefore makes it suitable for its installation in any kind of
optimising its functionality as central control unit. Moreover, environment.
this integration allows the extension of substation local
control beyond the limits of the actual substation, providing The PL-7 70 SC protection unit, installed inside the
more comprehensive information to operators, about the sectionalizer control outstation, is accessible through a door
status of the network that depends on the substation, and installed in the front of the outstation, which has a hand
enabling it to be operated from the substation's own closure with double bar and direct running via LDB5 key.
control console. Moreover, it has a lock via padlock.

In addition, there are significant advantages in

communications as less powerful communications links are
possible (we have to link up with the header installation
which is usually relatively near, and not with the central
distribution office, which may be hundreds of kilometres
away).

Various communication media may be selected, such as:

• Direct optical fiber links
• Radio links
• GSM or other mobile telephone links

The technological advantages gained from automating

distribution are complemented by the financial benefits.
Reducing both the duration of a fault and the number of
users affected by it means an improvement in the quality of
service and an increase in turnover for electricity companies

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 PL-7
70 SC
The components of the control outstation are the following The PL-770 SC is a giant leap in terms of parameter control,
ones: measurement and remote control, and sectionalizer
operation.
• PL-7
70 SC The unit includes the following functions:
• Battery AUTOMATION FUNCTION
• MODEM
• Self-sectionalizing function
• Radio station
• Power supply system: Battery charger and dc converter FUNCTIONS
• Local / telecommand push button • Fault passage detection
• Voltage presence detection
The battery, as it is shown in the following photograph, is MEASUREMENT
installed at the bottom of the outstation to maintain it • Phase-to-phase voltage measurement
separate from the heat generating parts, which are installed • Line current measurement
at the top. • Battery voltage mesurement

Apart from the auto-ventilation provided by the three grille COMMAND

installed in the laterals, the outstation has forced ventilation • Direct sectionalizer control
via a fan, and a filter which retains dust particles. • Active or manual automation function shift
• Position shift to local or remote control via external shift
OTHERS
• Connection to central remote control station
• Record of events and alarms with actuation date and
time
• Oscillography
• Unit time synchronization via remote control
• Optional IRIG-B input
• Line voltage and current, and battery voltage
visualization
• Self-diagnostic

The scheme below, shows the sectionalizer control

outstation´s block diagram:

The unit features a 4-key keyboard and 6 signalled push-

buttons for sectionalizer command and for controlling the
sectionalizer automatism status.

Sectionalizer close

Sectionalizer open

Breaker control: Local / remote

Automatism in service / out of service

Command permission

Recloser in service / out of service

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS
Power supply Through its rear ports, the unit can emulate the following
24-448 Vdc protocols:
• Range 18-60 Vdc • IEC 870-5 PROCOME
• Ripple 20% over rated • PID 1
125-2 220 Vdc • GESTEL, etc
• Range 85-285 Vdc
• Ripple 20% over rated
• Burden 7 W min, 12 W max WIRING DIAGRAM
AC current inputs
• Thermal capacity
✓ Continuous 4A
✓ For 1 second 100 A
✓ For 1/2 cycle 250 A
• Burden at In=0.25 A 0.005 VA
AC voltage inputs
• Thermal capacity
✓ Continuous 2 Vn
✓ For 1 min 3.5 Vn
• Burden for 63.5 V <0.015 VA
• Burden for 100 V <0.025 VA
Programmable digital inputs
• Nº of inputs 2.7 or 8
• Voltage range 18-180 Vdc; 86-280 Vdc
• Burden <3 mA
Programmable outputs
Trip relays
• Carry (continuous) 8A
• Make (0.5 s) 30 A
• Ressistive breaking capacity
✓ 220 Vdc 0.5 A
✓ 125 Vdc 1A
✓ 48 Vdc 2A DIMENSIONS
Auxiliary relay
• Carry (continuous) 10 A
• Make (0.5 s) 30 A
• Ressistive breaking capacity
✓ 220 Vdc 0.15 A
✓ 125 Vdc 0.4 A
✓ 48 Vdc 2A
Measurements accuracy
• Voltage Class 1
• Current Class 1
Interfaces
• Front serial interface RS 232C
• Rear serial interface Up to 2
• Interface types RS 232C OF or RS 485
• Baud rate 600 -115000 bps TERMINALS
Optical signals
• 6 programmable red LEDs
• 1 two-colour LED
Environmental features
• Operating temperature -10ºC/55ºC
• Extended operating temperature (optional) -20ºC/75ºC
• Storage temperature -40ºC/85ºC
• Relative humidity Until 95% without condensation
Mechanical features
• Relay weight 1.6 Kg
• Unit front IP IP40
• Optional front IP IP54

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SELF-S
SECTIONALIZING FUNCTION
The sectionalizer automatism in used to reduce both the The automatism works programming the number of times
duration of a fault and the number of users affected by that that an sectionalizer has to view the fault passage detector,
fault. before making the opening maneuver. This programming
depends upon the number of sectionalizers connected to
Given that the sectionalizers can't cut fault current, they the line, programming the nearest to the breaker with the
operate in coordination with header breaker or reclosers, higher numeration (4) and reducing its value as the
which have up to four shots. The first of those shots, is a sectionalizers are installed further away that breaker. This
fast shots, to quickly restore the electrical supply in case a way, if there are three sectionalizers in the line, the closest
transitory fault happens. The remaining shots, are slow to the breaker would be programmed with 4 current
ones, enabling, during that reclosing time, the sectionalizers passover and the furthest away with 2.
that incorporate this automatism, to disconnect the part of
the line closest to the fault. The automatism operation way is shown with the following
two examples. In the first case, a fault in "x" is cleared by
For its operation, the automatism requires the PL-70 SC to the sectionalizer A, after having counted the four fault
incorporate a fault passage detector, that detects faults passage that has programmed. In the second case, a fault
passing through the sectionalizer, and a voltage presence in “y" is cleared by the sectionalizer B after having counted
detector, that enables the sectionalizer to be opened after three fault passage. In this last case, the optimisation of
checking that the line voltage is voltage-free. fault location and clearing obtained by the application of
sectionalizers can be seen.

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APPLICATION
Team Arteche has developed various sectionalizer Albacete's substation is compound by:
automation projects for Iberdrola, a Spanish national
company of nuclear and hydraulic electrical energy, being • Single bus 132 kV system
the most important projects the following ones: • Three lines of 132 kV
• Single bus 66 kV system
• Setionalizer control outstation installed in Villanueva del • Four lines of 66 kV
pardillo • Half bus 20 kV system
• Setionalizer control outstation installed in Toledo with • Eighteen lines of 20 kV
communication via radio and GESTEL protocol • Two capacitor banks in the 20 kV system
• Setionalizer control outstation installed in Albacete with • Two 132/66 kV power transformers
communication via OF and PROCOME protocol • Two 132/20 kV power transformers
• Setionalizer control outstation installed in Madrid with
GESTEL, PID1 and PROCOME protocols In this substation's single line diagram, which is shown
below, the access to the visualization to the data received
from the sectionalizers (OCR´s) is seen.

ALBACETE SUBSTATION The following screens, show the status, measurements and
The application analyzed below, is the installation of three alarms of the sectionalizers and the automatic function's
sectionalizers in three 20 kV lines that feed industrial areas. parameter settings. As indicated before, this information is
visualized in the database of Albacete substation's UCS.
These sectionalizers communicate via Optical Fiber with This substation is geographically near to the sectionalizers
Albacete substation's Substation Control Unit (U UCS ) installation point, allowing this closeness a link via Optical
therefore, they can be visualized and remote command Fiber. This integration of the sectionalizers information in the
from that substation's UCS. substation's UCS also allows early filtering and
pre-processing of the data received by the SCADA.

Albacete Substation general single line diagram

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Sectionalizer status, measurement and alarm screen Sectionalizer automation function setting screen

Protocol parameter's setting screen Protocol parameter's setting screen

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 PL300 MULTIFUNCTION PROTECTION

Derio Bidea, 28 • 48100 MUNGIA - VIZCAYA - SPAIN

Tel.: + 34 - 94 601 89 00 • Fax: + 34 - 94 601 89 01
E-mail: [email protected]
www.teamarteche.com

TA ARSECC - 09/05