08 wsos features

Editor's Notes

• #16: Tool Bar This is located at the top left of the screen. The buttons are used to view a Print Preview, Print, Exit the viewer and Zoom. Point Values Table This two column table is located on the left of the screen. It displays all 30 normalised Current and Time values for the curve displayed in the graph. Graph The graph is situated in the centre of the window and displays the curve being edited plus any comparison curve that may have been loaded. The x-axis is the normalised current and the y-axis is time in seconds. Options Panel This is located on the right hand side of the screen. The buttons and drop down lists in this panel allow the user to select comparison graphs, apply functions to the graph, set time and current values and save the results. To open an existing User Defined Curve for editing, select a curve from the “Select Curve to Open” dropdown list in the Options Panel. The new curve will then be plotted onto the graph and the Time and Current values will be displayed in the Point Values Table. The "Select Curve to Open" dropdown list can be refreshed by clicking on the "Refresh" button in the top right hand corner of the Options Panel.
• #17: Any of the standard protection curves can be displayed for comparison purposes by selecting them from the ‘Select Comparison Curve’ drop down list.
• #28: Switchgear List This is a list of all the switchgear in the current working folder. You can highlight one or more on this list and then select the option you require. Event Log, Average Demand, Weekly Demand, Monthly Demand, Configurable History, These records will be uploaded after automatically on-line. Read Switchgear Settings All the switchgear settings will be uploaded (and saved to off-line data and the hard disk) after automatically going on-line. Compare Switchgear SettingsAll the switchgear settings will be uploaded and compared to the off-line data. If there is a difference this will be shown on the Switchgear Status screen. PC Clock Synchronisation The PC clock will be used to set the clock in the CAPM. Use Default Settings Pressing this button will set the options to a previously saved file. Save As Default Pressing this button will save the options to a previously saved default. Default Communications Settings When this is selected, the communication settings used to go on-line automatically are the same as when you manually go on-line.
• #29: ADR Custom Communications Settings When this is selected, the communication setting used to go on-line automatically are different to the settings when you manually go on-line. The Configure button is used to set the communications parameters. The communication screens are the same as the default communication screens. Retry Time This is the base number of minutes delay before attempting to automatically retrieve the data after a failure. This is only used if there is a communications failure, or some other condition that prevented the automatic data retrieval. For example someone else is connected to the switchgear at the same time via modem. Retry Multiplier This is used to stagger communications retry times. The retry time is multiplied by this value and the attempt count to arrive at a new time to wait before attempting connection. Attempt Connection This is the number of retry times to automatically retrieve the data. This is used regardless of the communications medium (direct, modem or radio). Communications Fail E-mail Enable When enabled, if the ADR can not communicate with a switchgear then an e-mail message will be sent to the e-mail address entered. If not enabled, no e-mail message will be sent. This is a global setting and not specific to any switchgear. Note: A MAPI compliant e-mail client application must be running on the ADR PC.
• #30: Frequency This is used to select how often to automatically upload the data. None – When this is selected, the available switchgear list box contains all the switchgear that have not been configured for automatic data retrieval. Daily – When this is selected, the selected switchgear list box contains all the switchgear that have been configured to retrieve data each day. Weekly – When this is selected, the selected switchgear list box contains all the switchgear that have been configured to retrieve data each week. N.B. A day of the week needs to be selected. Fortnightly – When this is selected, the selected switchgear list box contains all the switchgear that have been configured to retrieve data every fortnight. N.B. A day of the week needs to be selected. Day of Week This is used to select the day to begin automatically uploading the required data. Start time This is the time that uploading the data will begin. (on hourly basis). End Time This is the time that uploading the data will stop (the current upload sequence will run till completion) (on hourly basis).
• #31: Available Switchgear This is a list of the switchgear that have not already been selected. No switchgear can be included in multiple days to upload data. Initially this list contains all the switchgear in the working folder. Multiple switchgear can be selected in the normal Windows manner. Add Switchgear Allows a switchgear to be added to the selected switchgear. Delete Switchgear Allows a switchgear to be deleted from the selected switchgear list. Selected Switchgear This is a list of the selected switchgear for this day. Multiple switchgear can be selected in the normal Windows manner. Print Configuration Pressing this button will print the configuration for all the switchgear.
• #33: Idle – Not uploading information at this stage. Starting – Beginning to upload the information (waiting to go on-line to a modem for example. Uploading Event Log – Currently uploading the Event Log Uploading Average Demand – Currently uploading the average demand historical data. Uploading Weekly Demand – Currently uploading the weekly demand historical data. Uploading Monthly Demand – Currently uploading the monthly demand historical data. Uploading Configurable History – Currently uploading the configurable history data. Read Switchgear Settings – Currently uploading the protection and communication data from the switchgear. Comparing Switchgear Settings – Currently comparing the protection and communication data from the switchgear. PC Clock Synchronisation – Currently synchronising the CAPM clock with the PC clock Communications Fail – WSOS was not able to establish communications. Compare File Different – The comparison found a difference. Waiting – WSOS was unable to communicate and is still trying.(min left displayed)
• #38: Switchgear List This is a list of the switchgear in the current working folder. Copy Button This button will copy the current selected commands to be copied to another switchgear. Copy All Button This button will copy the current selected commands for all the switchgear in the working directory. Delete All Commands Button This button will delete all the current commands for all the switchgear in the working directory. Selected Commands This is the list of selected commands and state that will be sent to the selected switchgear. Add Button This button will display the ‘Batch Command Configuration’ screen. Delete Button This button will delete all the selected commands. Delete All Button This button will delete all the selected commands.
• #39: Start Batch Change Button This button will start the batch change for all the switchgear in the working directory. Start Time This allows the batch command to be started at a set time. Start At Set Time When selected this will start the batch change at the set time. When the batch change has finished, this is automatically reset to prevent the batch change happening again.
• #40: Attempt Connection This is the number of times batch change will attempt communicating with a switchgear. Communications Fail E-mail Enable When enabled, if batch change can not communicate with a switchgear then an e-mail message will be sent to the e-mail address entered, if not enabled, no e-mail message will be sent. This is a global setting and not specific to any switchgear. Communications Fail E-mail Address This is the e-mail address used when a communication fail has occurred. Switchgear Remote Access Password Changing settings remotely requires the Remote Access Password to be entered. There is normal one Remote Access Password for all switchgear in a working directory which can be entered here. Default password is 000000.
• #41: Start Date/Time This is the last time data for this switchgear was automatically uploaded. Time Taken This is how long it took to complete the batch change. Force Update Select a switchgear by highlighting the desired cell or row. Pressing this button will force the batch change to happen immediately. Abort Update Select a switchgear by highlighting the desired cell or row. Pressing this button will abort the current batch change.
• #42: Status The current status of the batch change. Idle – Not uploading information at this stage. Going on-line – Beginning to upload the information (waiting to go on-line to a modem for example). Waiting for message queue to empty – Waiting for the messages queued to be sent to the switchgear. Getting password key – Asking the switchgear for the password key (optional) Sending switchgear remote access password – Sending the switchgear remote access password to the switchgear (optional) Sending commands – Send all the batch change commands to the switchgear. No Action – The switchgear was not configured to send batch change commands. Finished – Successfully sent all the batch change commands. Finished (Not all commands sent) – One or more batch change commands was rejected by the switchgear. Finished (Timed out) – Sending the batch change commands took too long.
• #44: The IOEX card has been engineered for safety and reliability. It is designed to mount into the PTCC radio tray and is provided in a fully sealed enclosure with a cable for connection to the Control and Protection Module (CAPM). The inputs and outputs of the IOEX are fully configurable using CAPM software V27+.
• #48: The mappings and I/O logic are created using the tool and saved to an IOEX mapping file on the WSOS computer. Once a valid file has been created, it is linked to the switchgear device configuration in WSOS and written into the CAPM. The IOEX Configuration tool is intended to be used Off-Line only. Mappings are created, saved and linked to a WSOS switchgear device configuration while disconnected from the switchgear. Once these tasks have been completed the user connects to the device and writes the new mapping into the CAPM along with the switchgear device configuration.
• #55: The types of actions that can be mapped are dependent on the software version loaded in the Switchgear Device’s controller. When the tool is started the user is asked to input the software version. This is then used to retrieve a valid set of points to use when constructing mappings within the tool. The Configurable DNP3 tool is intended to be used Off-Line only. Mappings are created, saved and linked to a WSOS switchgear device configuration while disconnected from the switchgear. Once these tasks have been completed the user connects to the device and writes the new mapping into the controller along with the switchgear device configuration.
• #59: For the Remote Monitoring system to work there must be communications devices installed and configured. The amount and type of devices required depends on how the Remote Monitoring system is to be used. At the minimum there must be a device for communicating with the switchgear being monitored. Communications hardware must first be installed in the computer in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. They are then configured within WSOS in the usual way, see the WSOS help file for communications hardware setup information. The main exception to the standard setup is when you are using a communications device to send Pager/SMS messages. In this case the TAP protocol communications settings need to be setup in the Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol Configure dialog screen. See section 3.1.6 for a description of TAP settings.
• #60: When the system receives an abnormal condition from a switchgear device a wave file is played through the computer’s sound card. Click the “Select Wave File” button to choose which file is played. This may be the standard message supplied by the manufacturer or it may be a message you have recorded yourself. Navigate and select the file then click the “OK” button. Test the message is the correct one by clicking the “Test Wave File” button. The “Time Between Sounds” text box is used to enter the time delay between each message. The message is repeated after this period until all abnormal conditions have been acknowledged.
• #61: The Switchgear Setup dialog defines what events will be reported as abnormal conditions within the Monitoring System and what actions will be taken as a result. What exactly needs configuring depends on the type of switchgear device, what notification method is defined in the action profile (phone, e-mail, or SMS/Pager) and which events need to be monitored. The callout groups will display different conditions depending on the type of switchgear selected. For example, if a Load Break Switch is selected there will be “Mechanism Locked” and “Mechanism Unlocked” points available in the Operator Settings Callout group.
• #62: Multiple Action Profiles can be defined. Each profile can be used by any number of devices. For example, you may want to assign one action profile to Reclosers located in substations and another for Load Break Switches. Only one action can be defined per device. It is not possible to assign a different type of action depending on which event the device reported.