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RTU560/RTU211Solutions overview

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Your beneits at a glance

Strong partnership

ABB is work ing or more than 40 years with cont inued

success in the area o remote control applications and

oers the security o a strong and experienced partner.

Worldwide presence with local partners in almost all regionsallows quick access to support and service.

World-proven technology

With more than 50.000 installed Remote Terminal Units

(RTUs) at around 2.000 customers in more than 100 coun-

tries, ABB is world market leader or medium and large RTU

applications.

One solution suitable for various applications

The open architecture o the RTU supports adaptation to

dierent applications. Future unctional and quantitative

extensions are easy to realize at anytime through hardware orsotware upgrade or various applications:

Transmission/sub transmission

Distribution automation

Smart grids

Feeder automation

Life cycle costs

Todays investment in ABB RTUs can be considered as an in-

vestment into the uture. Your investment is secured through:

Future-proo technology by incorporating modern internatio-

nal standards such as IEC 61850 Open and scalable system architecture

Retroit concepts

Cost advantages

ABB RTUs oer sign iicant cost saving bene its:

Reduced operating and maintenance costs through advan-

ced diagnostic tools

Small number o conigurable hardware components or all

applications reduces spare part costs

Integrated Human Machine Interace (HMI) unctionality,

PLC unctions and network components in one RTU system

Reduced engineering hours through eicient engineeringtools

One engineering tool or the complete RTU amily

One solution, rom pole top RTUs to large complex trans-

mission RTUs, with consistent system unctionality

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Functional elements

The lex ible and modular designed RTU provides a complete

solution with many integrated unctions. The scalability o the

system allows perect adaptation or station reinorcement,

retroit and upgrades. Flexible ootprint: 19 rack, hal size rack or DIN rail design,

in combination with dierent communication modules, pro-

vide the perect it or your application

Advanced communication: Communication racks with multi-

processor architecture, integrated modems and network

modules

Scalable in- and outputs: Solutions or small eeder RTUs

up to complex and large substation RTUs

Integrated cyber security eatures

Superior redundancy concept adaptable to dierent availa-

bility requirements

Eicient data engineering: Easy use o MS-Excel sheets ordata engineering and or data import and export

Time synchronization

Rugged design or substations and harsh environmental

conditions

Applicable or electrical applications rom medium to extra-

high voltage

Including support o non electrical application like gas, oil,

water, waste water and district heating

Supports many modern international and third party tele-

control communication protocols

Solution using IEC 61850 station bus or new business,

retroit and/or partial upgrades

Rack

RTU solution or huge and medium applications or trans-

mission/sub transmission and distribution

The swing rame and mounting plate rack expand the lexi-

bility o the RTU560 rack based solution Fully lexible sub racks or communication units (CMUs)

and I/Os with redundancy support

19 and short versions

Sub racks or cost eicient solutions

Wide abilities to interace with host systems and sub de-

vices

DIN rail

Excellent solution or smart grid applications and eeder

RTUs

Compact RTU560 DIN rail or remarkable cost-eective

RTU211 DIN rail solution Minimized installation eorts

Directional ault current detection (optional)

Extendable with dierent I/O modules

ConBox

Compact design or integration in ABB remote GridGuardTM

three-phase, gang-operated overhead distribution switches

The ConBox is a RTU211 based solution

Vertical modular construction including I/O modules

Our RTU amily

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Scalable or various applicationsTransmission/sub transmission

Requirements

High number o data points

Communication to several hosts

Multi-line host communication

Interaces to IEDs

Communication to sub systems

Redundancy and high reliability Support o IEC 61850

Integrated HMI

Local archive

Cyber security

Expandability

This ensures the highest lex ibil ity o adaptation to the custo-

mers requests or dierent applications: The on-board PLC

unction according to IEC 61131-3 ensures that customer

speciic applications can be easily integrated into our system.

The I/O compatib ility to RTU232 and RTU200 allows cost

optimized upgrades o existing ABB installations.

Substation automation/hybrid solution

In substation automation systems, the RTU has interaces to-

wards protection and control equipment, as well as metering

devices and other automation products.

Local and remote monitoring and control can easily be

achieved via the integrated Human Machine Interace o the

RTU560.

The IEC 61850 client and server unct iona lity o the RTU

opens up an additional application area. It allows the combi-

nation o traditional protocols, parallel wiring and the

IEC 61850 station bus. The hybrid solution provides the

possibility to gradually upgrade the station to an IEC 61850architecture.

Communication gateway

The scalable hardware plat orm o the RTU560 ul ills the re-

quirements o communication gateways. The RTU uses multi-

processor technology to achieve high perormance in data

processing. The RTU560 simpliies complex communication

structures through decentralized communication gateways.

Together with the lex ible redundancy concept various levels

o availability can be achieved according to the operational

requirements.

RTU560 rack solution

In order to achieve a cost eicient solution or requirements

o dierent applications, swing rame or mounting plate rack

solutions can be used. They can be realized as pure commu-

nication racks, pure I/O racks or a combination o both.

Higher system availability can be achieved by using redun-dant power supply, redundant communication and redundant

CMUs or each rack.

Classic RTU

The gathering o d irect-wired process inormat ion and its

transer to a higher level control system is one o the primary

tasks o the remote control application.

The RTU560 rack based solut ion with its scalable plat orm

and its highly advanced communication capabilities allows

ABBs RTU to communicate to various sub RTUs, IEDs and

control centers at the same time.

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Requirements

Small/medium number o data points

Host communication lexibility

Interaces to sub devices

Wide range o communication media

Cyber security

Distribution substation RTUs in the ollowing conigura-tions:

Conventional substation RTUs

Decentralized bay RTUs using IEC 60870-5-104 or

IEC 61850 station bus

Decentralized I/Os

RTU560 rack and DIN rail solution

The automat ion or reurbishment o distribution substat ions is

a corner stone in most utilities programs over the next years.

Small to medium number o data points and various commu-

nication structures are common in these applications.

The avai lability o a wide variety o standard protocols tocontrol centers, sub devices and IEDs including the possibility

o easy implementation o propriety protocols results in a high

lexible unit.

Scalable or various applicationsDistribution automation

The demand or smal l RTUs is satisied by the extension o

the product portolio with the RTU560 short rack and DIN rail

RTUs.

The RTU560 shor t rack together with a wide range o com-

munication interaces e.g. iber and copper solutions as

well as radio, GPRS/UMTS etc., meets the requirements or

distribution applications. The compact dimension makes itan adequate solution or applications with space restrictions.

As a member o the RTU560 ami ly, this RTU provides ull

unctionality.

The RTU560 shor t rack provides 9 slots which can be equip-

ped with communication units or I/O modules.

The RTU560 DIN rail is a single processor solut ion and

provides similar unctionality as the rack solution. Various I/O

modules are available as DIN rail which can also be used or

the rack solution.

The direct CT/VT interaces (1A/5A; 110400 VAC) o the

RTU560 makes measurement transducers obsolete and broa-

dens the application areas o the RTU560 even more.

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Requirements

Increased grid complexity requires measures or automated

grid stability procedures

More real-time inormation

Remote monitoring and control o decentralized generatione.g. wind, solar etc.

Management o decentralized energy storages

Grid operation with distributed generation

Load management and demand response

Real-time pricing

Control load shedding or grid islanding purposes

Directional ault detection, isolation and restoration

Automatic switching sequences

RTU560 DIN rail solution

The RTU560 DIN rail provides advanced unctionali ty and

makes it the perect it or current and uture smart grid appli-cations. The compact housing with the possibility to integrate

hardwired inormation ulills complex requirements and space

restrictions at the same time.

The very powerul PLC capabil ities al low the integration o

sophisticated automatic unctions as used or load shedding

and other applications.

Algorithms, switch ing sequences and logics can be imple-

mented as logic building blocks. Libraries are used to makethese building blocks available throughout the product amily.

Another enabler or smart grid is seen in the use o open

standard protocols. The IEC 61850 standard is seen as a key

towards the smarter grid.

Those standard protocols in combinat ion with wireless com-

munication and PLC capabilities are enable to provide ault

detection isolation and restoration unctionality.

Maintenance and service costs are kept low since RTU560

DIN rail solution is remote conigurable and maintainable.

The high product qual ity and user riendly serv ice capabil ity

reduce lie cycle costs.

The avai lable human machine interace unctions complete thewell-designed product.

Scalable or various applicationsSmart grids

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Requirements

Compact solution due to space restrictions

Harsh environmental conditions

Direct measurement o voltage and current

Energy and power calculation Measurement unctions or ault detection

Wireless communication

Suitable or ring main units and pole-top

RTU211 DIN rail solution

The RTU211 DIN rail is suitable or smal l so lut ions with space

restrictions such as pole-top RTU, capacitor banks and ring

main units. With its scalable housing depending on the ne-

cessity o the I/O amount it is a solution with lexible integra-

ted I/Os. This compact solution provides serial and Ethernet

interaces or communication with control centers and IEDs.

The RTU211 provides interaces to various communicationconcepts. Wireless communication can be achieved via radio

Scalable or various applicationsFeeder automation

or GSM/GPRS. The integrated PPP capabilities o the RTU

allows to use low cost modems. Direct CT/VT interaces can

be used to collect measurement values without the use o

transducers.

The RTU211 is integrated into the engineer ing environment othe RTU560 and presents the most cost eicient solution o

the RTU560/211 product amily.

RTU211 ConBox solution

The ConBox is ABBs space and cost eic ient solution

designed or integration in ABB remote GridGuardTM three-

phase, gang-operated overhead distribution switches.

The target o this RTU211 product is to util ize the limited

space in the existing control box o the switch. Concurrently

the ConBox keeps the coniguration lexibility or the adequate

adaptation to the respective solution. The modular construc-

tion allows a lexible adaptation o I/O modules.

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Flexible system conceptCommunication

Network interfaces

The RTU supports integrated serial and Ethernet communica-

tion interaces. The number o communication interaces can

be adapted according to the project requirements by using

appropriate type and number o CMUs.

Communication modules

In order to achieve the lexibility or communication with the

variety o devices, the RTU560 has an available spectrumo communication modules or integrated RTU rack or DIN

rail solution. These are CCITT/V.23 and 9600 baud analogue

modems, Fiber optic converters, managed and unmanaged

Ethernet Switches, DSL modems and iber optical converters

(Mono- and Multi-mode).

Stations with up to 20km distance can be interconnected via

the SDSL ports.

With the 2 DSL interaces the managed switch is able to pro-

vide redundant topologies (loop coniguration) which makes

an electrical ring connection o IEDs/RTUs achievable. This

network can be used or other services e.g. voice o IP, main-

tenance/diagnosis.Wireless and wired communication can additionally be

realized via third party communication devices e.g. radio

modems, multiplexers, dial-up modems and GSM/GPRS

modems via PPP.

Host communication

The RTU allows communication with up to 16 host systems via

dierent protocols. System events are used or supervision o host

connection.

The standard protocols which are supported rom the RTU are:

IEC 60870-5-101/-104

DNP3, serial and TCP/IP Modbus serial and TCP/IP

Other speciic protocols such as Indactic 33/35, RP570/71

Additional third party/country specifc protocols are available (e.g.

Telegyr TG800, Sinaut 8FW, Conitel 300, Estel,

Harris5000/6000, Hitachi etc.).

Sub device communication

Up to 150 IEDs can be connected to one RTU. Each connected

device is supervised by the system diagnosis o the RTU.

The standard protocols which are supported by the RTU are:

IEC 60870-5-101/-102/-103/-104 IEC 61850-8-1

DNP 3.0 serial and TCP/IP

Modbus serial and TCP/IP

Meter interaces

Other speciic protocols as RP570/71, SPA bus, etc.

Additional country or supplier speciic protocols are avai lable

on request.

IEC 61850 station bus applications

IEC 61850 client (gateway)

enables the communication between the IEC 61850 station busand network control centers.

IEC 61850 server (IED)

is used to integrate existing I/Os and/or non IEC 61850 sub

devices to the IEC 61850 station bus. The RTU560 can be used

as feld device since it supports GOOSE. Thereore data exchange

with other IEC 61850 devices is possible.

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Flexible system conceptRedundancy and time management

Time management concept

The accuracy and resolution o the t ime stamp or a process

event is important or analysing network disturbance,

especially when analyzing events rom and between dierent

stations. The RTU560 internal time management is controlled

by the CMU communication boards. The time resolution o the

RTU560 is 1 ms or events. The RTU560 supports d ierent

synchronization modes:

Serial protocols (e.g. DNP3, IEC 60870-5-101) TCP/IP based (S)NTP network, DNP3.0 or IEC 60870-5-104

Real-time clock (GPS, DCF77 and IRIG-B)

External minute pulse

The RTU560 can synchronize additional sub devices like

RTUs and IEDs via:

Serial protocols (e.g. DNP3, IEC 60870-5-101)

TCP/IP based (S)NTP network, DNP3.0 or IEC 60870-5-104

External minute pulse

The RTU560 supports dierent t ime zones and several redun-

dant timer servers.

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Flexible redundancy concepts

For energy transmission and distribution networks it is impor-

tant to maintain access to the stations. The RTU560 manages

this requirement by providing a sophisticated redundancy

concept oering the ollowing eatures:

Redundant power supply

With the enhancement o the rack portolio, redundant power

supply modules are possible or all kinds o racks.The power supply modules are supervised by the watchdog o

the RTU560. In case o a ailure, they can be replaced during

operation. DIN rail power supply units can be used in parallel

mode.

Redundant communication links

The communication via two communication lines and net-

works in parallel is available as multi-master communication

or all protocols.

Redundant serial communication is possible or IEC 60870-5-

101. Redundant network communication is available or IEC

60870-5-104.

Redundant communication units

The redundant CMU pairs supervise each other. In case o a

ailure the switch over is initialized automatically.

In one RTU system redundant and non-redundant CMUs can

be combined. For ire protection the redundant CMUs could

be spread out across separate racks in dierent rooms.

The modular archi tecture o the RTU560 make it possible to

use parts or combination o all three redundancy elements.

Control center

Minute pulse

Sub devices

(S)NTP server

Radio clock

(S)NTP client

Redundant CMUsRedundant power

supply

Redundant Links

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Technical highlights o the RTU amily

Integrated Human Machine Interface

The HMI, which is integrated in the RTU, provides easy stat ion

monitoring and control based on web server technology. This

solution simpliies the data engineering.

The HMI unctions supported by the RTU560 or station visu-

alization and control provide static and dynamic components,events and alarm list, system events and trend charts.

Own symbols can be deined in order to visualize the station

in a lexible way.

Engineering

The data engineering o the RTU can easi ly be carried out

with the Windows based tool RTUtil560. RTUtil560 supports

the complete RTU560/211 platorm. The engineering principle

complies with IEC 61346-1 standard. MS-Excel is used or

process signal engineering and mapping as well as or data

import and export to and rom other systems. Debugging

unctions like consistency checks are integrated intoRTUtil560.

Coniguration data can be transerred to the RTU via network

or protocol transer unctions (e.g. IEC 60870-5-101/-104 and

DNP3).

MULTIPROG wt is used to create PLC programs and is

based on Windows technology. The PLC unction ully com-

plies with IEC 61131-3 standard and supports 5 programming

languages. Online debugging is supported locally or remotely

via TCP/IP network.

IEC 61850 engineering or client and server as well as or

station bus coniguration is made with RTUtil560 and

RTUtil61850.

Data point mapping o IEC 61850 and RTU signals can be

achieved with these tools. Additionally, GOOSE can be

engineered or horizontal communication.

Data archive and diagnosticsThe RTU provides archive unct ions on non-volatile compact

lash or events, measurements, counter values, security

events, disturbance iles o protection relays and load proiles

o metering devices.

Disturbance iles can be uploaded via IEC 60870-5-103,

SPA bus and IEC 61850 and stored in the RTU.

The inormat ion o the archives are accessible via web server

unctionality and ile transer (e.g. with IEC 60870-5-101 and

DNP3).

All inormation accessible via web server are protected by the

user required access rights.

Cyber security

ABB anticipates the secur ity chal lenges and adapts its

systems constantly to the latest developments in security. Our

RTUs respond to the need o the power industries and assure

a high level o cyber security. The RTU supports various

security eatures like: User access control, security logging/

audit trail, https access, customer speciic password policies

and support o external syslog and arcsight systems. Each

RTU product is exposed to extensive robustness tests beore

release. The security unctions are implemented according to

NERC/CIP and IEEE 1686.

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Trends in remote control

Transmission and distribution networks are subject to con-

stant change resulting in complex structures or grid systems.

Grids o the uture will be dierent. They will accommodate

all types and sizes o decentralized generation technologies

(particularly renewable) and also be automatically responsive

to changes in supply and demand. The beginning was doneby todays deregulated market. Its requirements put extreme

economical pressure on network operations expecting the

monitoring and controlling o the grid down to the lowest

level.

The smart grid will minimize the environmenta l ootprint , be

sel-monitoring and provide real-time inormation to help

manage distribution and power generation. The need or more

inormation rom the grid in the lower voltage levels requires

a higher deployment o intelligent technologies to gather this

inormation. Remote control meets these requirements with a

wide range o unctions as well as lexible and modern com-

munication technologies.All o these elements, rom the economical to the environmen-

tal, are ampliying the necessity or the grid itsel to evolve.

A solut ion based on remote control sti ll represents the most

economical alternative. It oers the possibility o station auto-

mation, modernization and extension with highest unctionality

and availability.

Constant change of technology

Smart meters

The large deployment o smart meters and its required com-

munication inrastructure open the possibility to apply smart

meters or the operation o the grid. Traditionally energy mete-ring and network control have been separated. Its integration

provides several opportunities o optimization, e.g. the usage

o the same communication inrastructure to use meter data

or grid optimization and control.

Process bus IEC 61850

The wide acceptance o the IEC 61850 stat ion bus in the in-

dustry points the direction towards the uture. IEC 61850 will

be deployed towards the process bus. Primary equipment will

be enabled with even more intelligent technology and provide

TCP/IP based process in ormation. Secondary equipment willbe interaced directly to the IEC 61850 process bus.

E-mobility

E-mobility projects are constantly announced throughout the

world. Consequently the impact towards grid operation is

inescapable. The management o the charging stations, the

demand management and the energy storage will be a uture

task o the grid operation. Providing technology or monito-

ring and control o the charging stations poses technical and

economical challenges to the grid operators and technology

provider.

Automated grid balancing

In the uture the grid needs to be operated closer to its limits

since decentralized generation creates local bottle necks in

the distribution. Grid enorcements will not be possible due to

environmental and economic reasons.

Grid automation is inevitable as operators and service techni-

cians have larger areas to deal with. Thereore a higher

degree o automated actions is required to ensure grid stabili-

ty. The automation o these actions in a peer to peer

architecture is necessary to unburden the operators and

unload communication networks.

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