PCS-9013

DFR Manager
Instruction Manual

NR Electric Co., Ltd.

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Preface

Introduction

Before carrying out any work on this product, the user should be familiar with the contents of this
manual, and read this chapter carefully.

This chapter describes the safety precautions recommended when using this product. Before
installing and using this product, this chapter must be thoroughly read and understood.

Operation Guide and Warning

 Dismounting or other physical operations on working computer is strictly forbidden.

 Abnormal shutdown/reboot may cause the boot failure of the computer.

 Software updates may be implemented to enhance/modify existing functions. Please make

sure this manual is compatible with the software.

 All the screenshots are just for illustration. For different application versions, the screenshots
may differ. Please refer to actual projects for corresponding graphs.

Copyright © 2016 NR. All rights reserved.

We reserve all rights to this document and to the information contained herein. Improper use in particular reproduction and dissemination
to third parties is strictly forbidden except where expressly authorized.

The information in this manual is carefully checked periodically, and necessary corrections will be included in future editions. If
nevertheless any errors are detected, suggestions for correction or improvement are greatly appreciated.

We reserve the rights to make technical improvements without notice.

NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Tel: +86-25-87178888

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P/N: ZL_PCS-9013_X_Instruction Manual_EN_Domestic General_X Version: R1.03

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Documentation Structure

The technical manual contains application and functionality descriptions and lists function blocks.
The manual can be used as a technical reference during installation and commissioning phase,
and during normal service.

The chapter contents are summarized as below:

1. Introduction
Briefly introduce the application, functions and features about this software.

2. User Management
The addition, deletion and modification of the user information, and the configuration of the user
short message service (SMS) numbers and E-mail addresses, etc.

3. Configuration Management
Introduce the configuration of DFR hardware, logic component, system setting, and configuration
to customize the power grid structure to meet requirements in actual projects.

4. Operation Management
Introduce the operation management function which includes fault report and IED event
management, local and device internal waveform file management, DFR status monitoring.

5. Manual Version History

List the instruction manual version and the modification history records.

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Table of Contents

1.1 Overview........................................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Minimum System Requirements .................................................................... 1-4

List of Figures

Figure 1.1-1 Main interface of DFR Manager (monitor/operation mode)............................... 1-1

Figure 1.1-2 Main interface of DFR Manager (Config mode) .................................................. 1-2

Figure 1.1-3 The menu bar in monitor mode ............................................................................ 1-2

Figure 1.1-4 The menu bar in config mode............................................................................... 1-3

Figure 1.2-1 Select the installation inversion ........................................................................... 1-5

Figure 1.2-2 Select the installation language ........................................................................... 1-5

Figure 1.2-3 Select the installation path（The path is fixed, not allowed to be changed） 1-6

Figure 1.2-4 Complete installation and prompt cancellation ................................................. 1-6

List of Table

Table 1.2-1 Minimum requirements of PCS-9013 ..................................................................... 1-4

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1.1 Overview

DFR Manager is a special tool which integrates the configuration and operation management of
PCS series Disturbance & Fault Recorders (DFR), and it can be applied in the control centers or
the substations.

The main functions of DFR Manager are introduced as below.

1. User Management: To add, delete and modify user information, to configure the user
short message service (SMS) number and E-mail address, etc.

2. Configuration Management: To configure the module, component and setting of DFR; to

add, delete and modify the region, substation and DFR.

3. Operation Management: To manage fault record & IED event, local and DFR internal
waveform files; monitor DFR status.

Figure 1.1-1 Main interface of DFR Manager (monitor/operation mode)

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Figure 1.1-2 Main interface of DFR Manager (Config mode)

The interface is mainly divided into 5 parts:

Menu bar, Toolbar, DFR tree, config window and monitor window.

Two modes are optional: config mode and monitor mode. These 2 modes can be switched by

clicking the buttons “ ” and “ ” on the toolbar.

In the monitor mode, only when the communication between DFR Manager and a DFR is OK , the
menus for clock synchronization, triggering recording remotely, reset commands can only pop up
by right-clicking a DFR.

Clock synchronization Reset Interface configuration tool

Monitor mode, can be

FTP tool, supports
switched into config Triggering observing the waveform
mode by clicking the recording remotely manually.
button.

Figure 1.1-3 The menu bar in monitor mode

In the config mode, the main window is used to display the configuration interface, and used to
pop up configuration menus of different levels by right-clicking the different levels (i.e.: region,

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station, device, component) of the DFR tree list.

Database- FTP tool, supports

publishing observing the
waveform manually.

Config mode, can be

switched into monitor Add, delete, check
config tool respectively. Interface configuration tool
mode by clicking the button

Figure 1.1-4 The menu bar in config mode

The menus of the toolbar “ ” and “ ” are

introduced as below:

1) ：Monitor mode, clicking the button to switch into config mode.

2) ：Config mode, clicking the button to switch into monitor mode.

3) ：To issue clock synchronization signals to the DFR.

4) ：To trigger recording remotely.

5) ：To send reset commands.

6) ：FTP waveform download tool, supporting check the waveform.

7) ：Interface configuration tool.

8) ：Publish the modification in the logic database to physical database.

9) ：Add System, Region, Station, DFR or Component.

10) ：Delete System, Region, Station, DFR or Component.

11) ：To check the consistency between the components and the channel type/number.

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12) : PCS-PC device diagnosis tool, to diagnose and operate the devices.

13) : To manage the disk.

The DFR tree list is generated with the hierarchy of System, Region, Station, DFR and component.
If a node is deleted, all the nodes belong to it will be deleted, too. (E.g.: When a substation is
deleted, all the DFR information in the substation will be deleted, too.)

At the same time, when the fault records of the DFR have been received by DFR Manager, DFR
Manager can inform the users by SMS and E-mail.

1.2 Minimum System Requirements

The following table gives the minimum requirements to run PCS-9013 application correctly.

Table 1.2-1 Minimum requirements of PCS-9013

Component Requirement

CPU 1 GHz minimum

RAM 2 GB

341MB of free hard disk space for installation (additional space required for project
Hard Disk
configuration)

Windows® XP Pro SP3 – 32 bit

Operating System Windows® Server 2008 SP2 – 32 bit
Windows® 7 -32 bit

Graphical Resolution 1280*1024 or 1680*1050

Connectivity Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T), Single Port (for single LAN), Dual Port (for Dual LAN)

CD-ROM drive or network connection

NOTICE!

There are two installation inversions for choose, full installation and simplified
installation, which have different functions.

 Full installation(with configuration)

It refers to the PCS-996R DFR, with equipment configuration, settings modification, waveform
management function, etc.

 Simplified installation (without configuration)

It is applied to PCS-986, PCS-996RC, PCS-996RA, PCS-996RA-D, PCS-996RS-D and

PCS-996R-D DFR and other customized DFRs, with waveform management function, without
configuration function.

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Figure 1.2-1 Select the installation inversion

Figure 1.2-2 Select the installation language

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Figure 1.2-3 Select the installation path（The path is fixed, not allowed to be changed）

Figure 1.2-4 Complete installation and prompt cancellation

NOTICE!

It must cancel the windows or restart the computer after installation, or else it may
cause the installation is incomplete.

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Table of Contents

2.1 Overview........................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 User Configuration .......................................................................................... 2-1

List of Figures

Figure 2.2-1 User configuration interface ................................................................................. 2-1

Figure 2.2-2 Prompt after deleting the region .......................................................................... 2-2

Figure 2.2-3 User cannot delete himself ................................................................................... 2-3

Figure 2.2-4 User list (system level, region level or station level) ......................................... 2-3

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2.1 Overview

In the DFR management system, the users are divided into the system level user and the region
level user. The system level user can manage the personnel and devices of the whole system, but
the region level user can only manage the personnel and devices of a region of the system.

Both the system level user and the region level user are also divided into: the administrator, the
maintainer and the operator (i.e. the role of the users).

Sometimes the maintainer and the operator are called as the common users. The difference
between the administrator and the maintainer is that the administrator can configure of the user
information within the controlled area. The difference between the maintainer and the operator is
that the maintainer can configure configuration/operation management of the DFR within the
controlled area, while the operator can only configure browsing/operation and management of the
DFR.

2.2 User Configuration

The user configuration interface is shown in following figure.

Figure 2.2-1 User configuration interface

1. Add User: Click the button “ ”, and then fill in/select the user information in the
right area.

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2. Delete User: Click the button “ ” to pop up a prompt to confirm whether to delete
the user or not.

NOTICE!

Each user cannot delete himself and can only be deleted by the administrator of higher
level.

3. Set the Password: The password needs to be input twice in the 2 text areas to the right of
“Password” and “Again”, and the 2 passwords are required to be the same. The passwords in
the interface are invisible.

4. Set the phone number to receive SMS. Fill in the mobile phone number in the text area to the
right of “SMS”: Each bit of a valid mobile phone number must be a digit. SMS function will be
enabled only when the corresponding “Enable” is selected.

5. Set the E-mail address in the text area to the right of “EMAIL”: A valid E-mail address must
include the symbol “@” and “.”. E-mail function will be enabled only when the corresponding
“Enable” is selected.

NOTICE!

The SMS and the E-mail are filtered according to the region that the DFR belongs to
where the alarms (the fault records and the DFR events) occur. The SMS and the
E-mail are only sent to the available users who have the privilege to receive
SMS/E-mail in this region and this system level.

6. Set the region in the text area to the right of “Region”: Select the belonging region in the
drop-down box of the region. This region list is maintained in the DFR configuration
management interface.

NOTICE!

When a region is deleted in the DFR configuration management interface as shown in

the following figure, a prompt will appear in the user configuration interface to indicate
that the information of the region where the user belongs to is wrong, and that it is
necessary to set the region of this user again.

Figure 2.2-2 Prompt after deleting the region

7. Set the role in the text area to the right of “Role”: Select the role in the corresponding
drop-down box.

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8. Save the user: Click the button “ ”, and a prompt to indicate successful saving will
appear.

NOTICE!

In the user configuration interface:

1. Each user cannot delete himself.

Figure 2.2-3 User cannot delete himself

2. The administrators (including the area level administrator and the system level
administrator) can modify the information of all the users controlled by them, but the
other users can only modify their own information.

Figure 2.2-4 User list (system level, region level or station level)

3. Only the system level administrator can modify the information of the regions where
the other users belong to and configure all the users. The other users can only select
the region themselves belong to and cannot modify the region configuration of other

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users.

4. The common users (the maintainer or the operator) cannot modify their own roles
after logging in. Only the administrators (including the area level administrator and
the system level administrator) can modify the roles of the users within the controlled
area.

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Table of Contents

3.1 Overview.............................................................................................................. 1
3.2 Configuration Management of Simplified Installation Version ....................... 1
3.2.1 Region Management ............................................................................................................... 1

3.2.2 Substation Management ......................................................................................................... 3

3.2.3 DFR Management ................................................................................................................... 4

3.3 Configuration Management of Full Installation Version .................................. 6

3.3.1 Setup DFR Properties ............................................................................................................. 8

3.3.2 Hardware Configuration of DFR .............................................................................................. 9

3.3.3 Add/Delete Component ......................................................................................................... 12

3.3.4 Channel Management & Component Management ............................................................. 16

3.4 DFR Configuration and Program Management .............................................. 23

3.4.1 Program Management .......................................................................................................... 24

3.4.2 Configuration Management ................................................................................................... 25

3.4.3 Import PCSXXX.txt File ......................................................................................................... 28

3.4.4 Programmable Logic ............................................................................................................. 28

List of Figures

Figure 3.2-1 Add region ................................................................................................................. 2

Figure 3.2-2 Delete region ............................................................................................................. 2

Figure 3.2-3 Add substation .......................................................................................................... 3

Figure 3.2-4 Delete substation ...................................................................................................... 3

Figure 3.2-5 Add DFR ..................................................................................................................... 4

Figure 3.2-6 Import the configuration file .................................................................................... 5

Figure 3.2-7 Delete DFR ................................................................................................................. 5

Figure 3.2-8 Copy DFR ................................................................................................................... 6

Figure 3.2-9 Paste DFR .................................................................................................................. 6

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Figure 3.3-1 Add DFR ..................................................................................................................... 8

Figure 3.3-2 Setup DFR properties ............................................................................................... 9

Figure 3.3-3 The “Hardware Config” page ..................................................................................11

Figure 3.3-4 Configuration of the board which occupies 2 slots ............................................ 12

Figure 3.3-5 Add voltage component ......................................................................................... 12

Figure 3.3-6 Dialog to set the parameters of voltage component ........................................... 13

Figure 3.3-7 Dialog to set the parameters of line current component.................................... 14

Figure 3.3-8 Dialog to set the parameters of transformer branch current component ........ 15

Figure 3.3-9 AI channel configuration ........................................................................................ 16

Figure 3.3-10 View component in separate mode..................................................................... 17

Figure 3.3-11 Channel type Volt. and corresponding Components ........................................ 18

Figure 3.3-12 Channel type Volt. and corresponding Types.................................................... 18

Figure 3.3-13 Channel type Curr. and corresponding Components ....................................... 18

Figure 3.3-14 Channel type Curr. and corresponding Types ................................................... 18

Figure 3.3-15 Dialog to set the next several channels continuously ..................................... 19

Figure 3.3-16 Interface before selecting “OK” in the above figure ......................................... 19

Figure 3.3-17 Channels after selecting “OK” ............................................................................ 19

Figure 3.3-18 Check consistency of the component type and the channel .......................... 20

Figure 3.3-19 Configuration of the BI channels ........................................................................ 20

Figure 3.3-20 Associate the Component and the BI channel .................................................. 20

Figure 3.3-21 The “Relay Operation” of the BI channel ........................................................... 21

Figure 3.3-22 Trigger Type of the BI channel ............................................................................ 21

Figure 3.3-23 Configuration of the BO channels ...................................................................... 21

Figure 3.3-24 Settings of the analog quantities ........................................................................ 22

Figure 3.3-25 Configuration of the component name and the association relationship ...... 22

Figure 3.4-1 Menu of DFR configuration and program management (Full installation) ....... 23

Figure 3.4-2 Menu of DFR configuration and program management (Simplified installation)
........................................................................................................................................................ 24

Figure 3.4-3 Download program to DFR .................................................................................... 24

Figure 3.4-4 Select the program to download to the DFR ....................................................... 25

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Figure 3.4-5 Download configuration to DFR ............................................................................ 25

Figure 3.4-6 Progressing bar of configuration downloading .................................................. 26

Figure 3.4-7 Previewing interface for uploading configuration .............................................. 27

Figure 3.4-8 Disconnection between DFR Manager and DFR ................................................. 28

Figure 3.4-9 Programmable logic tool ........................................................................................ 28

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3.1 Overview

The configuration management mainly includes:

 The configuration of the region, substation and DFR;

 The configuration of the analog/digital channels of the voltage component, line current
component and transformer branch current component; the setting configuration; the
association configuration of these components;

 Download the programs of DFR; upload and download the configuration files of DFR; upload
the settings in the menu “Calibrate Setting” of PCS-996 DFR or PCS-986.

NOTICE!

The configuration management function can only be used by the administrator and the
maintainer. The operator does not have the authority to configure the DFR, so the
configuration menu will not appear for the operator.

The region configuration is mainly designed for the manager to manage the DFRs of the controlled
substations, but the uncontrolled DFRs and substations will be invisible.

3.2 Configuration Management of Simplified Installation Version

1. Full installation (with configuration)

Install the full version, which contains the Config.xml Configuration function. With this
version, users can configure the physical devices and logic units. To configure the logic
units, that is, configure the associations between logic units (component) and physical
channels, as well as the associations between different logic units.

2. Simplified installation (without configuration)

Install the simplified version, which does not contain the Config.xml Configuration function,
users should download the Config.txt to device. With this version, users can only add
devices, import/export information files and configure the physical device, but cannot
configure the logic units. The functions introduced in Section 3.3 is not available in this
version.

3.2.1 Region Management

3.2.1.1 Add Region

Select the “System” node, and then right-click and select the “Add Region” menu (click the button

“ ”) to pop up a dialog as shown in the following figure. Input the region name and click “OK” to
add a region.

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Figure 3.2-1 Add region

NOTICE!

The region name should not include any spaces. Please use “_” to separate 2 words
instead of a space.

3.2.1.2 Delete region

Select the region node to be deleted, right-click the menu and select “Delete Region” (or click the

button “ ”) to pop up a dialog as shown in the following figure to confirm whether to delete it or
not. You can delete this region (including all the information of the substation and the DFR in this
region) after confirmation.

Figure 3.2-2 Delete region

NOTICE!

1. Only the system administrator and the maintainer can add/delete a region.

2. In order to avoid deleting all the substations and the devices in the region when
deleting the region wrongly, the system will not allow deleting a region when it still
have substations in it, i.e.: it is necessary to delete all the substations in this region

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firstly.

3.2.2 Substation Management

3.2.2.1 Add Substation

Select the region node to add substation, select the right-click menu “Add Station” or click the

button “ ” to pop up a dialog as shown in the following figure. Input the station name and the
station address, then click “OK” to add a substation. The address of the substation will be
assigned automatically.

Figure 3.2-3 Add substation

3.2.2.2 Delete Substation

Select the substation node to be deleted. Select the right-click menu “Delete Station” or click the

button “ ” to pop up a dialog as shown in the following figure to delete this substation (including
all the information of the DFR in this substation) after confirmation.

Figure 3.2-4 Delete substation

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NOTICE!

The software allows deleting the whole substation. However, ensure that it is necessary
to delete the whole substation and all the DFR information in it before deleting.

3.2.3 DFR Management

3.2.3.1 Add DFR

Select the substation to add DFR, select the right-click menu “Add DFR” or click the button “ ”
to pop up a dialog as shown in the following figure to add a DFR.

Figure 3.2-5 Add DFR

The following parameters can be configured in this dialog:

1. Name: The name of the DFR;

2. IP: The IP address of the DFR;

3. NetMask: The subnet mask of the DFR;

4. Gateway: The gateway address of the DFR.

5. Device Address: The 103 address of the DFR, generally it takes the latest field of the IP
address, for instance, taking “22” in the above example.

After clicking the “OK” button in the above figure, the new DFR is added. Then right-click the DFR
name and select the pull-down menu “Import PCSXXX.txt From Device…” to import the
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Figure 3.2-6 Import the configuration file

3.2.3.2 Publish DFR

After import the file “PCSXXX.txt”, click the button “ ” to publish the DFR, which may takes 1
minutes.

3.2.3.3 Delete DFR

Select the DFR node to be deleted. Click the right-click menu “Delete DFR” or click the button

“ ” to pop up a dialog box as shown in the following figure to delete this DFR (including all the
information in this DFR).

Figure 3.2-7 Delete DFR

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3.2.3.4 Copy DFR

Select the DFR node to be copied, click the right-click menu “Copy DFR” to copy the DFR
(including all the information in it except the name and IP).

Figure 3.2-8 Copy DFR

3.2.3.5 Paste DFR

If a DFR has been copied, select the substation node to paste this DFR, and then click the
right-click menu “Paste DFR” to paste it. Except the IP address and the DFR name, all the other
parameters are the same as the parameters of the copied DFR. For similar Disturbance & Fault
Recorders, the DFR configuration can be accomplished conveniently by using “Copy DFR” and
“Paste DFR”.

Figure 3.2-9 Paste DFR

3.3 Configuration Management of Full Installation Version

Besides the functions list in the simplified installation version, there is other functions in the full
installation version, as shown below.

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The configuration management mainly aims at the DFR management. DFR management consists
of 2 parts:

1. Physical device configuration:

The parameter configuration of the device itself, i.e.: Name, Type, Sample Rate, IP and
Board Type.

2. Logic unit configuration:

This refers to the component configuration.

NOTICE!

Component is a logic concept that corresponds to primary equipment. The names of

the components share the name of primary equipment.

The components can be divided into 3 types:

1. Voltage component:

The voltage component mainly refers to the busbar voltage or the line voltage.

2. Line current component:

3. Transformer branch current component:

Because the parameters of line and the parameters of transformer branch are different (The
line has positive/zero sequence impedance/admittance, while the transformer branch only
has the property about which side of the transformer. i.e.: HV/MV/LV side), so the current
component can be divided into 2 types: line current component and transformer branch
current component.

In the power system, the voltage sampling mainly refers to the busbar voltages, while each line
and transformer has its own current sampling channel, thus some current components correspond
to a voltage component, i.e.: some current components relate to 1 voltage.

The component configuration mainly aims at setting the relationships between the components
and the physical channels.

Similar to the protection relays, DFR also has a criterion to trigger waveform and some functional
units for protection, so DFR also has some settings. The functional units for protection correspond
to the components.

NOTICE!

Generally speaking, the number and type of the analog channels relate to the type of
the functional units for protection. E.g.: If a functional unit for protection needs to
sample zero-sequence current, so it is forbidden to assign only 1 phase current (such
as Ia) to the corresponding component, because zero-sequence current cannot be
acquired by sampling only 1 phase current.

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3.3.1 Setup DFR Properties

Select the substation to add DFR, select the right-click menu “Add DFR” or click the button “ ”
to pop up a dialog as shown in the following figure to add a DFR.

Figure 3.3-1 Add DFR

The DFR properties are shown in the following figure.

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Figure 3.3-2 Setup DFR properties

3.3.2 Hardware Configuration of DFR

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generated automatically according to the default configuration. But the components will not the
generated automatically, so there is no association between the channels and components when
a DFR is generated.

The board configuration can be modified in the “Hardware Config” page later. The number of the
analog channels, binary channels, and GOOSE channels will be influenced after modifying the
board configuration.

The 2nd column in the “Hardware Config” page is the “Board Type”.

The 3rd column in the “Hardware Config” page is the “Board Desc” to indicate whether it is a CPU
board or a DSP board, etc.

Where:

AI: Analog input. AI-12U indicates 12 voltage inputs.

AI-6I indicates 6 current inputs.

BI: Binary input.

BO: Binary output.

GS: GOOSE binary input.

For instance, if the DFR is PCS-996R DFR:

AI boards can be configured in the 4th~11th slot.

BI boards (or BO boards, GS boards) can be configured in the 10th~14th slot.

The “Voltage Level” is only applied for the BI boards. 24V, 48V, 110V, 220V are optional.

NOTICE!

Both the AI boards and BI boards can be configured in the10th~11th slot.

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Figure 3.3-3 The “Hardware Config” page

The board which occupies 2 slots must start from the slot of an even number.

E.g.: As shown in the above figure, NR1401-12U can only occupy the 4th~5th, the 6th~7th, the
8th~9th or the 10th~11th slot.

NOTICE!

If a board which only occupies 1 slot needs to be replaced by a board which occupies 2
slots, the 2 slots must be set as “Slot Not Installed” first, i.e.: the former boards in the 2
slots must be taken out so as to insert the new board which occupies 2 slots.

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Figure 3.3-4 Configuration of the board which occupies 2 slots

3.3.3 Add/Delete Component

3.3.3.1 Add Voltage Component

Select the DFR node to add voltage component and click the right-click menu “Add Component”

(or click the button “ ” in config mode) to pop up a dialog as shown in the following figure.

Figure 3.3-5 Add voltage component

In this dialog, select “Voltage” and then click “OK” to pop up a new dialog to set the parameters of
the voltage component as shown in the following figure.

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Figure 3.3-6 Dialog to set the parameters of voltage component

The parameters in the above dialog are introduced as below:

1. Name: The name of the voltage component;

2. U1n (V): The rated primary voltage. Unit: V.

3. U2n (V): The rated secondary voltage. Unit: V.

4. Voltage Type: “Bus Voltage”, “Line Voltage” and “DC Voltage” are optional.

5. Channel Type: 4 options are provided:

“Uabc0”: Three phase voltages and zero sequence voltage are selected.

“Uabc”: Three phase voltages are selected.

“Upp”: Only the voltages of 2 phases are selected.

“Up”: Only the voltage of 1 phase is selected.

NOTICE!

The parameters of voltage components will remain the same when a new voltage is
added. When DFR Manager is closed and opened again, the parameters of voltage
components can still remain the same.

It is the same for the parameters of line current components and transformer branch
current components.

3.3.3.2 Add Line Current Component

Similar to adding the voltage component, select “Line current” in the dialog in Figure 3.3-5, click
“OK” to pop up a new dialog as shown in the following figure, input the parameters and then click
“OK” to add a line current component in the DFR.

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Figure 3.3-7 Dialog to set the parameters of line current component

The parameters in the above dialog are introduced as below:

1. Name: The name of the line current component;

2. I1n (A): The rated primary current. Unit: A.

3. I2n (A): The rated secondary current. Unit: A.

4. R1 (ohm): The primary positive sequence resistance. Unit: ohm.

5. R0 (ohm): The primary zero sequence resistance. Unit: ohm.

6. X1(ohm): The primary positive sequence reactance. Unit: ohm.

7. X0(ohm): The primary zero sequence reactance. Unit: ohm.

8. C1 (μF): The primary positive sequence capacitance. Unit: μF.

9. Length (km): The length of the line. Unit: km;

10. Channel Type: 4 options are provided:

“Iabc0”: Three phase currents and zero sequence current are selected.

“Iabc”: Three phase currents are selected.

“Ipp”: Only the currents of 2 phases are selected.

“Ip”: Only the current of 1 phase is selected.

3.3.3.3 Add Transformer Branch Current Component

Select “Transformer branch current” in the dialog in Figure 3.3-5. Click “OK” to pop up a new
dialog as shown in the following figure. Input the parameters and then click “OK” to add a
transformer branch current component node in the DFR.

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Figure 3.3-8 Dialog to set the parameters of transformer branch current component

The parameters in the above dialog are introduced as below:

1. Name: The name of the transformer component;

2. I1n (A): The rated primary current. Unit: A.

3. I2n (A): The rated secondary current. Unit: A.

4. Branch Type of Transformer: 3 options are provided:

“High voltage side”: The HV side branch of the transformer is selected.

“Middle voltage side”: The MV side branch of the transformer is selected.

“Low voltage side”: The LV side branch of the transformer is selected.

5. Channel Type: 4 options are provided:

“Iabc0”: Three phase currents and zero sequence current are selected.

“Iabc”: Three phase currents are selected.

“Ipp”: Only the currents of 2 phases are selected.

“Ip”: Only the current of 1 phase is selected.

3.3.3.4 Delete Component

Select a voltage component, a line current component or a transformer branch current and click
the right-click menu “Delete Component” to delete a component.

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3.3.4 Channel Management & Component Management

3.3.4.1 AI Channel Management

When a component is added, the functional unit for protection will be generated automatically, at
the same time, the analog channels with a certain number, order and type will be occupied
according to the “Channel Type” of the component.

E.g.: If a voltage component is added first and the “Channel Type” of the component is “Uabc0”,
the first 4 voltage channels of the 1st analog board with voltage channels will be occupied by this
component automatically. I.e.: the physical analog channels and the logical components are
associated.

Figure 3.3-9 AI channel configuration

Generally speaking, the channels occupied by a component are arranged continuously, so the
component names will be merged to make it easy to view them.

Sometimes, the channels occupied by which component and the channel type need to be modified

by the user. Right click the table and click the pop-up menu “ ”

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to switch between the mode of merged component name (i.e.: as shown in the

above figure) and the mode of separated component name (i.e.: as shown in
the following figure).

Figure 3.3-10 View component in separate mode

Double-click the “Component” column of an analog channel to list all the components
corresponding to this channel type (Volt. or Curr.).

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Figure 3.3-11 Channel type Volt. and corresponding Components

Figure 3.3-12 Channel type Volt. and corresponding Types

Figure 3.3-13 Channel type Curr. and corresponding Components

Figure 3.3-14 Channel type Curr. and corresponding Types

The properties of the AI channel are introduced as below:

1. Board: The information of the board that this channel belongs to.

2. Channel No.: The channel number.

3. PIN Type: The type of this channel: Volt. (Voltage) or Curr. (Current).

4. Component: The component name.

5. Type: The type of this channel: Ua,Ub,Uc,3U0,Ia,Ib,Ic,3I0…..

6. Description: The description of this channel and this property is editable.

When a component is selected, a dialog as shown in the following figure will pop up to prompt
whether to set the next several channels continuously. If “OK” is selected, the next several
channels with the same type will be set according to the “Channel Type” of this component. If
“Cancel” is selected, each channel will be set separately.

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Figure 3.3-15 Dialog to set the next several channels continuously

Here is an example to explain this function.

If the “Component” name of a current channel is “Line1”, and the corresponding “Channel Type” of
“line1” is “Iabc0”, if “OK” is selected in the above figure, the “Type” column of the following 3
current channels will be set as “Ib”,”Ic”,”3I0” automatically, and the “Component” column of the
following 3 current channels will be set as “line1” automatically.

Figure 3.3-16 Interface before selecting “OK” in the above figure

Figure 3.3-17 Channels after selecting “OK”

If “Cancel” is selected in the above figure, the number and type of the channels may be
inconsistent with the “Channel Type” of the component, e.g.: only a channel “Ic” is assigned to a
component with a “Channel Type” of “Iabc”.

To deal with this problem, a self-check function is provided to ensure the consistency of the
component type and the channel:

Select a DFR and then right-click it, click the submenu “Check Components with Channels” or the

menu “ ” on the toolbar, a dialog as shown in the following figure will pop up if any
inconsistency is detected.

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Figure 3.3-18 Check consistency of the component type and the channel

3.3.4.2 BI Channel Management

The BI channels include 2 types of channels: normal binary input channel and GOOSE binary
input channel.

Similar to the AI channels, the association between the BI channels and the components can only
be configured here.

The “Relay Operation” and “Trigger Type” can be configured for each BI channel here.

Figure 3.3-19 Configuration of the BI channels

Figure 3.3-20 Associate the Component and the BI channel

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Figure 3.3-21 The “Relay Operation” of the BI channel

Figure 3.3-22 Trigger Type of the BI channel

3.3.4.3 BO Channel Management

Figure 3.3-23 Configuration of the BO channels

3.3.4.4 Component Setting Management

The values of settings can be configured here, and the settings can be enabled/disabled here.

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Figure 3.3-24 Settings of the analog quantities

3.3.4.5 Component Management

The name of components and the association relationship between the current component (i.e.:
the “Line current” and “Transformer branch current” components) and the voltage component can
be configured here.

Figure 3.3-25 Configuration of the component name and the association relationship

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NOTICE!

During adding a region/station/device or modifying the name or IP address of a DFR

(i.e.: the operation that can influence the running of DFR), the button “ ” will be valid.

Click the button “ ” to publish the modification in the logic database to physical
database. The publishing process will take some time.

3.4 DFR Configuration and Program Management

The configuration files of DFR are important to the operation of DFR.

The tool provides the functions to download the configuration files to DFR and get the
configuration files from DFR and save them to database.

Meanwhile, the program files of DFR can influence the upgrade of the software version of DFR.
The system also provides the remote downloading function for DFR.

The management of configurations and programs are realized by selecting a DFR from the tree
and right-click the related functions.

Figure 3.4-1 Menu of DFR configuration and program management (Full installation)

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Figure 3.4-2 Menu of DFR configuration and program management (Simplified installation)

3.4.1 Program Management

In the above figure, click the menu “Firmware Download…” to pop up a dialog as shown in the
following figure.

Figure 3.4-3 Download program to DFR

Click the button “OK” to pop up the dialog to select the program to download as shown in the
following figure.

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Figure 3.4-4 Select the program to download to the DFR

As shown in the above figure, select the proper program file to download it to the DFR.

3.4.2 Configuration Management

The Configuration Management include: download configuration, upload configuration, import
configuration, export configuration.

1. Download configuration

Select the menu “Configuration Download…” to pop up a dialog as shown in the following figure.

Figure 3.4-5 Download configuration to DFR

Confirm that the “DFR IP Address” is correct and then click “OK” to start downloading. A
progressing bar as shown in the following figure will pop up.

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Figure 3.4-6 Progressing bar of configuration downloading

When the progressing bar disappears, it indicates that the configuration has been downloaded to
the DFR device successfully. Please reboot the DFR device to enable the new configuration.

NOTICE!

During the rebooting of the DFR device, the communication status will be disconnected
for a short time and then will be OK again, and the events about the communication
status can be sent to DFR Manager.

2. Upload configuration

Select the menu “Configuration Retrieve…”, DFR manager will acquire configuration from the
selected DFR device, and a previewing dialog similar to the configuration dialog will appear. This
dialog is not editable.

Click the button “Import” to import the configuration into DFR manager.

NOTICE!

If the DFR already exists in DFR Manager, DFR Manager will check whether the DFR
device is the selected DFR in DFR Manager. If the DFR device is not the selected DFR
in DFR Manager, a new dialog will pop up to prompt whether to create a new DFR in
DFR Manager or to import the configuration into the selected DFR in DFR Manager.

If the DFR does not exist in DFR Manager, the region name, station name and device name of the
DFR will be created in DFR Manager, thus the new DFR will be created in DFR manager and then
the corresponding configuration will be imported.

The region name, station name and device name will be filled by the configuration downloaded
from the DFR. If the region name, station name and device name have been modified before
importing, DFR Manager will search corresponding DFR device and then import the configuration
from this DFR device.

NOTICE!

The configuration of the boards, channels, components will be deleted when the
configuration is imported into DFR Manager.

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Figure 3.4-7 Previewing interface for uploading configuration

3. Export configuration

Select the menu “Configuration Export…” to export the configuration of a DFR as an .xml file.
Detail configuration information is stored in this file.

4. Import configuration

Select a DFR and right-click on it to pop up a menu, select the submenu “Configuration Import…”
to import the configuration stored in the .xml file into the selected DFR.

NOTICE!

The configuration of the boards, channels, components will be deleted when either of
the 2 methods is applied.

Generally speaking, 2 methods are provided to import configuration:

1. Upload configuration from a DFR and import the configuration to a DFR in DFR Manager.

In this method, if the DFR does not exist in DFR Manager, the DFR will be created in
DFR Manager.

2. Import configuration from an .xml file into the selected DFR in DFR Manager.

In this method, if the DFR does not exist in DFR Manager, no DFR will be created in DFR
Manager.

NOTICE!

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ensure all the download/upload operations. If the communication link between DFR
Manager and the DFR device is disconnected, a dialog will pop up as shown in the
following figure.

Figure 3.4-8 Disconnection between DFR Manager and DFR

3.4.3 Import PCSXXX.txt File

Select the menu “Import PCSXXX.txt From Device…” to interrogate the PCSXXX.txt from a DFR
device and save it into the database of DFR Manager automatically.

Select the menu “Information Text Import From File…” to import the PCSXXX.txt into the database
of DFR Manager manually.

3.4.4 Programmable Logic

Select the menu “Logic Programming…” to launch the programmable logic tool to configure the
binary output logic of the DFR.

Figure 3.4-9 Programmable logic tool

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Table of Contents

4.1 Overview........................................................................................................... 4-1

4.2 Monitor Config Tool ......................................................................................... 4-2
4.2.1 System.................................................................................................................................. 4-2

4.2.2 Command Timeout ............................................................................................................... 4-3

4.2.3 FTP Config ........................................................................................................................... 4-4

4.2.4 File Manage .......................................................................................................................... 4-5

4.2.5 Show/Hide ............................................................................................................................ 4-5

4.2.6 Mode Config ......................................................................................................................... 4-6

4.2.7 Privilege ................................................................................................................................ 4-7

4.3 Management of Fault Records ..................................................................... 4-12

4.4 Management of DFR Events ......................................................................... 4-17
4.5 Management of Local Waveform Files ......................................................... 4-18
4.6 Management of Waveform Files in the DFR ................................................ 4-18
4.7 Monitoring of Real-time Status ..................................................................... 4-19
4.8 DFR Remote Operation ................................................................................. 4-21
4.9 Other Functions ............................................................................................. 4-22

List of Figures

Figure 4.1-1 DFR Tree ................................................................................................................. 4-1

Figure 4.2-1 System items configuration.................................................................................. 4-2

Figure 4.2-2 Language configuration ........................................................................................ 4-3

Figure 4.2-3 Command timeout configuration ......................................................................... 4-4

Figure 4.2-4 FTP configuration .................................................................................................. 4-4

Figure 4.2-5 File manage configuration .................................................................................... 4-5

Figure 4.2-6 Show/Hide configuration ...................................................................................... 4-6

Figure 4.2-7 Mode configuration................................................................................................ 4-7

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Figure 4.2-8 Privilege configuration .......................................................................................... 4-8

Figure 4.2-9 Priv_manager login................................................................................................ 4-8

Figure 4.2-10 Add the domain name “relays” .......................................................................... 4-9

Figure 4.2-11 Add function ......................................................................................................... 4-9

Figure 4.2-12 Add user .............................................................................................................. 4-10

Figure 4.2-13 Add role ............................................................................................................... 4-10

Figure 4.2-14 Set the role privilege information .................................................................... 4-11

Figure 4.2-15 Privilege configuration ...................................................................................... 4-12

Figure 4.3-1 Fault Records page .............................................................................................. 4-13

Figure 4.3-2 Fault records filtering interface .......................................................................... 4-14

Figure 4.3-3 Fault records before global confirmation ......................................................... 4-15

Figure 4.3-4 Fault records after global confirmation ............................................................. 4-15

Figure 4.3-5 Fault record with more than 1 cause ................................................................. 4-16

Figure 4.3-6 Right-click menu of a fault record ..................................................................... 4-16

Figure 4.3-7 Interrogate continuous waveform according to fault records ........................ 4-16

Figure 4.3-8 Deleting fault records .......................................................................................... 4-17

Figure 4.4-1 “DFR Events” page .............................................................................................. 4-17

Figure 4.4-2 “DFR Events” filtering ......................................................................................... 4-17

Figure 4.5-1 “Local Files” retrieving ....................................................................................... 4-18

Figure 4.6-1 Interrogate the waveform file list in DFR successfully .................................... 4-19

Figure 4.6-2 Get the waveform file in DFR .............................................................................. 4-19

Figure 4.7-1 Start interrogating real-time data of DFR .......................................................... 4-20

Figure 4.7-2 Real-time data in DFR interrogated successfully ............................................. 4-20

Figure 4.8-1 Right-click the menu of DFR Remote Operation .............................................. 4-21

Figure 4.8-2 Home page of the PCS-996R WEB ..................................................................... 4-22

Figure 4.9-1 Menu to start “WaveEv” ...................................................................................... 4-22

Figure 4.9-2 About DFR Manager............................................................................................. 4-23

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4.1 Overview

The operation management mainly includes:

 The management of fault records and DFR events;

 The management of local and DFR waveform files;

 Monitoring DFR status.

The management of DFR is mainly based on the hierarchy tree of System – Region – Station –
DFR – Component. Select a region, substation or DFR on the tree, and right-click the mouse to
operate.

In the operation mode, click the DFR tree to pop up the operation interface as shown in the
following figure.

Figure 4.1-1 DFR Tree

In the DFR tree, the DFR being configured will be displayed differently (such as “ ”).

When the DFR has put into operation:

if the communication link between DFR Manager and the DFR is disconnected, the DFR will be

displayed such as “ ”;

if the communication link between DFR Manager and the DFR is OK, but the clock of this DFR has

not been synchronized successfully, the DFR will be displayed such as “ ”;

if the communication link between DFR Manager and the DFR is OK, and the clock of this DFR

has been synchronized successfully, the DFR will be displayed such as “ ”.

To display the communication link status between DFR Manager and the DFR conveniently, the
icon of the region/station can also indicate the communication status of the DFRs in this
region/station.

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the icon of the region/station that this DFR belongs to will be displayed as “ ”.

When the communication link status between DFR Manager and each DFR is OK, if the clock of
any one of the DFR is not synchronized, the icon of the region/station that this DFR belongs to will
be displayed as “ ”.

When the communication link status between DFR Manager and each DFR is OK, and the clock of
each DFR has been synchronized successfully, the icon of the station that the DFRs belong to will
be displayed as “ ”. The icon of the region that the DFRs belong to will be displayed as the icon
of the region itself (i.e.:“ ”).

4.2 Monitor Config Tool

Click the menu “Tool”-> “Monitor config tool” or click the button “ ” to pop up the “Monitor
config tool” interface for configuring the operation management items.

4.2.1 System
In the “System” interface of monitor config tool, the following two lists can be configured.

 Max displayed fault record count: used for setting the displayed fault record number, the
range is 100~5000.

 Language configuration: click the button “Start language config tool” to pop up the language
configuration tool. Click the menu “Language” and select the desired displayed language.
Then please restart the dfr_manager to complete the setup.

Figure 4.2-1 System items configuration

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Figure 4.2-2 Language configuration

4.2.2 Command Timeout

The command timeout tool is used for calling the waveform file list, waveform file and real-time
status, remote triggering wave record, setting the recorder time and reset signals.

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Figure 4.2-3 Command timeout configuration

4.2.3 FTP Config

In FTP config interface, the continuous wave directory and the slow wave directory can be
selected.

Figure 4.2-4 FTP configuration

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4.2.4 File Manage

This tool is used for managing the disk for saving files. Click the button “Refresh” to refresh the
disk usage, click the button “Manage” to delete the directory D:\RCS-9001\sophicdata\wave.

There are two settings for disk manage.

“Disk warn percent”: if the item is selected, when the disk free proportion is lower than the set
value, the system will prompt the user to clean up the disk.

“Disk clean percent”: if the item is selected, when the disk free proportion is lower than the set
value, the system will automatically clean up the disk.

Figure 4.2-5 File manage configuration

4.2.5 Show/Hide
 Menu Show/Hide:

 Web Browse: is the right click menu of DFR in the DFR tree.

 DFR Diagnostic: is the right click menu of DFR in the DFR tree.

 Disk Manage: is in the menu ”Tool”.

 PCS-PC: is the right click menu of DFR in the DFR tree.

 Ftp Tool: is the right click menu of DFR in the DFR tree.

 Tab Show/Hide

 Real-time status tab

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 Setting tab

 Fault records MMI Show/Hide

 Fault records statistics

Figure 4.2-6 Show/Hide configuration

4.2.6 Mode Config

 Record MMI show Mode

Wave File Name Display Mode: used for selecting the wave file name displayed in the fault
records, generally it is default.

 Distributed DFR config

Max slave DFR count: used for setting the maximum number of slave DFR.

 UAPC2.0 config

PCSXXX_103Info.xml Name list: used for setting the possible device file name lists.

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Figure 4.2-7 Mode configuration

4.2.7 Privilege
This privilege is used for forced check the operations, such as download setting, remote trigger
record and signal reset, etc.

1. Click the button “Start privilege tool”, and input the login name and the password in the
login-box, generally the password is empty.

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Figure 4.2-8 Privilege configuration

Figure 4.2-9 Priv_manager login

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2. Add the domain name “relays”.

Figure 4.2-10 Add the domain name “relays”

3. Add the function. “dfr_trig” for remote trigger record and “setting_download” for download
setting.

Figure 4.2-11 Add function

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4. Add the user “arealAdmin”.

Figure 4.2-12 Add user

5. Add the role “relay_control”.

Figure 4.2-13 Add role

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6. Set the role privilege information.

Figure 4.2-14 Set the role privilege information

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Figure 4.2-15 Privilege configuration

4.3 Management of Fault Records

This section will introduce the “Fault Records” page.

The management of Fault Records mainly includes: real-time monitoring, alarm retrieving, alarm
acknowledgment, deleting alarm, interrogating continuous waveform, opening transient waveform
file and extracted transient waveform files.

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Figure 4.3-1 Fault Records page

In the Fault Records page:

The records of today is displayed, the records earlier than today is displayed in black.

The font of record which has not been clicked is bold, and the 2nd column of the record is
displayed as “NO”.

The font of record which has been clicked is normal, and the 2nd column of the record is displayed
as “YES”.

The waveform file will be opened and the record will be acknowledged by double-clicking any
column of the fault record (except the last column “COMMENT”).

Select corresponding right-click menu has the same function.

NOTICE!

The waveform file will not be opened and the record will not be acknowledged by
double-clicking the last column (i.e.: the column “COMMENT”), but a remark can be
input and added for this record in this way. Select corresponding right-click menu has
the same function.

The functions of the 3 buttons on the right upper corner:

: It can be used for filtering the “Fault Records” according to the substation,
device, time range, fault phase and current, etc.

: It can be used for showing all the “Fault Records”, i.e.: showing all the “Fault
Records” that can be seen by the user who has logged in.

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: It can be used for confirming all the “Fault Records”, i.e.: confirming all the “Fault
Records” shown according to the current filtering conditions.

Click the button “ ” to prompt the following filter dialog box, and to show the current
filtering conditions.

If the right “Enable” button is selected, it means this filter condition is effective, and the left filtering
condition can be set. Here, the filtering conditions in the drop-down box of the device will be
filtered according to the above selected substation. Whether “Exact” is selected means that
whether filtering for the character string of device name is matched exactly.

Figure 4.3-2 Fault records filtering interface

After clicking the “ ” button, all the “Fault Records” that can be seen by the logged-on
user will be shown in the table below.

I.e.: If a system level user has logged on, all the “Fault Records” will be shown.

If a region level user has logged on, the “Fault Records” of the DFRs of all the substations in
that region will be shown.

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provided for more simple and convenient special filtering method, i.e.: on the management tree of
the left DFR.

Double click the device icon “ ”, only all the “Fault Records” of this DFR will be shown in
the right table.

Double click the substation icon “ ”, only all the “Fault Records” of this substation
will be shown in the right table.

Double click the region icon “ ”, only all the “Fault Records” of this region will be

shown in the right table.

NOTICE!

The 3 simple above-mentioned filter modes will not filter according to other conditions
(i.e.: fault phase, fault current, start time and end time). They can only filter according to
device, substation and region.

After clicking the button “ ”, all the “Fault Records” which are filtered out from the table
below and have not been confirmed will be confirmed. All the “Fault Records” in the table before
and after confirmation are shown in the following 2 figures.

Figure 4.3-3 Fault records before global confirmation

Figure 4.3-4 Fault records after global confirmation

The above method shows that all the fault records are confirmed by the button “ ”, if a
single fault record needs to be confirmed , you can select one fault record, in the table below, and
double click the fault record to confirm it.

NOTICE!

For a fault record triggered by only 1 cause, the triggering time and cause will be
displayed. For a fault record triggered by more than1 cause, a “…” will be displayed in
the end of the “Cause” column to indicate more causes. Move the cursor to the “Cause”

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column of this fault record, the details of all the causes will be displayed as shown in the

following figure (The details of all the causes are: “ ”).

Figure 4.3-5 Fault record with more than 1 cause

Select a fault record in the table, right-click the mouse to pop up the menu as shown in the
following figure.

Figure 4.3-6 Right-click menu of a fault record

Where:

“ ” menu will use waveform analyzing tools to open the waveform files
recorded in the “Fault Records”.

“ ” menu will pop up a dialog box. in this dialog box, according to the
fault time (omitting seconds) recorded in the “Fault Records”, the continuous waveform file of the
device at that moment will be got.

Figure 4.3-7 Interrogate continuous waveform according to fault records

“ ” menu is used to delete the fault records. After clicking, a prompt dialog box will

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pop up and show whether to delete the fault record, or to cancel the deletion operation.

Figure 4.3-8 Deleting fault records

4.4 Management of DFR Events

This section will introduce the “DFR Events” page.

Management of “DFR Events” mainly includes the real-time monitoring, alarm retrieving, alarm
confirmation, alarm deletion of DFR events and interrogating continuous waveform. “DFR Events”
is similar to “Fault Records”, the contents shown are the events of DFR itself.

Figure 4.4-1 “DFR Events” page

The alarm filtering conditions are different, click “ ” to pop up the “Event Filter” window.

Figure 4.4-2 “DFR Events” filtering

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4.5 Management of Local Waveform Files

This section will introduce the “Local Files” page.

Management of local waveform files mainly includes retrieving of the waveform files according to
time range, waveform file type, and also includes opening the waveform files. Select the waveform
file type in the window: “Continuous Waveform”, “Trigger Waveform” or “Extract Waveform”; select

the start time and the end time, click the local retrieving button “ ” to show the following
local waveform files list, which includes the waveform file name, file size and the full path of the
waveform files.

Figure 4.5-1 “Local Files” retrieving

Select a record in the “Waveform File” list, right-click to pop up the “ ”

menu, and open the waveform file by using the analyzing tools for analyzing.

4.6 Management of Waveform Files in the DFR

This section will introduce the “DFR Files” page.

Management of waveform files in the DFR mainly includes inquiry of the waveform files according
to time range, waveform file type, and getting of the waveform files. On the left DFR tree, double
click or right click a DFR in normal communication status, and then the button for getting waveform

files “ ” will be available. Similar to the interrogating of local waveform files, select the

waveform file type, start time and end time, then click the button “ ”, the tools will
communicate with the DFR to get the waveform files list of the designated file type and time range,
and it will be shown in the table below.

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Figure 4.6-1 Interrogate the waveform file list in DFR successfully

If the waveform file list cannot be interrogated because of some reasons (e.g.: Abnormal
communication of DFR), a failure dialog box will pop up to explain the reason.

Right-click on the interrogated waveform files list, the menu “ ”for export

the waveform files and the menu “ ” for opening the waveform files will
pop up.

If you cannot find the waveform file recorded in the waveform file list in local files by clicking the

“ ” menu, a prompt dialog box will pop up to prompt whether or not to

download the file from DFR, click “OK” to open the waveform file with the pop waveform viewer
(WaveEv)

Figure 4.6-2 Get the waveform file in DFR

4.7 Monitoring of Real-time Status

This section will introduce the “Real-time Status” page.

The monitoring of DFR status mainly includes measurements and binary inputs in the DFR, it also
include the communication status of the DFR. In the right DFR tree, double click or right click a

DFR in normal communication status, and then the button “ ” for getting the real-time
data will be available. Click it to display the progress bar, measurements name, binary input name,
unit, update time etc. of the data.

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Figure 4.7-1 Start interrogating real-time data of DFR

After all the real-time measurements and binary input data are got, the real-time measurements
value and binary input status will be shown, and the time will be updated.

As shown in the following figure, the open status for binary input will be indicated as “0”, the closed
status for binary input will be indicated as “1”.

Figure 4.7-2 Real-time data in DFR interrogated successfully

Except for interrogating the real-time measurements and binary input data of the above-mentioned
DFR, the icons of DFR on the oscillograph management tree also have indicated the
communication status of DFR. This status will be updated in real time.

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4.8 DFR Remote Operation

DFR remote operation mainly includes time setting of the device, manual triggering and DFR reset.
Select a DFR which is in the normal communication status from the DFR tree, right-click the button
to pop up a menu as shown in the following figure.

Figure 4.8-1 Right-click the menu of DFR Remote Operation

The menu “ ” is used to set time for the DFR;

The menu “ ” is used for remote manual triggering;

The menu “ ” is used for reset the DFR.

After successful triggering, the DFR will upload a fault record of remote trigger waveform, and then
you can right-click on it to get the waveform file.

The 3 functions can also be realized by the shortcut menu “ ” on the toolbar.

The menu “ ” is used to launch the WEB function of DFR (e.g.: PCS-996R). In
WINDOWS OS, IE explorer will be launched, while in LINUX OS, FIREFOX explorer will be
launched.

The information of DFR can be viewed by WEB browser conveniently.

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Figure 4.8-2 Home page of the PCS-996R WEB

4.9 Other Functions

 When some fault records or DFR events are uploaded, the tool will automatically pop up an
operation window and switch to “Fault Records” or “DFR Events” page to prompt the user.
Now the fault records or DFR events will not be filtered and all the alarm records that can be
seen by the user will be shown.

 Click the menu “ ” of the “Tool” menu to pop up the waveform

viewer “WaveEv”.

Figure 4.9-1 Menu to start “WaveEv”

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 Click the menu “ ” of the “Help” menu to show the version

information of the DFR Manager.

Figure 4.9-2 About DFR Manager

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5 Manual Version History

In the current version of the instruction manual, several descriptions on existing features have
been modified.

Manual version and modification history records

Manual Version Software

Date Description of change
Source New Version
1.00 1.00 2009-11-30 Form the original manual.
Delete original “Chapter5 WEB Inquiry”;
Add description for newly added contents in “Chapter2 User
1.00 1.01 1.01 2010-05-10
Management”; ”Chapter3 Configuration Management” ;
”Chapter4 Operation Management”.
“Chapter 03 Configuration Management”
1.01 1.02 1.17 2013-04-22
Add description of the Installation mode selection.
Modify the configuration management interface and operation
1.02 1.03 1.18 2016-04-22
management interface.

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