TELECOM

e-terragridcom DIP
High-reliability multi-support teleprotection

Comprehensive digital teleprotection for power networks

Telecommunication networks and protection Three key considerations for

devices have undergone significant change teleprotection:
in recent years, partly due to the massive ● Transfer time: When a fault occurs, the
deployment of optical fibre. damage sustained by HV equipment is
With that change has come an increase in determined by the fault clearance time.
complexity, which can compromise the level of The transfer time of the teleprotection Unrivalled speed, security and
control exercised over critical information such equipment - i.e. the time between receiving dependability
as protection signals from power utilities. It a protection signal and initiating remedial Using the latest digital signalling processing
also becomes harder to identify responsibilities action at the other end - must be kept technology and advanced coding algorithm,
in the event of failure. to a minimum to minimize the damage the e-terragridcom DIP, offers the highest
incurred. level of security (Probability of Unwanted
The solution is to specify maintenance-free ● Reliability/dependability: Electromagnetic Commands) and dependability (Probability
equipment that is easy to commission and
interference in a high voltage environment of Missing Commands) for all protection
offers a high level of flexibility for installation
can corrupt communication signals. schemes. These include direct tripping,
within the substation.
Therefore, it is vital to maintain permissive and blocking, with transmission
To address this need, ALSTOM Grid has the integrity of teleprotection signals and speeds far better than international criteria.
developed solutions that integrate with our minimise the risk of losing a signal.
new digital teleprotection e-terragridcom DIP, This value is known as a Probability of
enabling supervision of the telecom network missing command (Pmc).
and enhancing the security of the protection ● Security: Teleprotection systems are Customer Benefits
system. frequently used to protect ‘strategic’ • Reduce drastically the cost
lines, where a shut-down would have
of optical infrastructure
serious consequences for end users.
• Reduced cost of
The role of Teleprotection Consequently, the system must ensure that
any command to disconnect an HV line is
ownership
Teleprotection is designed to transfer • Easy to install and
protection commands coming, in most cases, a true command and not caused by noise
from the HV environment. commission
from distance protection relay contacts to one
remote location through a communication This value is expressed as a Probability of • Extensive monitoring
medium. Communication between unwanted command (Puc). features
teleprotection equipment is a point-to-point • Highly modular
communication. • Wide range of
communication interfaces
• Easy to manage

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• Commissioning
Minimizing commissioning and
maintenance costs
e-terragridcom DIP HMI
e-terragridcom DIP HMI
• Commissioning
• Maintenance
• Maintenance
• Upgrade
ALSTOM Grid’s extensive experience of • Upgrade
telecommunication networks shows that the
main costs relate to commissioning. Serial or Ethernet Digital link
or Analog link
e-terragridcom DIP teleprotection has been
designed to minimize commissioning and Equipment Management e-terragridcom DIP

reduce overall cost of ownership.

Digital link only (Optic, G703,V11)

Lower commissioning costs Serial or Ethernet

e-terragridcom DIP includes embedded,

user-friendly commissioning tools running on Link Management e-terragridcom DIP

Windows operating systems.

All configuration can be performed off • Supervision

line on a PC and then downloaded to the e-terrasentinel
e-terrasentinel • Supervision
• Remote maintenance
e-terragridcom DIP equipment on site - • Remote maintenance
either via a direct connection or via a remote
network connection. e-terragridcom DIP

e-terragridcom DIP’s flexible interface

provides tools for testing not only the
equipment but also the communication Ethernet
e-terragridcom DIP
channel, using real time BER indication.
This feature provides fast verification of the
e-terragridcom DIP
communication link without the need for
costly testing tools. Teleprotection
Network Manager
In addition, the software enables the
Network
performance of extended testing of command
transfers, such as forcing of a command and
loop test. Any alarm will activate contacts for remote For this purpose Altsom Grid has developed a
indication to an RTU or a Sequence of SNMP based solution for power utilities, the
All of these actions are password protected
Event recorder or the possibility to send the e-terrasentinel.
so that only experienced commissioning
information to a SNMP based Monitoring
engineers can access the system. Inclusion of Such management network allows :
system like the e-terrasentinel by using a
warning messages further decreases the risk
TCP/IP protocol converter. ● an easy fault localization without equipment
of mistakes.
expertise,
The e-terragridcom DIP also provides alarm
● an end-to-end availability monitoring and
and event recorder files with a 1ms accuracy .
measurement,
Monitoring facilities These files can be downloaded to a computer
● a remote operation capability
Using its enhanced digital technology, from local or remote equipment without
e-terragridcom DIP performs continuous interrupting operation of the equipment
testing of the equipment and the Adapatabilty to customer requirements
communication link. Alarms can be set to e-terragridcom DIP includes a wide range of
monitor parameters such as Bit Error Rate, Managing the teleprotection network tools for customising the unit for the specific
transfer time or non-operation of fault Nowadays,with higher requirements in requirements of each project. These include
clearance schemes. terms of fault prevention and operational the ability to set temporisation on command
cost reduction the monitoring and input/output and alarm contacts as well as
remote management of the power utility the capacity to perform logical combinations
infrastructure is no longer optional. of inputs.

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Technical data Input / Output boards

● 2, 4 or 8 commands with digital interface 2 or 4 commands with
analogue interface
General features ● 1 copy normally open contact per input and output
● Modular hardware with modules that can be exchanged by the (up to 300 VDC , 12 W)
customer ● Command acquisition by voltage (48, 127 or 250 VDC) with
● 2, 4 or 8 independent commands with solid state output - optoelectronic decoupling
configurable as blocking, permissive or direct tripping ● Command restitution by normally open contact
● Large number of communication interfaces, V11, G703 64 kbps, E1 (up to 300 VDC , 650W/5A)
and optical interface for multimode and single mode fiber with backup ● Security and dependability in all schemes exceeding IEC 60834-1
possibility from optical to digital communication requirement for the worst protection scheme
● Optical distance up to 250km
● Bidirectional transmission on a single fiber, instead of two
Operating condition
● Analogue interface with up to 4 independent commands
● Large range of power supplies from 24 to 290 VDC ● Power supply voltage 24 to 250 VDC -30 to +25%
● Possibility of redundant power supply ● Operating temperature - 10°C / +55°C as per IEC 60068-2-1 and
● User friendly interface 60068-2-2
● 2 x RS 232 ports for connection to a PC or dial up modem . IP and ● Max relative humidity 95% at 40°C as per IEC 60068-2-3
LAN connection with optional module ● Storage Temperature - 25°C < T < +70°C
● Recording of up to 1785 dated events and alarm with 1ms time
accuracy
Applicable standard
● IRIG B for time synchronisation
IEC end European norms IEEE standard
● SNMP Network Management System compatibility
● IEC 60834-1 ● ANSI C37.90.1 (1989)
● IEC 61000-4-2 Class 4 ● ANSI C37.90.2 (1995) (35 V/m)
Communication between the substations ● IEC 61000-4-3 Class 3 ● ANSI C37.1 (1994 )

IEC 61000-4-4 Class 4

e-terragridcom
DXC, e-DXC or MSE* ● The equipment is CE compliant
SUBSTATION Private optical
Digital Channel :
G703.1 E1
network ● IEC 61000-4-5 Class 3
G703.6 64k or Leased lines
V.11
● IEC 61000-4-6 Class 3
e-terragridcom DIP
● IEC 61000-4-8 Class 5
Direct Optical OPGW ● IEC 61000-4-12 Class 3
Analogue Channel:
● EN 60950
To remote
EN 61010-1 / 60204-1 /
Voice frequency
e-terragridcom DIP ●
e-terragridcom
Protections
* or other digital multiplexer
** or other Power Line Carrier
PLC** HV line
61131-2 / 60335-1
● EN 55011 / EN 55022
Interface to your telecom network
● EN 50204 /EN 50082-2

Accessories
Communication interfaces
● Electrical V24 to optical 1310 nm converter e-terragridcom OCM
● G703.1 64 kbit/s ● IP / LAN converter to access e-terragridcom DIP through a TCP/IP
● E1 : 2 Mbit/s protocol
● V11/ V35 (RS 422) (X24 protocol) from 32 to 256 Kbit/s
● Direct optical interface at 256 Kbit / 1310 nm and 1550 nm
Mechanical characteristics
more than 200 km range
● Analogue interface 4 wire 600 ohms or high impedance
programmable within 300 to 3780 Hz 132 mm
● IEEE C37.94 optical interface
(3U)

323
mm
483 mm (19”)

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DIP at a glance Substation

Protection room Communication room

● Reduced cost of ownership
e-terragridcom DXC
● Easy to install and commission or e-DXC* Telecom
e-terragridcom DIP
● Extensive monitoring features network
● Highly modular
IEEEC37.94 IEEEC37.94
● Comprehensive range of software and Protections * or other equipment compliant to IEEEC37.94

Hardware
● Wide range of communication interfaces Optical fibre
with 1+1 communication capacity
● IP/LAN ready
● Teleprotection Monitoring by using
e-terrasentinel Optical communication
No intermediate device
Ultra long haul communication to cover long distance
Up to 250km
e-terragridcom DIP e-terragridcom DIP
World class expertise
• e-terragridcom DIP brings an Single mode Fibre
outstanding level of reliability and
quality of service to access networks,
ensuring fast, simple and reliable New network architecture
Bidirectional communication design possibilities
installation and configuration
• Encompassing the products and e-terragridcom DIP e-terragridcom DIP
service for global solutions, ALSTOM
Grid’s Telecom offering gives Only one
complete peace of mind Single mode Fibre

• We have 50 years’ experience of

designing, manufacturing and
supplying a complete range of
telecommunication equipment. UNRIVALLED EXPERTISE
Anywhere in the world, our experts
can provide the solution for all of • With its fifth generation of teleprotection, ALSTOM Grid brings
your telecom requirements, enabling unrivalled expertise to the teleprotection market
you to focus on your core business • e-terragridcom DIP brings an outstanding level of reliability and
quality of service to teleprotection, ensuring fast, simple and
reliable installation and configuration

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