PC Appguide

PC-APPGUIDE • April 2021
Published for the Basler Electric Power Systems Group
Application Note
Application Template and Application
Component Instructions
Setting up a digital relay has never been easier Application Templates provide protection settings
than with BESTCOMSPlus® and the ‘add any feature’ templates for the full system. At a minimum, pickup
capabilities of the BE1-FLEX. A recent national study values must be set to enable functions. Additional
on electrical reliability has shown that the majority of changes can be made to templates as needed and
numeric relay misoperations are caused by incorrect described below.
settings and design errors. BESTCOMSPlus combats
the issue by filtering based upon required and Application Components are a subset of a full
advanced settings, showing only used functions and application template and only show a specific purpose
providing summary and graphical screens through or function. Components can be utilized alone, but are
the configuration - minimizing errors and time spent commonly utilized as part of a larger multifunction
creating settings files. Although BESTCOMSPlus files can solution. Application Components are only available
be created and customized, the purpose of this guide in PDF format for recreation into larger protection,
is to assist you in using Basler Electric preconfigured automation, and control schemes. Functions, inputs,
application templates. outputs, and other instances will normally need to be
edited to match available hardware when part of a
Purpose larger design.
Application Template and Application Component
descriptions are described at the top of the first logic The Generator - Basic High Impedance Grounded
tab for each template. Additional functions are included logic scheme is shown in Figure 1 and the one-line is
throughout the logic settings. The logic is available in PDF shown in Figure 2 as an example. All templates can be
format from the template download in addition to on the downloaded from www.basler.com.
logic settings pages themselves. System one-lines are
included with the download for most templates.
Figure 1 - Generator - Basic High Impedance Grounded Logic
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Figure 2 - Generator - Basic High Impedance Grounded One-Line
Opening an Application Template Step 1. Launch BESTCOMSPlus and click on the File pull-
BESTCOMSPlus refers to the software suite used to down menu at the top left-hand corner of the window.
program BE1-FLEX devices. If not already installed on your
computer, it is easy to download the latest version at Step 2. Select Open and select the Application Template
www.basler.com. BESTCOMSPlus requires an activation file. BESTCOMSPlus will then open the Application
key for use without an active BE1-FLEX connection. The Template.
activation key will automatically load if communicating
with a device. For offline first work, please email request
for activation to info@basler.com. Refer to the BE1-FLEX
Instruction Manual for more installation and activation
information.

Utilizing Application Components
Application Components assume a general system settings file has already
been created and saved.
Step 1. Launch BESTCOMSPlus and click on the File pull-down menu at the top
left-hand corner of the window.
Step 2. Select Open and select the original settings file as shown in Figure 3.
Step 3. Open/view the Application Component Logic document.
Follow the Application Template steps below as a guide and add instances
of each item as needed for the application component. For example,
Inadvertent Energization will add a Frequency (81), Undervoltage (27),
Overvoltage (59), and Logic Timer (62). Add logic as shown and save/upload.
Figure 3 - Opening a File in BESTCOMSPlus
Style Configurator
View the style configuration applicable for the application template. Changes
can be made to match available hardware. If any changes are made, click
Update Instances to make the newly created features available. Using the
auto-generating instances can cause instance mapping to change and
should only be used with templates when acknowledging the changes that
are being made. The Style Configurator screen is shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4 - Style Configurator Screen

Hardware Configuration Circuit, Breaker, Input and Output Summary
Contact sensing inputs are versatile and accept any Summary views in the Configuration menu display
wetting voltage based upon Hardware Info settings. mapping of hardware to device configuration.
The default setting is 120/125 Vac/Vdc. If other wetting Templates have already been automatically configured
voltage is being used, change the Sensing Level setting based upon the configured style of the template. The
per board from the Hardware Configuration, Hardware Circuit Configuration screen is shown in Figure 6.
Info (per slot) screens. See Figure 5.
Figure 5 - Input-Sensing Voltage
Figure 6 - Circuit Configuration Screen
Power System Configuration cause the relay to calculate erroneous negative-

The Configuration, Circuit Summary, Circuit 1, Power sequence current and possibly misoperate.
System screen (Figure 7) displays information on
your system that the relay uses to perform internal CT and VT Setup Ratios contain settings used to
calculations. Starting under Nominal Settings, enter the calculate primary voltage and current from the sensed
system frequency, nominal secondary voltage in terms secondary values. These settings are important for
of PN quantities, and nominal secondary current (this accurate primary metering and pickup values set in
is the secondary rating of your CT). The ground voltage terms of primary quantities. Enter the turns ratio for the
input should be set up similarly as it is used for detection phase and ground CTs. For example, if your CT is 1200:5,
of zero and negative-sequence overvoltage. The phase the setting would be 1200/5=240. If there is no ground CT
rotation of the system is crucial. A reverse setting will in your system, this setting can be left unchanged.

Follow the same process for the phase VT setup making Contact Input(s) and Output(s)
sure to specify the type of transformer connection (4W- If desired, edit the Contact Input and Outputs settings
Y, 3W, PN, or PP). The Ground VT ratio and connection from the Input Summary and Output Summary screens.
type settings should be specified similarly. When using These screens allow you to customize the physical
a 4W-Y connection, the relay can operate on PN or PP alarms and contact I/O with labels and energized state
sensed voltage for the 27 and 59 element. Select the labels.
units you wish to use under the 27/59 and 27R Mode
settings. Repeat for additional circuits as needed. Each input has a contact recognition and debounce
setting. The default contact recognition and debounce
settings enable their use on ac signals as well as dc
signals.
The hold attribute serves several purposes for contact

outputs. The main use for the BE1-FLEX is to prevent the
relay contact from dropping out until the current has
been interrupted by the 52a contacts in series with
the trip coil. If the tripping contact opens before the dc
current is interrupted, the contact might be damaged.
Labeling of the output contacts is not required but it

is useful for categorizing outputs as the settings file is
created and for later analyzing relay operations. The
Output Summary screen is shown in Figure 8.
Figure 7 - Power System Settings Screen
Figure 8 - Output Summary Screen

Accessing Device Info Click on Protection once all functions are set as intended.
Select the Device Info from the Device Information Verify that each desired is enabled by a green status
folder. The Device Info screen contains information indicator. The Protection Summary screen is shown in
about the embedded software in the connected Figure 9.
BE1-FLEX relay when communicating. If you are not
connected to a relay, this should be mostly blank. It will Control
populate information automatically when settings are Similar to Protection, not all functions in the template are
downloaded from a relay. Device, station, and user IDs valid by default settings. Click Control from the settings
also can be specified here. menu to view each control function in the template.
Clicking the State bubble from the list will jump to each
Protection function.
All enabled protective functions in the template can be
viewed by clicking Protection from the settings menu. NOTE: Some control functions will appear green from
Clicking the State bubble from the list will jump to each the Summary screen with default settings, as they are
function. invalid settings. However, they may be invalid for the
application.
By default, all protection elements are disabled by
pickup setting equal to zero. For each function desired, Download the BE1-FLEX Instruction Manual and the
enable it by entering in your pickups, time dial, reset dial, Application Guides from www.basler.com for further
and so on. details on each element’s function.
Download the BE1-FLEX Instruction manual and the Click on Control once all functions are set as intended.
Application Guides from www.basler.com for further Verify that each desired function is enabled by a green
details on each element’s function. status indicator. The Control Summary screen is shown in
Figure 10.
Figure 9 - Protection Summary Screen

Figure 10 - Control Summary Screen
BESTlogicPlus™ Items in the toolbox can be dragged and dropped onto

BESTlogicPlus is a powerful logic editor used to customize any logic page. Logical I/O is conveyed between pages
relay operation and internally route trip signals and using custom-labeled off-page inputs and outputs.
other virtual I/O into physical I/O. Notable features in the
logic editor include being able to conditionally enable or The BESTlogicPlus Programmable Logic screen is shown
disable protective elements and trigger oscillographic in Figure 11.
records.
Application Template logic is now complete. No
The BESTlogicPlus working environment is nested within changes are necessary to use it if the device has not
BESTCOMSPlus and follows the same tabbed interface. been reconfigured. Reviewing it is recommended as it
Each tab is a new page to organize and build logic. To provides useful detail on the operation and purpose of
the left of the logic pages is a toolbox containing all the logic.
status inputs, physical I/O, logic gates, and elements.
Figure 11 - BESTlogicPlus Programmable Logic

To use the logic scheme, click the Save button shown Connect to a device from the Icon bar and Upload
in Figure 12 so that it is saved to the settings file. Before settings from the Communication pull-down menu if
saving, a healthy logic scheme will have three indicators desired. See Figure 13.
at the bottom right-hand corner of the window. A yellow
and two greens indicate that there are no errors in the For More Information
scheme and it can be saved. Saving the logic will result To get more information on BESTCOMSPlus and the
in three green indicators. BE1- FLEX product line, including the product bulletin,
instruction manual, and additional application notes,
Save and Upload visit www.basler.com or contact Technical Support at
To save the edited template, save the entire settings file 618-654- 2341.
by clicking on the File pull-down menu at the top left-
hand corner of the BESTCOMSPlus and select Save or
Save As. See Figure 12.
Figure 12 - Saving a Settings File with a Functional Logic Scheme
Figure 13 - Connect Button on Icon Bar
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Published for the Basler Electric Power Systems Group

Figure 1 - Generator - Basic High Impedance Grounded Logic

For additional information visit: www.basler.com 1

For additional information visit: www.basler.com 2

Step 3. Open/view the Application Component Logic document.

Figure 4 - Style Configurator Screen

For additional information visit: www.basler.com 3

Figure 5 - Input-Sensing Voltage

Figure 6 - Circuit Configuration Screen

Power System Configuration cause the relay to calculate erroneous negative-

For additional information visit: www.basler.com 4

The hold attribute serves several purposes for contact

Labeling of the output contacts is not required but it

Figure 7 - Power System Settings Screen

Figure 8 - Output Summary Screen

For additional information visit: www.basler.com 5

Figure 9 - Protection Summary Screen

For additional information visit: www.basler.com 6

BESTlogicPlus™ Items in the toolbox can be dragged and dropped onto

Figure 11 - BESTlogicPlus Programmable Logic

For additional information visit: www.basler.com 7

Figure 12 - Saving a Settings File with a Functional Logic Scheme

Figure 13 - Connect Button on Icon Bar

No. 59 Heshun Road Loufeng District (N),

For additional information visit: www.basler.com 8

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