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PROTECTION SETTINGS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

S t a t i o n Wa r e

DIgSILENT StationWare
The Innovative Protection Warehouse Solution

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Key Features
A central storage system for power
system protection data

The Innovative Protection

Warehouse Solution

User-friendly, full featured web-based

application
Both Oracle and MS SQL Server database supported
Offsite mode enabling users to work
with StationWare data without any

DIgSILENT StationWare provides a reliable central protection settings database and management system for the complete power
system substation data, both to manage the various control para-

network connection

meters and to centrally store substation related information and

Historic mode to review past data

data, based on latest .NET technology.

Comprehensive relay type library

StationWare stores and records all settings in a central database,

Range checks and data validation on
settings values

allows modelling of all relevant workflow sequences, provides

User-defined workflow sequences for

quick access to relay manuals, interfaces with manufacturer speci-

settings management
Access rights management for functions and locations

fic relay settings software, and integrates with PowerFactory software, allowing for powerful and easy-to-use settings co-ordination
studies.

Historic View
Select a time and date to investigate previous settings and workflow in detail.
Device Hierarchy
This reflects the hierarchy of the primary
network, that is, the way a network is
split up into regions, areas, substations,
bays, etc.

Detailed Relay Models

Multiple settings groups with almost
unlimited number of attributes are supported. Native settings files and additional documents such as technical documentation, test reports, fault recordings
and substation diagrams may be attached.

Range Checks
If numerical values are set, the values
are validated according to the range
definitions.

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System Purpose

S t a t i o n Wa r e

Modern numerical relays have a large number of settings that are determined, stored and
communicated by proprietary software solutions (these may even be suitable for only a particular manufacturer or even a series or type of relay). This results in a fragmented and
distributed settings database. DIgSILENT StationWare provides a single system that incorporates all such different device protocols, thereby providing one manageable software data
storage system, based on modern IT techniques, facilitating data interfacing and exchange
in a transparent and hassle free manner

Link to PowerFactory
PowerFactory's data exchange facility allows it to access the settings stored in StationWare,
such that these may be used as input for the powerful PowerFactory system simulation and
protection setting tools. Settings that are calculated by using these tools may then be transferred back to StationWare

Relay Test Set

Protective Relay

Settings are calculated and optimized.

Fault events can also be investigated by
importing fault recordings in COMTRADE format and injecting these into the
simulation models.

Used to verify the settings applied to

relays in the field.

Settings are retrieved from the settings

management database and applied to
the relay.

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Power System Analysis Tool

Configuration Software

Data Exchange
Restricted Access
Hardware-Links

DIgSILENT StationWare
Stores protection relay settings together
with additional workflow information
such as who calculated the settings,
when did the relay last trip, when
was it last tested, etc. Fault recordings
from actual fault events are also be
archived.

Applies settings retrieved from the settings management database to the

actual relay. Applies settings retrieved
from the settings management database to the actual relay.

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Database Structure

The Single Repository for

Substation Data

Targets
DIgSILENT StationWare
satisfies the demand for a
reliable and scalable IT

environment

DIgSILENT StationWare is an extended and extendable system with regard to the type of
information stored in it. The device list managed by DIgSILENT StationWare has no limits;
and may be extended according to the number of devices to be managed.

Highly flexible in order to

Structured Display

fit your companies own

The settings management database stores the settings and data associated with protective
devices, such as relays, CT's, VT's and circuit breakers. In reality these devices are all assigned
to switch bays, which in turn are situated in a substation. Substations are located in different
areas, which belong to geographical regions. These various sub locations may be configured
in exactly the same manner as your network is arranged. In addition, relays themselves may
have several different settings groups, each consisting of sometimes hundreds of individual
setting parameters, that may similarly be exactly configured and noted.

and data warehousing

particular hierarchical
requirements
DIgSILENT StationWare
provides a single repository for Power System
Substation and protection

Target Data in just a few Clicks

equipment data.

Using a centralised data repository provided by StationWare the user may search settings
records using certain criteria, thereby quickly and easily accessing the required data from the
huge set of data that is stored for power electrical systems.

No client installation
required on the client side
owing to the Web based

Navigation Help Window

application.

The navigation window allows you to quickly move to any target data required, without
needing to page through data levels.

Historic View Mode

PowerWare

Historic data, which may be used to evaluate the network as it was at any particular point
in time, may be recalled for analysis. Such analysis, together with knowledge of system
experience, can lead to improved stability and availability, simultaneously and automatically
increasing expert knowledge.

Region 1
Region n
Area 1
Area n
Sub Area 1

Offline Functionality Included

Sub Area n
Substation 1
Substation n
Relay 1
Bay
Relay 2

Scheme

Where no network connection is available, as is frequently the case in power system substations, data stored in the central server may be exported for offline use. Field staff may take
this data to site and amend or read it, as required. It may also be transferred to protective
devices via interfacing formats and the relay manufactures software, which is embedded
into StationWare wherever possible .

Relay n
Settings 1
Settings n
Group 1
Group n

The user interface is exactly the same as that on central application server. The staff can
therefore continue working in the usual manner.
Once such site work is complete the amended substation data package may be re-imported
to the central system.

CT
VT
CB

Audit Trail Available

With the audit trail rooted deeply inside this application all changes can be viewed.
That means information about actions and notes won't be lost any longer.

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Workflow Sequence
DIgSILENT StationWare supports the modelling of workflow sequences. Workflow sequences are generally defined by a state-graph consisting of states and state-transitions. Each
settings record contains the settings status as a common property.

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From the settings status-field the state of a specific relay settings record can be clearly
identified. Using different colours to indicate the current status of a settings record enhances this even more. For example, Settings in Service is shown in green, Settings calculation
progress in red, etc.

Management Features
The StationWare allows the settings status and its transitions to be linked to the user
management. Some user groups have the right to modify relay settings at most phases in
the workflow sequence, whilst other users may be only allowed to work at restricted levels.
Field technicians for example will typically only be authorized to forward the status from
Settings applied to Settings applied and tested or to Rejected should the settings
not have worked for whatever reason.
Every single one of such state changes is stored with a date and time-stamp as well as the
ID of the user who changed the status. The user may also add a description to a status
change to record important information pertaining to the state change, which later on is
displayed in Audit trail.

Role Based Security Inside

Users are managed by role based security; for each administrative function there is a corresponding right which expands the levels between normal user-rights and unlimited superuser-rights.
Location Administration
For example there may be a user manager to administer the users and their rights. Another
group who are the device managers create settings templates (called schemes), that other
user groups (settings engineers / technicians) may use for modelling substations.

The rights on locations as well as the

user-defined location types and their
hierarchy can be managed here.
Role based User and User Groups
Management Features

Device Type Management

In this section the relay model types can
be administered. User defined relay
models can be uploaded as well.

Copy Template Management

Schemes which act as copy templates
containing multiple relays with typical
default settings can be defined here.

Custom Attributes
Here, additional properties can be defined for built-in objects like Locations,
Bays, Devices, Schemes, and Settings.

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Data Integration
Data Exchange
Manufacturer specific
relay settings files may
be directly imported to
update settings records
Import converters are

Information on Demand in
the Required Format
One central question about this management system is how to integrate it into the existing
IT infrastructure of your company. This requires both automation interfaces as well as the
data exchange possibilities as shown on page 2.

available for an extending

Software Integration

list of relays.

For example, an automated data interaction between a Power System Analysis tool and
StationWare is required. An interface, using standardised XML web service infrastructure, is
thus included.

The XML Web Service

interface enables automation and data exchange

Link to PowerFactory

between DIgSILENT

An example of this automation interface is the link to the PowerFactory power system analysis software system.
The settings values stored inside DIgSILENT StationWare may be accessed for calculation
purposes. If the analysis determines that these settings should change, the changes may be
directly transferred back into the StationWare database system.

StationWare and other

software systems.

In this manner, settings applied in the past may be used for fault level calculations in order
to analyze reasons for maloperation. Optimised settings may then also be determined from
setting co-ordination studies.

Data Exchange with other Software Components

For the application of settings to relays, settings may be converted to various manufacturer
dependent formats, so that these settings may then be validated and applied to the protective devices in the field, in an automatic data transfer, without requiring any manual data
input.
The following converters are presently available:
Import Converters:
ABB multipurpose relay and WinECP software
ALSTOM Settings software
Eberle WinREG software
SEL (both AcSELerator and SEL-5010) file formats
Siemens DIGSI version 4.4 text based file formats
VAMP VAMPSET software file format
Export Converters:
Eberle WinREG software
SEL (both AcSELerator and SEL-5010) file formats
A prioritized target in the development of StationWare is the continued extension of this list
of converters. New converters, for other manufacturer specific file formats, can also be
developed according to your operational requirements.
Data exchange facility via IEC 61850 standards is under preparation.

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XML Data Exchange
In order to offer you the best integration of data into your IT infrastructure, data exchange
via XML formats to 3rd party software systems is possible. The content can be adapted
according to your needs.

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Document Management System

A built-in document management system supports easy access to relay manuals, test reports
or additional documentation such as substation diagrams. With this, native settings files can
easily be managed.

Links
Modern relays may protect several circuits or communicate with other relays in the same
substation or at a remote substation. For easy navigation, DIgSILENT StationWare allows
links to be defined to or between any device stored within the system. These links are visualized in a tabulated link list.

A Flexible Reporting Platform

DIgSILENT StationWare includes a reporting section that is extendable according to your
requirements. Additional text fields and resources, such as your company logo, may be defined, so as to provide corporate identity, for example.
The output format can be HTML (hypertext markup language files), PDF (portable document
format), XML (extensible markup language) or simple text files.

Data Mining Possibilities

A status field may also be used in database queries to provide, for instance, performance
indicators, such as, 'how many emergency settings are applied in a specific region'. Audit
trail reports are available to trace workflow sequences. Additional status options can be
added where required. If, for instance, the settings need to be reviewed before being applied to the relay, an additional "setting calculation complete and reviewed" state may be
inserted.
Easy to Use Reporting Criteria Selection

Target File Format

A flexible number of file formats are
available.

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Worldwide
DIgSILENT GmbH
Heinrich-Hertz-Strae 9
72810 Gomaringen
Germany
Phone: +49-7072-9168-0
http://www.digsilent.de
Email: mail@digsilent.de
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1685, Gauteng, Midrand
Tel: +27 (0)11 468 5404
Fax: +27 (0)11 468 1155
New Zealand, Australia and
Pacific Islands
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Power System Engineering
and Software
Suite 614, Level 6
530 Little Collins Street
Melbourne
Australia
Phone: +61-(0)3-8686 5676
http://www.digsilent.com.au
Email: info@digsilent.com.au
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Depto. 403-A
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Santiago de Chile
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Email: celso@digsilent.tie.cl
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Phone: +39-0372-461246
Email: strel@tin.it
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28016 - Madrid
Phone: +34 91 127 37 23
Email: a.morales@digsilent.com

About
DIgSILENT
DIgSILENT GmbH is a consulting and
software company providing highly
specialized services in the field of
electrical power systems for transmission, distribution, generation and
industrial plants. DIgSILENT develops
the leading integrated power system
analysis software covering the full range
of standard and highly sophisticated
applications including a performance
monitoring system.
DIgSILENT GmbH is staffed with
experts of various disciplines relevant
for performing highly specialised
research activities, consulting services
and software developments. Special
expertise is available in many actual
fields of electrical engineering for the
liberalized power market and latest
power generation technologies.
DIgSILENT GmbH is a fully independent,
privately owned company located in
Gomaringen, Germany where the new
offices are in operation since early 2002.
DIgSILENT continued expansion by
establishing offices in Australia, South
Africa, Italy, Chile and Spain allowing
to better serve the world-wide increase
in its software products and services.
DIgSILENT has software installations
and conducted services in more than
110 countries.

DIgSILENT GmbH Offices

Gomaringen, Germany