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SCADA Gateway, Smart Solution For Combining Conventional

Substation and Substation Automation System
Arief Basuki1, Timbar Imam Priadi1, Anita Puspita Sari1, Hamsyah Trirohadi1,2
1
PT. PLN (Indonesia Electric National Company);
2
Master Graduate from Myongii University, Korea;

Abstract: Currently, substation development and construction lead to substation automation system (SAS) that use Intellegent
Electronic Device (IED) with open system protokol.
Development of remote station by conventional way use Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) need human resources and long time
because we have to connect point to point. In this way, additional point need RTU modul that expensive and sometimes obsolete
RTU (rare / not manufactured anymore). To replace with a new type of RTU is also not efficient because of the previously ex-
isting system has been installed SCADA points in large enough quantities.
This paper propose system of SCADA gateway to solve that problem. This idea came from the addition of the transmission line
at Tello 150 KV substation, but the capacity of RTU for SCADA system is inadequate. Adding a RTU modul, is no longer possible
because it is obsolete RTU. With the ability as a concentrator and protocol converter, this system is capable of combining in-
formation from existing RTU and new IEDs into one system. Points for scada remote station also use data that collected in
SCADA gateway so to install a new equipment and integration to master station is faster , no need many additional material and
human resources.
This is very advantageous, because by utilizing existing equipment in substation and system-based data communications wiring,
then the integration of equipment is more practical and efficient when compared with conventional systems that use additional
equipment and wiring point to point from each of the installed equipment. This system has two main functions, ie as a remote
station that is connected to a master station in the control center and as a Substation Automation for data center at a local subs-
tation which is equipped with a Human Machine Interface (HMI) for monitoring the overall system by the operator.
The effectivness of this system already have implemented in three unit substation in early 2008 and will be expanded for 36
conventional substations.

Keywords: SCADA, Gateway, Substation Automation, Protocol, Concentrator, Protocol Converter, IED, RTU, HMI

1 Introduction PCU S900 is damaged, then that RTU at the remote station
will be die.
The idea construction SCADA gateway in substation
for accommodating construction and development of the
2 SCADA System And Substation Automation
Remote Station for SCADA system more quickly, effectively
System
and efficiently.
Electrical systems are growing rapidly,especially with
the number of leases power plants which are interconnected SCADA System
with power system substation, requires SCADA system to be SCADA systems have been recognized and began to be
always ready to provide real time data for operational pur- implemented at PLN since early 1980.[4] SCADA systems
are divided into three important components, namely:
poses the system.
1. Master Station or the Control Center, serves as
The SCADA development constraints are getting scarce
a center for monitoring, control and data from
and expensive spare part existing SCADA. This makes the the Remote Station.
SCADA systems in South Sulawesi PLN AP2B minimal 2. Remote Station, serves to collect data required
spare system. For example, spare parts for card PCU by Master Station and transmit command from
(Power Supply) [1] S900 is not there anymore. So if there is a Master Station to the equipment in the Substa-
tion / Power Plants.

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3. Communication component serves to bridge remote station in Indonesia today is directed to use the con-
the communication between the Master Station cept of Substation Automation System (SAS). Basically,
to Remote Station. SAS uses the standard protocol IEC 61850 for equipment
SCADA system was initially dominated by the remote from the switchyard up to local master station at the substa-
station with RTUs that has proprietary protocol. Now the tion. SAS has a local master station and Human Machine
SCADA system evolves towards to remote station with a Interface (HMI) for monitoring the condition of the Substa-
variety of equipment such as RTU, IED I/O, IED Meter (for : tion and use for data storage. HMI itself serves a replacement
Energy, temperature, etc) and Gateway with a more diverse control panel. Wiring of the switch yard equipment until the
of protocols. control panel using a fiber optic cable. For the wiring to the
According to the definition, Gateway is a relay node data gateway, is simpler because it directly from the protection
network where transmission lines with a different protocol IEDs and energy meters.
definitions of all seven protocol layers interconnected by To illustrate the fundamental difference between the
protocol conversion [5]. Gateway can communicate with the development and construction of remote station in the con-
RTUs, IEDs, energy meters, and relay protections. Gateway ventional system and using SAS, can be seen as follows:
should have redundant communications port. Gateway is
able to do logical and arithmetic calculate, communicate
simultaneously with a minimum of two control centers with
different protocols and can be associated with the Local HMI
in the substation as a replacement control panel.
Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) is a microproces-
sor-based electronic equipment that has a specific function to
perform telecontrol, telemetering, telesignal, protection,
energy meters, etc [5]. IEDs are installed on the remote sta-
tion must be able to communicate with the gateway in ac-
cordance with the protocol that was specified in the standard.
Human machine interfaces (HMI) is a device where the
user interacts with the SCADA system. HMI provides a
facility whereby the user can provide input to the system and Figure 2 Conventional Remote station Configuration
the system can provide output to users [5]. Local HMI con-
sists of a single computer equipped with HMI applications. The architecture of conventional remote station is still
Communication between local HMI with gateways using using the cable wiring, the cable terminal (marshaling kiosk)
standard protocols over TCP / IP, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61 in the switchyard to the control room up to Remote Terminal
850 or DNP 3.0 Unit. Construction, development and maintenance of con-
An example remote station configuration in the use of ventional architecture is ineffective and inefficient because
gateways, RTU, IED and local HMI according with standard of too many point to point wiring system
SCADA SPLN S3.001: 2008 [5] can be seen in Figure 1
below.

Figure 3 Comparison between conventional Remote station and SAS

SAS architecture with a remote station, more simple but

Figure 1 Remote station Configuration reliable. There is no connection anymore cable wiring from
the primary equipment to the marshaling kiosk equipment,
control panels and to a remote station. All equipment con-
Substation Automation System (SAS) nected to data communication systems using IEC 61850
protocol.
Any new development and construction of substations for


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3 Results and discussion Figure 4 The initial configuration of the Tello Remote Station

Existing conditions substations in South Sulawesi PLN

AP2B system is still semi Substation Automation, so be- The addition of line bays at 150 KV substation Tello
tween the Primary and Equipment to the marshaling Kiosk, using MICOM P543[6] protection IEDs which is equipped
Control Panel is still using the conventional system with a with IEC 60870-5-103 protocol. Existing S900 RTU pre-
copper connection, while the protective devices and energy viously in 150 KV substation Tello can not read these IEDs,
meters on the control panel is using the Intelligent Electronic so that for its development required the addition of card I/O
Device (IED) with open system protocol, whether it DNP3, on the RTU S900. But with the scarcity of spare parts from
Modbus, IEC60870-5-103 and IEC 61850. RTUS900 card that has been obsolete, it was decided to use
In order to maximize the function of IEDs that have been the IED protection by passing the information through the
installed, then built the Gateway SCADA system that can SCADA Gateway using the communication protocol
recognize various types of equipment with different proto- IEC60870-5-103 Master.
cols to be collected in one system and connected with Human Then the gateway that is used should also be equipped
Machine Interface for monitoring real time, centralized and with IEC 870-5-101 Slave protocol to communicate with the
based on database. Master Station AP2B which have protocols IEC60870-5-101
SCADA Gateway also serves as a remote station for Master. So there are two communication links with the IEC
SCADA. With the ability as a concentrator and protocol 60870-5-101 protocol to the master station which is from
converter, this tool can be connected with the old system gateway and the existing S900 RTU. In order to save the
RTU, and also with new equipments that has a different communication link on the master station using only one-
protocol. Time integration of new SCADA system is faster, communication link from 150 KV substation Tello, it must
because there is no wiring point to point, but only the wiring be added the protocol IEC870-5-101 master at the gateway
between the data communications equipment to the SCADA so that the gateway can read the existing S900 RTU data.
system gateway. Then for reading telemetering data from the power plant,
using the IED meters at the substations. IED meters uses
Development of SCADA Gateway in the Tragi Tello modbus protocol that can be read up to the master station
through a gateway that is equipped with a master modbus
Tragi (Transmission and substations) Tello is one of the protocol. Telemetering data that has been monitored are
Tragi located in Makassar city and has a very vital role in the EDMI [7] and Crompton [10] meters with Modbus protocol
electricity system in South and West Sulawesi that consists of for reading on the power plant bays.
several power plant units and substations to the big and vital Currently SCADA Gateway in tragi Tello has been
consumers. equipped with the following protocol: IEC 60870-5-101
There are 3 substations on the Tragi Tello : Tello 150 KV Master -Slave, IEC 60870-5-103Master, IEC
substation, Tello 70 KV substation and 30 KV substation. All 60870-5-104Slave, DNP 3.0 Master, Modbus Master –Slave
of three substations has been connected to the SCADA sys- and the OPC Server. After the gateway at 150 KV substation
tems AP2B SulSel System. Specification of the three subs- Tello ready to accommodate all the equipment data in the
tations the remote station was originally used RTUS900 remote station 150 KV substation Tello, then the next step is
(Figure 4). At the beginning, communications substation are connecting the substation Tello 70KV and 30KV substation
point to point. Then, there are additional line bays at the Tello to the existing gateway at Tello 150KV substation.
substations and power plants, while the RTU card is not RTU communications from the S900 through card SAU
sufficient anymore. To purchase a new cards is not possible, on both substation are the RS232 serial communication,
because the S900 RTU [1] already obsolete. While the new while the distance to the gateway at Tello 150 KV substation
system is already equipped with IEDs protection and energy at about 1 km, so the output from the SAU card that uses
meters (6 power plant units). RS232 serial communication is inadequate. Communication
Master Station AP2B SISTEM
SULSEL
is possible between the substation and the Gateway is a
RS485 serial communication. For that reason the output from
RTU S900
the card SAU must pass through a RS232 to RS485 converter
and then connected to the Gateway.
GI TELLO 150 KV
By using the configuration for the remote station Tello
RTU S900
above has the advantage that the reduction in the use of
GI TELLO 70 KV
modems that were used from the master station to the subs-
tation Tello 70KV and 30KV substation, and also reduces the
RTU S900
use of communication ports on the master station that had
GI TELLO 30 KV
three ports for three of substation to only one port for the
Keterangan:
Gateway. More details are described in figure 5 below:
Protocol IEC 60870-5-101


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Panel
Konfigurasi
SDG

Panel Protocol
Analyzer

Figure 6 The SCADA gateway software display

Figure 5 The last configuration of the Tello Remote Station

The Benefits of SCADA Gateway

The reason SCADA Gateway installed at 150 KV
substation Tello with consideration of this substation is a Using of SCADA Gateway, providing advantages such
substation closest to the office where the Tragi office is as:
equipped with a local substation HMI for subordinates. Ga- x as a Protocol Converter, new equipment with dif-
teway uses an industrial PC hardware Moxa DA682 [8], ferent communication protocols can be used with
while the software using the SCADA Data Gateway from existing system
TriangleMicroworks[9]. SCADA Gateway has been applied x it can serve as a online protocol analyzer
since 2008 in the Tragi Tello and still continue to be refined x obsolete spare parts can be replaced by new IEDs
and developed until today. For the further expansion of the that can still communicate with the existing
implementation will be designed data centers in each unit of SCADA system via the SCADA Gateway
transmission and substation (Tragi) in charge of several x IEDs in the substation are not necessarily the same
substations that are within the working area of South Sula- brand, as long as the IED has a SCADA commu-
wesi AP2B System. nication protocols that exist in SCADA Gateway,
x the same data source at the substation that is sent to
SCADA Gateway Application the Control Center makes the mistake of data sent to
the Control Center can be minimized
The main display of the SCADA gateway software is a x simple wiring system, no longer point to point
user interface for mapping data base and the protocol con- wiring, but only data from the IED to the SCADA
verter also features an online protocol analyzer (Figure-6). Gateway
The gateway software allows to perform arithmetic and x the process of integration into the system installa-
logic operations of the points mapping that already exists. tion to be shorter and can be done while equipment
Then, for the time synchronization problem, this software is being operated without disturbing the operation
has the ability to get time synchronization from the outside, of equipment (online maintenance)
which in this case the master station and synchronize time to x the accuracy is higher for the telemetering of IEDs
the equipment connected to it. Gateway software also allows Meter than using transducers
to communicate with multiple control centers simulta- x multi purpose, data from SCADA gateway can be
neously. used elsewhere such as TTL (Transactions of Elec-
tricity) for energy transactions, time synchronizing
for other control center such as DCS (Distribution
Control Center) for power plant unit and tragi
(Transmission and Substations) for analysis and
maintenance
x CBM (Control Base Maintenacne) or human re-
sources required for the development of this system
is less.


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4 Conclusion

(1) SCADA gateway can be one solution to the de-

velopment and construction of Substation Automation
System (SAS) and the Remote Station in substations.
(2) Existing equipment in the form of IEDs protection
and energy meters which installed in substations can
be optimized functions to support the substation au-
tomation system using SCADA gateway as a centra-
lized monitoring system and database driven for op-
eration, maintenance and analysis of interference in
the system Subtation Automation.
(3) SCADA gateway can function as a remote station
associated with the master station in the control center
while still maintaining the old system and can be in-
tegrated with the new system.
(4) Implementation of product innovation in the lo-
cation of Tello is very efficient, effective and easy to
apply

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