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IEC 870-5-103 Communication Protocol User Guide
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Contents
Contents ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
1 IEC 870-5-103 Protocol ........................................................................................................................................ 3
8.1
Physical Layer .............................................................................................................................................. 3
8.1.1 Electrical Interface ................................................................................................................................... 3
8.1.2 Optical Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 3
8.1.3 Transmission speed ................................................................................................................................. 3
8.2
Link Layer ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
8.3
Application Layer .......................................................................................................................................... 4
8.3.1 Transmission mode for application data .................................................................................................. 4
8.3.2 Common address of ASDU ...................................................................................................................... 4
8.3.3 Selection of standard information numbers in monitor direction .............................................................. 4
8.3.4 Selection of standard information numbers in control direction ............................................................... 7
8.3.5 Basic application functions ....................................................................................................................... 7
8.3.6 Miscellaneous .......................................................................................................................................... 8
2 IEC60870-5-103 INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................. 8
2.1
Physical connection and link layer ............................................................................................................... 8
2.2
Initialisation ................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3
Time synchronisation ................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4
Spontaneous events ..................................................................................................................................... 9
2.5
General interrogation .................................................................................................................................... 9
2.6
Cyclic measurements ................................................................................................................................... 9
2.7
Commands ................................................................................................................................................. 10
2.8
Disturbance records ................................................................................................................................... 10
2.9
Blocking of monitor direction ...................................................................................................................... 10
2.10 Acronyms.................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.11 List of events produced by the relay .......................................................................................................... 11
2.12 List of data contained in General Interrogation .......................................................................................... 13
2.13 Cyclic measurements ................................................................................................................................. 14
2.14 List of the supported commands ................................................................................................................ 15
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Introduction
This Protocol Manual is for use with Thytronic Protective Relays, such as the DMC, NTG and PRO-N series that
support the IEC 870-5-103 communication protocol.
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1 IEC 870-5-103 Protocol
The pages in this section have been extracted from the 60870-5-103 © IEC:1997, pages 159 to 171.
The section numbers below have been purposely retained from that document for reference.
8 INTEROPERABILITY
8.1 Physical Layer
8.1.1 Electrical Interface
EIA RS-485
Number of loads ……32…………. For one protection equipment
NOTE - EIA RS-485 standard defines unit loads so that 32 of them can be operated on one line. For detailed
information refer to clause 3 of EIA RS-485 standard.
8.1.2 Optical Interface
Glass fibre
Plastic fibre
F-SMA type connector
BFOC/2,5 type connector
8.1.3 Transmission speed
1 200 bit/s
9 600 bit/s
2 400 bit/s
19 200 bit/s
8.2 Link Layer
There are no choices for the link layer.
4 800 bit/s
38 400 bit/s
57 600 bit/s
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8.3 Application Layer
8.3.1 Transmission mode for application data
Mode 1 (least significant octet first), as defined in 4.10 of IEC 60870-5-4, is used exclusively in this companion
standard.
8.3.2 Common address of ASDU
One C
8.3.3 Selection of standard information numbers in monitor direction
8.3.3.1 System functions in monitor direction
INF Semantics
OMMON ADDRESS
More than one C
<0> End of general interrogation
<0> Time synchronization
of ASDU (identical with station address)
OMMON ADDRESS
of ASDU
<2> Reset FCB
<3> Reset CU
<4> Start/restart
<5> Power on
8.3.3.2 Status indications in monitor direction
INF Semantics
<16> Auto-recloser active
<17> Teleprotection active
<18> Protection active
<19> LED reset
<20> Monitor direction blocked
<21> Test mode
<22> Local parameter setting
<23> Characteristic 1
<24> Characteristic 2
<25> Characteristic 3
<26> Characteristic 4
<27> Auxiliary input 1
<28> Auxiliary input 2
<29> Auxiliary input 3
<30> Auxiliary input 4
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8.3.3.3 Supervision indications in monitor direction
INF Semantics
<32> Measurand supervision I
<33> Measurand supervision V
<35> Phase sequence supervision
<36> Trip circuit supervision
<37> I>> back-up operation
<38> VT fuse failure
<39> Teleprotection disturbed
<46> Group warning
<47> Group alarm
8.3.3.4 Earth fault indications in monitor direction
INF Semantics
<48> Earth fault L
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<49> Earth fault L
<50> Earth fault L
<51> Earth fault forward, i.e. line
<52> Earth fault reverse, i.e. busbar
8.3.3.5 Fault indications in monitor direction
INF Semantics
<64> Start /pick-up L
<65> Start /pick-up L
<66> Start /pick-up L
<67> Start /pick-up N
<68> General trip
<69> Trip L
<70> Trip L
<71> Trip L
<72> Trip I>> (back-up operation)
<73> Fault location X in ohms
<74> Fault forward/line
<75> Fault reverse/busbar
<76> Teleprotection signal transmitted
<77> Teleprotection signal received
<78> Zone 1
<79> Zone 2
<80> Zone 3
<81> Zone 4
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