Integration options for automating medium voltage switchgears

Using SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl, switchgear automation devices can be integrated into the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system as follows:

• Via Ethernet TCP/IP communication with IEC 61850 transmission protocol
  • Protective devices directly on the plant bus
  • Protective devices via a station controller (PCS 7 AS RTX) on the plant bus
  • Protective devices via a station gateway (single or redundant) on the plant bus
• With the help of driver blocks of the PCS 7 PowerControl PROFIBUS Driver Library
  • SIPROTEC protection devices on PROFIBUS DP

PCS 7 PowerControl OS Engineering

The SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl OS Engineering software product expands a SIMATIC PCS 7 Engineering Station by the engineering functionality specific to PowerControl.

Ordering data for the SIMATIC PCS 7 Engineering Software (unlimited POs) and for further software components for SIMATIC PCS 7 engineering can be found in Chapter "Engineering system", Section "ES software" of Catalog ST PCS 7.

PCS 7 PowerControl Library

The PCS 7 PowerControl Library which can be ordered separately supports connection of switchgear via a station controller, station gateway or PROFIBUS DP with AS blocks, symbols (small and large) and faceplates. It supplies technology blocks for electrical equipment, such as:

• Feeder
• Motor, generator
• Transformer
• Synchronization unit
• Line
• Busbar

Supplementary products from Catalog ST PCS 7 AO, Section "Switchgear automation", provide specific device driver libraries in addition to this for plant configurations using station controller or station gateway interfaces.

A license for the PCS 7 PowerControl Library is only valid for one station controller or one automation system (plants with station gateway).

The symbols and faceplates of the PCS 7 PowerControl Library are comparable with the corresponding symbols and faceplates of the OS library for direct device coupling over the plant bus. Regardless of the mode of device interfacing, the visualization on the operator station is therefore always identical.

PCS 7 PowerControl PROFIBUS Driver Library

Using the driver blocks of the PCS 7 PowerControl PROFIBUS Driver Library, SIPROTEC protection devices connected to the fieldbus PROFIBUS DP can also be integrated into SIMATIC PCS 7. The driver blocks establish a communications link between the SIMATIC PCS 7 automation system and the lower-level protection devices on PROFIBUS DP. During engineering, the protection devices are integrated via the driver blocks and linked into the CFC editor with technology blocks from the PCS 7 PowerControl Library. The correct symbols and faceplates are then available for process control.

The library supports a wide range of SIPROTEC protection devices, e.g. the 7SJ, 6MD, 7UM, 7UT, 7VE series.

PCS 7 PowerControl OS Runtime

For PowerControl-specific operator control and monitoring, you will need one PCS 7 PowerControl OS Runtime software product for each OS single station and OS server. A PCS 7 PowerControl IEC 61850 driver is already included.

The SIMATIC PCS 7 OS software must be ordered separately. You can find the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS software for the OS single station and OS server in the "Operator System", "OS software" section of the ST PCS 7 catalog. You can also find the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS software for a redundant OS server pair in the "Operator System", "OS redundancy" section of the catalog.

Selection guide for SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl

Upgrade

Existing SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl OS Engineering V8.0/V8.1 and SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl OS Runtime V8.0/V8.1 can be upgraded to V8.2 using the SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl Upgrade Package OS.

For upgrading the SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl Library from V8.0/V8.1 to V8.2, we also offer the SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl Upgrade Package Library.

The SIMATIC PCS 7 ES and OS software can be upgraded separately to V8.2 using the upgrade packages in Catalog ST PCS 7, sections "Upgrades for engineering system" and "Upgrades for operator system".