iPDC

Phasor Data Concentrator

User Manual

by

Kedar Khandeparkar&

Nitesh Pandit

under the guidance of

Prof. A.M. Kulkarni

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

We would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Prof. A.M. Kulkarni,

Prof. V.Z. Attar & Prof. S.U. Ghumbre for the constant motivation and valuable guidance

they provided us throughout the course of the project. We am highly indebted to them for

giving us this opportunity to work under them for this M.Tech project, and also clarifying

our doubts and for bringing into perspective, the di�erent aspects of the project topic.

They constantly encouraged us by giving suggestions and criticisms on our work. Working

under them has been a great learning experience for us.

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Contents

1 How to use iPDC 2

1.1 Start iPDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2 Add a Source Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.3 Remove a Source Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.4 Turn OFF the data Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.5 Turn ON the data Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1.6 Request Con�guration frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

1.7 Add a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1.8 Remove a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1.9 iPDC Connection Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1.10 iPDC Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2 DBServer 17

3 How to use PMU Simulator 18

3.1 Start PMU Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.2 Create Con�guration Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.3 Header Frame Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.4 View PMU Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

3.5 Update Con�guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3.6 Exit PMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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List of Figures

1 iPDC Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Setup Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3 Tooltip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

4 Add Source Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5 Successfull Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

6 Add Source Device Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7 Remove Source Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

8 Remove Source Device Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

9 Data Transmission OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

10 Data Transmission ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

11 Con�guration Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

12 Add Destination Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

13 Remove Destination Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

14 Connection Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

15 iPDC Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

16 PMU Server Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

17 tooltip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

18 Con�guration Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

19 Phasor Channel Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

20 Analog Channel Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

21 Digital Channel Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

22 Successfull Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

23 Header Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

24 PMU Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

25 STAT change options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

26 STAT Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

27 Set Con�guration Change Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

28 New Phasors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

29 New Phasor Channel Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

30 New Analogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

31 New Analog Channel Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

32 Remove Phasors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

33 Remove Phasors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

34 Data Rate Change Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

35 New Data Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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36 Con�guration Change Bit Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

37 Exit PMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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1 How to use iPDC

1.1 Start iPDC

Installation of iPDC is given in README �le. After installing iPDC, open a terminal,

switch to the iPDC folder and type iPDC to start the application. The user will get

iPDC Setup window along with the main window. User need to �ll the iPDC details.

The screenshots of this operation are given below.

iPDC Setup

Figure 1: iPDC Setup

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Setup Details

Figure 2: Setup Details

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1.2 Add a Source Device

ToolTip

The tooltip gives the details of the operation performed by a button. In order to add a

Source Device the mouse pointer is moved to Add Source Device button.

Figure 3: Tooltip

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Add Source Device Window

On clicking the Add a Source Device button, the user will be prompted with a window.

The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the �elds with proper values.

Figure 4: Add Source Device

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Sucessfull Operation

Below Screenshot shows the successfull source device add operation.

Figure 5: Successfull Done

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UnSucessfull Operation

If the values are not entered properly then the user will be prompted with an error window.

Some of the errors messages are Please enter valid value for device ID code, Please enter

valid IP Address, etc.

Figure 6: Add Source Device Error

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1.3 Remove a Source Device

Remove Source Device Window

On clicking the Remove a Source Device button, the user will be prompted with a

window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to enter the IDcode and

protocol of the Source device to be removed.

Figure 7: Remove Source Device

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Unsuccessfull remove operation

If the user enters wrong values in the �elds, then remove operation will fail and user will

be prompted with an error window. Remove operation fails if the values entered do not

exist.

Figure 8: Remove Source Device Error

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1.4 Turn OFF the data Transmission

User may require to explicitly turn o� the data transmission of a Source device. On

clicking Turn OFF the data Transmission button, the user will be prompted with a

window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to enter the IDcode and

protocol of the Source device whose data transmission is to be put o�.

Figure 9: Data Transmission OFF

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1.5 Turn ON the data Transmission

In order to restart the previously turned o� data transmission of a source device user

has to click Turn ON the data Transmission button. The user is prompted with a

window which displays the details of Source devices whose data transmission is turned

o�. When user enters the correct values the data transmission restarts.

Figure 10: Data Transmission ON

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1.6 Request Con�guration frame

User may require to explicitly send a request to get latest Con�guration frame of a Source

device. On clicking Request Con�guration frame button, the user will be prompted

with a window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to enter the IDcode

and protocol of the Source device to whom con�guration frame request is to be sent.

Figure 11: Con�guration Request

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1.7 Add a Destination Device

Once we click the Add a Destination Device button, the user will be prompted with a

window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the �elds with proper

values. The destination device is the one whom the iPDC sends the combined data and

con�guration frames.

Figure 12: Add Destination Device

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1.8 Remove a Destination Device

To remove a previously added Destination device user has to click Remove a Destina-

tion Device button. On entering the correct values the device will be removed.

Figure 13: Remove Destination Device

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1.9 iPDC Connection Table

To view the details of Source & Destination Devices to which iPDC is connected user has

to click iPDC Connection Table button.

Figure 14: Connection Table

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1.10 iPDC Details

To view the iPDC details user has to click iPDC Details in the menu tab.

Figure 15: iPDC Details

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2 DBServer

Installation of DBserver can be seen in README �le. If the data from Source devices need

to be stored in MySQL database then user has to install DBServer. Before running iPDC

application, user has to run DBServer. Details of how to run DBServer are mentioned

in README. It is a UDP server listening on �xed port 9000 on which it would receive

the data from iPDC. MySQL database need to be pre-con�gured and database and tables

should be created from �le db.sql.

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3 How to use PMU Simulator

3.1 Start PMU Simulator

Installation of PMU Simulator is given in README �le. After installing PMU Simula-

tor, open a terminal, switch to the PMU Simulator folder and type PMU to start the

application. The user will get PMU Setup window along with the main window. User

need to �ll the PMU Server details. The screenshot of this operation is given below.

PMU Server Setup

Figure 16: PMU Server Setup

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3.2 Create Con�guration Setup

ToolTip

The tooltip gives the details of the operation performed by a button. In order to create

con�guration frame for PMU the mouse pointer is moved to Create Con�guration

Frame button.

Figure 17: tooltip

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De�ne PMU Con�guration

def: A con�guration frame is a machine-readable BINARY data set containing informa-

tion and processing parameters for the PMU and the current real-time data set.

On clicking the Create Con�guration Frame button, the user will be prompted with a

window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the �elds with proper

values. The Con�guration Frame will generated as per the IEEE C37.118 standard.

Figure 18: Con�guration Details

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Add Phasor Channels

On clicking the Next button on PMU Con�guration Setup Window, the user will be

prompted with a new window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to

�ll the phasor channel names properly.

Figure 19: Phasor Channel Names

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Add Analog Channels

On clicking the Next button on Phasor Channels Window, the user will be prompted

with a new window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the analog

channel names properly (if any).

Figure 20: Analog Channel Names

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Add Digital Channels

On clicking the Next button on Analog Channels Window, the user will be prompted

with a new window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the digital

channel names properly (if any).

Figure 21: Digital Channel Names

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Sucessfull Operation

Below Screenshot shows the Con�guration frame successfully created.

Figure 22: Successfull Operation

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3.3 Header Frame Generation

def: This frame shall be human readable information about the PMU, the data sources,

scaling, algorithms, �ltering, or other related information.

On clicking the Header Frame Generation button, the user will be prompted with

a window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to enter the PMU de-

tails properly as per above de�nition. The Header Frame will generated as per the IEEE

C37.118 standard.

Figure 23: Header Frame

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3.4 View PMU Details

User can view the PMU server and con�guration details by clickingView Con�guration

Details button.

Figure 24: PMU Details

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3.5 Update Con�guration

On clicking the Update Con�guration button, the user will be prompted with a win-

dow. The screenshot of the same is given below.

Figure 25: STAT change options

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STAT Change

The STAT word bits can be changed by clicking any of the buttons on Con�guration

Modi�cation Window. There is a separate button for some of the bits in STAT word

whose details can be found in the IEEEC37.118 Synchrophasor Standard. The screenshot

of the same is given below.

Figure 26: STAT Changed

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Con�guration Change Bit

On clicking the Set Con�guration Change Bit button, the user will be prompted with

a new window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to select one of the

options.

Figure 27: Set Con�guration Change Bit

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Add Channels

If user clicked on the Add Channels.

Add New Phasor

After selecting the Add Channels user will be prompted with a new window. The screen-

shot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the number of new phasor to be added.

It could be zero also.

Figure 28: New Phasors

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New Phasor Channel Names

On clicking the Next button, the user will be prompted with a new window. The screen-

shot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the new phasor channel names properly

(if new phasor num > zero).

Figure 29: New Phasor Channel Names

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Add New Analogs

On clicking the Next button, the user will be prompted with a new window. The screen-

shot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the number of new analogs. It could also

be zero.

Figure 30: New Analogs

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New Analog Channel Names

On clicking the Next button, the user will be prompted with a new window. The screen-

shot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the new analog channel names properly

(if new analog num > zero).

Figure 31: New Analog Channel Names

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Remove Channels

If user clicked on the Remove Channels.

Remove Phasors

After selecting the Remove Channels user will be prompted with a new window. The

screenshot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the phasor number of phasors to

be removed and it should be within the range of available number of phasors.

Figure 32: Remove Phasors

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Remove Analogs

On clicking the Next button, the user will be prompted with a new window. The screen-

shot of the same is given below. User has to �ll the number of analogs to be removed and

it should be within the range of available number of analogs.

Figure 33: Remove Phasors

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Data Rate Change Option

After performing the add or remove channels operation user will be prompted with a new

window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to select the option for

Data Rate.

Figure 34: Data Rate Change Option

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New Data Rate

On clicking the YES on PMU Data Rate window, the user will be prompted with a new

window. The screenshot of the same is given below. User has to select the new data rate

from the drop down box.

Figure 35: New Data Rate

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Successfull Con�guration Modi�cation

On clicking the Next on New Data Rate window or NO on PMU Data Rate window, the

user will be prompted with a new window. The screenshot of the same is given below. Its

shows the con�guration frame successfully modi�ed and respectively STAT bit changed.

Figure 36: Con�guration Change Bit Set

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3.6 Exit PMU

User can terminate the PMU Simulator by clicking on the PMU Quit button.

Figure 37: Exit PMU

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