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PROGRAMMABLE CARRIER TERMINAL
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
T-20D400200 VERSION 2.3.1
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Section 1Introduction
Programmable Carrier Terminal (PCT) is designed to minimize lifetime costs of
operating the terminal. Programming and level settings are all done automatically withoutuse of jumpers or manual level adjustments. The terminal can be programmed to operate
over the 30 to 500 kHz frequency range as either an FSK terminal or an On-Off terminal.
Channel times and required RF bandwidths are selectable in either mode of operation,thus allowing use of the terminal in most of the communication assisted power line
protection schemes. The terminal can operate from any of the standard substation battery
voltages 48 VDC, 125 VDC or 250 VDC. The recommended spare parts are minimal;one terminal can be spare for any number of terminals in operation. This reduces cost of
operation.
Programmable Carrier Terminal (PCT) can be programmed to operate as either an FSKPLC terminal or as an On-Off PLC terminal. Programming of the mode of operation is
achieved via a computer connected to either an Ethernet port at the rear of the terminal or
to a RS232 port at the front of the terminal. All software that is required to program theterminal is located in the terminal. The computer must only have an Internet browser
installed in it.
This versatile terminal can satisfy most telecommunication requirements of the power
line protection schemes applied by majority of the North American Utilities.
Programming of various parameters of the terminal is achieved by simple selection of the
appropriate programming panel and activation of desired parameter by point and clickof the computer mouse. The receiver sensitivity in either mode of operation is selectable
within appropriate range of values. The transmitter power output can be programmed for
any power level from 1-Watt to 100-Watt output.
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Features at a glance
Feature Description Remarks
Operating
Frequency range
30 kHz to 500 kHz Suitable for any operating
frequencyDC Power Supply - 48 VDC
- 125 VDC- 250 VDC
Any standard battery voltage can
be used to power the terminal
Mode of operation - FSK- On-Off
Same terminal is suitable for
variety of applications
Receiver channel
time andbandwidth
- FSK Mode:- 25 msec (200 Hz shift
500 Hz bandwidth)
- 10 msec (500 Hz shift 1 kHz bandwidth)
- 5 msec (1000 Hz shift 2 kHz bandwidth)
- On-Off mode:- 3 msec (2.0 kHz
bandwidth)
- 1.5 msec (4.0 kHzbandwidth)
Transmitter RFpower output
1-Watt to 100-Wattprogrammable in 1dB or 1-
Watt steps
Suitable for use at any frequencyand large variety of power line
types and lengths.
Transmitter and
receiver operatingfrequencies
Selectable in 1 Hz steps Transmitter and receiver
operating channels areindividually programmable ineither mode of operation.
Settings and level
adjustments
All settings are made by
selecting desired parameter on
a programming panel. Systemlevel adjustments are made
automatically.
Eliminates need for setting
jumpers or doing any manual
level adjustments.
Real time level
measurements
Terminal monitors and
displays transmitter and
receiver levels as well as return
loss measurement
Eliminates need for external test
equipment.
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User connections are provided at the rear of the terminal. Same connection terminals are
used for either type of operating mode (On-Off or FSK). Details of the user connectionsare provided on the User Connection diagram. There are six types of connections
available on the rear panel:
- Receiver output terminals (FSK Guard and Trip outputs, On-Off blocking
outputs).- Transmitter keying inputs (FSK trip keying, On-Off Start, Stop,Supervisory, Reduced Power and Checkback remote control)
- Alarm outputs System, Equipment, Maintenance alert, Power SupplyTransmitter and Receiver
- Transmitter SER and Receiver SER outputs- 4-wire and 2-wire RF input/output connectors.- An Ethernet port for connection of the terminal to Local Area Network (LAN)
or to a PC with appropriate Ethernet cable. In most cases a straight Ethernet
cable can be used with PC that has 1 GB network adapter, however PC witholder network adapters will need a cross-over cable.
- IRIG B connector that accepts both modulated and un-modulated IRIG-Bsignals (auto sense). This input has high impedance (10 K); therefore severalPCT terminals can be connected in parallel.
In addition, the terminal has an Event Log filing system. This system records any event
that happens within the terminal with a time stamp and detailed event description. Up to
1200 events can be stored in the Event Log file.
Rear panel terminals location
Terminal can be accessed from a computer connected to either the Ethernet port at therear panel or to the RS232 port on the front panel. In either case, the access to the
terminal is achieved by entering the IP address assigned to the terminal on the Internet
browser line. The terminal responds with a request for User name and Password.Once this information is provided, the terminal provides main menu on the computer
screen. Further selection is made by accessing various programming panels.
The terminal is housed in a 2 RU (3.5) high 19 wide and 17 deep housing. Most of the
circuitry is located on a single printed circuit board. Transmitter PA stage, front paneldisplay circuitry and the rear panel are separate circuit boards. The side panels of the
housing are heath sink assemblies, one used as a heat sink for the power supply module
and the other as a heat sink for the transmitter PA stage.
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Section 2General Description and Block Diagram
The terminal consists of a universal power supply unit, a programmable transmitter, twoprogrammable receivers, a microprocessor control unit (MCU), a Single Board Computer
(SBC) and a rear panel with input and output circuitry. The front panel contains a power
supply switch and associated LED, four LEDs indicating system, equipment, receiver and
transmitter status, LCD display panel with associated selection controls and an RS232connector.
Front Panel View
All user connections are made at the rear of the terminal. An Ethernet receptacle is
provided for connection of either local Ethernet network or a computer terminal. Fiveconnector blocks are provided. Each block is of a different size ensuring that incorrect
connection is unlikely to be made. Details of the connections are provided on the drawing
User Interface. There is one drawing showing connections for an On-Off mode ofoperation and another drawing for the FSK mode of operation. In addition, the rear panel
contains RF terminals UHF connector is provided for the transmitter output in a 4-wire
operation or for connection of RF cable in 2-wire operation. Two BNC type ofconnectors are provided for connecting receiver RF input in 4-wire operation and for
feeding the same RF signal to an adjacent receiver terminal. There is also one BNC
connector available for connecting an IRIG B signal.
A computer with Internet browser is required to program the terminal. The computer can
be connected to the terminal via a router or a direct cross-connect cable. In either case the
browser must have the IP address, assigned to PCT, entered in the browser address field.Once the correct address is entered and connection to PCT is requested, PCT will respond
with a request for User Name and Password. After receiving correct user name and
password, PCT will respond with a main menu selection. PCT uses Sun Java software to
communicate with the computer. As a first step, PCT SBC (Single Board Computer) willverify if the computer has Java software installed in it. If the computer does not have Java
software installed, the software will be downloaded from PCT to the computer
automatically. The computer must have approximately 40 Mbits of free space forinstallation of Java software on the computer hard disk.
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PCT BL OCK DIAGRAM
RS 232
CONNECTION
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Single Board Computer (SBC) receives and stores programming information from the
users computer. The stored information consists of operating mode (FSK or On-Off),operating transmit and receive frequencies and other parameters defining transmitter and
receiver operation. The SBC passes specific parameters to MCU that controls operation
of the transmitter and receiver in a real time. SBC has a 128 Mbit flash card as a main
storage device. This flash card stores Linux operating system, Java software and detailedprogramming panels. One of the programming panels is an Event Log file that can store
up to 1,200 events before over-riding will occur.
The MCU contains programmed mode of operation, operating frequencies and other
parameters for the transmitter and the receivers A and B. Using information received
from SBC, MCU controls transmitter frequency and power output, controls frequencyand monitors output from receiver A such as Guard, Trip, LOS or Blocking and
controls receiver B signal level measuring process. MCU monitors transmitter input
keying circuitry and applies appropriate keying command to the transmitter. Outputsfrom receiver A are used to control Rx output circuitry in either mode of operation.
MCU provides continuous information to SBC regarding any alarms detected in the PCTor received from other terminals forming the system.
The transmitter obtains information from MCU regarding mode of operation (FSK or On-
Off), operating frequency, power output setting and keying input information. The
transmitter consists of a frequency synthesizer that produces on channel signal. Thissignal is fed to a programmable attenuator that is programmed for the selected transmitter
output power. Output from the programmable attenuator is fed to the output amplifier
(PA) stage of the transmitter. The PA stage is a linear amplifier that feeds the outputnetwork. The output network consists of a line transformer, which provides matching of
the transmitter output impedance to the 50-Ohm coaxial cable impedance, and a forwardand reverse power monitoring network. In 2-wire operation, the reverse terminal of the
output network is also used as the receiver RF input terminal. In 4-wire operation,
receiver input is connected directly to the BNC receive RF input connector.
Receiver A performs standard receiver functions. In FSK mode, the receiver provides
detection of Guard or Trip signals and forwards this information to MCU for further
processing. In addition, the receiver provides Loss of Signal (LOS) detection and noisedetection to MCU that controls the output contacts. MCU drives two output circuits one
output is a heavy duty transistor Guard output and a heavy duty transistor Trip output.
The second output circuit is two fast electronic relay output contacts one for Guard andthe other for Trip. In the On-Off mode, the receiver detects a presence of an on-channel
signal that drives the two heavy duty transistors and the two fast electronic relay outputs.
Receiver B is used to measure actual forward and reverse transmitted power output and
actual received power level in dBm. This function is performed continuously when the
terminal operates in FSK mode. With the terminal in On-Off mode of operation, this
function is performed only during initial level setting procedure and during periodiccheckback sequence. In FSK mode of operation, the transmitter and the receiver operate
on different RF frequencies. This information is provided to Receiver B from MCU.
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Dynamic level measuring range of receiver B is approximately 50 dB. This is satisfactory
if the 4-wire receive input level is less then 15 dBm. For stronger then 15 dBm receiveinput signals, an additional 20 dB attenuator must be provided. This attenuator is
automatically switched in as soon as the receiver B detects that the received signal is
above 15 dBm. Once activated this attenuator remains active until the received signal
level drops to below 10 dBm. At that input level, the 20 dB attenuator is automaticallyswitched off. Measuring range of 4-wire receiver input signal is between +15 dBm and
35 dBm without the 20-dB attenuator and it is switched to +35 dBm to 15 dBm with
the 20 dB attenuator switched in.Receiver B can be programmed to either the transmitter or the receiver frequency.
Transmitted forward and reverse RF levels are fed from the output network to inputs 1
and 2 respectively of the receiver B input multiplex (MUX) circuit. The 4-wire receivesignal is fed to port 3 (or port 4 if 20 dB attenuator is switched in) of the input MUX
circuit. When the terminal operates in 2-wire mode, the reverse port of the output
network provides receive input signal to the MUX port 2. Receiver B pools each of thethree MUX inputs in a sequence. RF level is measured at each input by receiver B
circuitry and the measured result is forwarded to MCU. MCU forwards the measuredinformation to SBC. SBC processes the received level information and displays details on
the front LCD display panel, the Unit Status panel and via Ethernet (or RS232connection) on the users computer.
Universal power supply module is an isolated switching DC to DC converter usingflyback design that converts input DC voltage to various DC voltages required by PCT
circuitry. The module is designed to operate from a wide range of primary input voltages
of 42 VDC to 280 VDC without any change to its setting or any jumper adjustments.Following separate voltages are provided to the PCT Circuitry:
-5 VDC 3A to Single Board Computer (SBC) and MCU circuitry-5 VDC 1A to digital circuitry in the transmitter and the receivers
-5 VDC 1A to analogue circuitry in the transmitter and the receivers
-28 VDC to the receiver MUX circuitry-28 VDC is supplied to the transmitter PA stage if the programmed transmitter power
output is 10 Watts or less, and 65 VDC if the programmed transmitter power output is
greater then 10 Watts. The change of the supply voltage is controlled by Exalt
command from MCU based on the programmed transmitter power output.
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Section 3
Equipment Application
Programmable Carrier Terminal (PCT) can be used in either On-Off or FSK types of PLCsystems. Specific PLC system requirements dictate how PCT should be programmed.
This manual section describes application of PCT in On-Off (Blocking) type of PLC
system and FSK type of PLC system.
3.1. Use of PCT in On-Off PLC systems
PCT can be programmed as an On-Off single function keyed carrier terminal for use inline protection. The terminal can be programmed as wide band or narrow band terminal.
Wide band terminal can be used in Phase comparison and Directional comparison line
protection schemes, while the narrow band terminal can be used in DirectionalComparison Blocking (DCB) line protection scheme.
Keying input controls are START and STOP. The controls can be programmed for
keying voltage. START can be programmed for Apply voltage to key or Removevoltage to key. STOP is programmable for priority.
With STOP priority programmed:
1. STOP on inhibits all inputs2. START on switches transmitter to full programmed power unless STOP is on.
START or STOP keying disable the checkback function. The transmitter keying can beprovided using the station battery voltage or a 5VDC output from a protective relay.
The On-Off keyed carrier is keyed on and off by signals from associated protective relay
equipment. The keying action causes the transmitter output to follow these signals. These
keyed RF signals are received, attenuated, filtered, amplified and detected. The receivedand rectified signals are supplied to the associated external protection relay equipment.
The PCT receiver provides several outputs:
1. Two heavy duty transistor outputs at terminals TB4-3(+),2(-) and TB4-6(+),5(-)capable of switching 30A for 2 seconds and 5A continuously.
2. Two high speed electronic relay outputs rated at 50 VA at terminals TB3-11,12 andTB3-9,10.
3. One Current Output at terminals TB4-1(+) and TB4-2(-) for connection of 125 VDC30 Ohms relay coil.
4. One Current Output at terminals TB4-4(+) and TB4-5 (-) for connection of 125 VDC100 mA load together with 5V/20 mA current source at TB3-13(+) and TB3-14(-).
Note: Current Output available at TB4-1 and TB4-2 is equivalent to a legacy CS28A
Current Output model 19B230595G2 (load is 125 VDC 30 Ohms), and Current Output
available at TB4-4 and TB4-5 including a 20 mA/ 5VDC current source at TB3-13 and
TB3-14 is equivalent to 19B230595G5 (load is 125 VDC 100 mA).
The phase comparison scheme requires very fast signal pick up and signal drop out time.
Wide band receiver should be used for this operation. Since phase comparison relaying
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scheme keys the On-Off channel on a half-cycle basis, the provided transistor outputs
should be used for this operation.
Either wide band or narrow band receiver operation can be used for directional
comparison blocking (DCB) line protection scheme. Either transistor outputs or fast relay
outputs can be used in this scheme.
A blocking scheme uses both tripping and blocking protection relays at all terminals of a
transmission line. Tripping protection relays are set to detect all faults anywhere on theprotected line. Blocking relays are set to detect faults external to the protected line.
In DCB scheme, the protection relays can differentiate between faults that are external orinternal the protected line section. If a fault occurs external to the protected line section,
the associated directional relays and fault detectors cause the transmitter to send a carrier
blocking signal which prevents the circuit breaker from tripping. However, if the faultoccurs internal to the protected section, the relays and fault detectors cut off the
transmitter so that the blocking signal is not sent, and the breakers trip. Failure of thecarrier system does not prevent tripping of the breaker during internal fault. However,
loss of the channel can cause false tripping for an external fault, and therefore, is lesssecure.
In DCB scheme, protection tripping relays operate to stop carrier transmission and theexternal fault detecting relays are used to start carrier transmission. It is vital to start
carrier and block tripping for every external fault. Therefore, the carrier start fault
detectors must operate faster and be more sensitive then the tripping units. Summarizedbelow are the basic characteristics of a directional comparison scheme and the associated
carrier equipment:1. The transmission of a carrier from any terminal prevents tripping of the
protected line section.
2. For external faults, the operation of a blocking protection relay initiates asignal to block tripping at all terminals of the protected line.
3. Carrier transmission is stopped at each terminal for internal faults by theoperation of the directional protection relay at each terminal. The tripping
relays have preference over the blocking relays in the control of the localtransmitter.
4. Carrier transmission is off under normal, unfaulted condition.In DCB schemes, STOP must be selected as Keying Priority. Output from trippingprotective relay must be applied to STOP terminals to cause stop of any transmission of
the carrier. START terminals must be connected to the output of blocking protection
relays.
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In summary, following are advantages and limitations of the directional comparison
blocking (DCB) scheme:
Advantages:
1. Highly dependable.
2. Does not require operation of the telecommunication channel to trip.3. Applicable on all types of line configurations, even on lines with weak infeedterminals.
Limitations:1. Loss of communication channel can cause overtripping2. Less secure.
In Phase Comparison Relaying, the role of wide band blocking-type ON-OFF keyed
carrier channel equipment is to permit comparison of the phase angle of the current
leaving the remote terminal with that of the local terminal. If these two currents areessentially in phase, there can be no fault in the protected line section. If these two
currents are essentially 180 degrees out of phase, there is a fault on the line. When a faultoccurs that produces sufficient current to operate the level detector, the mixing network
in the phase comparison relaying scheme provides two outputs. These two outputs are 60Hz square waves, one of which keys the wide band ON-OFF channel transmitter. The
second output of the mixing network is fed to a comparer. Carrier start is arranged in
such a way that the transmitter is keyed only on positive half-cycle. The compareroperates to trip the associated circuit breaker only on negative half-cycle if no received
carrier is present. Summarized below are the basic characteristics of a phase comparison
scheme and the associated carrier equipment:1. For external faults, the single-phase current output from the mixing network at
the two ends of the line are 180 degrees out of phase with each other. Thisresults in keying the transmitters at both terminals on alternate half-cycles.
This causes the receivers at both terminals to receive a continuous carrier
signal, which blocks the comparers from tripping either breaker.2. For internal faults, the currents flowing into both terminals are in phase,
causing the mixing network outputs to be in phase. For this condition, the
transmitters at both terminals are keyed simultaneously every half cycle.
Absence of a received signal plus a negative half-cycle signal from the mixingnetwork produces a trip output from the associated comparer. Thus the
breakers at both terminals are tripped during this half cycle.
3. Carrier transmission is off under normal, unfaulted condition.
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In summary, the advantages and limitations of the Phase Comparison Blocking scheme
are:
Advantages:
1. Simple one relay provides protection for all faults.
2. Does not require an ac potential supply.3. Not affected by system swings.4. Not affected by zero sequence mutual effects.5. Dependable does not require channel operation for internal faults.
Limitations:
1. Relatively insensitive.2. Relatively slow since tripping is permitted only on alternative half cycles. The
operating time can be decreased by using dual phase comparison which would
permit tripping every half cycle.
3. Phase comparison relaying requires a high speed wide band channel.
4. Less secure loss of channel can cause overtripping.5. Single pole tripping and reclosure require additional devices for phase
selection.
Frequency Considerations in Blocking mode
The PCT receiver is designed as zero Hz IF receiver. This implies that receipt of a
signal on exactly receive channel frequency will result in zero Hz output. Therefore,the receiver is always set at the channel center frequency and the transmitter is
programmed (offset) for only one of the following: -125 Hz, +125 Hz, -250 Hz, +250 Hz375 Hz or +375 Hz from channel center frequency. All of the On-Off terminals on thesame line section operate on the same channel frequency. Each transmitter must be offset
for a different amount to avoid possible standing waves on the line if more then one
transmitter is keyed at the same time. Maximum number of On-Off terminals on one linesection is six.
Recommended minimum frequency spacing between two PLC channels on the same line
is a function of the isolation between the transmitter on one channel and the receiver on
the other channel on the same line section. Providing a minimum isolation of 15 dB, thenarrow band terminal requires 2 kHz separation while the wide band terminal requires 4
kHz separation between the channel centers.
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3.2. Use of PCT in FSK PLC systems
PCT programmed in FSK mode can be used in protection schemes for either equipment
protection or line protection. The protection schemes can be either one-way, such as
transformer protection or breaker failure protection, or two-way, such as line protection.
In addition to transformer protection, shunt reactors can similarly be protected bydifferential relays and one-way carrier transmission.
PCT programmed in FSK mode can be used for following protection functions:
Power transformer equipment protection.
Shunt reactor equipment protection.
Line protection
Direct-underreaching transfer trip
Permissive underreaching transfer trip
Permissive overreaching transfer trip
Unblocking relaying
Combined unblocking and direct transfer trip
Phase-comparison relaying
Circuit breaker failure protection.
In normal operation, a GUARD signal is continuously transmitted. At the receiver, the
reception of the GUARD signal acts to produce blocking of the breaker trip circuit. At the
same time, the GUARD signal provides continuous monitoring of the carrier system.When the fault does occur, the fault-sensing device causes the transmitter to shift
transmitted frequency to the TRIP frequency. Reception of the TRIP frequency by the
receiver acts to release the GUARD output and operate the TRIP output in the receiver.The terminal will only produce one output either GUARD or TRIP, but never both at
the same time.
In the case of equipment protection, differential relays are used at the transformer orshunt reactor to shift the frequency of the carrier transmitter to directly trip the remote
breaker, while simultaneously tripping the local low-side breaker. In the case of line
protection, the protective relaying scheme is classified as either direct or permissive,depending on whether the receive terminal trips the breaker directly or if the local fault-
detecting relays must also operate before tripping can occur. Line protection may incur
tripping through a fault and requires special receiver logic in the event of loss of signal,as discussed later.
Application of channel equipment may be either single or dual-channel operation. In
dual-channel operation, two transmitters are used at each transmitting terminal and two
receivers at the receiving terminals. The dual-channel system is highly desirable in thatboth channels must operate before tripping can occur, thus increasing channel security.
Furthermore, the dual system also permits testing of each channel separately without the
danger of accidentally tripping the associated breaker. Some users apply the receiver
outputs in parallel to increase dependability. With FSK operation, two-way channelsrequire a separate operating frequency in each direction. If two-way dual-channel
operation is required, two operating frequencies are required in each direction.
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Frequency-shift carrier equipment requires only a narrow band of frequencies. This
allows single frequency line tuning and traps in the line coupling circuit, even whentwo-way dual channels are used. However, RF hybrid units are required to separate the
closely spaced transmit and receive frequencies. These RF hybrids, usually a skewed
hybrid, can be within the transmitter/receiver equipment (2-wire operation of PCT) or
furnished as external units (PCT in 4-wire mode of operation).The PCT unit is designed to always produce GUARD signal with frequency above the
channel frequency and TRIP signal with frequency below the channel frequency. The
channel speed, minimum frequency separation between adjacent transmit and receivechannels and minimum channel RF bandwidths are determined by the selected frequency
shift as per following table:
Selected
Frequency Shift
Channel time Minimum
frequencyseparation
unidirectional
systems
Minimum
frequencyseparation bi-
directional
systems
Occupied
channelbandwidth
200 Hz 25 ms 500 Hz 500 Hz 500 Hz
500 Hz 10 ms 1.0 kHz 1.0 kHz 1.0 kHz
1,000 Hz 5 ms 2.0 kHz 2.0 kHz 2.0 kHz
FSK Receiver Logic
The logic system programmed in the PCT receiver operating in FSK mode allows
optimum security and dependability that is required for operation of the protection
schemes. The logic available in PCT FSK receiver is based on the followingconsiderations:
Security against false trip Trip dependability under adverse conditions
Tripping through a fault loss of signalThe logic function within PCT receives several inputs from the receiver and determines
whether or not to initiate an alarm output. Following inputs are considered:
GUARD output
TRIP output
Receiver squelch output (SNR)
Receiver RF input signal level Loss of signal (LOS)The first three inputs are used in all logic functions. Any abnormal condition would block
the logic TRIP output and activate a receiver alarm indicator called Channel Status Alarm
CSA. The same alarm is activated for either a questionable Signal to Noise ratio or a
loss of signal. The last input (LOS) is used only with U logic. This signal is used by thelogic function to produce a time limited Unblocking (Tripping) output when the
receiver level drops below a preset receiver level triggering LOS output. A delay in
providing Trip output after loss of signal can be programmed in Logic programmingpanel. Unblocking logic must be selected and the delay is programmed between 0 and
200 ms.
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Following receiver logic functions are provided in PCT and can be selected by point and
click:
LogicType
Relay Scheme Logic Operation Functional Objective
N GUARD or TRIPdetectedFast detection of transmittedfunction after channel failure
DDUTT GUARD reset before
TRIP
Security against false trip after
channel failure
P PUTT, POTT Signal reset beforeTRIP
Increased dependability of TRIPsignal after channel failure
U Unblocking Loss of signal allowsTRIP
Momentary (300 ms) TRIP outputafter channel failure
Each logic function is described in details in the following paragraphs:
Type D Logic
Type D logic is defined as Guard Reset before Trip. This logic requires that, after
channel has failed for more then 300 ms, a Guard signal must be received for at least 50ms before the logic can be reset to provide a Trip output in response to a valid trip signal.
However, if the channel failure is less then 300 ms, valid trip or guard signal will
normally be detected when received. The Guard before Trip logic is activated only
after the 300 ms time expires.This type of logic is almost always used with direct transferred trip schemes for
equipment protection and in the direct underreaching transferred trip (DUTT) schemes
for transmission line protection where ultimate security is required. In order to ensure thatthe scheme would operate once the channel is restored, the transmitter is equipped with a
Flasher circuit that causes the transmitter to alternate between Trip and Guardfrequencies when keyed to Trip by the protection relaying equipment.
Type P Logic
Type P logic is defined as Signal reset before Trip. After the channel has failed for
more then 300 ms, this logic can be reset to normal by receipt of either a valid Guard or aTrip signal for 50 ms. If the channel failure is for less then 300 ms, normal Guard or Trip
detection will take place. The Signal reset before Trip logic is activated only after 300
ms time expires.This type of logic is often used with permissive overreaching and permissiveunderreaching transferred trip schemes (POTT and PUTT). By user preference, P logic is
typically used, instead of D logic, with the direct transferred trip and direct undrreaching
transfer trip schemes. P logic increases the dependability of the Trip signal. P logic is thesame as D logic except that Guard reset is not required to trip after an abnormality of the
channel fault that exceeds 300 ms.
The type P logic increases dependability, compared to D logic, of the Trip signal after achannel failure.
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Type U Logic
Type U logic is described as Loss of signal level allows trip. It is not necessary, withthis logic selected, to receive a trip signal in order to allow tripping. This type of logic is
always used with unblocking relay schemes. After the channel has failed, the logic can be
reset to normal by receipt of either Guard (Block) or Trip (Unblock) signal. U logic isarranged to allow the desired Trip (Unblock) output when the signal level is below a
preset threshold setting. Line relaying internal fault characteristics exhibits low line noise
(until the breaker opening begins) and high attenuation. The U logic functions the sameas P logic, with the additional condition that a Trip signal is also produced for up to 300
ms when the loss of signal level occurs. A delay in providing Trip output after loss of
signal is programmable in the Logic panel when U logic is selected. Default
programming is 0 ms, and maximum programming is 200 ms. Programming is achievedby typing in a desired amount of time delay. This feature can be used to eliminate Trip
outputs caused by Signal Holes possibly initiated by momentary firing of surge
arrestors in either CCVT or Line Tuner.
Type N Logic
This logic allows Trip or Guard output providing a valid Trip or Guard signal is present
at the receiver RF input. The outputs do not require any reset if RF signal is lost for any
duration. This logic should be used if the protective relays make tripping decisions basedon local and remote voltage and current status.
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Section 4
Testing, Installation and Customer connection
diagrams
The terminal is shipped from the factory programmed in Idle mode. Neither transmitternor receiver is active. In order to program the terminal for a specific function, the unit
needs to be programmed in the shop prior to installing it in the field. The terminal should
be connected to test equipment as per following drawing:
PCT TEST PANEL
PCT UNDER TEST
POWER SUPPLY
50 OHM, 100W
DUMMY LOADOR
30-dB ATTENUATOR
TX
OUT
RX
IN
ETHERNETPORT
PERSONALCOMPUTER
TB1
TB2
TB3
TB4
TB5
RF VOLTMETER
ORSPECTRUM ANALYZER
OR
FREQUENCY COUNTER
The computer must meet following minimum specifications:
- Pentium II or higher- 300 MHz or higher clock speed- At least 50 Mbits free space in hard disk (for installation of Java program)
The computer can be connected to RS232 panel connector located at the front panel ofPCT or to an Ethernet port located at the rear of the PCT. Appropriate connection cable
must be used. Standard RS232 straight cable can be used. If the connection is made to the
Ethernet port, it is usually required to make such connection via a router or a gate.Alternatively, a cross connect Ethernet cable can be used, and the computer must have its
IP settings programmed to be on the same subnet mask and IP range as PCT.
The power supply must be capable of providing instantaneous input current for variousvoltages and a continuous current as per following table:
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Output Voltage (VDC) Maximum Current (A) Continuous current (A)
48 8-10 5
125 4-5 3
250 2-3 1
If the power supply does not have sufficient maximum current capability, PCT will notbe fully powered up. The terminal front LEDs and the display panel will start flashingand the PSU Alarm relay will be switched on and off. The instantaneous high current is
required for about 15 msec to start the built in power supply module. Once the powersupply module inside PCT is powered up, the continuous current requirement is much
lower. The value for continuous current listed on the table refers to the transmitter keyed
at maximum 100-Watt power output.
The RF load or RF attenuator must be capable of absorbing 100 Watts of RF power. The
impedance of the RF load or attenuator must be 50 Ohms.
The PCT Test Panel is a convenient assembly of LEDs and switches that allow testing ofthe PCT transmitter and receiver operation. This test panel can be replaced with
individual switches and indicators.
Once the terminal is successfully powered up, it must be accessed from the computer.
The computer must have Internet browser activated and the IP address for the PCTentered in the address line. The default IP address for all PCT units shipped from the
factory is:
192.168.1.NNN
NNN represents three digits that appear in the top right corner on the display panel.
Complete IP address is also available on the front display panel. Once the correct IP
address is sent to PCT, it will respond with request for User Name and Password.Default User Name is admin and default password is trench. The password can be
changed if required as described in the section on the Administration panel. This
password permits the user to see all programmed parameters and operating conditions of
the terminal. Another password is provided on the programming panel to changeparameter settings.
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Once the correct User Name and Password are received, PCT will respond with themain menu. If this is the first time the computer is connected to a PCT, the program
within PCT will verify if the computer has Java program installed. If not, the Java
program will be automatically transferred from PCT to the computer. The main menuwill then look as follows:
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This menu allows opening of all programming panels. The Configuration panel should
be programmed first. This panel is used to program the terminal for the required use.Details of programming each panel and associated sub-panels are described in Section
Equipment programming.
The PTC parameters should be programmed to satisfy ultimate use of the terminal in the
PLC system. Since all parameters are fully programmable, it is important to understandwhat results will be achieved with programming of each parameter.
Opening of the Configuration panel permits selection of Terminal Type and RF
Interface. Default selection of Terminal Type is Idle. Other selections available are
FSK or Blocking. Selecting either FSK or Blocking will display default settingof the selected type of operation. It is important to note that the Transmitter and the
Receiver selection is Not Enabled. Each sub-panel of the selected type of operation
must be verified and, if necessary, the selection changed to satisfy operating requirementsof the PLC system.
RF termination of the unit can be selected on Configuration panel. Available selection
is 2-wire termination or 4-wire termination. If 2-wire is selected, a built in skewed hybrid
is used to connect the transmitter and the receiver to the UHF input/output connector. Ifthe selection is 4-wire, the transmitter output is connected to the UHF connector at the
rear of the unit and the receiver input is connected to the BNC connector at the rear of the
unit. The second receive BNC connector allows connection of another receiver inparallel. In 4- wire configuration, the receiver input impedance can be programmed to be
either 50-Ohm or Hi Z. The Hi Z impedance is greater then 2.5 kOhms, allowing
paralleling of number of receivers.
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Programming terminal in Blocking mode
Typically, Directional Comparison Blocking (DCB) protection scheme uses On-Off type
of PLC system to assist protection relays. Up to 6-ended power line can be protectedusing this scheme, as much as more common usage is on 2-ended or 3-ended power line.
The DCB protection scheme requires that the transmitter be keyed when the detected
power line fault is outside of the protected line section. The transmitter must be turned offif the detected fault is considered to be within the protected line section. The receiver
provides an input to the protection relay, blocking the tripping, in response to reception of
a valid RF signal from a remote transmitter. If no valid signal is received from anyremote transmitter, the receiver allows tripping to be controlled by the local protection
relay.
Such an operation would require that the terminal be programmed in a following fashion:
Receiver programming all parameters are programmed on the Rx sub-panel.
- Receiver should be Enabled by clicking on this field.
- Frequency should be selected as a channel frequency. The selected frequencyin Hz is a center of the receiver bandwidth. All receivers in the same systemmust have the same receiver frequency selected.
- Channel Time selection must be made according to the required channelspeed. Selection of channel time also selects the required RF bandwidth. The
3 ms channel time requires 2 kHz bandwidth and the 1.5 ms selection requires4 kHz bandwidth.
- Levels Sensitivity should be set to 5 dBm unless specific site conditionsrequire different. The sensitivity level can be programmed in a range of 0
dBm to 10 dBm. If the expected line noise levels are lower then 20 dBm,the receiver sensitivity can be adjusted to 10 dBm, however, if the line noise
level is higher then 20 dBm, the sensitivity should be adjusted to 5 dBm.Only in situations where the line noise level is expected to be close to 10dBm, should the sensitivity be adjusted close to 0 dBm. It should be
considered that less sensitive receiver would produce lower total line loss
budget.
- Levels Margin can be set within the limits of 10 to 20 dB. Setting themargin level allows nominal received signal level to be programmed abovethe set receiver sensitivity. It is recommended that the margin be programmed
for 15 dB unless specific conditions require different. Some may use term
reserve signal level instead of margin.
- Auto-Set Sensitivity is an adjustment that is made in the field as part of theautomatic system level adjustment. The electrically furthest transmitter must
be transmitting full power. Clicking on the Auto-Set Sensitivity will
automatically adjust receiver input attenuation control and set the receiversensitivity to a level that is lower then the received signal by the amount of
programmed margin.
All other fields on the Rx sub-panel are not programmable. These provide informationonly.
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Transmitter Programming all parameters are programmed on the Tx sub-panel.
- Transmitter should be Enabled by clicking on this field.- Offset selects the amount of frequency offset from the receiver channel
frequency. As much as all the receivers in the same system must have the
same frequency selected, each transmitter in the system must have a different
offset frequency selected. This is required to avoid a potential cancellation ofthe transmitted signals if two transmitters on the same line become keyed at
the same time and their signals arrive at receiver input totally out of phase.
The actual transmit operating frequency is displayed in the Frequency field.
If the transmitter frequency must not be tied to the receiver channel frequency,Manual field should be clicked. A desired frequency can then be entered in
the frequency field in Hz.
- Power field allows programming of the transmitter power output. Theallowable range is 1 Watt to 100 Watts in steps of 1 Watt, or 30 dBm to 50
dBm in steps of 1 dB. The transmitter is capable of transmitting up to 10
Watts continuously. The 10 to 100-Watt operation range is permitted only for
a short period of time (up to 4 or 5 minutes). If the transmitter remains keyedbeyond that period of time, a temperature sensing circuit will turn the
transmitter off. The transmitter normal operation can be restored bysubmitting the terminal setting. The transmitter power output should be
programmed for a power level required for a reliable operation of the system.
Flexibility is provided to program desired power level to within 1 dB.
- Keying Priority is set for Stop priority. There are two keying inputs to PCT.These are:
Start keys transmitter to full programmed power output
Stop forces transmitter to be turned off
Stop keying input must be programmed as a priority that is, applying akeying command to this terminal will force keying commands to all other
keying terminals to be ignored. This is required in order to permit properoperation of the terminal in the protection schemes.
- Keying Voltage allows selection of the battery voltage used to key thetransmitter. The selected voltage level indicates to PCT at what input voltage
level the transmitter must be keyed and unkeyed. The input voltage requiredto key the transmitter is equal to one half of the programmed keying voltage
that is the transmitter will only be keyed once the rise in the keying input
voltage level reaches above one half of the programmed voltage. Similarly,
the transmitter will become unkeyed only once the fall of the keying voltage
reaches one half of the programmed voltage.- Keying Mode allows selection of a mode of transmitter keying. Some users
prefer keying of the transmitter by removing voltage, since the applied keyingvoltage is fed via closed contacts of the controlling protection relaying
equipment thus providing continuous monitoring of the closed contacts.
Others may prefer that the transmitter become keyed only when commandedby the protective relay supplying battery voltage as an input. Selection of
Apply Voltage to Key ensures that the transmitter will only be keyed when
required by applying the keying voltage.
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Alarms Programming allows programming of the receiver and transmitter maintenance
and fault levels. Programming of what alarms and alerts will be displayed on the frontpanel, what relays will be alarmed at the rear of the terminal and what alerts and alarms
will be stored in the Event Log files is also provided. Considering that the terminal in a
blocking mode of operation is on standby most of the time, the alarms and alerts can only
display terminal conditions as result of either manual or automatic system verificationusing checkback procedure. Maintenance and fault levels programmed on this sub-panel
are used in performing system analyses after the checkback procedure is completed.
- Receiver Levels allows programming of alert and alarm receive levels. Thealert and alarm levels represent reduction of received signal level from anominal received level as programmed during initial system level adjustment.
It is required that maintenance alert level be smaller in level reductions then
the fault level. These levels are programmed in dB and can be changed in 1dB steps. Default settings are 6 dB for maintenance and 12 dB for fault levels.
The maximum fault level can be equal to the programmed margin level or
lower.
- Transmitter Levels allows programming of transmitter alert and alarm levelsas well as programming of the return loss alert and alarm levels. The
maintenance and fault levels are referenced to the programmed transmitterpower output level. Default levels are 6 dB for maintenance and 10 dB for
fault. The return loss levels are measure of matching of the transmitter output
impedance to the line load. The levels represent the amount of transmitted
signal expressed in dB that is reflected back to the transmitter from the load.Consequently, maintenance Return Loss level must be lower then the fault
level. Default levels are Return Loss Maintenance 10 dB and Return Loss
Fault 8 dB. Nominal return loss should be greater then 12 dB.- Maintenance Alerts allows selection of maintenance alerts that will activate
maintenance alert relays outputs at the rear of the terminal. If maintenancealerts are not desirable, the appropriate field can be un-selected by clicking on
it.
- Fault Alarms allow selection of fault alarms that activate fault relayscontacts at the rear of the terminal. Again, if some of the alarms are not
desirable to be displayed, those can be un-selected by clicking on the
appropriate field.Since the terminal operating in a blocking mode does not normally transmit or receive,
the corresponding levels can not be measured. Consequently, receiver and transmitter
alerts and alarms are not displayed continuously. However, if the checkback detects
either a fault or a maintenance condition on either the transmitter or the receiver, the
associated equipment alert or alarm will be activated. Similarly, if an equipment alert oralarm exists on any of the terminals forming a system, the overall system will display
either System Maintenance alert or System Fault alarm. Performing a new checkbacksequence after the underlining cause of either alert or alarm has been rectified can reset
those indications.
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Checkback programming
Activation of either manual or automatic checkback sequence is required in On-Off PLC
system in order to verify that the system operates as designed. Most of the time thesystem is on standby and the transmitters and the receivers are not generating or receiving
signals. Occasionally, it is prudent to verify that the terminals forming a system will
perform as expected when commanded by the associated protection relays. Theverification process consists of keying each transmitter in sequence and measuring
received signal at all receiver sites in sequence. The results of these measurements can be
analyzed and displayed either at the terminal or at the computer that accessed theterminal. The checkback sequence must be stopped as soon as either Start or Stop
command is applied to the terminal.
The PCT type of checkback sequence can only be used if all terminals in the system are
PCT units. None type can be used if the PCT terminal is in a system with a third partyterminal. It is assumed that the terminals forming system do not understand each others
checkback sequence, and an external checkback unit is required. The ACMS type ofcheckback must be used if at least one terminal in the system is CS28A terminal
equipped with an ACMS checkback module.
None selection allows use of an external checkback sequence. PCT transmitter can be
keyed to full programmed power by applying a keying command to Supervisory
command input, and to 10 dB reduced power by applying a command to Reduced
terminal. The receiver relay output contacts are available at the rear terminals of PCT.
ACMS selection will allow PCT to perform checkback sequence using pulse width
modulation of the transmitter output. In a checkback test, each ACMS-equipped CS28A
or PCT with ACMS type of checkback selected, transmits in turn, and allows each other
unit in the system to monitor its received signal and compare it to a minimum acceptablethreshold. The terminals forming the system communicate with each other using a pulse-width modulated on-off keying of the power line carrier at approximately 16 pps. This
communication capability is used to orchestrate checkback tests, collect test results and
implement other control functions. The PCT receiver blocks its output if the pulse width
modulated signals are detected or if the PCT type Checkback commands is initiated. Thisaction is required in order to allow an external event recorder to record any actual
received command.
A checkback test can be manually initiated from any unit in the system. If the initiatingunit is not designated as Master, it will send a code to the master unit, requesting that
master unit initiates the checkback sequence. Tests can be triggered using a front panel
button, or via an ASCII command entered at the RS232 port or Ethernet port. Only the
master unit initiates testing by transmitting a checkback sequence initiation command.After this command, each unit in the system transmits, in turn, a 1 second full power
unmodulated signal. The master unit always transmits first, followed by up to five
remotes, each in their own 1 second time slot. The number of units in the system andtheir ID (timeslot) is programmable in the Checkback sub-panel.
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The master unit, according to the programmed parameters, performs automatic checkback
initiation. Auto-test must be enabled, and Test Interval and Retry Interval timingmust be programmed for the automatic checkback sequence to operate.
While any unit in the system is transmitting during its 1 second time slot, it measures and
logs its own transmitter power output level, and all other units measure and log the signal
level they receive from that unit. Thus each terminal records how much signal it receivesfrom all other units. After the test-signaling phase of the checkback sequence, a data
collection phase begins. Each unit reports back the summary results of the checkback
observations for all others to record. Data reporting is done in the same sequence as theoriginal test signal phase. This reporting provides information regarding relative transmit
and receive levels and any local alarm conditions. Actual measured values are not
reported at this time.
Actual transmit and receive levels are reported during the results gathering phase. Anyunit in the system can initiate a request for detailed measured data or results gathering
phase. The terminals will report measured results in the same sequence as the original test
signal phase. These results are used to perform system analyses and system statusdisplay. The results of the checkback sequence are used in PCT to activate maintenance
or fault alerts/alarms on the terminal if warranted by the results.
PCT selection of checkback sequence should be made only if all terminals forming a
system are PCT types. The sequence of system verification is similar to the one describedfor the ACMS type of checkback sequence. Major difference is in duration of
transmitting time allocated to by each unit in the system. Instead of transmitting in 1
second intervals, each unit is allowed approximately 10 seconds to transmit. The longerduration of transmit signal allows each terminal to measure its transmit or receive level in
dBm and display such values in the System Analyses summary panel. InitialCheckback command at the master terminal establishes receive and transmit levels at the
initial installation time. These levels are used as reference levels for all future checkback
measurements.
Manual checkback can be initiated at any terminal. If the terminal is not designated as
Master, it transmits a coded message to Master terminal requesting that manual
checkback be initiated. Terminal designated as Master initiates transmission of acommand to all terminals in the system indicating that a checkback test is to be
performed. After this command, each unit in the system transmits, in turn, 10-second fullpower unmodulated signal. The master unit always transmits first, followed by up to fiveremotes, each in their own 10-second time slot. The number of units in the system and
their ID (timeslot) is programmable in the Checkback sub-panel.
While any unit in the system is transmitting during its 10-second time slot, it measures
and logs its own transmitter forward and reverse power output level, and all other unitsmeasure and log the signal level they receive from that unit. Thus each terminal records
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how much signal it receives from all other units. After the test-signaling phase of the
checkback sequence, a data collection phase begins. Each unit reports back the summaryresults of any detected alarm/alert condition and the checkback observations for all others
to record. Data reporting is done in the same sequence as the original test signal phase.
This reporting provides information regarding actual transmit and receive levels and any
local alarm conditions. These results are used to perform system analyses and systemstatus display. The results of the checkback sequence are used in PCT to activate
maintenance or fault alerts/alarms on the terminal if warranted by the results.
The master unit, according to the programmed parameters, performs automatic checkbackinitiation. Auto-test must be enabled, and Test Interval and Retry Interval timing
must be programmed for the automatic checkback sequence to operate.
Programming of the Checkback sub-panel is similar for either ACMS or PCT type ofcheckback. If None is selected, no other fields are programmable since the checkback
may be performed only with an external programmer.Default Terminal Designation programming is done when the transmitter offset
frequency is programmed. The first offset frequency is assigned to Master terminal,second to Remote 1 and so on. The terminal designation can be programmed de-coupled
from the assigned transmitter offset frequency by selected desired field. Only one
terminal can be programmed as Master or Remote 15. Similarly, the terminaldesignation must be done in order Master, Remote 1, Remote 2 etc. If this rule is
not followed, the checkback sequence will not work since two or more terminals will
attempt to transmit at the same time.No. of Terminals must reflect exactly how many terminals are in the system.
Auto-Test controls if an automatic checkback sequence will be performed. If this field isenabled in the master terminal, the checkback sequence will be performed asprogrammed. Enabling this field in the remote terminal will ensure that a remote terminal
will remind the master terminal that a checkback that should have been performed was
missed. Default setting is that Auto-Test field is enabled.
Start First CB at field allows selection of the time of day when first checkback sequenceis initiated. The field is programmable in 0 to 24 hour basis. This field is active only at
the time of initial installation and level setting at the Master terminal. If the setting of
this field must be changed at a later date, DC power switch at the terminal must be turnedoff and turned on again. Once the terminal is back in operation this field can be
programmed for a new start time. This must be done at Master terminal only. Remote
terminal does not use this filed at all.Test Interval allows selection time duration between two automatic tests in hours. If theresult of first checkback test is an indication that the system is in fault, the sequence will
be repeated up to two more times. The system failure will only be displayed if the results
of the checkback sequence performed three times in a row indicate that faulty conditionexists. If during any one of the three tries, the result indicates that the system is in healthy
state, no system fault indication will be displayed.
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Retry Interval allows selection of time duration between the three tries in minutes. If the
selection is 0 minutes, the checkback sequence is performed only once and the results aredisplayed even if a system fault is detected.
Checkback OK confirmation pulse is provided if the user requires a reset pulse for an
external timer that could initiate alarm if the checkback sequence is not performed at the
programmed interval time. When this feature is enabled, the master transmitter will bekeyed for about half of a second followed by Remote 1 transmitter being keyed for about
half a second. This will ensure that all receivers on the line have received the
confirmation pulse and reset an external timer. The transmitter keying will be activatedonly if the checkback sequence indicates correct operation of the system. Default setting
of this feature is disabled.
Once all the parameters are programmed correctly and selection is submitted and applied,
the terminal will display the summary of the programmed configuration. If some of the
selections are not satisfactory, the associated programming sub-panels can be accessedagain and correct selections made, submitted and applied. Once the terminal is
programmed correctly, a quick check should be made using Unit Status panel as amonitoring device and the PCT test panel, or equivalent, as an indicator. Some
indications and some keying can be performed using the front panel LEDs, LCD displayand the LCD associated strolling and command buttons instead of PCT test panel. The
line connection of the terminal must be properly terminated into a 50-Ohm load with
sufficient power absorbing capacity to tolerate programmed transmitter power output.
Verification of the transmitter operation:
1. Verify transmitter power output. Key the transmitter with either a Start key on thePCT test panel or by strolling to Manual Tx On selection on the LCD and pressingthe middle button beside LCD. If the programmed transmitter power output is greater
then 10 Watts, keying of the transmitter should be limited to no more then 30 seconds
at a time with at least 2 minutes in between to allow the PA stage to cool off.Otherwise the transmitter will switch to a safe mode at reduced power output level.
2. Open Unit Status panel and select Transmitter Forward measurement to bedisplayed on the meter. As the transmitter is keyed, the meter will display actual
measured output power. Unkey the transmitter.3. Select Return Loss indication on the meter. Key the transmitter. The return loss
measurement should read greater then 12 dB, depending on the closeness of the load
match to the transmitter output impedance.4. Using an external frequency meter correctly coupled to the RF load, measure the
frequency of the transmitter signal. The frequency must be equal to selected receiver
channel frequency plus or minus the selected transmitter offset frequency.
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Verification of the receiver operation:
1. Disconnect the RF load and connect a signal generator to the receiver RF input (in 2-wire system this is UHF connector; in 4-wire system this is BNC connector). Set the
RF frequency to the channel frequency plus 250 Hz. Set the output level from signal
generator to the programmed receiver sensitivity.2. Observe the meter on the Unit Status panel with Receive Level selected. Themeter should display similar level as indicated by the signal generator (+,- 1 dB).
3. Increase the signal generator level by amount of selected Margin. Observe on theUnit Status panel that the meter shows similar level.
4. Remove the generator signal from the RF input of the terminal. Receiver LED on thefront panel should be green.
This completes quick verification of the basic functionality of the terminal.
Installation and User Connections
The terminal requires three RU (5.25) space on a standard 19 rack for installation. Asmuch as the terminal is only 2 RU high, additional space around the terminal is
recommended for easier heat dissipation.
User connections to the terminal should be made as per drawing on the following page.
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Customer connections On-Off terminal
C
NO
20mA-
20mA+
SYSTEM
ALARM
C
TB-2
NC1
2
MAINTENANCE
ALERT
EQUIPMENT
ALARM
POWER
SUPPLY
ALARM
NC
NO3
4
NC
C
NO
5
6
7
NC
10
NO
C8
9
NO
C
11
12
TXSER
RX
ALARM
TB-3
3
1
2
5
6
4
8
7
11
10
9
12
TB-1
1
2
3
4
13
14
PCTCUSTOMERCONNECTIONS
FORON-OFFOPERATION
(+)
(-)
STATION
BATTERY
42-280VDC
(-)
(+)
SW
ITCHED
BA
TTERY
OUT
5V/20mA
OUTPUT
(+)
(-)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
(+)
(-)
(+)
(-)
TB-5
TB-4
HEAVY
DUTY
T
RANSISTOR
OUTPUT1
(+)
(+)
FAST
RELAY
OUTPUT1
FAST
RELAY
OUTPUT2
TX
ALARM
RXSER
HEAVY
DUTY
TRANSISTOR
OUTPUT2
CURRENTOUTPUT
(Group-5)
125VDC/100mA
CURRENTOUTPUT
(Group-2)
125VDCFor
30OHMRELAY
549OHM
1KOHM
PCTCONNECTIONS
REARVIEW
1
4
1
12
1
6
1
10
1
14
POW
ER
PROTECTIONRELAY
STARTSWITCH
KEYINGCIRCUIT
110K
1W47K
PROTECTIONRELAY
STOPSWITCH
PROTECTIONRELAY
SUPERVISORY
SWITCH
REDUCEDTX
KEYINGSWITCH
CHECKBACK
INITIATE
KEYINGSWITCH
SWITCHED
BATTERY
HOT
SWITCHED
BATTERY
COMMON
9
47K
47K
47K
47K
110K
1W
110K
1W
TB1
SW
BATT.
+
-
+
-
TB2
SYSTEM
NCCNO
MAINT
NCCNO
EQUIP
NCCNO
PSU
NCCNO
ALARMS
TB4O
UTPUT
FSK
BLK
COG2
BLK1
GUARD
TRIP
BLK2
COG5
+
-
+
+
-
+
BLK
FSK
TRIP
STARTS
TOP
SPRV
TXRED
CBKEY
INPUT
TB5
IN
IRIG-B
IN
OUT
4-W
IRERX
2-WIRE
TX
ETHERNET
10BASET
TB3
TXSER
CNO
RXSER
CNO
TX
ALARM
CNO
RX
ALARM
CNO
GUARD
BLK1
CNO
TRIPBLK2
CNO
TRIP
BLK
5V20mA
-
+
C
NO
C
NO
C
NO
C
NO
C
NO
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Programming Terminal in FSK Mode
FSK types of terminals are used in a number of transfer trip protection schemes. In most
of these schemes, a dedicated radio channel is assigned for communication between a
local site and remote site(s). Local site must have a transmitter that is sending a
continuous guard signal to remote site(s). This transmitter switches to a trip frequency inresponse to a command from the associated protection relay. The receiver(s) at the
remote site(s) switch output from guard to trip in response to receiving the trip signal. As
soon as a fault causing trip signal is cleared, the transmitter switches back to guardfrequency.
The programmed frequency shift and the associated receiver RF bandwidth dictate thespeed of trip signal detection. Minimum shift is 200 Hz resulting in channel time of 25
ms and receiver RF channel bandwidth of 0.5 kHz. Maximum shift is 1,000 Hz resulting
in channel speed of 5 ms and receiver RF bandwidth of 2 kHz. Other importantparameters are transmitter guard and trip power output and receiver margin and
sensitivity selection. These and other parameters are programmable using PCT FSK
programming sub-panels.
RF termination should be programmed as described on page 4 of this manual section.
Selection of 4-wire operation dictates that the received signal must be connected to BNC
connector. Also the receiver impedance can be selected as 50-Ohms or Hi Z. If more thenone receiver is connected in parallel, one of the receivers must have 50-Ohms impedance
selected in order to properly terminate external skewed hybrid.
Rx sub-panel
Programming of this sub-panel controls operation of the FSK receiver. Following
parameters should be programmed:Receiver Enabled should be turned on if the terminal requires to have the FSK receiver
active. If the terminal is to operate as transmitter only, the Receiver Enable field should
not be selected. When the terminal is to operate as receiver only, the receiver RF inputshould be fed via the BNC connector at the rear of the terminal and the RF termination
should be selected as 4-wire.
Receiver Frequency selects the center of the assigned receiver RF channel. The selectionmust be made in Hz.
Frequency Shift selection determines the channel time. The wider the shift, the faster the
channel. Also, the required RF bandwidth increases with the decrease in the channel time.The selected Frequency Shift must be identical to the frequency shift selected at the
transmitter site operating on the receiver channel frequency. The receiver will not operatecorrectly if the frequency shift selected on the receiver is different from the frequencyshift selected on the transmitter even if the selected receiver shift is larger then the
transmitter shift. Once the shift is selected, the receiver looks for specific guard and trip
frequencies and provides output accordingly.
Levels Marginpermits selection of minimum received signal level above the receiversensitivity. The allowable range of margin selection is 15 to 25 dB. The guard signal
from the far transmitter will be received at a level dictated by the line and coupling
attenuation. This level should be equal or greater then the level equal to selected receiver
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sensitivity plus margin. If this is not the case, either margin selection should be reduced
or the far transmitter power output should be increased. Default setting of ReceiverMargin level is 20 dB.
Level Sensitivitypermits selection of a minimum receiver sensitivity. The allowed
range is between 35 dBm and 25 dBm in a 4-wire mode. In 2-wire mode minimum
sensitivity is set to -24 dBm. This is the lowest RF level of a valid guard signal that canbe correctly detected with a minimum noise level from a power line. The selection of
sensitivity permits maximizing system level budget by providing means to adjust receiver
sensitivity according to line noise level and coupling attenuation. If the receiver isconnected to the line via hybrid circuit(s) that provides additional attenuation of the
signal and the line noise, that attenuation can be compensated by increasing receiver
sensitivity. Similarly, if the line noise is higher then expected, the receiver sensitivitycould be reduced thus permitting reliable operation even under increased noise condition.
The default setting of Receiver Sensitivity is 24 dBm in 2-wire mode.
Auto-Set Sensitivity is a button that should be used to make system level adjustment.Usually, the received guard RF level should be stronger then the programmed receiver
sensitivity only for the amount of programmed margin. If the actual received level isstronger then that level, the overall receiver sensitivity should be reduced to a level equal
to the receiver sensitivity plus margin level. Reduced receiver sensitivity also makes thereceiver less sensitive to the power line noise. The field adjacent to the Auto-Set
Sensitivity field shows adjusted receiver sensitivity. Note that selected receiver
sensitivity field does not change when the Auto-Set Sensitivity button is activated.
The other fields on this sub-panel are for information only. There are no selections that
need to be made to these fields.
Tx sub-panel
Programming of this sub-panel controls the operation of the transmitter. Following
parameters should be programmed:
Transmitter Enable field indicates if the associated transmitter is enabled or not. If the
transmitter is enabled, it will produce power output at the UHF connector at the rear ofthe terminal. RF termination can be selected as 2-wire or 4-wire, depending on the
selection made for the associated receiver. If this is to be transmitter only terminal, the
transmitter output will appear at the UHF connector regardless if the RF termination is 2-wire or 4-wire. Defaults setting is transmitter not enabled.
Transmitter Frequency allows selection of the transmitter channel frequency in Hz. It
should be noted that the actual frequency of the transmitted guard signal is always above
the selected channel frequency by the amount of one half of the selected shift, and the tripfrequency is always below the channel frequency by one half of the selected shift.
However, the frequency selection must be set to the channel frequency.
Frequency Shift is not a selectable setting if the associated receiver is activated. Theselection is the same as for the receiver. If this is transmitter only terminal, the frequency
shift selection is programmable. The programming of the transmitter frequency shift must
be identical to the programmed far receiver(s) frequency shift.Guard Power allows programming of the transmitter RF power output at guard
frequency. Typically, transmitter guard power output is set 10 dB lower then the
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transmitter trip power output. Since the control of the transmitter power output is
adjustable in 1-dB steps, the guard power output can be programmed to suit application.It is possible to increase setting of the transmitter power output in the field if it is found to
be necessary to compensate greater then expected line attenuation. Maximum continuous
transmitter power output is limited to 10 Watts. This is also the maximum Guard power
output that can be programmed. Default setting is 30 dBm (1 Watt)Trip Power level should be programmed to be 10 dB above guard level. It is expected
that the transmitter will be in the trip mode for a short period of time only for duration
of a fault on the line. Once the fault is cleared, the transmitter will switch to a guard state.Accordingly, the transmitter trip power output can be programmed for an output level of
up to 100 Watts or 50 dBm. Since the granularity of the adjustment is 1 dB (or 1 Watt), it
is possible to fine adjust transmitter power output for a desirable output level. If it isexpected that the transmitter will stay keyed in trip mode for a longer duration (more then
30 seconds), the trip power output should not exceed 10 Watts. If the transmitter is keyed
for along period of time (in excess of 4 to 5 minutes) at 100-Watt output level, theinternal heat sink temperature will increase. Once the temperature reaches the preset
level, the transmitter will automatically reduce its trip power output to the same levelselected for the guard power output level. The transmitter alarm will be activated if the
transmitter fault level is programmed to be higher then the guard output level. It takesabout 2 to 3 minutes for the internal heat sink temperature to drop below a preset level.
That allows the transmitter to restore the power output to 100 Watts, until the internal
temperature limit is exceeded causing the transmitter to reduce its power level again.Keying Voltagepermits selection of the battery voltage that keys the transmitter to a trip
mode. It is important that this selection reflects field condition in order to ensure that the
transmitter will be keyed to trip when directed by the associated protection relay.Normally, the keying command is executed only when the keying voltage exceeds one
half of the selected keying voltage level. Similarly, the transmitter switches to the guardstate once the keying voltage drops below one half of the programmed keying voltage.
Default setting is 125 VDC.
Keying Mode refers to mode of keying the transmitter to the trip state. Apply Voltage toKey is used by the commanding protective relay normally open contacts as the keying
command. Closing of these contacts applies voltage to the transmitter keying input
causing the transmitter to switch to trip mode.
Logic sub-panel
This sub-panel allows programming of the receiver trip and guard output commands. In astandby mode, the receiver is receiving valid guard signal and guard output contacts are
activated. When a fault happens on the protected section of the line or on adjacent
sections of the line, noise can be generated and line attenuation can increase. Theseconditions may last for a short period of time. Such increased noise level or increased line
attenuation may cause that valid guard or trip signal be blocked from entering receiver
(high line attenuation) or being masked by the high noise level. Various protectionschemes require different response from an FSK receiver once a valid guard or trip signal
is received again. Depending on the function assigned to the receiver various output
options should be selected. Detailed description of these options is provided in thedescription of the receiver functionality in Equipment Application section of the manual..
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Point and click on the desired option achieves selection of desired Logic Option. The
receiver will respond according to the selected logic option.
Alarms sub-panel
PCT terminal was designed with capability to detect reduction of received andtransmitted RF levels and alert an operator accordingly. These alerts are referred to as
Maintenance Alerts. Some users may decide that maintenance alerts are not desirable.What alerts, if any, should be send to the operator can be easily programmed on this sub-
panel. Similar facilities are provided for the Fault Alarm indicators. Point and click on
the appropriate field on this sub-panel achieves this programming.
Transmitter and receiver maintenance and fault levels must be programmed logically.
The programmed levels in dB indicate a reduction of signal in reference to normally
expected signal levels programmed at the system setup time. Accordingly, receiver andtransmitter maintenance levels should be programmed for smaller reduction of signals
(fewer dB) then the fault levels.
Return Loss Maintenance and Fault programming refers to actual measured return loss
values, not a reduction in originally set values. Accordingly, Return Loss Maint value
should be programmed for more dB then the Return Loss Fault value.
If the terminal is programmed as receiver only or as transmitter only terminal, the
relevant maintenance and fault levels can be programmed while the levels related to a
disabled section are grayed out not programmable.
Programming of the receiver maintenance and fault levels must consider that line
attenuation will change over time. Such attenuation changes are normal and the receivershould operate normally. Other factor that should be considered is the programmed
receiver margin level. It is suggested that receiver maintenance level be programmed for10 dB, and receiver fault level for 15 dB or the same dB equivalent to margin selection.
Default maintenance level is programmed for 10 dB and fault level for 15 dB.
Programming of the transmitter maintenance and fault levels must consider that the
transmitter output is constant guard output. This level will change only if the transmitter
becomes defective or if the impedance of the RF load connected to the transmitter
changes. Normally, transmitter RF output should not vary for more then 2 dB.Accordingly, it is suggested that transmitter maintenance level be programmed for 6 dB
and the fault level for 10 dB reduction in the transmitter power output level. If should be
understood that these levels refer to the transmitter guard output level only and not to thetrip levels which may be as much as 10 dB higher.
The terminal continuously measures transmitter forward and reverse power levels and
calculates actual return loss. Minimum desirable return loss is 12 dB. Greater return lossindicates better matching of the transmitter output impedance to the load impedance and
more transmitter output power transferred to the line. The return loss values are greatly
affected by correctly tuned line-coupling equipment such as line tuner and combininghybrid units.
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Once all the parameters are programmed correctly and selection is submitted and applied,
the terminal will display the summary of the programmed configuration. If some of theselections are not satisfactory, the associated programming sub-panels can be accessed
again and correct selections made, submitted and applied. Once the terminal is
programmed correctly, a quick check should be made using Unit Status panel as a
monitoring device and the PCT test panel, or equivalent, as an indicator. Someindications can be observed using the front panel LEDs, LCD display and the LCD
associated strolling and command buttons instead of PCT test panel. The line connection
of the terminal must be properly terminated into a 50-Ohm load with sufficient powerabsorbing capacity to tolerate programmed transmitter power output.
Verification of transmitter operation
The transmitter will transmit guard frequency at a programmed power output level. The
Unit Status panel can be used to verify correct operation of the transmitter.
Transmitter operating frequency can be checked by correctly coupling a frequency
counter to the RF load. The measured Guard signal frequency is equal to a displayedtransmitter channel frequency plus one half of the selected shift frequency.
Actual transmitter power output can be verified by observing the meter display. Themeter source must be selected as Transmitter Forward measurement. The displayed
power reading should be within 1 dB of the programmed level.
The actual transmitter Guard power output is also displayed on the front LCD panelof the terminal. Using the scrolling keys on the side of the LCD display the
transmitter power output level is displayed in dBm.
Return loss measurement is also displayed on the Unit Status panel meter. ReturnLoss must be selected as the source information for the meter.
The transmitter can be keyed to Trip mode using an external switch. With the trip
command applied, the Transmitter Forward display will show actual Trip poweroutput level. The frequency of the trip signal is equal to the selected channelfrequency minus one half of the shift frequency. The frequency can be verified using
a frequency counter. The transmitter LED on the front panel of PCT should switch
from green to yellow indicating that the transmitter is in Trip mode. Actual
transmitter output power level is displayed on the Unit Status panel and on the PLCdisplay on the front panel of PCT. It should be noted that if the transmitter power
output is programmed to be greater then 10 Watts, the transmitter keying to Trip
power level should be limited to no more then 30 seconds at a time with at least 2minutes of lower power level in between. This is required in order not to overheat the
transmitter output PA stage.
If the terminal has D logic programmed, the transmitter has the flasher functionenabled, causing transmitter output frequency to switch back and force between theguard and trip frequency. This may make it difficult to measure the transmitter output
frequency. Changing the programming on the Logic sub-panel from D logic to
P logic, or None, would disable the transmitter flasher operation and allowmeasurements of the transmitted trip signal.
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Verification of receiver operation
If the terminal is programmed for 2-wire operation, the UHF RF connector at the back of
the terminal must be used as the receiver RF input port. Simultaneously, the same port is
also the transmitter output port. The transmitter guard signal is expected to be present at
that port. An RF signal generator should not be connected directly to the port since itwould act as RF load for the transmitter and that may damage the signal generator. Also,
the transmitter output must be correctly terminated in order to avoid causing thetransmitter to switch into safe mode.
There are two ways of safely connecting a signal generator to the receiver RF input:1. An attenuator of a known value is placed in series with the signal generator. The
signal generator must represent 50 Ohms load terminating the attenuator. It is
suggested that the attenuator have at least 40 dB attenuation in order to limitmaximum RF input from the transmitter to the signal generator to 0 dBm.
2. The terminal can be programmed to have the transmitter not enabled, thus removing
the transmitter output signal from the UHF connector. It should be understood that bydisabling the transmitter, only RF input to the transmitter PA stage is removed. Thebuilt in skewed hybrid is still properly terminated with the transmitter PA output
impedance.
Once the signal generator is