Power System Protection & IEC61850 principles : Megger

Showcases a compact rugged smart grid tester for IEC 61850 testing, featuring ten current sources, programmable binary inputs and outputs, up to 300 volts, and Artium test management software.

Connect the USB port and cable to the laptop, then open the software. Use Device Manager to establish and verify serial communication by selecting country and voltage, confirming successful connection.

Enable Bluetooth and pair the device through the laptop icon, enter password 0000, then verify in hardware properties and the IBM software for wireless communication with the Typekit.

Establish a networked connection to the instrument by configuring LAN settings for automatic IP, enabling auto discovery in the software, and detecting the unit before injecting voltage to verify communication.

Explore the PowerDB software interface in simulation mode, navigating communication and settings to configure simulated units, inject voltages and currents across multiple channels, and use add-ons and profiles.

Explore current ramping in the protection module, mastering continuous, step, impulse, and binary ramp tests, with configurable delay, amplitude, channels, and visualization to identify pickup values.

This lecture demonstrates configuring voltage ramping with four ramping options, such as continuous ramp, step plan, and binary ramp modes, using increments and time delays to verify operation within limits.

Test timing of identical relays using the advanced model; configure pick-up and delay, select phase types and manufacturers, run multi-point timing tests, and review results.

Configure and simulate a state sequence model in the protection software, create and copy sequence steps, set timings and bank values, configure input/output statuses, and run the sequencer.

Test distance protection with an automated impedance module, using impedance screen options and library-based tests to identify zone boundaries via random, linear, and binary searches and view results.

test the fault locator using the inbuilt module by selecting location mode, choosing test type (constant current or ground fault), and entering impedance and line parameters to estimate fault distance.

Test transformer differential protection using an automated test module, entering nameplate data, vector group, polarity, and IED settings, then run stability, timing, and characteristics tests.

Learn to configure and run directional and neutral protection tests with the built-in automation module, enabling phase detection, neutral testing, pickup and delay settings, and interpreting results in a run.

Import and playback CFD fault files to verify relay operation, demonstrating complete playback of fault scenarios. Ensure all three related CFD files are present together before playback.

Demonstrate implementing impedance characteristics in Optima software using the library. Map settings from the relay manual to each zone with primary/secondary timing and front-display navigation.

Test IEC 61850 functionality with Optima IQ 6.3 using the MDC dongle-activated configurator. Sniff the network to capture digital and analog messages and verify push-button states.

test transformer differential relay using a smart automated test kit, configure advanced settings with blue tab, and apply pickup, slope, and second/fifth harmonic parameters across stabilization and timing tests.

Explore how the stability test injects current into winding primary and secondary and verifies relay readiness. The session demonstrates simulating failures, adjusting relay settings, viewing measurements, and recording results.

Navigate to timing test in the main menu, run phase-by-phase or full tests with the single arrow or double play button, and review relay tapping and 26–28 ms results.

Perform a pickup test by running pick up list. Verify value injection with Neo 2.0, display results at the operation point, and confirm phase, winding, tolerance with a green tick.

Execute the slope search and characteristics tests by selecting relay points, injecting differential current at bias values, and verifying pickup, tolerance, and winding currents against relay characteristics.

Execute the second harmonic block test across each phase and three-phase tests using the automated module, monitor differential current and injected harmonics at a 20 percent setting, and review results.

Execute the fifth harmonic block test, configured at 12:55, for winding one and winding two. Repeat the three-phase test for winding two to complete the test.

Perform slope shot test and characteristics shot test by injecting bias and differential currents and verifying operation on a graph. Generate a four-page report with settings, results, and harmonic tests.

Demonstrates automated transformer differential testing with a smart test kit, configuring relay settings, vector group, and harmonics, and running stabilization, pick up, and differential tests without manual intervention.

Configure and run a differential over current test on the relay, adjust faces A, B, C, and time and angle settings, then observe boundary injections and view the report.