Ari Tirroniemi, an application engineer at #OMICRON, explains why grounding systems are essential for the safe and reliable operation of electrical power systems.

Improper #grounding systems may not be able to carry total fault currents.
This may cause damage to primary assets such as #transformers.
It may even harm or destroy the functionality of electronic devices, like protection relays and communication equipment.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Grounding systems are an essential part of electrical power systems.
00:37 - Dangerous step and touch voltages can occur inside and outside a substation.
00:50 - Use CPC 100 and the coupling unit, CP CU1 to verify the condition of your grounding system.
01:16 - Safety: Line fault currents of up to 30.000 amperes are safely diverted to the ground.
01:28 - With our solution, the assessment is carried out according to IEC and IEEE standards.
01:35 - The CPC 100 uses the Frequency Selective Method (FSM) to inject a test current into the grounding system to provide very reliable results.
01:55 - The test current can be injected via power line injection or a current probe injection.
02:13 - With our hand-held measuring device HGT1, resulting voltages of the injection can easily be measured and recorded.
02:47 - Measurement points can be combined with pictures or maps, including GPS location, to obtain proper documentation.
03:02 - Summary: Here are 3 things to keep in mind.

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IEDScout is an ideal tool for protection and substation automation engineers working with IEC 61850 devices. It provides access to the IEDs (Intelligent Electronic Devices) and performs numerous useful functions when working with them. The software can simulate entire Ed. 2 and Ed. 1 IEDs and enables users to extensively test IEDs.

More information on: www.omicronenergy.com/iedscout/

IEDScout is an ideal tool for protection and substation automation engineers working with IEC 61850 devices. It provides access to the IEDs (Intelligent Electronic Devices) and performs numerous useful functions when working with them. For more information please visit: www.omicronenergy.com/en/products/iedscout/.

The software can simulate entire Ed. 2 and Ed. 1 IEDs and enables users to extensively test IEDs. IEDScout allows the engineer to look inside the IED and at its communication. All data modelled and exchanged becomes visible and accessible. IEDScout visualizes IEC 61850 GOOSE, and Reports. As additional services Control, Setting Groups, File Transfer and more are supported. Additionally, IEDScout serves numerous useful tasks, which could otherwise only be performed with dedicated engineering tools or even a functioning master station. IEDScout shows an overview representing the typical workflow of commissioning, but also provides detailed information upon request.

IEDScout can be operated on Windows PC or on the cyber-secure test sets MBX1 or RBX1.

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OMICRON offers many solutions for IEC 61850 and digital substation testing, Substation Automation System (SAS) testing and cybersecurity.

StationGuard - Detect cyber threats and communication problems in substations

StationScout - Intuitive visualization and testing of IEC 61850 Substation Automation Systems (SAS)

IEDScout - Versatile software tool for working with IEC 61850 devices

CMC - Protection Test Sets with Test Universe Software and RelaySimTest

DANEO 400 - Recording, analyzing, and supervising of network traffic in substations

Learn about all our cybersecurity and IEC 61850 solutions at:
www.omicronenergy.com/en/applications/power-utility-communication/

Get a thorough introduction to the IEC 61850 standard in a combination of theoretical and hands-on sessions. Learn how to efficiently test IEC 61850 substations with CMC test sets. With our mobile digital substation we got the perfect protection engineer’s playground. Either in our training center or in your premises.

Some key features:
• State of the art protection relays
• Client/Server communication for SCADA
• GOOSE for protection signals
• Sampled Values for measuring values
• PRP Station Bus
• HSR Process Bus
• Time Synchronisation with PTP (Precise time protocol, IEEE 1588)
• All OMICRON IEC 61850 Test Solutions

For more information, please visit: www.omicronenergy.com/en/training/courses/f1/application:Power%20utility+communication/

This video shows how IEDScout can be used to simulate an IEC 61850 relay. IEDScout simulates all network communication of the IED, including GOOSE and Reports (MMS). For demonstration purposes, IEDScout is also used as client to see the IED simulation in action.

This can be useful in the following situations:
- SCADA testing
- Commissioning of IEC 61850 substations
- Simulating missing equipment during engineering
- Testing of logic implementations based on GOOSE
- IEC 61850 IED development

Try out IEDScout with all its functionalities at www.omicronenergy.com/iedscout and learn more about our other IEC 61850 products at www.omicronenergy.com/en/applications/power-utility-communication/