5. Supported ABB solutions
The 615 series protection relays together with the 
Substation Management Unit COM600F constitute 
a genuine IEC 61850 solution for reliable power dis-
tribution in utility and industrial power systems. To 
facilitate the system engineering, ABB's relays are 
supplied with connectivity packages. The connec-
tivity packages include a compilation of software 
and relay-specific information, including single-line 
diagram templates and a full relay data model. The 
data model includes event and parameter lists. 
With the connectivity packages, the relays can be 
readily configured using PCM600 and integrated 
with COM600F or the network control and manage-
ment system MicroSCADA Pro. 
The 615 series relays offer native support for IEC 
61850 Edition 2 also including binary and analog 
bus with the sending of sampled values of analog 
currents and voltages and the receiving of sampled 
values of voltages is supported. Compared to tradi-
tional hard-wired, inter-device signaling, peer-to-
peer communication over a switched Ethernet LAN 
offers an advanced and versatile platform for 
power system protection. Among the distinctive 
features of the protection system approach, en-
abled by the full implementation of the IEC 61850 
substation automation standard, are fast commu-
nication capability, continuous supervision of the 
protection and communication system's integrity, 
and an inherent flexibility regarding reconfigura-
tion and upgrades.This protection relay series is 
able to optimally utilize interoperability provided 
by the IEC 61850 Edition 2 features. 
At substation level, COM600F uses the data con-
tent of the baylevel devices to enhance substation 
level functionality. COM600F features a Web 
browser-based HMI, which provides a customizable 
graphical display for visualizing single-line mimic 
diagrams for switchgear bay solutions. The SLD 
feature is especially useful when 615 series relays 
without the optional single-line diagram feature 
are used. The Web HMI of COM600F also provides 
an overview of the whole substation, including re-
lay-specific single-line diagrams, which makes in-
formation easily accessible. Substation devices and 
processes can also be remotely accessed through 
the Web HMI, which improves personnel safety. 
In addition, COM600F can be used as a local data 
warehouse for the substation's technical documen-
tation and for the network data collected by the de-
vices. The collected network data facilitates exten-
sive reporting and analyzing of network fault 
situations by using the data historian and event 
handling features of COM600S. The historical data 
can be used for accurate monitoring of process and 
equipment performance, using calculations based 
on both real-time and historical values. A better un-
derstanding of the process dynamics is achieved by 
combining time-based process measurements with 
production and maintenance events.
COM600F can also function as a gateway and pro-
vide seamless connectivity between the substation 
devices and network-level control and management 
systems, such as MicroSCADA Pro and System 
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ables the following and analyzing the horizontal IEC 
61850 application during commissioning and oper-
during substation operation to enable improved 
system supervision.
Product Version
Substation Management Unit 
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Table 3. Supported ABB solutions
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