ABB Relion 670 series - General Settings for IED User Management; User Profile Management and Creation

Section 3 Common time synchronization
3.1 Design of the time system (clock synchronization)
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The time system is based on software and hardware clocks that run independently
from each other (see Figure
8).
SW time
Time
regulator
(fast or slow)
Time tagging and general synchronization
Time
regulator
(Setting:
see
Technical
manual
Commu-
nication
Events
Synchronization for differential protection
(Echo mode or GPS)
Diff.
commu-
nication
*IEC 61850-9-2
Connected when GPS time is used
for differential protection or when
PTP is activated or when PMU
report is used
External
synchronization
sources
Merging
units*
LON
SPA
GPS
SNTP
IRIG-B
PPS
Off
Min. pulse
DNP
GPS
IRIG-B
PPS
Off
Protection
and control
functions
A/D
converter
HW time
Off
On
PTP(IEEE 1588)
Slave only
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Figure 8: Design of the time system (clock synchronization)
All time tagging is performed by the software clock. When, for example, a status
signal is changed in the protection system of a function based on the free running
hardware clock, the event is time tagged by the software clock when it reaches the
event recorder. The hardware clock can thus run independently.
The echo mode of the line differential protection function is based on the hardware
clock. Thus, there is no need to synchronize the hardware clock and the software
clock.
Synchronization of the hardware clock to the software clock is necessary when
GPS or IRIG B 00X with optical fiber, IEEE 1344 is used for differential
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Common time synchronization
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