In the automatic mode, the software will download the registers and refresh the COMTRADE list
automatically according the parameters set on the Configuration>Polling menu. Also, each device has to
have those option enabled on the Settings>Device menu.
3.2.4 TOOLS MENU
In the Tools menu, the user can:
View software alarms and alarms history;
Calculate Traveling Wave fault location;
View records history;
Search for records (with date filter);
View records report.
Software Alarms and history
The Alarm window shows active alarms and the alarm history.
The Active Alarms tab displays the alarms still on. Examples of these alarms are: Equipment not Ready, Slot
or Enlace Problem, Equipment not sync, primary power not found and communication error. The History tab
displays alarms that came back to off state.
The list is updated by the Refresh command.
Traveling Waves fault location
To locate the fault in the transmission line using the Traveling Wave method, the user must:
1. Select the transmission line, enabling the other fields for editing;
2. Select the COMTRADE TW files of both terminals of the line. Note that when you select the
Transmission Line, the directory selection window will open directly the register folder in
C:\RPV\records.
3. Click Locate to run the algorithm and locate the fault.
View Records History
In this option the user can view the records download history, sort by download date, by registry and by
duration time.
The maximum number of records displayed is configured in the option Display Downloaded
COMTRADES Limit on the Polling configuration window.
Search for records