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SEL-2414 Transformer Monitor Instruction Manual Date Code 20130214
SEL Communications Processors
SEL Communications Processor and Device Architecture
Enhancing
Multidrop Networks
You can also use an SEL communications processor to enhance a multidrop
architecture similar to the one shown in Figure C.3. In this example, the SEL
communications processor enhances a system that uses the SEL-2701 with an
Ethernet HMI multidrop network. In the example, there are two Ethernet net-
works, the SCADA LAN and the Engineering LAN. The SCADA LAN provides
real-time data directly to the SCADA Control Center via a protocol gateway and
to the HMI (Human Machine Interface).
In this example, the SEL communications processor provides the following
enhancements when compared to a system that employs only the multidrop net-
work:
➤ Ethernet access for IEDs with serial ports
➤ Backup engineering access through the dial-in modem
➤ IRIG-B time signal distribution to all station IEDs
➤ Integration of IEDs without Ethernet
➤ Single point of access for real-time data for SCADA,
HMI, and other uses
➤ Significant cost savings by use of existing IEDs with serial ports
Figure C.3 Enhancing Multidrop Networks With SEL Communications
Processors
SEL Communications
Processor
Modem
To SCADA Control Center,
RTU, or Protocol Gateway
To Engineering
HMI/Local
Engineering
Access
SEL-421 Relay
Hub
Hub
Ethernet IED
SCADA
Ethernet LAN
EIA-232
Engineering
Ethernet LAN
SEL-2414 SEL Relay Non-SEL IED