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Figure 2.36-3 Three IEDs and setup
(ii) Time synchronization
When the user selects an IED as the master; the IED becomes the time reference. After the
selection, the sampling time difference between (∆T) is determined between the master and
the slave, as shown in Figure 2.36-4.
A signal in downstream (IED_H to IED_G)
A signal in upstream (IED_G to IED_H)
(2) IED_G receives the signal.
(4) IED_H receives its own signal.
(1) IED_H sends a signal to IED_G.
(3) IED_G replay to IED_H with the signal received.
Figure 2.36-4 Sampling timing before synchronization
Figure 2.36-4 shows pre-synchronization circumstance between the master IED_G and
the slave IDE_H. The user can find that the sampling timings between are different. In order
that the IED_H synchronizes with the IED_G, accounting for the synchronization is provided
with process (1) to (4) of Figure 2.36-4.