Technical Profile
Gateways are rugged communication devices collecting numerous data, such as metering, status, events and fault report from any protection device while sending this information upstream to a control center, transfering commands issued from the control center to other devices. One example of a particular need for gateways is in the energy industry. The energy industry requires specific types of devices using specific protocols. With PLCs/PACs becoming popular in these applications, gateways has grown into a necessary part of Substation Automation Systems, and its reliability may affect the safety of whole system at a station level.
As a leading company specialized in energy related application, 7Starlake’s experienced team designed an extremely reliable Gateway system SCH-3X1. Powered by Intel 9th Gen. Core i7-9700TE processor, SCH-3X1 owns highly efficient processing capability to deal with a large amount of data delivering between IEC-61850 devices and the Control Center. In advantage of other outstanding features, such as 2 x LAN port and 2 x COM, SCH-3X1 is an undoubtedly best choice for Gateway application in Substation.
(1)Security Redundancy
Integrating TPM module, operating systems can require an authentication to protect keys, data or systems.
(2)Network Redundancy
PRP/HSR network is an efficient and cost effective solution to construct a seamless/bumpless communication infrastructure.
(3)Rich communication Interface
In advantage of SCH-3X1’s diverse I/O, 2 x COM (All support RS232/422/485), 6 x USB3.0, 2 x LAN, the SCH-3X1 system can meet all clients’ communication requirement.
(4)IEC-61850-3
IEC 61850 defines the communication protocols for intelligent electronic devices at electric substations. IEC-61850-3 defines the complete testing requirement for the equipment which conforms to the standard.
(5)IEEE-1613
Detail environment and testing requirements for communications networking devices in electric power substations.
(6)Extreme Operating Temperature
Ensure high reliability and stability while operating under a harsh environment such as temperature from -20°C up to 60°C
(7)Ultra Wide Voltage Support
9V-48V, a very wide range voltage of DC-input capability, allows users to adopt all kinds of working site and applications scenario.
Why IEC-61850 Is Necessary
Although there are lots of protocols worldwide for substation automation, IEC-61850 is the only one that supports systems networked together to perform intelligent transmission and distribution protection, monitoring, automation, metering, and control. The standardization of IEC-61850 enables the integration of the equipment and systems from different suppliers, reducing the burden on the configuration and maintenance of these systems. The protocol also meets utilities’ requirements for long-term system expandability. Thus, there are more and more electric companies perform power-system automation by using IEC-61850 protocol with Intelligent electronic devices (IED).
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