Spa Application; Spa Communication Protocol; Application - ABB Relion 670 Series Communication Protocol Manual

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Section 2
2.1

SPA communication protocol

2.1.1

Application

SPA communication protocol is an alternative to IEC 60870-5-103, and they use the same rear
communication port.
When communicating with a PC connected to the utility substation LAN via WAN and the utility
office LAN (see Figure 2), and when using the rear optical Ethernet port, the only hardware
required for a station monitoring system is:
• Optical fibers from the IED to the utility substation LAN
• PC connected to the utility office LAN
Remote
monitoring
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Figure 2:
SPA communication is mainly used for the Station Monitoring System. It can include different
IEDs with remote communication possibilities. Connection to a PC can be made directly (if the
PC is located in the substation), via a telephone modem through a telephone network with ITU
(former CCITT) characteristics or via a LAN/WAN connection.
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Functionality
The SPA protocol V2.5 is an ASCII-based protocol for serial communication. The
communication is based on a master-slave principle, where the IED is a slave and the PC is the
master. Only one master can be applied on each fiber optic loop. A program is required in the
master computer for interpretation of the SPA-bus codes and for translation of the data that
should be sent to the IED.
For the specification of the SPA protocol V2.5, refer to SPA-bus Communication Protocol V2.5.
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SPA application

Utility LAN
SPA communication structure for a remote monitoring system via a
substation LAN, WAN and utility LAN
<1000 m according to optical budget
<25 m (inside cubicle) according to optical budget
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WAN
IED IED
Section 2
SPA application
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Substation LAN
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