August, 2016

Network Manager Training

Limit Manager

Objectives

What is the Limit Manager?

Is an application that allows to manage the use of multiple sets of limits that can
be applied to Measurands and to Process Values

Supports the change of limits for reporting of overloads, voltages and any
monitored limit for variables of SCADA

The selection of the Limit Set that is defined as active can be done by the
operator, or by a change of date, or time of day, or dependent on a reference
measurement that can be temperature, humidity or a numerical value calculated
by an application that determines a numerical index that allows the selection of a
Limits Set

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Limits Configuration
There are several types of limits that can be configured:
The most common are:

Voltages by level, region, etc

Overloads in overhead lines

Overloads in underground cables

Typified SCADA measurements (temperatures)

A maximum of 20 types of limits can exist

Each process value or measurement must be associated with a type of limit in

DE400; these can be visualized in the NMTAB Active Limit display

The active limits can be manually updated by the operator if required. These are
duly identified in the Active Limit display

These changes will be kept until they are manually removed by the operator

The updates do not affect the Limits Sets defined in Data Engineering

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Limits Ranges and Conditions for Selection of Limits

Sets

The ranges are shown in the Limit Type display

The conditions that must be fulfilled to choose the Limits Set are shown
as well in the Limit Type display

A maximum of 20 types of limits can be defined

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Attributes of Limit Types

Several Limits Sets may exist within one Limit Type

A name is defined for the Limit and the values that are associated with it being
selected

A Limit Type might comprise a high limit and a low limit; or have several high limits
without having to define lower limits

When under the control of the Limits Manager only the limits that have been defined
for the type will be used to alarm. The rest will be ignored

A nominal value can be specified for the limit that is not used for alarms, but is
displayed as a reference in the Alarm Manager displays

Each limit type can contain up to 20 limits sets

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Mechanisms for Update of Limits

3 types of mechanisms are supported

By date For different seasonal stations (summer, winter)

By time - To be able to separate schedules (for example peak or off peak)

Depending on a value that determines an activation condition. The time that defines
the periodicity for review of activation conditions/selection of limits are configurable.
For example, the date by days, but in function of a set value of number of minutes

Limits Sets can be configured to be chosen by the operator-only (in this case there are
no automatic activation mechanisms)

In cases where the change condition overlaps (eg LOW LIM = 30 C to 50 C and HIGH
LIM -8 30C, the limit associated with higher range values is always selected - in this
case 30-50 C

A default limit can be set for cases where no range condition is met

A flag can be configured to reset the Operator-modified Seasonal limits the following day
(at the end of the current day 12-PM)

The dynamically selected limits are kept changing unless the operator inhibits them

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LIMIT TYPE

Activation Mechanism

Periodicity

Default Limit Set

Estado de Recarga

Limits Set

Activation Conditions

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DEFINITION AND LOAD OF LIMITS IN DE-400

Definition of Limits Type

The Limits Types must be defined to which the different Limit Sets will be
associated, which will be selected according to the value of the limit change
activator

Assign name to the Limit

type

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The type of Activator to

change limits is selected

Only for the case that

depends on a
measurand

Definition of the Limits Type

The limits that will be modified by the Limit Manager can be selected
There is a validation that requires the value of these limits to be consistent:
HL5> KL4> HL3> HL2> HL1 LL1> LL2> LL3> LL4> LL5 - Checked even if not
implemented /

Name assigned to the Limit

type

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Must be selected if
the Limit Manager is
going to change the
limit

The initial value is the

default value that the
limit takes
Applies when the
decision of the Limits
Set selector does not
have a value that can
be associated with a
defined set

Definition of the Limits Type

For displays presentation, a reference limit (Expected or Nominal) can be selected to
indicate what is the value that should preferably have the limit

Name assigned to the Limit

type
If the limits default
value is going to be
presented

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This value doesnt

affect any limit that
produces alarms, its
just a reference value
of what could be the
limit and its used only
for presentation. It
does not have links to
SCADA or Process
Values limits

Definition of the Limits Type

Type of Limit
Activator
Name assigned to the
Limits Set

Type of Limit to which

the Limits Set belongs
Mark only if limits
are to be manually
updated
All limits can be
updated by the
operator despite
being accionated by
activators

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If it is desired that limits

updated by the Operator
during the day are
reactivated to their
automatic mode by
means of activators of
changes of limits

Definition of Limits Sets for Activation by Measured

Value

Name assigned to
Limits Set
Start of Activation
Range of Limits Set
End of Deactivation
Range of Limits Set

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Definition of Limits Sets for Activation by Date Range

Name assigned to
Limits Set
Month - Day
End of Deactivation
Range of Limits Set
Month - Day
Start of Activation
Range of Limits Set

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Definition of Limits Sets for Activation by Date Range

Season of
the year
Name assigned to
Limits Set

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Day type

Day type
Hour - Minute

Hour - Minute

Start of Activation
Range of Limits Set

End of Deactivation
Range of Limits Set

Allocation of Measurands and PV to Limits Types

Checked is an
Indication, NOT
Checked is a PV; to
which the limit is set

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Name of the
Indication or PV to
which the limit is set

Limit type associated

to the point

Reset the point

boundaries if they
were changed
individually manually

Presentation
order

Alternate
grouping
criterion for
Displays
filtering

Allocation of Measurands and PV to Limits Types

Checked is an
Indication, NOT
Checked is a PV; to
which the limit is set

Name of the
Indication or PV to
which the limit is set

Point Group Type for

the result of the
calculated limits

Point Group that has

the result of the
calculated limits

Definition of analog
measurands to export
the limits in use by
each measurand or PV
Via XFR

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Individual Values of Limits for Mearurands and PVs per

Limits Set

The records in the form are created automatically

It allows the editing of individual limits for each Measurand or PV in each Limits Set
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Limit Control Manager

Used for the configuration of the Limit Manager application
DO NOT modify without ABBs support

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Revision History

Author/Modified:

Documents Approval
Oscar de Lima - August 2016

Training Coordinator:
Manager:

Date

Rev

Author/Modified

Document Changes
Description of Changes

Steps for Defining Dynamic Limits

1. Define a Limit Set for the External Dynamic Limits Set and select for Trigger Type Name
Manual/Calculated

Steps for Defining Dynamic Limits

2 - Calculate the Limits with SPL or ARTC and store them in Measurement variables
3 Create an SPL-Point Group for each telemetered measurement

For example:

4 Map each measurement of each limit to a Point Group record

Identify
Measurement
containing the
calculated limit

Select
Measurement

Map to the Point

Group, of the Point to
which the Limits will be
modified

Each Record
corresponds to a
limit in the indicated
order

BON TAC A LIM AMPS

Map to the Point

Group,

Steps for Defining Dynamic Limits

5.a Define in the Limit Manager Point Assignment form: Point Group Type DEFAULT PGR TYPE

Steps for Defining Dynamic Limits

5.b Select Dynamic Point group
6

Populate and test

BON TAC A LIM AMPS