GE Industrial Solutions POWER LEADER PMCS Network Architecture Guide - Manual (Page 3)

Power Management Control System
Getting Started
This manual provides an overview of the network
architecture associated with the GE POWER LEADER
Power Management Control System (PMCS). Please
read through this guide prior to laying out a PMCS
network. You must complete the following steps before
proceeding with the instructions in this manual:
1. Have instruction manuals on hand for all
Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) to be
installed. (See Appendix B for a list of instruction
manuals.)
2. Complete installation of all system IEDs.
• All IEDs mounted.
• All IEDs wired to control power and energized.
• All IEDs assigned a unique address.
Refer to the appropriate IED instruction manuals
for these procedures.
3. Ensure that the PC serving as the Power
Management Control System host is operational:
• The RS-485 interface card, RS-232/RS-485
converter, or Ethernet Card is installed and
functioning correctly.
• Any Ethernet Gateways or Modbus
Concentrators are installed and functioning
correctly.
• Windows 2000 SP2 is installed and functioning
correctly.
• The Power Management Control System
software is installed and properly configured.
WARNING: Where personnel or equipment safety is involved, do not rely
exclusively on information reported by the Power Management Control
System or any power management equipment. ALWAYS confirm the status
and safety of electrical power equipment in person by conventional test
IEDs before operating, energizing or working on such equipment.
WARNING: Network wiring and grounding rules described herein apply
primarily to commercial/industrial installations. Substation installations
will exist in the presence of dangerously elevated ground potential relative
to points outside of the station grid as well as large electromagnetic
induction fields. Additionally, large ground faults can elevate substation
ground potentials. Follow local utility best-practices/safety procedures to
prevent risk of shock/electrocution to personnel and damage to
equipment that could result in a loss of protection and communications.