Tw Fault Locator - GE RPV311 Technical Manual

RPV311
1.3.10 Transmitting a Configuration
1.3.11 Exporting a Configuration
1.4

TW Fault Locator

1.4.1 Description
1.4.2 The Power Line Configuration
RPV311-TM-EN-7
To be able to transmit an equipment configuration, the user must be connected to
the equipment by an Ethernet or Modem interface.
Select the name of the stored configuration to be sent and click on the <T
button;
Type the IP address of the equipment that will receive the configuration;
Type the description of the configuration changes and click on the <OK> button;
Type the user name and the password to configure the equipment;
Click on the <OK> button to transmit the configuration and to go back to the main
screen of the Configuration Tool.
It is possible to export a configuration to the computer. To export a configuration, do
the following:
Select the name of the stored configuration to be exported and click on the
<E > button;
XPORT
Type the name of the configuration file (.txt extension) and choose the storage
location, then click on the <S
The configuration file will be saved in the chosen location and can be imported into
the RPV Tools.
The TW Fault Locator is a tool that uses the records of the traveling wave front
signals at two ends of a transmission line to locate a fault in this line.
To record traveling waves in RPV it is necessary to install the appropriate acquisition
module, RA333. The records of traveling waves at both ends of the line should be
transferred of RPV's to the specific area of records in the user's computer that will run
the Fault Locator software.
By using a graphic interface, based on the distance between terminals A and B and
on the time stamp of the wave front, and by running the algorithm, the fault can be
located. If unable to locate the fault automatically by the software, it is necessary to
use a graphical tool to identify the times of the wave front of each terminal manually.
Of the time identified it is possible run the fault locator graphically. If the locations of
the towers between the ends of the line are defined, the results are georeferenced
and a KML file is created for viewing through Google Earth.
Before running the fault locator algorithm, it is necessary to establish the power line
configuration. The basic information related to the power line must be described in
an XML file with the following fields:
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