ABB Power Quality Link

Installation and User guide

Table of contents
ABB Power Quality Link............................................................................................... 1
Installation and User guide ........................................................................................ 1
Table of contents.......................................................................................................... 2
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 4
2 Overview .................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Introduction to the ABB Power Quality Link software .......................................... 4
2.2 Physical layer .................................................................................................... 4
2.2.1 TCP/IP ...................................................................................................... 4
2.2.2 USB .......................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Protocol specification and Windows DLL ............................................................ 6
2.4 Parameters to enable communication ................................................................ 7
3 Software installation ...............................................................................................10
3.1 Start Installation................................................................................................10
3.2 Installation of the ABB Power Quality Link software ..........................................10
4 Software menus description ..................................................................................12
4.1 Start the application ..........................................................................................12
4.2 First Login ........................................................................................................13
4.3 Login into ABB Power Quality Link....................................................................14
4.4 Device connection ............................................................................................14
4.5 Measurements refresh ......................................................................................17
4.6 User icons for RVT ...........................................................................................17
4.6.1 Network measurements ............................................................................17
4.6.2 Trend logging ...........................................................................................19
4.6.3 Spectrum ..................................................................................................20
4.6.4 Waveforms ...............................................................................................21
4.6.5 Device information ....................................................................................22
4.6.6 Real Time Clock .......................................................................................22
4.6.7 Output status ............................................................................................23
4.6.8 Temperature measurements .....................................................................23
4.6.9 Mode and Lock .........................................................................................24
4.6.10 Bank settings ............................................................................................25
4.6.11 User settings ............................................................................................26
4.6.12 Installation settings ...................................................................................26
4.6.13 Diagnosis .................................................................................................27
4.6.14 Device Energy measurements ..................................................................28
4.6.15 Alarm logging ...........................................................................................29
4.6.16 Event logging............................................................................................30
4.6.17 Disconnect ...............................................................................................30
4.6.18 Reset........................................................................................................31
4.6.19 Touch Screen calibration ..........................................................................31
4.6.20 Tools ........................................................................................................31
4.7 User icons for PQF-Manager ............................................................................32
4.7.1 Network Measurement ..............................................................................32
4.7.2 Spectrums ................................................................................................32
4.7.3 Trend Logging ..........................................................................................33
4.7.4 Waveforms ...............................................................................................34
4.7.5 Control Panel............................................................................................34
4.7.6 Filter Load ................................................................................................35
4.7.7 DC Bus Load ............................................................................................35

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 4.7.8 Device Information....................................................................................36
4.7.9 Filter Operation.........................................................................................37
4.7.10 Main Settings............................................................................................38
4.7.11 Auxiliary Setting ........................................................................................38
4.7.12 PQF Parameters.......................................................................................39
4.7.13 Min Max Logging ......................................................................................40
4.7.14 Event History ............................................................................................41
4.7.15 Real Time Clock .......................................................................................41
4.7.16 Lock Features...........................................................................................42
4.7.17 Disconnect ...............................................................................................43
4.7.18 Reset Device ............................................................................................43
4.7.19 Touch Screen Calibration .........................................................................44
4.7.20 Tools ........................................................................................................44
5 Appendix: references .............................................................................................45
6 Additional provision on Open Source Software....................................................45
Contact us ...................................................................................................................46

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1 Introduction
This guide is designed to help you quickly install the ABB Power Quality Link and start
using the software.

2 Overview

2.1 Introduction to the ABB Power Quality Link software

The ABB Power Quality Link software is used to communicate with the touch screen
generation of RVT and PQF-Manager.

The touch screen RVT/PQF-Manager is equipped with a USB interface and with an
Ethernet connection.

This software can communicate with the RVT and the PQF-Manager through these
communication channels.
Note:

- RVT controller is a Power Factor Controller (RVT6, RVT12, RVT12-3P).

- PQF stands for Power Quality Filter (PQFI, PQFM, PQFS active filters).

- PQF-Manager is the PQF user interface needed to display data and to set
controls into the PQF.

2.2 Physical layer

2.2.1 TCP/IP
TCP/IP connections can be indifferently initiated locally or remotely. As the local
connection is used by the user interface, it will have extended access rights to
parameters compared to a remote connection.

The TCP port used by default is 4250.

The maximum number of TCP/IP clients to the RVT/PQF-Manager is 2.

The connection to the RVT/PQF-Manager is an RJ45 Cat5e Ethernet cable (or higher
Cat6.)

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 The RVT/PQF-Manager can be connected directly to a LAN or through Internet.

2.2.2 USB
The USB interface is used to present the RVT/PQF-Manager as a serial interface on its
USB port.

The computer is connected through a USB-A male to USB-Mini B male.

Caution: The USB connection to the RVT/PQF-Manager is not isolated. It is

mandatory to connect the protective EARTH connection when using the USB.

Note: The PQF-Manager is by default already connected to EARTH when mounted

into a PQF cubicle.

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 Figure 1 RVT rear side

Figure 2 PQF-Manager rear side

2.3 Protocol specification and Windows DLL

The protocol used to communicate with the RVT/PQF-Manager is widely described into
the communication through Modbus, USB or TCPIP protocol Document.

The protocol is implemented into a DLL given with the ABB Power Quality Link software.

§ CommandClientDll.dll

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2.4 Parameters to enable communication
To set the RVT/PQF-Manager properly, go into the following menus:

RVT PQF

The RVT/PQF-Manager needs an IP address to be connected directly to a PC or to an

Ethernet network.

This IP address may be fixed and entered manually if DHCP is disabled. The default
address is 192.168.1.40.

In case the IP address is given automatically by a gateway or Ethernet LAN , set DHCP
to enabled.

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 Some examples are given below :

Example 1 : The below screen shows the default settings to connect directly to a PC (
note that the PC need to be configured accordingly with a fixed IP address of
192.168.1.1, Subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 , DHCP disabled )

Figure 3 RVT TCP/IP protocol setting

Example 2 : The below screen shows the default settings to connect to an Ethernet
network ( note that the PC which is also connected to the LAN has its own IP address
given by the network with DHCP enabled )

Figure 4 Default Ethernet settings

Details about the communication settings can be found in the manual: Communication
through Modbus, USB or TCPIP protocol.

Reboot the RVT/PQF-Manager to initialize it with these parameters

To view the actual IP address in used by the RVT/PQF-Manager goes into:

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 Figure 5 Ethernet configuration screen

This menu displays the actual RVT/PQF-Manager IP address, mask address and
gateway IP address.

Depending on the DHCP status, the displayed data may be different.

The below screens give the result for the above Example 1 and 2:

Example 1 : The below screen shows the actual IP address fixed with DHCP disabled.

Figure 6 IP address with DHCP disabled

Example 2 : The below screen shows the actual settings resulting from the automatic IP
address resolution with DHCP enabled.

Figure 7 IP address with DHCP enabled

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3 Software installation

3.1 Start Installation

Insert the installation CD and click on ‘setup’.

3.2 Installation of the ABB Power Quality Link software

Follow the installation screens:

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Note: The ABB Power Quality Link software needs the .NET V4 Framework to operate.

The dotNetFx40_Client_setup.exe Installation package is available on Microsoft

Download Center web site. It will be downloaded automatically if not already installed.

Note: The graphs are empowered with the strong support of a Zedgraph Library.

Zedgraph DLL is concerned with LGPL license terms for free use.

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4 Software menus description

4.1 Start the application

Click on the ABB Power Quality Link.exe application

Or click on the ABB Power Quality Link.exe shortcut on the user’s desktop

Important Note:
The PQ Link software runs ‘without’ as well as ‘with’ Windows Administrator rights.

Meanwhile, to be allowed to create new accounts into PQ Link (see 4.2), Windows
Administrator rights are needed. If the user has no Windows Administrator rights
on the PC, new accounts creation in PQ Link can be done if the software is started
with ‘Run As Administrator’.

Later, authorized users may run PQ Link and use the created accounts with any
Windows rights.

Go into ‘Program Files’ or ‘Program Files(x86)’, click on the .exe file with the right
button, then choose ‘Run As Administrator’.

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4.2 First Login
3 types of user’s may login into the application:

§ Administrator (with full rights for consultation, configuration of the RVT/PQF-

Manager and account creation)

§ User (with rights for consultation and configuration of the RVT/PQF-Manager

only)

§ Guest (with restricted rights only for consultation of the RVT/PQF-Manager data)

On first login the user may create a new temporary ‘Admin’ user with the following
password:

Username GuestAdmin

Password onetime

Then Administrator, User and Guest accounts may be created as required.

An Administrator account is needed to create any account.

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 4.3 Login into ABB Power Quality Link
Once an account is created, the user can login as simple guest without password or to
another account with the right password:

4.4 Device connection

If the connection type is not already created, connection to a device can be done through
the following steps:

§ Enter a Device Name

§ Select the type of connection

o ‘Local’ with USB connection

o ‘Remote’ with Ethernet connection

§ Save the type of connection for future connections

Note: If the COM port of a USB connection is not known, it is possible to get it from the
Control Panel of Windows.

§ In the Taskbar , click on > Start > Settings > Control Panel > System

§ In the System properties window , Select the ‘Hardware’ Tab, then ‘Device
Manager’ button:

In the example above the RVT/PQF-Manager is connected to COM10 through USB with
the ABB serial driver

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If the Device and connection type are not created already, the following screen will
appear:

Depending on the connection type used, the user can select:

Then Click on ‘Select New Device’ to get the connection, and Save the new device
connection for future use.
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 If the connection type is already created, connection to a device can be done through the
following steps:

§ Select the device you want to connect to, in the device list

§ Click on the ‘Select Existing Device’ button

When connected, the following buttons appears in the panel.

RVT icons PQF Manager icons

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4.5 Measurements refresh
In the menus where refreshment of data is needed, the user can activate a 1 second
refreshment interval by selecting Refresh data.

4.6 User icons for RVT

4.6.1 Network measurements

§ In case of one phase current measurement:

The following screen is displayed:

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 § In case of three phase current measurement:

The following screen is displayed:

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4.6.2 Trend logging

Trend logging menu is designed to display one or more measurement trends in a graph.

The source of the measurement to display can be selected with the button.

The logging duration and the refresh time can be set.

Click on to start logging.

Click on to save the data to a .XML file

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 4.6.3 Spectrum

The spectrum menu displays the harmonic chart in a histogram.

The measurement source must be selected.

The refresh time can be set.

Click on to start acquiring the selected spectrum.

Click on to save the data to a .XML file

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4.6.4 Waveforms

The Waveforms menu displays the samples of the selected signals.

Up to six waveforms can be displayed in a graph.

The measurement sources must be selected.

The refresh time can be set.

Click on to start logging.

Click on to save the data to a .XML file

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 4.6.5 Device information

Identification information concerning the connected RVT are downloaded and displayed.

4.6.6 Real Time Clock

The three phase power factor controller RVT12-3P is equipped with a real time clock.

This clock is needed for alarm stamping and energy counting.

The RVT clock can be updated using the PC clock.

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4.6.7 Output status

This screen is used to display active outputs.

Alarm relay and fan relay are also displayed.

Under Manual Mode, the Add or Remove Steps buttons give the possibility to the user to
remotely activate the relay outputs, resulting in the switching ON and OFF of the
connected capacitors

4.6.8 Temperature measurements

This screen displays the RVT power factor controller internal temperature.

If any temperature probe is connected, the probe measurement appears in the

corresponding row.

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 4.6.9 Mode and Lock

The Mode (AUTO, MAN or SET) is displayed and may be changed.

The hardware lock status is displayed.

The Bank Settings parameter is displayed and may be set to ‘Locked’ or ‘Unlocked’.

The Communication Lock parameter is displayed and may be set to ‘Locked’ or

‘Unlocked’.

Changes to the settings are sent to the RVT with the help of the button.

Note: Mode AUTO is the default mode to let the controller switch the steps automatically.

Mode MAN is used to switch steps manually.

Mode SET is needed for any parameter change.

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4.6.10 Bank settings

This screen is a setup screen.

The parameters of the connected RVT are displayed.

These settings are related to the capacitor bank and the switching strategy.

Changes are sent to the RVT when pressing the

button.

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 4.6.11 User settings

Here users can set parameters according to their application.

The target COS φ can be changed in this screen.

Changes are sent to the RVT when pressing the

button.

4.6.12 Installation settings

This screen is dedicated to installation settings not related to the capacitor bank
construction.

Wiring, CT ratio are some important parameters for the RVT.

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4.6.13 Diagnosis

This menu helps the user to monitor the RVT outputs operation.

Abnormal number of operation can be detected.

The right repartition of number of switching for each active output is a key functionality of
the RVT, resulting in a greater life time of the installation.

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 4.6.14 Device Energy measurements

Energy counting is a feature available in the RVT12-3P.

Line supplied and consumed energies as well as the total energy can be monitored.

The button will reset the energies to ‘0’.

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4.6.15 Alarm logging

Alarms logged into the RVT are displayed here with an explanation of the alarm type and
a time stamp.

The button will remove all logged alarms.

Protections and warning levels can be programmed and activated in this menu.

Changes are sent to the RVT when pressing the

button.

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 4.6.16 Event logging

Event loggings relate to various measurements displayed to detect abnormal situations.

A Threshold can be set.

The peak value and the accumulated time over the threshold are displayed in a table.

The button is used to change the Thresholds.

The button will reinitialize the loggings.

4.6.17 Disconnect

The Disconnect button closes the communication to the RVT.

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4.6.18 Reset

This is a RESET button to reboot the RVT.

Communication should be closed and re-open after this action.

4.6.19 Touch Screen calibration

A Touch Screen calibration can be initiated remotely with this button.

The calibration should be done on the RVT itself.

Communication should be closed and re-opened after this action.

4.6.20 Tools

This menu is intended to provide the user a quick way of setting parameters from a file
into the RVT.

Exports the whole collection of settings from the RVT to a file.

Imports the whole collection of settings from a file already exported into the RVT.
.

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 4.7 User icons for PQF-Manager

4.7.1 Network Measurement

Network measuremet window provides a wide range of infornation about the network
voltage, frequency, distortions, PF and DPF etc. In a nutshell, most of the network
related parameters monitored by the filter can be consulted here.

4.7.2 Spectrums

The spectrum menu displays the harmonic chart in a histogram.

The measurement source (various voltages and currents) must be selected.

The refresh time can be set.

Click on to start acquiring the selected spectrum.

Click on to save the data to a .XML file

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4.7.3 Trend Logging

Trend logging menu is designed to display one or more measurement trends in a graph.

The source of the measurement to display can be selected with the button.

The logging duration and the refresh time can be set. Maximum six parameters can be
selected at any time for trend logging.

Click on to start logging.

Click on to save the data to a .XML file

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 4.7.4 Waveforms

The Waveforms menu displays the samples of the selected signals.

Maximum six waveforms can be displayed in a graph.

The measurement sources must be selected.

The refresh time can be set.

Click on to start logging.

Click on to save the data to a .XML file

4.7.5 Control Panel

The control panel menu shows the present status of the filter (running or stopped) and
depending on the present status, the button to change the present status (Stop or Start)
appears. A user can Start/Stop the filter from this menu.

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4.7.6 Filter Load

The filter status icon provides the various key parameters which define the filter loading.
The DC bus, Peak current, RMS current and overall temperature loading of the filter are
displayed as a bar chart. The respective actual values of these parameters are displayed
as well in a tabular form.

4.7.7 DC Bus Load

This icon provides the status of DC bus in terms of actual DC voltage in volts as well as a
bar indicating percent loading.

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 4.7.8 Device Information

Using this icon, Identification information concerning the connected device are
downloaded and displayed.

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4.7.9 Filter Operation

Using this icon, the user can consult/change parameters related to certain delays (auto
restart, stand-by). The compensation setting can be selected between Main & Auxiliary
setting as well external input.

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 4.7.10 Main Settings

This menu allows the user to set the main harmonics, PFC, load balancing and mode of
operation for the filter.

4.7.11 Auxiliary Setting

This menu allows the user to do set the auxiliary harmonics, PFC, load balancing and
mode of operation for the filter.

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4.7.12 PQF Parameters

This menu allows the user to do consult/set the main filter parameters like type of filter, its
connection type, number of modules etc. It also provides the important information about
the CTs (ratio as well as connectivity). In case a CT is found to be wrongly connected
during CT detection process, the user can correct the same here.

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 4.7.13 Min Max Logging

The screen provides information about the max recorded value and duration for which the
parameter value has exceeded the set threshold limit set by the user.

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4.7.14 Event History

All past 200 events can be consulted here with a real time stamp. This information is very
important from fault analysis point of view.

4.7.15 Real Time Clock

This icon allows the user to consult the real time clock inside the filter. The user can set
the control board clock manually, if required. The PC clock on which the Power Quality
Link software is running is also shown in parallel. “Update CoBo” button automatically
copies the PC clock to the control board.
Note : ‘CoBo’ stands for the Control Board located into a PQF.

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 4.7.16 Lock Features

Locking features are available here.

The window shows the type of filter , Master or Slave.
The locking switch (hardware lock) is displayed.
A password is needed to change the Installation lock parameter (software lock).
Communication lock may also be changed.

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4.7.17 Disconnect

Clicking this icon and then confirming with a “Yes” disconnects the current device from
the Power Quality Link.

4.7.18 Reset Device

This icon allows the user to force reset the filter or the PQF-Manager.

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 4.7.19 Touch Screen Calibration

This screen allows the user to calibrate the PQF-Manager touch screen.

4.7.20 Tools

This menu is intended to provide the user a quick way of setting parameters from a file
into the CoBo.

Exports the whole collection of settings from the CoBo to a file.

Imports the whole collection of settings from a file already exported into the CoBo.

Exports the whole collection of settings & measurements from the CoBo to a file.

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5 Appendix: references
Installation and Operating Instructions

· 2GCS215013A0050_RVT Manual

· 2GCS211017A0070_Manual Power Quality Filter PQFI

· 2GCS212011B0070_Manual Power Quality Filter PQFM

· 2GCS217019A0070_Manual Power Quality Filter PQFS

Programmer’s Manual

· 2GCS213013A0050_RVT communication through Modbus, USB or TCPIP

protocol

· 2GCS214017A0070_PQF-Manager communication through Modbus, USB or

TCPIP protocol

6 Additional provision on Open Source Software

The software contains the open source software components as follows:

"Zed Graph v5.10" which is subject to the "GNU Lesser General Public License", Version
2.1

Purchaser or user shall not be prohibited to modify the libraries provided under Lesser
General Public License (version 2.1) and/or to reverse engineer such libraries for
debugging such modifications.

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Contact us

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