Up to 15% savings in lifecycle costs
Centralizing P&C functionality in the substation reduces complexity and supports optimal, lifelong asset management and up to 15% savings in substation life cycle costs.

Cost-efficient expansion
Any future bay expansion need can be managed via adding merging units.

Efficient process management
System upgrades and maintenance are easier and faster with a single device that grants station-wide visibility and efficient process management.

Switching to CPC
When switching to a CPC approach, it is possible to utilize already existing protection and control relays to perform as merging units. The approach is also possible in multi-vendor environments, as long as the used relays can act as merging units according to the IEC 61850 standard to ensure interoperability. 

CPC solutions based on international standards
With the introduction of the IEC 61850 communication standard for substation automation systems, many things were considerably simplified, standardizing how devices should report their status and transfer data. The results of digitalization and implementing according to international standards allow substation-wide information to be shared and utilized in a comprehensive way.  

Upgrading the entire substation system easier than ever
With modular software and continuous access to new software developments, it is easy to customize and adapt to changing protection requirements throughout the substation's lifetime. Having to modify only one device instead of all bay-level protection and control devices makes upgrading the entire substation system easier than ever.

Easy engineering
No need to learn new engineering tools or attend extensive trainings as SSC600 is configured with the same engineering tool, PCM600, as used with ABB protection relays.

Optimal lifelong asset management
One SSC600 device can handle the functionality of 30 protection relays. Centralizing this functionality in the substation reduces complexity and supports optimal, lifelong asset management.

Easy maintenance
Managing maintenance of an ever-growing list of different devices in modern substations can become a quite the challenge for grid operators. Complicating matters further are vendor-specific devices, which can mean any upgrades or modifications involve a specialist skillset that needs to be outsourced at a cost.

Reduced amount of different hardware variants
With a CPC approach, it is possible to reduce the amount of different hardware variants to only merging units and a centralized protection device.

Easy modifications and changes 
Any future changes to the substation are easy to make with software-based CPC approaches. When requirements change, updating and modifying the CPC system is conveniently done via adding new application packages. 

Hardware flexibility
ABB has launched the first virtualized protection and control solution in the world with Smart Substation Control and Protection SSC600 SW, which means substation intelligence is now also available as standalone software packages.

The management of physical assets is simplified, as virtualization enables full separation of the automation from the hardware products. This makes it easy to update, upgrade, modify and maintain the substation intelligence, as the hardware is always the same. And as you are no longer dependent on any device manufacturer, you can decide what kind of computer is the best fit for your needs.

SSC600 SW offers the same proven protection and control functionality as ABB’s turnkey solution, SSC600.

Update, modify and change whenever needed
ABB’s CPC solutions offer extensive application coverage with only one device. You can update and modify functionality easily with these software-based approaches, by adding new application packages. And any future bay expansion need is easily managed via adding merging units.
 
Standards
As IEC 61850 standard-compliant solutions, SSC600 and SSC600 SW offer unprecedented flexibility throughout the substation’s entire lifetime. As technology continues to advance and new applications develop, so too does the standard. This means that any future changes to the substation are easy to make with ABB’s CPC solutions.