COM600 is expanding to include COM600S, designed for substation automation solutions in IEC and ANSI standard-based utility and industrial medium voltage distribution networks, and COM600F for distributed grid automation solutions in ANSI standard-based utility power networks, where it allows rapid fault detection, isolation, and power restoration during unplanned outages.
The COM600 series substation management units perform the combined role of a user interface, a communication gateway and an automation platform in a single physical unit. The COM600 units are inherently designed based on the IEC 61850 standard for communication and interoperability of substation automation devices, and are ideally integrated with Relion® or third-party protection and control relays as well as other communication devices such as the remote I/O unit RIO600, controllers and meters.
Introducing IEC 61850 as a default master protocol and the integrated web browser-based human machine interface (WHMI) as default, together with usability improvements of the logic processor, communication gateway, IEC 61850 GOOSE Analyzer and data historian, facilitates realizing a smart distribution automation solution. Other highlights of the new version include IEC 61850 Edition 2 support, improved cyber security - a hallmark for ABB - for easy and secure remote access via the COM600 unit's WHMI, secure user account management and increased operational security.
For more information on the COM600 series, refer to the COM600S and COM600F pages.
