The second generation Giga-Transceiver Network Communication Card, or GTNETx2, provides a real time communication link to and from the simulator via Ethernet. Different firmware versions are used with the GTNETx2 depending on the application. For applications related to phasor measurement units, the GTNET-PMU firmware is used.
Firmware Capabilities
The PMU firmware option for the GTNETx2 provides synchrophasor output data streams according to the IEC/IEEE 60255-118-1 standard. Two PMU streaming options are available for GTNET-PMU.
Using the first option, a single GTNET-PMU firmware can represent and provide output for up to eight (8) PMUs with symmetrical component information related to 3-phase sets of voltage and current using UDP or TCP connections. The reporting rate of each PMU can be set individually between 1 and 60 frames per second. Using this option, reporting rates as high as 240 frames per second are supported.
Using the second option, a single GTNET-PMU firmware can represent and provide output for up to twenty four (24) PMUs containing only positive sequence data. Frame rates up to the system frequency (50/60 Hz) are supported.
Both P and M class models (defined in Annex C of the IEC/IEEE 60255-118-1 standard) for synchrophasor data output are available. CBuilder source code is provided for both the P and M class reference models should the user wish to try implementing their own algorithms. Note that M class reporting rates are limited to 10 frames per second.
The GTNET-PMU component output is synchronized to an external 1PPS, IRIG-B or IEEE 1588 signal via the GTSYNC card.
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