– Data aware routing to local and remote masters helps reduce overall network bandwidth
– Standard Protocol support for DNP3, Modbus, SNMP and more
– Advanced protocol support for IEC-61850, IEEE 2030.5 (Client, Client Aggregator, Server) CAISO ADS
– Create multiple “Slave” profiles for communications to multiple master stations
– Integrated data quality monitoring with Slave points
– Configurable change bands can be applied to the same point in multiple Slave profiles
– Full data scaling control for analog values

– Time synchronization via NTP or protocol
– Supports automated file transfer of relay fault records
– Standardized templates for easy configuration of IEDs
– Record real-time data in the available C.IQ Substation Gateway historian, and then replay and analyze time-tagged events using the system’s HMI
– Integrate seamlessly with third-party historians

– Calculation engine supports arithmetic, trigonometric, programmatic and boolean logic functions
– Zero cut-off capabilities allows system to accommodate various sensor calibrations (e.g. display zero value for amps if breaker is open)
– Instrument Range Checks
– Configurable Control Categories
– Advanced Control Capabilities available, like AGC for Generator and DER control
– Advanced Analytic Functions such as demand foresting and target latching with auto-reset

– Read and interpret data with full graphics in multiple resizable windows
– Full HMI editor allows for customized interfaces – letting user define very basic or extremely detailed information views
– Hot-line connectivity mimics power-flow through substation apparatus
– User-definable symbols and flexible color assignments
– Templatized screen definitions (view spreadsheets)

– Alarm Annunciation
– Analog and Digital Alarms
– Automatic Alarm Inhibit
– Configurable Alarm Styles, including user defined filtering and prioritized alarms
– Alarm summary and logging, configurable Alarm Event display
– Point Alarm display with most current alarms for each point
– Speech integration allows spoken prompts

– Guided troubleshooting via HMI
– Built in debugger for internal communications engines
– Built in Protocol Analyzer for incoming and outgoing communications channels
– Automatic configuration and HMI building via IEC-61850
– Easily manage large point configurations using Microsoft Excel
– Use an extensive set of predefined templates to easily create and maintain the substation configuration, views, and symbols
– Reconfigure the system as business requirements change.

– Role-based access control
– Supports SSL, TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3
– Integral audit logs for security tracing and forensic review
– Base hardware and Operating Systems subject to international standards and best practice benchmarking
– High Availability options available

– Deploy on base operating systems or in a virtual machine architecture
– Choose your own hardware based on use case requirements
– Options available from Dell, Cisco, ADLINK, Advantech, Crystal and more

Congruence.IQ Substation Gateway supports many use cases, including:
– Secondary Substations

– Distribution Substations

– Transmission Substations

– Microgrids

– Renewable Power Plants (Wind/Solar)

– Industrial Power Distribution