F6052 Universal Time Synchronizer

History of Portable Time John Harrison: 1693-1776 Marine Chronometer for Navigation Accuracy 10s of seconds per day Ruth Bellville: 1854-1943 The Greenwich Time Lady Brought time to London s watchmakers Accuracy 10s of milliseconds per day Doble Engineering: 2013 F6052 Accuracy 10s of nanoseconds per hour 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 2

Drivers, Then and Now Then Marine Navigation Calibration of Clocks Clock Makers, Transport, Banks Now: Calibration to UTC Financial Companies Mobile Operators Power Utilities (Smart Grids) Broadcasters Transport Infrastructure UTC (Universal Co-ordinated Time) is the Global Standard for Time! 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 3

F6052 Universal Time Synchronizer A portable Grand Master Clock capable of a synchronized signals in multiple formats for time stamping and testing without an active signal. F6052 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 4

F6052 Performance 100ns over 4 hours or 200ns over 8 hours (+/-10C temp change) with no Signal 8 hours on battery if no external power is available Variable effective operating time Depends on the signal being measured Reference should ideally be an order of magnitude better than Device Under Test May be extended if mains power available Outputs squelched to prevent incorrect use LED s indicate effective operating condition 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 5

F6052 Key Features 1588_v2 GM Profiles NTP Server Legacy IRIG-B output timing port 2 x Frequency outputs SyncE output 1PPS output 1PPS phase comparator Physical Attributes Size: 190 x 57 x 170mm (WxHxL) Weight: 750g High performance internal chip scale atomic oscillator software support Auto Calibrated Local & Secure remote management Portable timing receiver Mains & battery operated 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 6

F6052 Feature Power Applications End-to-end testing: Ideal for end-to-end testing in locations where an IRIG-B source is not available Phasor measurement units: Useful for testing of PMUs per IEEE standard C37.118 IEC61850 compliant testing: Capable of IEC compliant testing where time stamped requirements are a must for Goose and Sampled Values message monitoring and evaluation 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 7

Single end protection relay testing Portable reference for all Power Test Equipment Freq & Time Protection Relay (DUT) Outside Power Tester Test Voltages & Currents Inside Electrical substation Hydro plant Nuclear Generator Gas Generator 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 8

End to End Protection Relay Testing Portable reference for all Power Test Equipment free location available location Tester Protection Relay (DUT) Communications Protection Relay (DUT) Tester 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 9

PMU Testing Grandmaster PMU PMU Receiver Phasor Measured at Time T 1 Phasor Data Concentration (PDC) Phasor Measured at Time T 1 PMUs are revolutionizing wide area grid monitoring and control Measures voltage & current waveforms at points across the grid... PMU reference is UTC traceable and synchronised to 1 microsecond to UTC PMU data (up to 120 per second) sent to Phasor Data Concentrators (PDC) enables real time visibility and control. 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 10

Power Plant Board Transfer Schemes Supply A Supply B Freq & Time Protection Relay (DUT) Transfer Board A Transfer Board B Freq & Time Protection Relay (DUT) Power Tester Test Voltages & Currents Power Tester Test Voltages & Currents Unit Board 1 ID Fan 1 Circ Pump 1 ID Fan 2 Circ Pump 2 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 11

Wind turbine calibration Antenna Splitter The supply vessel transports powered up (calibrated) F6052 units to each wind turbine. The unit is then unattached and in the turbine for commissioning and support activity 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 12

Calibration of UTC systems TimePort system, antenna, cable and unit is / must be calibrated. Antenna C L1 TDR D We are measuring the delay between C & D thus proving media integrity. RF OSC Receiver receivers are not standardised so performance varies. 1PPS A We are measuring the Phase difference between A & B. This is the Application performance. 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 13 B

One Way Packet Delay Measurement signals available and trusted at this location. Sync. Tester Packet flow No ability to get inside the equipment room or existing is not trusted. Inside R R R R R R True one way packet delay 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 14

Fault Finding a 1PPS Signal Isolates the fault to the East or West of the point at which the test flow is injected in to the network. Existing client hardware is reconfigured to receive flow 2 from the temporary F6052 GM and the effect is seen on second F6052 measuring the 1PPS signal. Grandmaster R R R R R R Fault is isolated to upstream Fault is isolated to downstream 1 2 1PPS Client 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 15

Fault finding a v2 in flow Isolates the fault to the East or West of the point at which the test flow is injected in to the network. Grandmaster R R R R R R Fault is isolated to upstream Existing client hardware is reconfigured to receive flow from the temporary 2 F6052 GM. A new flow is set up to a capable sync tester. Fault is isolated to downstream 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 16 3 3 Sync. Tester 1 2 Client

Reference Device to Other Testers No ability to get inside the equipment room or existing is not trusted. Inside 1PPS UTC Sync. Tester Grandmaster R R R R R R True one way packet delay Client 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 17

Supporting and Assuring a Time Service Regional Hub2 Server Modem Server Modem Temp Source of UTC Server Country - UTC 1PPS Dark Fibre NTP/ 10MHz Regional Hub1 1PPS Comparison Local Distribution Modem Modem Modem Time Service Assurance Modem Server Server Server 1PPS Comparison 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved Time Service 18 Assurance

Calibration of UTC systems F6052 system, antenna, cable and unit is / must be calibrated. Antenna C L1 TDR D We are measuring the delay between C & D thus proving media integrity. RF OSC Receiver receivers are not standardised so performance varies. 1PPS We are measuring the Phase difference between A & B. This is the Application performance. 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 19 A B

UTC offset calibration / certification Clear view of the sky allows F6052 unit to acquire your own source of Trusted Time. system delay measurement depends on interfaces available on the customer equipment F6052 A 1PPS Antenna Splitter UTC Offset Report F6052 B ------------------------ Option -------------------------------- Customer Equipment Outside UTC Offset Report F6052 A Inside 1PPS 2013 Doble Engineering Company. All Rights Reserved 20