WSOS5 Fundamentals

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Switchgear Operating System

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The Evolution

Switchgear Operating System

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WSOS5 – What’s New

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The Launch Pad

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Switchgear Explorer

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Window Navigator

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Window Navigator

The Window Navigator will help you to manage the open windows in your WSOS desktop.

It lists the windows active in WSOS and enables you to show, hide and position a window and windows grouped by subject or Switchgear.

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Communications Monitoring

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Communications Monitoring

The Communications Output window displays the information being transferred between WSOS and the switchgear

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Advanced Desktop Setup

The Switchgear Status window lists the status of all the

Switchgear loaded in WSOS giving you instant notification of

any change in status.

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WSOS5 Features

WSOS5 has a number of features that are not available with WSOS4

● Upgrade controller firmware

● Copy and Paste Trip Settings

● Upload History Files

● Import and Export Switchgear Files

● Upgrade WSOS4 Files

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ADVC Loader Tool

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ADVC Loader Tool

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Loading Firmware

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Firmware Loading Complete

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Checking for Loaded Firmware

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Copy and Paste Individual Trip Settings

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Copy and Paste Individual Trip Settings

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Pasting Trip Settings

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Paste All Trip Settings

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Paste Trip Settings to all Trips

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Copy Protection Groups and Settings Summary

● WSOS5 allows viewing of selected trip settings for all configured protection groups.

● Protection group settings can be copied to another or all groups while WSOS5 is off-line.

● Individual trip settings can be copied to

-another trip in the same or another group.

-The same trip in all of the protection groups.

-All trips in the same or another group.

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Uploading History Files

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Uploading History Files

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Saving Uploaded Event Log Files

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Event Log Menu

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Goto Date/Time

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Event Log Filter

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Filtered Event Log

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Configurable History

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Uploaded Configurable History

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Configurable History Graph

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History - Summary

● The History page can be launched from the History button on the Display Toolbar.

● 8 Types of history records can be uploaded from an ADVC controller via the WSOS5 History page.

-Event Log-Daily Maximum Demand-Weekly Maximum Demand-Monthly Maximum Demand-Configurable History-Harmonics-Sag and Swell

● Clicking on ‘Delete Old Records’ only deletes previously uploaded records from your PC.

● Automatic History Upload will automatically upload selected records on WSOS poll.

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Import and Export Switchgear Files

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Import and Export Switchgear Files

WSOS5 has an Import and Export facility which enables switchgear files to be transferred from one PC to another.

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Export Switchgear

Export Switchgear will compress all WSOS5 files that belong to the chosen switchgear and either save to disk or send to some one via the Email facility.

● Saving to a removeable disk enables the files to be transferred to another PC and imported to WSOS5.

● Export function is also a good way to backup your switchgear data for later use.

● The Export Switchgear function is not available if WSOS5 is on-line.

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Export to Destination Folder or E-Mail

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Export to Zip File

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WSOS Switchgear Data

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Import Switchgear

Import Switchgear will read a zip archive that was created by the Export Switchgear facility.

● It will extract the WSOS5 files and create a switchgear in WSOS5 which can be found in Switchgear Explorer.

● The Import function will now also import DNP3 and IOEX data files.

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Importing a Switchgear File

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Import and Export Switchgear Files Summary

WSOS5 has an Import and Export facility which enables switchgear files to be transferred from one PC to another.

● Exporting a switchgear file is the best way of sending details of a switchgear which is experiencing a problem to someone for analysis.

-Event log and history files should be included.

● Switchgear files received for analysis are automatically upzipped and saved in the Working Directory nominated.

-They can then be opened as a switchgear file in WSOS5.

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Upgrading WSOS4 Files

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Upgrading WSOS4 Files

WSOS4 users wanting to upgrade to WSOS5 will need to convert their existing WSOS4 switchgear files to the WSOS5 format.

● WSOS5 only supports PTCC with CAPM4/5 controllers running Version 28 software.

● i.e. It does not support CAPM2 controllers

Or

● CAPM4/5 controllers running version 27 software or earlier.

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Opening a Switchgear File

Click on File -> Open to display a list of switchgear files in the current working

directory or that have been opened earlier in this session.

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Broswing for a WSOS4 file to upgrade

To upgrade a WSOS4 file for use with WSOS5, click on the Browse button and browse to the

WSOS4 switchgear directory when the file to be upgraded is located.

By default the WSOS4 switchgear files will be in C:\WSOS

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Selecting the WSOS4 file to upgrade

Select the file to

upgrade

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Looking for WSOS4 files

Change the

‘Files of type’

from

.sos5 to .sos

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Opening the selected WSOS4 file

Click Open

to upgrade selected file

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Upgrading WSOS4 files

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Opening the upgraded file

Click on Open

to open the upgraded file

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Upgraded file opens in WSOS5

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Compressed WSOS4 file

Once a WSOS4 file has been upgraded to WSOS5 in this way it can no longer be opened by WSOS4.

● As part of the upgrade process the original WSOS4 file is compressed (WinZip) and appended to the upgraded folder.

● The WSOS4 files could be extracted from this .zip file for use with WSOS4 at a later date if required.

● The folder containing the upgraded file can be moved to a Working Directory if required to be opened automatically by WSOS5 on Start Up.

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Summary

● Only WSOS4 files from controllers running Version 28 software on CAPM4 or 5 hardware can be upgraded to WSOS5.

● Files to be upgraded are selected by either selecting File -> Open or clicking on the Open Switchgear icon and browsing to its location.

● After a WSOS4 has been upgraded to WSOS5 it is no longer available to be opened in WSOS4.

● The upgraded file still resides in the same folder as its predecessor but can be moved if required.