Section 11
Glossary
ACT
1. Application Configuration tool in PCM600
2. Trip status in IEC 61850
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
Attribute
Named element of data and of a specific type
CB
Circuit breaker
CID
Configured IED description
CMT
Communication Management tool in PCM600
COMTRADE
Common format for transient data exchange for
power systems. Defined by the IEEE Standard.
Connectivity package A collection of software and information related to a
specific protection and control IED, providing system
products and tools to connect and interact with the
IED
CSV
Comma-separated values
CT
Current transformer
Data attribute
Defines the name, format, range of possible values
and representation of values while being
communicated
Data set
The content basis for reporting and logging
containing references to the data and data attribute
values
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHT
Disturbance Handling tool in PCM600
DNP3
A distributed network protocol originally developed by
Westronic. The DNP3 Users Group has the
ownership of the protocol and assumes responsibility
for its evolution.
DO
Data object
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
Ethernet
A standard for connecting a family of frame-based
computer networking technologies into a LAN
EVT
Event Viewer tool in PCM600
FC
Functional constraint
FTP
File transfer protocol
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