IEEE Standard C37.2-2008

IEEEStdC37.2™-2008(RevisionofIEEEStdC37.2-1996)IEEEStandardforElectricalPowerSystemDeviceFunctionNumbers,Acronyms,andContactDesignationsIEEE3ParkAvenueNewYork,NY10016-5997,USA3October2008IEEEPowerandEnergySocietySponsoredbytheSubstationsCommitteeandthePowerSystemsRelayingCommitteeC37.2TMAuthorizedlicenseduselimitedto:ManitobaHydroLibrary.DownloadedonOctober28,2009at14:07fromIEEEXplore.Restrictionsapply.Authorizedlicenseduselimitedto:ManitobaHydroLibrary.DownloadedonOctober28,2009at14:07fromIEEEXplore.Restrictionsapply.IEEEStdC37.2TM-2008(RevisionofIEEEStdC37.2-1996)IEEEStandardforElectricalPowerSystemDeviceFunctionNumbers,Acronyms,andContactDesignationsSponsorSubstationsCommitteeandthePowerSystemsRelayingCommitteeoftheIEEEPowerandEnergySocietyApproved12June2008IEEE-SAStandardsBoardAuthorizedlicenseduselimitedto:ManitobaHydroLibrary.DownloadedonOctober28,2009at14:07fromIEEEXplore.Restrictionsapply.Abstract:Thedefinitionandapplicationoffunctionnumbersandacronymsfordevicesandfunctionsusedinelectricalsubstationsandgeneratingplantsandininstallationsofpowerutilizationandconversionapparatusarecovered.Thepurposeanduseofthenumbersandacronymsisdiscussed,and95numbersand17acronymsareassigned.Functionnumbersorfunctionacronymsforarcfaultdetection,highimpedancefaultdetection,humanmachineinterface,communicationsdevices,digitalfaultandsequenceofeventrecorders,powerqualityrecorders,substationtimesourcesandsynchrophasordevicesareamongthosethathavebeenadded.Theuseofprefixesandsuffixestoprovideamorespecificdefinitionofafunctionisdefined.Devicecontactdesignationsarealsocovered.Keywords:control,designations,devicefunctions,devicefunctionacronyms,devicefunctionnumbers,functionnumbers,IEC61850,relay,switchgear•TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers,Inc.3ParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5997,USACopyright©2008bytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Published3October2008.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.IEEEisaregisteredtrademarkintheU.S.Patent&TrademarkOffice,ownedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers,Incorporated.PDF:ISBN978-0-7381-5778-8STD95811Print:ISBN978-0-7381-5779-5STDPD95811Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.Authorizedlicenseduselimitedto:ManitobaHydroLibrary.DownloadedonOctober28,2009at14:07fromIEEEXplore.Restrictionsapply.IEEEStandardsdocumentsaredevelopedwithintheIEEESocietiesandtheStandardsCoordinatingCommitteesoftheIEEEStandardsAssociation(IEEE-SA)StandardsBoard.TheIEEEdevelopsitsstandardsthroughaconsensusdevelopmentprocess,approvedbytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,whichbringstogethervolunteersrepresentingvariedviewpointsandintereststoachievethefinalproduct.VolunteersarenotnecessarilymembersoftheInstituteandservewithoutcompensation.WhiletheIEEEadministerstheprocessandestablishesrulestopromotefairnessintheconsensusdevelopmentprocess,theIEEEdoesnotindependentlyevaluate,test,orverifytheaccuracyofanyoftheinformationorthesoundnessofanyjudgmentscontainedinitsstandards.UseofanIEEEStandardiswhollyvoluntary.TheIEEEdisclaimsliabilityforanypersonalinjury,propertyorotherdamage,ofanynaturewhatsoever,whetherspecial,indirect,consequential,orcompensatory,directlyorindirectlyresultingfromthepublication,useof,orrelianceuponthis,oranyotherIEEEStandarddocument.TheIEEEdoesnotwarrantorrepresenttheaccuracyorcontentofthematerialcontainedherein,andexpresslydisclaimsanyexpressorimpliedwarranty,includinganyimpliedwarrantyofmerchantabilityorfitnessforaspecificpurpose,orthattheuseofthematerialcontainedhereinisfreefrompatentinfringement.IEEEStandardsdocumentsaresupplied“ASIS.”TheexistenceofanIEEEStandarddoesnotimplythattherearenootherwaystoproduce,test,measure,purchase,market,orprovideothergoodsandservicesrelatedtothescopeoftheIEEEStandard.Furthermore,theviewpointexpressedatthetimeastandardisapprovedandissuedissubjecttochangebroughtaboutthroughdevelopmentsinthestateoftheartandcommentsreceivedfromusersofthestandard.EveryIEEEStandardissubjectedtoreviewatleasteveryfiveyearsforrevisionorreaffirmation.Whenadocumentismorethanfiveyearsoldandhasnotbeenreaffirmed,itisreasonabletoconcludethatitscontents,althoughstillofsomevalue,donotwhollyreflectthepresentstateoftheart.UsersarecautionedtochecktodeterminethattheyhavethelatesteditionofanyIEEEStandard.Inpublishingandmakingthisdocumentavailable,theIEEEisnotsuggestingorrenderingprofessionalorotherservicesfor,oronbehalfof,anypersonorentity.NoristheIEEEundertakingtoperformanydutyowedbyanyotherpersonorentitytoanother.Anypersonutilizingthis,andanyotherIEEEStandardsdocument,shouldrelyuponhisorherindependentjudgmentintheexerciseofreasonablecareinanygivencircumstancesor,asappropriate,seektheadviceofacompetentprofessionalindeterminingtheappropriatenessofagivenIEEEstandard.Interpretations:Occasionallyquestionsmayariseregardingthemeaningofportionsofstandardsastheyrelatetospecificapplications.WhentheneedforinterpretationsisbroughttotheattentionofIEEE,theInstitutewillinitia