RTS
Powerful Software for Improved Relay Testing
Standardize your protection testing program
Doble RTS™ (RTS) is the premier system for improving the work of testing relays and managing test records. Process consistency with power and flexibility set RTS software apart, and tremendous automation enables unmatched efficiency, accuracy and productivity.
Apply your philosophy and maintain your company test and inspection standards in RTS test routines. Use your RTS routines with a variety of test sets in your equipment fleet. Leverage administrative features to easily share your routines across your workforce and manage updates. At the end of the day, your routines and test results are organized in a secure database that simplifies reporting and eliminates cumbersome, error-prone file handling.
Whether testing electromechanical or microprocessor-based relays, performing steady-state, dynamic, or end-to-end system tests, RTS offers a straightforward, consistent user experience regardless of which of the supported relay test sets are used.
RTS software includes a database for customer use that contains test routines for more than 600 popular relay models. Use these quality routines as a starting point for establishing your own custom RTS routines for your company’s testing program. Numerous tools like the PRC Data Control and other modules in the user interface let you adapt routines to test and track maintenance on batteries, CTs, PT/VTs, transducers, and other secondary devices and power system components.
FEATURES
- Relational database architecture that supports standardized testing, results management and records sharing
- Test set drivers for controlling a variety of relay test sets from several different manufacturers
- More than 600 automated test routines for popular relay models included
- RTS FasTest™ automated steady state and dynamic test creation tools
- RTS FasFault™ line model/line fault calculation tools
- End-to-end testing that supports mismatched test sets
- BASIC scripting engine for specialized, custom operations
- Repeatable, formula-driven tests that interpret settings for auto-calculating fault quantities
- Automated data importing from settings files, state simulation files, COMTRADE files and more!
- Manual control interface for hands-on control of connected test set in real time
- Battery simulator for controlling DC power from connected test set during test sequences
- Barcode reader that opens assigned test routines from barcode scans
- Terminal window for communication with microprocessor relays and other devices in an ASCII format
- Bulk reporting, multi-filter result searches, summary reports and data consistency tools
- Database-to-database merge tools for transferring test routines, results and other data between RTS users and the PowerBase Enterprise Asset and Test Management System
- PB Live Testing function for interfacing with PowerBase data live during RTS test session
BENEFITS
- Single test software that standardizes testing
- Works in place of vendor software regardless of supported test sets used
- Reduces the complexity of test and work processes
- Improves test plan management and testing consistency
- Provides steady state, dynamic and specialized testing plus options for universal, non-relay device testing
- Enables efficient management of device records, file attachments and results data
- Facilitates bulk editing and numerous other administrative functions
- Integrates seamlessly with Doble PowerBase™ Enterprise Asset & Test Management System
ROUTINES
Quality routines to get you started with RTS
RTS software includes a helpful database containing over 600 relay test routines written in-house by Doble RTS product experts who have years of experience testing relays and supporting RTS customers.
Each Doble-written routine contains element verification tests that are specific to a given relay model. RTS customers can use the routines as they are or adapt the thousands of test examples the routines include to create custom test procedures in RTS software.
The provided routines showcase an advanced testing paradigm available only in RTS:
- Populations of relays in the database can be linked to their respective test routines which ensures standardized testing.
- Individual tests comprising the routines proceed to the next automatically in the order the user defines.
- Tests can be flagged as required or, if skipped, can be logged given any number of possibilities the user has for tracking work.
- Other than physical test connection changes that can’t be overcome through software, features like dynamic output masking and settings-driven auto-calculation of test values based on in-service settings ensure the fastest and most efficient relay testing experience possible.
Whether utilizing Doble-written test routines or creating completely custom routines from scratch, users can perfect RTS routines over time without disrupting historical test records. Dynamic tests, compliance tracking, and other user-configurable enhancements are made with intuitive system tools in the user interface.
TEST SET LIST
Use RTS with The Test Sets You Have
RTS drives dozens of relay test sets from different manufacturers. An investment in RTS provides standardized testing that can be maintained regardless of which supported test sets are used when testing, whether latest-and-greatest instruments or even discontinued models.
With few exceptions determined by the capabilities of the connected test instrument, RTS test routines require no adjustments or added steps to drive the different test sets RTS supports. The test set drivers available in RTS software even support end-to-end testing using mismatched equipment.
Uniform, efficient testing and organized, easily-reportable results regardless of relay test sets used…true standardization that is possible only with RTS.
RTS Supported Test Sets:
Simulate
- Doble
- F2000 series
- F6000 series
- F6150
- F6150sv
- F6150a
- F6150ed
- F6150e
- F6300
- F8000 series
- F8200
- F8300
- ISA
- DRTS series
- Manta
- MTS-1700
- MTS-5000
- MTS-5100
- Megger
- Epoch
- Pulsar
- MPRT series
- SMRT series
- Omicron (requires CMEngine)
- CMA series
- CMA 56
- CMA 156
- CMC series
- CMC 56
- CMC 151
- CMC 156
- CMC 156-EP
- CMC 256-3
- CMC 256-6
- CMC 256-Plus
- CMC 353
- CMC 356
- CMC 430
- CMS series
- CMS 156
- CMS 356
- CMA series
- EuroSMC
- Mentor 12
- PTE Range
APPLICATIONS
Standardized TestingConsolidated ReportingTest DevelopmentSteady State TestingDynamic TestingSystem TestingExternal Data ControlRegulatory Compliance
Have flexibility while maintaining consistency
Unlike test software that creates discrete test files per device which causes inefficient copy/paste/rename saving and one-at-a-time reporting, RTS maintains test records in a central database, a virtual warehouse that aggregates new and historical test and device data for simplified management and instant, consolidated reporting.
In RTS, system data is managed with a unique relational database architecture that uses innovative Library and System routines.
Database tables that contain test procedure data are associated to Library routines whereas database tables that store device data are associated to System routines.
Decoupling test procedure data from device data creates the tremendous power that RTS software leverages from the database to provide true standardization with flexibility for unique situations.
RTS Routines can be created for testing relays, batteries, DC circuits, PTs / VTs, CTs, communications equipment or any other power system component.
- Library Routines are the established procedures shared by RTS users for performing tests and inspections on specific types or models of relays and other power system components.
- A single Library routine can be linked to multiple System routines to ensure uniform testing across a population of individual devices.
- Library routines can be perfected over time without impacting System routine data, and one-off tests can be added to System routines which will not alter Library routines
- System Routines are the individual device records of relays and other power system components that contain nameplate information, settings data, file attachments, lifecycle notes, and historical test results.
Both Library and System routines can be organized with folders to easily catalog various required elements in your commissioning, maintenance and compliance testing processes.
Find information in one place
RTS warehouses the entire catalog of test histories for all devices in the database. Previous results and commentary are easy to retrieve for instant viewing and reporting.
Standard reports contain the details of each test, including nameplate data, settings, test points, graphs, etc.
Summary reports give condensed information for quick rundowns of test results.
Design test procedures to reflect your standards
With RTS, standardized testing is not defeated by the variables users encounter when performing tests. Automated routines created in RTS software are designed to ensure consistency and to allow adaptations for unique situations.
Comprehensive beginning-to-end procedures can be developed into RTS test routines using the FasTest interface in conjunction with other test creation tools in the software. In addition to click-selectable modifiers and editable formulas, RTS provides a scripting engine that uses BASIC syntax which gives relay test professionals the means for easily fine-tuning test operations.
RTS software organizes test procedures as Library routines and device records as System routines. One Library routine can be linked to a population of System routines to ensure standardization. However, neither Library routines nor System routines are rigid; they are prepared for variations in electrical equipment and protection schemes with numerous tools and methodologies for truly custom test and process control.
The FasTest Interface
Create new tests with the FasTest interface which contains an expansive set of test types to choose from.
Settings Entry
Build settings tables and import settings data automatically using copy/paste functions with spreadsheets and vendor-specific settings file importers.
Test-Settings Associations
Test types selected from the FasTest interface pre-fill selections in the Test Defines window which simplifies and guides the process of associating settings to tests.
Defining settings names to link to given tests enables one-to-many power and flexibility regardless of different settings values of individual relays that will share the same test routine.
Test Actions
Simple click selections provided in a single-screen console provide adjustments to test parameters easily and efficiently.
Entry fields can hold user-defined values or be pre-filled for selecting from drop-down lists.
Dynamic Tests
Make dynamic tests efficiently using the FasTest interface. Leverage other RTS system tools to automate test setup for state sequencing, line fault modeling using the FastFault interface, and COMTRADE playback.
Forms Package with Examples
Supplement RTS routines with test and inspection forms created from the FasTest interface.
A comprehensive Battery Inspection form is provided along with other examples that showcase a variety of possibilities for applications of logic, automated sequences and user-definable operations for data-driven intelligence over entered values.
RTS forms are ideal for gathering compliance evidence and tracking required work steps. They can also preserve the use of externally-originated forms and retrieve test results from 3rd party test systems.
Transducer Test Interface
Transducer tests in RTS are easy to create and feature an intuitive, purpose-built interface that supports six transducer types and a maximum of eighteen test points. Suggested connections based on the selected transducer are included.
Pinpoint the edges of relay protection
The comprehensive set of steady state test templates included in RTS cover the gamut of conventional and modern relay types, models and styles. Assemble steady state tests into folders within RTS test routines for automated sequences that verify relay protection elements during acceptance testing, commissioning and routine maintenance.
The RTS FasTestTM interface provides an intuitive, selection-driven approach to new test creation. Use the selection tree in FasTest to locate the type of steady state test you require and the test action that corresponds to it. The test you create can be easily associated to the settings defined for that relay model. Choose the parameters to control the test action you’ve selected and you’re ready to test!
RTS software is intended for users to develop test creation skills confidently. Steady state tests built from the FasTest interface can be enhanced with many functions that are provided with RTS Developer tools in other parts of the user interface. Powerful test sequences can be developed that utilize data imports, message windows, scripted functions, and more.
RTS steady state tests can become building blocks for powerful logic tests and end-to-end system tests when used in conjunction with Dynamic Tests that can also be built using the FasTest interface.
Challenge relays with realistic simulations
There is a difference using RTS for dynamic testing.
The tabular layout organizes state sequencing tools into an intuitive console with straightforward navigation and control. Numerous user efficiencies are selectable throughout the interface. Fault states are entirely editable, and sequences can be developed manually, or SS1 file and Excel fault template data importers will build them automatically. Multi-sequence state editing allows many tests to undergo the same change in one operation.
The RTS scripting engine permits a high degree of automation and flexibility while the relational database foundation permits unique efficiencies in the design, implementation and management of dynamic tests. Combined with the exclusive ability to drive test sets from different manufacturers, only RTS standardizes dynamic testing.
FastFault Interface
Simplify line modeling with fault calculations that are automatic and adapt to varying device settings.
The formula-driven design enables a single FastFault test to calculate and run an arbitrary number of faults.
COMTRADE Playback
Replay digital fault records of actual system events using the COMTRADE playback function in RTS. Captured events are easily analyzed and tools for adjusting pre- and post-event durations give users the necessary control of their test sets for proper test executions.
Use the RTS satellite interface in conjunction with the COMTRADE playback function for end-to-end system evaluations using supported test sets, whether matched equipment or not.
Prove protection end-to-end
Test philosophies vary. Relay devices and protection system communication and control networks do as well. Each situation that calls for system coordination and logic schemes to be verified invites unique test inclusions, parameters, and one-off applications of tailored power system simulations.
Whether using steady state, dynamic, or even manual test sequences, RTS provides a robust framework for developing system tests that perform exactly to your requirements without compromise. Any set of tests within a test routine that you define for use in end-to-end test sequences are easy to categorize and execute at local or remote terminals. The users performing end-to-end tests do not need to have matched test sets because RTS compensates for timing differences of supported test sets in the software.
The individualistic nature of system testing is met with expansive possibilities in RTS software. The thorough RTS Developers Guide steps through the tools and concepts surrounding advanced test development, and the training and professional services Doble provides will help users overcome the complexities and succeed in building powerful system tests for whatever equipment, networks, schemes and philosophies are in play.
Prove protection end-to-end
Test philosophies vary. Relay devices and protection system communication and control networks do as well. Each situation that calls for system coordination and logic schemes to be verified invites unique test inclusions, parameters, and one-off applications of tailored power system simulations.
Whether using steady state, dynamic, or even manual test sequences, RTS provides a robust framework for developing system tests that perform exactly to your requirements without compromise. Any set of tests within a test routine that you define for use in end-to-end test sequences are easy to categorize and execute at local or remote terminals. The users performing end-to-end tests do not need to have matched test sets because RTS compensates for timing differences of supported test sets in the software.
The individualistic nature of system testing is met with expansive possibilities in RTS software. The thorough RTS Developers Guide steps through the tools and concepts surrounding advanced test development, and the training and professional services Doble provides will help users overcome the complexities and succeed in building powerful system tests for whatever equipment, networks, schemes and philosophies are in play.
Expand test routines to handle field work
RTS forms are entirely user definable and go beyond simple data entry.
Track tasks beginning-to-end. Convey instructions. Launch external test systems. Retrieve 3rd party test results. Import external data. Apply rules and algorithms. Preserve forms your company presently uses.
Let Doble show you how leveraging the power of RTS forms will improve efficiency in the field and streamline management and reporting.
Create RTS forms for tests and inspections of CTs, VTs/PTs, batteries, DC control circuitry, communications equipment, transducers, meters, and more!
RTS forms are also ideal for tracking the inspection and maintenance of components that are ancillary to devices, like the circuitry connecting instrument transformers to relays.
Integrate compliance into your processes
RTS standardized routines, database consolidation features, and centralized reporting provide the ideal platform for ensuring compliance to mandated requirements. Leverage RTS system tools for efficient and automated compliance readiness that is seamless and transparent to the user doing work.
Key details needed for compliance tracking can easily be captured by tailoring data entry fields in the interface or in custom forms. Individual procedures within test routines can be set to required status and prompt comments to be saved with each attempted, partial or fully-completed outcome. Folders can be added to routines to group procedures to given compliance standards.
The Merge Utility makes it easy to consolidate compliance evidence from across the user base. Reports in RTS can present an entire population of test results, or simply just one, or any number of results depending on user preference.
RTS conforms to control and security measures companies have in place. Optionally, RTS can be used with Doble PowerBaseTM and the Doble TCA ProgramTM for data and security management at the enterprise-level.
DATA MANAGEMENT
Stay organized efficiently
RTS is unique among test software systems for many reasons, not least of which is how well it benefits the user’s job.
Given time, test records can multiply, be overwritten, get deleted or simply become lost somewhere among individual PCs or network shared drives. Personnel can move on and take their knowledge with them. Relays and test equipment technologies evolve.
Today, technicians in the field and teams that manage protection test and maintenance operations face more scrutiny and requirements than ever before. They need a platform that connects them and adapts to their needs whether for working with electrical equipment or handling information.
RTS software allows a company’s standard operating procedures to become integrated with live performance testing on actual equipment. Let that sink in. One example is relay testing. The data that goes into and comes from live simulations produced by test sets on relays through routines in RTS is managed in the same database as other data for work, asset, settings and compliance management.
The relay testing professionals from Doble who provide RTS understand that testing relays isn’t just about repetitive procedures or volts, amps and angles produced from test sets. Efficiencies designed into RTS help users do the vital work of properly preparing for and documenting the multiple facets of their jobs. RTS database files work seamlessly with Doble PowerBaseTM which provides workers with cross-populated data and information in exchanges between the field and the office that are automated.
RESOURCES
BLOG
STANDARDIZED TESTING
Relational database architecture that supports standardized testing, results management and records sharing
PROCESS EFFICIENCY
Process consistency with power and flexibility & tremendous automation enables unmatched efficiency
CONSOLIDATED REPORTING
Central database of test records aggregates all test and device data for simplified management and instant consolidated reporting
COMPLIANCE READINESS
System tools for efficient and automated compliance readiness that is seamless and transparent to the user doing work
End-to-End Testing with Doble Protection Solutions
To demonstrate the harmony and interoperability among our devices and software, Mario Pérez, Senior Technical Application Engineer, presents an end-to-end test using Protection Suite™ and Doble RTS™ test procedures with GPS satellite synchronization on F8300 and MTS-5100 devices.
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