SMC GooseMeter-One - Handheld GOOSE Traffic Analyzer and IED Activity Monitor

The GOOSEMeter ONE, as a general purpose IEC-61850 GOOSE sniffer and dataset monitoring instrument, meets and responds to the above mentioned applications and tasks, making them easy to be performed and more efficient.

The GOOSEMeter ONE is basically designed to be a bridge between the code world and the electrical world, converting code data to familiar light indicators and status changes.

Furthermore, the equipment works as a USB storage, so that it is possible to download to a computer the saved tests and templates, through the application GOOSESync. The properties and dataset changes of the historical lists saved in the GOOSEMeter, are sorted by date and time, can be analyzed in the computer, and also stored in CSV format databases. The user can also edit the templates of the GOOSEMeter connected to the PC, for later use in the field.The GOOSEMeter ONE is a very light handheld device that provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface, thanks to its TFT display, the Touch Panel with Stylus, the Wheel & click encoder, and the high performance of Windows CE operating system. The GOOSEMeter ONE has one RJ-45 connector, and a USB port to connect with an external computer.

The GOOSEMeter ONE dimensions are 110 x 185 x 26 mm and a weight of only 0.4 Kg; it is developed with an ergonomic design optimized for correct handheld use, and nonslip laterals for better protection and grip.

The IEC 61850 "Multimeter"

The GOOSEMeter is connected to the IEC 61850 substation bus (or directly to the Ethernet port of the relay) and is achieved as follows:

• Choose the dataset
• Select the GOOSE message to follow
• Check the GOOSE status and changes, see the history, save in memory, and create templates.

Application Scope

With the increasing applications of new technologies to the Electrical Power Systems, such as the IEC-61850 standard, demands new technical tools to make easier for engineers and technicians involved in the commissioning and testing process, to check these new installations.

One of the most important tasks to be performed is the checking of the correct broadcasting of the GOOSE messages to the whole IED’s installed in the substation, making sure that there are no problems either in the IED, switching hardware, or the interconnection cables between them, assuring the correct communication in the entire system. These tasks may involve a large number of Datasets and GOOSE messages, which by definition are (to say the less) cryptic and difficult to read, difficult to identify the exact origin, the issued time and the information contained, difficult to know the status, etc.

For this reason, it is very important that the test instrument is able to assign “electrical names” to the different GOOSE messages, by means of corresponding name templates, as well as, indicators of different type, avoiding the need to interpret them from the raw information inside the GOOSE message. This makes the task easier to the user and it is free of interpretation errors.

The need to physically connect to the cables ends which connects to the IED’s and switches located inside the panels that have a difficult and limited access in most occasions, makes necessary a Handheld device as the GOOSEMeter ONE, with an easy and dedicated control, along with the ability to easily fit in very reduced spaces, exactly as a classic multimeter does. There is also another very important reason to use a dedicated test instrument instead of a computer: The GOOSEMeter ONE is totally risk free to write or to change any configuration in the network, a risk that is very evident using a non dedicated system.