Seminar Description

Prerequisites:

• Knowledge of the most important terms of automation technology.

Target:

The participants develop an understanding of the capacity of the scalable SPRECON control, protection and automation system

• They gain an overview of the structure of SPRECON
• They understand the most important functions
• They know the basic mode of operation of SPRECON

Content:

• SPRECON product families at a glance
• The scalable SPRECON concept
• The characteristics of the system components
• Design, hardware, performance characteristics
• Mode of operation of SPRECON
• Processing of signals and measured values
• Processing of commands and set point values
• Diagnostic testing
• Optional configurations
• Documentation

Duration:

• 1 day

Prerequisites:

• SPRECON Basic Training recommended, or basic knowledge of the SPRECON system.

Target:

• The participants carry out maintenance tasks in the scalable SPRECON automation system with system tools. They not only learn how to handle the SPRECON service program, but also practice the efficient use of the control panel in the fields of service and diagnosis.

Content:

• System design and hardware overview
• Connection technology, mechanics
• Functions of the SPRECON service program
• Diagnosis options
• Change of modules
• Loading parameters, loading firmware
• Remote maintenance
• Practical exercises with the SPRECON service program
• Use of the control panel
• Exercises with SPRECON-E-C or SPRECON-E-P

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of the SPRECON automation system, e.g. SPRECON-E Basic Training.

Target:

• The participants independently configure the SPRECON automation system with the parameter assignment program SPRECON-E DESIGNER. SPRECON-E DESIGNER is used for quick, clear and easy-to-operate parameter assignment of control technology components and plants of all designs.

Content:

• Installation and basic parameter assignment
• Hardware configuration
• Overview of system functions
• Editing operating variables
• Creating switchgear interlocking
• Creating cyclical equations
• Creating switching automatisms
• Creating composite signals
• Creating signal groups
• Service functions
• Documentation

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Knowledge of the most important terms of automation technology, or SPRECON-E Basic Training.

Target:

• The participants successfully handle and create a control task in the SPRECON automation system using SPRECON-E PLC DESIGNER as a tool. They become familiar with the IEC 61131-conforming programming language focusing on function blocks (FB) and its application.

Content:

• Overview of the IEC 61131 standard
• Creating the data model for the PLC designer
• Applying the function blocks (FBs)
• Creation and structuring of a control task
• Overview of the most important functions and function modules
• Application of variable categories
• User-defined function models and data types
• Loading into the SPRECON-E target system
• Application of optional tests (OFFLINE, ONLINE and oscilloscope)
• Documentation

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Protection know-how, SPRECON-E Basic Training, SPRECON-E DESIGNER.

Target:

• In SPRECON-E-P-D6 one-box solution, protection and steering operate autonomously, as protection runs in a separate, independent task. The training focuses on parameter assignment of the protection function.

Content:

• System design and hardware overview
• Parameter assignment of the protection functionality
• Display design for the local display
• Options for diagnosis
• Structure and mechanics
• Practical exercises with the designer and SPRECON-E-P

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• SPRECON-E Basic Training recommended, or basic knowledge of the SPRECON system.

Target:

• The participants can operate the DESIGNER (Editor) of SPRECON Visualization. In the train-ing, they independently carry out changes and expansions in a SPRECON-V project, as well as a new SPRECON-V project will be started. Thereby the most important functions of SPRECON-V will be ex-plained.

Content:

• Overview of SPRECON-V
• The DESIGNER (Editor)
• Project creation
• Data point configuration
• Display construction
• Static display elements
• Dynamic display elements
• Interface to IEC 60870-5-104
• Interface to IEC 61850
• Command input
• Alarm function
• Practical exercises
• Data back-up
• Handling user documentation

Duration:

• 5 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of electro technology.

Target:

• The participants become familiar with the terminology and problems specific to automation technology, respectively, telecontrol. Terms like double point information, type identification or interlocking will be explained.

Content:

• The aim of automation technology
• Basic structure of automation plants
• Modes of processing information:
• Signals, measured values, counts, Commands, set point values
• Data communication
• Physical interface and transmission media
• Information about important standards
• IEC 60870-5-101/104, IEC 61850, IEC 61131-3
• Cross-system concepts
• Data addressing, Diagnosis testing devices, Modifiability, expandability
• Measures for increasing the reliability and availability of automation systems

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of electro technology. Knowledge of power generation and distribution.

Target:

• In the training the basic concept and tasks of protection technology will be explained. The training not only provides the participants with the basics of protection technology, but also gives an overview of the Sprecher protection systems.

Content:

• Functions of protection technology
• Terms and abbreviations
• Error types
• Measuring transformer
• Line protection
• Transformer protection
• Busbar protection
• Sprecher protection systems

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of electro technology.

Target:

• This training provides plantspecific basic knowledge of the primary technology of substations. It deals with the design and the different configurations of substations, and provides procedural knowledge for the substation process control engineer.

Content:

• Basic structure of substations
• Components of substations
• Voltage levels
• Bus bar systems
• Models of substations
• Functions in substations
• Demonstration of switchgear

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of IT and communication.

Target:

• The participants become familiar with types, structure and basic mode of operation of computer networks and their possible application. The training is mainly hardwareoriented with a focus on LAN networks (Ethernet) in automation.

Content:

• What is a network (local, Wide Area Networks, Client Server)
• Transmission technology & transmission media
• Copper cables in structured Twisted Pair Technology
• Glass fiber cable (Fiber)
• Shared Ethernet with 10, 100 Mbps
• Gigabit Ethernet
• CSMA/CD access report, frame format
• Switched Ethernet – difference to the "old" Ethernet
• Redundant Ethernet structures with switches
• Ethernet real-time capacity, prioritization and VLANs
• Layer 2 and 3 switching

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of IT and communication, or basic knowledge of the SPRECON system.

Target:

• Nowadays the standardization of telecommunication not only includes the communication between central station and substation. At the beginning, we provide a theoretical overview of the standard, which will be followed by practical examples. In addition to data formats, also functions, such as general scan and command initiation are dealt with.

Content:

• Overview of the standard
• Build-up of an IEC 60870-5-101 connection
• The most important data formats
• Important application functions
• Parameter assignment of commands
• Build-up of an IEC 60870-5-104 connection
• Analysis tools and report test systems
• Practical examples
• Setting time
• General scan

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of communication and of the SPRECON system.

Target:

• The standard is the basis for integrated communication architecture within power supply, with the aim of establishing integrated communication from the process to the power network control center. As a practical example, the realization of IEC 61850 in IEC 60870-5 will be carried out.

Content:

• Introduction and overview
• Definition of terms
• Overview of the standard
• Build-up of an IEC 61850 connection
• Browsing of an IEC 61850 server
• Important application functions
• New communication functions
• Analysis tools and report test systems
• Converting to IEC 60870-5
• Importing an SCD file
• Displaying information in the SPRECON process control system
• Practical examples

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Sprecher Automation project and commissioning knowledge, based on SPRECON-E.

Target:

• The participant will learn the didactic concept and methods used at Sprecher Automation Trainings and furthermore increase presentation and methodological skills.Practical exercises with SPRECON training plant and in addition to theoretical lecture there will be a training session with video feedback.

Content:

• Training plant functions
• Content and use of power point based training documents
• Didactic concept
• Change of methods at Sprecher Trainings
• Use of video tutorials
• Video analysis

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of IT and communication.

Target:

• The participants get an overview of the technologies and solutions in the IT security area, with a focus on IT security in energy automation process.

Content:

• Basics and strategies for data security
• Social Engineering
• Malware and antivirus-Software
• Network and access control
• Network protocols and Ports (IPSec, SSH, http, HTTPS, SNMP, ...)
• Cryptography / PKI
• System software- and application security
• Monitoring and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)

Duration:

• 1 day

Prerequisites:

• SPRECON-E Engineering Basics and IT Security Basics, as well as Network in Automation Technology

Target:

• The participants will be able to configure a conventional secure plant.We will demonstrate all security risks in a typical substation control system consisting of SPRECON-E T3, SPRECON-E-C92, as well as show you how to secure those risks.

Content:

• LDAP and RADIUS settings
• SPRECON Webserver with HTTPs setting
• SNMPv3 in SPRECON-E
• Encryption with IPsec in SPRECON-E-C resp. T3
• LDAP and RADIUS settings
• Firewall configuration in SPRECON-E
• Antivirus protection

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• SPRECON-V460 and IT Security Basics, as well as Network in Automation Technology.

Target:

• The participants will be able to configure a safe system from a conventional “insecure” Microsoft based visualization system.

Content:

• LDAP and RADIUS settings
• Windows 10 AppLocker
• SPRECON Webserver with HTTPs setting
• Encryption with IPsec in SPRECON-V
• Firewall configuration in SPRECON-V
• Antivirus protection
• Windows and SPRECON-V460 Patch management
• RBAC in SPRECON V460
• LDAP and RADIUS settings
• Security Information und Event Management with Syslog
• SNMPv3 in SPRECON-V460

Duration:

• 2 days

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of energy automation systems in the area of critical infrastructure, as well as knowledge of communication standards such as Ethernet, IEC 60870-5 and / or IEC 61850.

Target:

• Overview of ISO 27001, IEC 62445 standard and protocols like IEC 62351. In addition to the standards you get an overview of the current legal principles and guidelines.

Content:

• Overview of the standards
• Overview of EU and national guidelines (EU/AT/DE)
• Impact on the business
• ISMS implementation
• Risk Analysis
• MMS and TCP/IP Profile
• Security for IEC 60870-5 and IEC 61850
• Network- and System management
• RBAC
• Key Management
• Secure System architecture
• Security for XML files
• Event Logging and System Events
• Confirmance Test

Duration:

• 1 day

Prerequisites:

• IT Security Basics and communication.

Target:

• This seminar gives an overview for the system design of an Ethernet based automation solution in the area of critical infrastructure.

Content:

• Recommendations from the standards IEC 62442 (industry) or IEC 62351 (energy)
• Network redundancy
• virt ual LANs
• station bus security (IEC 61850 or IEC 60870)
• process bus security (IEC 61850)
• security in WAN•Smart Grid

Duration:

• 1 day

Prerequisites:

• IT Security Basics, as well as Harding of SPRECON-E or SPRECON-V460

Target:

• An overview of the most common testing tools, which also will be used in practice. This seminar is a perfect finish for all participants of the training “Hardening of SPRECON-E or SPRECON-V460”

Content:

• Implementation of a test configuration at 60870-5-101/104 and IEC 61850
• Windows system tests
• Test tools for penetration
• Practical exercises

Duration:

• 1.5 days

Prerequisites:

• Sound IT-Security knowledge

Target:

• IT Security audits according to ISO 27000 need to be implemented. How much IT Security makes sense, which measures are exaggerated? Developing an IT Security concept for your energy automation system or an upcoming audit with our experts

Content:

• developing an IT Security concept for own energy automation system

Duration:

• 1 day