Protection and Control Communications With IEC 61850

Protection and Control
Communications with IEC 61850

1 Introduction
Eric A. Udren
WSU Hands-On Relay School
March 2013
Discussion leader
Eric A. Udren
43 year distinguished career in design & application of protective relaying, control, and communications systems.
Executive Advisor with Quanta Technology, LLC of Raleigh, NC in 2008.
Developing substation protection and control upgrading strategies for major North American utilities, relay
application research and design, and new data communications applications.
Developed software for the worlds first computer-based relaying system.
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Designed the first interface of a microprocessor protective relay to an optical current sensor.
Developed the technical strategy for some of the most progressive utility LAN-based substation protection and
control upgrading programs using IEC 61850 and other data communications, including technical design for utility
enterprise integration of substation information.
IEEE Fellow.
Chairman of two IEEE Power System Relaying Committee (PSRC) Standards Working Groups
Chair of PSRC Relaying Communications Subcommittee.
Received the PSRC Distinguished Service Award in 2001 and again in 2006.
Member of IEC TC 57 Working Group 10 responsible for IEC 61850.
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Member of NERC Protection System Maintenance Standard Drafting Team. (PRC-005-2)
Has written and presented over 80 technical papers and chapters of books on relaying topics, and has taught
courses on protection, control, communications, and integration. 2011 GA Tech PRC Walter A. Elmore Best Paper
Award; IEEE Prize Paper Award.
Holds 8 patents on relaying and power-system communications.
Eric is based in Pittsburgh, PA and can be reached at eudren@quantatechnology.com or (412) 596-6959.

2013 Quanta Technology LLC
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Impact of substation data communications

Substation or facility local area
network (LAN)
- Lack of standard protocols and
SUBSTA.
LAN
intervendor communications was a user

issue for years.
Goal 1: Collect relay data, give control for

SCADA & facility operators (speed, accuracy, completeness, interoperability).
Goal 2: Access operational and non-operational data from

relays or meters for many business purposes
purposes.
Goal 3: Replace wired P&C schemes with LANs.
Goal 4: Replace switchyard/power equipment wiring for

instrument transformer, status, control signals with LANs.
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Relay data for SCADA/EMS
RTUs connect to the same ac and apparatus signals as

the relays lots of extra wiring & electronics.
Microprocessor (P) relays are designed for

measurements status
measurements,
status, control via LAN data
communications.
Goal 1: Concentrator on LAN collects relay values and

reports to SCADA & local interface computer.
Serial LAN (RS-485, multiple RS-232) still widely used.
Ethernet LAN recommended for Smart Grid

applications.
Standard protocols DNP3/IEC 60870-5 and Modbus

serial links or Ethernet LAN.
Smart Grid standards DNP3 and IEC 61850.

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Relay data for SCADA/EMS

Capabilities of new P relays:
Fast response & fresh accurate data.
DNP3 and Modbus on RS-485 serial or Ethernet ports.

p
IEC 61850 MMS server-client functions.
IEC 61850 GOOSE high-speed publish/subscribe of status,

metered analogs, synchrophasors.
IEEE C37.118 synchrophasor streaming.
Trial in 2012 61850

61850-90-5
90 5 high security WAN
synchrophasors and wide-area GOOSE.
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Goal 2 - Enterprise information reliability & economic benefits

Control centers
- EMS &
SCADA
Management
Dashboard
Substation
S
b t ti
LAN
Integrate relay data

communications to
the enterprise
Planning &
models
Maintenance
CORPORATE
WAN with
firewalls & push
servers
Asset
Managementt
M
Substation
LAN
Databases & back

office applications
for organizational
users
Protection
& Control
Engineering
& models
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Relay data for non-operational users

Goal 2: Use the same communications facilities to get nonoperational data to the enterprise:
Fault location, outages, failures, and system

maintenance.
maintenance
Fault and disturbance recordings, event logs.
Relay and IED self monitoring and failure reporting for

condition based maintenance in NERC PRC-005-2.
Performance statistics - protection & communications

system management.
Power apparatus monitoring by relays and IEDs.
Measurements for trending system operations

planning, engineering, and protection.
Substation revenue metering.

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Protection & control over Ethernet LAN

Goal 3: Replace control wiring with messages
on data networks.
Substations
& systems with IEC 61850

GOOSE messaging on optical Ethernet
LANs in service.
Carry
status & control points, including

tripping and lockout.
High-speed
analog values capability.
Messages
M
& relay
l llogic
i replace
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wires,
i
control switches, lockout switches.
Dramatic
Can
wiring reduction in the station.
be faster than wiring.

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Sampled Values service on process bus
Goal 4: Replace switchyard/facility wires with a few optical fibers.
Eliminate conventional cables and surge/EMI pickup.

pickup
Move some measurement and control closer to the power

apparatus.
Move the relays away from the apparatus.
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Why focus on Ethernet communications?
Important Ethernet networks

carry any combination
bi ti off mixed
i d
traffic types, protocols, services
Network tools to manage & prioritize mixed traffic.

Modern Ethernet switches end old concerns about nondeterministic network traffic with collisions.
Mission critical electric utility/industrial
tilit /ind strial applications in service.
ser ice
Extra network capacity gets cheaper rapidly.
Development of IT is crowding out other approaches.
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IEC61850 Communicationnetworksand
systemsforpowerutilityautomation
Big standard, evolving for 18 years and still going...
10 original parts now in Edition 2, plus >23 new parts!
Multiple services not a monolith:
Server-client design for Ethernet networks.
Application layers for utility/industrial system application.
High speed protection, control, and sampled data streaming services.
System-wide data and control services and methods.
Single international standard for power system communications.
N t just
Not
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ti modeling
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Recognized by DOE & NIST as a Smart Grid communications

backbone NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP)
Category of Standards (CoS) listing.
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What is IEC 61850?

A single international Ethernet based standard data communications
protocol & model structure with services and features aimed at protection
and control requirements:
Relay/IED measurement & control exchanges with substation hosts

RTUs, concentrators, HMIs client-server objects.
High-speed status, control, analog value transfer over LAN to eliminate

control wiring GOOSE messaging.
Switchyard/switchgear data acquisition and apparatus control sampled

values (called process bus).
Services for time synchronization (SNTP - obsolete), file transfer (FTP).
Reporting and configuration services

services.
Standardized automatic configuration of substation IEDs (SCL).
New wide-area communications services.
Vision of a complete solution to replace existing diverse protocols and

communications systems.
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IEC 61850 is not just a protocol on a wire
A modeling approach, a system architecture, and a protocol.
Multiple services.
Standardized
configuration
process
Models for
P&C functions &
points
IEC 61850
Architecture
Switchyard
sampled value
streaming
Ti
Time
synch
with SNTP
Ethernet
LAN/WAN
High-speed
GOOSE control
messaging
TCP/IP
TCP/IP,
UDP/IP,
Layer 2
multicast
COMTRADE
Fault records
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Evolution of IEC 61850

DNP3 becomes IEEE 1815 & stays strong
1994
US approach UCA 2
2000-2012
One standard
The international goal agree on a

single standard
European
experience
IEC 60870-5
IEC 60870-6
1996
IEC 61850
IEC 61850
May 2000
Asheville, NC
UCA 2 & IEC

61850 merge
IEC 60870-5 vendors shifting support away
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IEC 61850 wiring reduction

Integrated P&C system using fiber
optic network cables
Ethernet
Conventional
point to point
wiring
Standard
objects
objects,
models,
& point
descriptions
Be careful the wiring

goes away, but not the
complexity...
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IEC 61850 Edition 1 Documents

System Aspects
Data and Services Model
Part 1: Introduction and Overview
Part 7-4: Compatible Logical Node Classes

and Data Classes
Part 7-3: Common Data Classes
Part 2: Glossary
Part 3: General Requirements
Part 4: System & Project Management
Part 7-2: Abstract Communication Services

Interface (ACSI)
Part 7-1: Principles and Models
Part 5: Comms. Requirements for

Functions and Device Models
Mapping to Ethernet
Configuration
Part 8-1: Mapping to MMS and ISO 8802-3

(Ethernet)
Part 6: Configuration Description

Language for Communication in
Electrical Substations
Test
Part 9-1: Sampled Values over Serial

Unidirectional Point-to-Point link
using ISO 8802-3 (defunct)
Part 9-2: Sampled Values over ISO 8802-3
Part 10:
Conformance Testing
International Standard (IS)

Technical Report / Specification
9-2 LE: UCA Implementation Agreement for

merging units in switchyards (LE = Lite
Edition)
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IEC 61850 as multivendor standard
Aims for integration of multiple vendors

devices.
Each product has its own list of implemented

services and features.
Conformance a product is tested to validate

that its included services conform to standard
specs.
Vendor gets KEMA, TV SD, etc. certificate.
Interoperability two or more products actually

exchange information (no certification yet).
Be aware of compliant creativity, generic

modeling shortcuts. Will products actually
interoperate?
Performance a system of products performs

the application properly (no certification yet).
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OSI 7-Layer Communications Stack
Layer
Name
Function
Application
Meaningofthedata(utilityuserspecifics)
Presentation
Buildingblocksofdataandencryptionforsecurity
Session
Openingandclosingspecificcommunicationspaths
Transport
Errorchecking
Network
Determiningthedatapathswithinthenetwork
DataLink
Li k
Datatransmission,sourceanddestination,checksum
i i
dd i i
h k
Physical
Signallevels,connections,wires,fiber,wireless
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IEC 61850 profile or stack - client-server exchanges

IEC 61850 Applications
MMS
A li ti P
Application
Profile
fil
ISO CO Presentation
ISO CO Session
RFC1006 - ISO TP0
TCP
IP
p Profile
Transport
Ethernet
Fiber, Twisted Pair Cu
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IEC 61850 Communications stack mappings

Application (Objects,Services)
GOOSE
Sampled
Values
Client - server
communications
Mapping
GOOSE&
SampledValues:
Layer2multicast
High-speed messaging
on LAN skip WAN
layers
aye s a
and
dp
processing
ocess g
delays
MMS
IP
TCP
Ethernet Link Layer (with Priority, VLAN)

Ethernet 100 MB/s Fiber
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10
IEC 61850 Station Bus protocol services
SCADA
Substation
Host
Relay 1
MU - CT
Stationbusmappings(81)
ForSCADA,protection,control,and
informationfortheenterprise
ObjectsonMMSandTCP/IPlayers
Obj t
MMS d TCP/IP l
GOOSE(onDataLinklayer2)
Timesynch(SNTP)[LaterIEEE
1588/C37.232]
Station Bus
IED2
Relay 3
Process Bus
MU - VT
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IEC 61850 server-client object services
The bulk of the standard (Parts 7-1, -2, -3, -4; new 75, new applications) describes object modeling
methods.
In general, relays and IEDs are servers; higher-level

computers and systems are clients.
Data messages include point descriptions or

semantics self-identifying.
Products are self-describing aimed at making

configuration faster and easier than with manual point
maps used with other protocols (Substation
Configuration Language, Part 6).
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Object models - logical groupings
Data
StV
Ph 1 Ph 2
Pos
LN1
LN2
Data Class
Logical Node
(1 to n)
(MMXU)
(XCBR)
Logical Device
Logical Device
(1 to n)
(IED1)
Physical Device
Physical Device
(network address)
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Logical Node (LN)
A single name always used for a particular function.
Each
E
h substation
b
i ffunction
i may use one or more other
h
logical nodes to perform its job (e.g., distance protection
needs measurements from logical nodes CT and VT).
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Logical node groups

L: system LN (2)
M: Metering and measurement (8)
P: protection (28)
S: Sensor and monitoring (4)
R: protection related (10)
X: switchgear (2)
C: control (5)
T: instrument transformers (2)
G: generic (3)
Y: power transformers (4)
I: interfacing and archiving (4)
Z: further power system equipment (15)
A: automatic control (4)

Examples
p
of Logical
g
Nodes ((LNs):
)
PDIS: Line distance protection
PDIF: Differential protection
CSWI: Switch controller
RBRF: Breaker failure
MMXU: Measurement unit
XCBR: Circuit breaker
YPTR: Power transformer

Logical Nodes (LN)

Disconnect sw.
Q9_L1/XSWI
Grounding Switch
Q8_L1/XSWI
Circuit Breaker
Q0_L1/XCBR
Gas density monitoring
Q0_L1/SIMS
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Control
Q0/CSWI
Q8/CSWI
Q9/CSWI
Bay-HMI
IHMI
Distance Protection
PDIS
Primary equipment
Control house
equipment
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Accessing data
Tree view
IED1
+
+
-
PTOC
RREC
XCBR
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
IED1/XCBR.Pos
Mode
Beh
Health
Name
Loc
EEHealth
EEName
O C t
OperCnt
Pos
BlkOpen
BlkClos
ChMotEna
CBOpCap
POWCap
(Mode)
(Behavior )
(Health)
(Name plate)
(Local operation)
(External equipment)
(External equipment name plate)
(O
(Operation
ti counter)
t )
(Switch position)
(Block opening)
(Block closing)
(Charger motor enabled)
(Circuit breaker operating capability)
(Point On Wave switching capability)
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Accessing data
IED1
+
+
-
PTOC
RREC
XCBR
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
IED1/XCBR.Pos.stVal
Mode
Beh
Health
Name
Loc
EEHealth
EEName
OperCnt
Pos
ctlVal
stVal
pulseConfig
operTim
q
(Mode)
(Behavior )
(Health)
(Name plate)
(Local operation)
(External equipment)
(External equipment name plate)
(Operation counter)
((Switch position)
p
)
intermediate-state
off
on
bad-state
(0)
(1)
(2)
(3)
more
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Helpful explanation of 61850 modeling
By Karlheinz Schwarz,
Schwarz
Netted Automation GmBH
See
http://www.nettedautomation.com/qanda/iec61850/information-service.html#Q1
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Hierarchical standard object naming

Example:
Substation (S151) Voltage level (E1) Bay (Q3)
Physical Device (BC) Logical Device (CTR)
<prefix> <Logical Node> <instance>
Data description (from common data class, CDC)
Attribute the current value
In MMS notation:
S151E1Q3 $ BCCTR $ Q0XCBR1 $ Pos $ ST$ stVal
Interpretation: (Substa-V-bay) . (Physical box, and functional

element
l
within
i hi that
h h
has b
breaker
k iimage)) . (I
(Image off B
Breaker
k
Q0) . (Data name Pos is position value) . Functional
Constraint ST (a momentary status report only) . [the status
value report transition, open, closed, invalid]
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LN example control, breaker, voltage reg.
Note generic LNs manual config. versus std. defined

LNs supporting auto config.
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Time synchronization
IEC 61850 specifies simple network time protocol

(SNTP) from the IT world.
Accuracyy assured onlyy within a few milliseconds

(although some claim better recently).
Requirement for time stamping of events and

oscillographic records is 1 ms (from NERC, for event
analysis)
Requirement
equ e e t for
o ttime
e sy
synchronization
c o at o o
of waveform
a eo
sampling for process bus merging units is 1 to 10
microseconds, tighter for synchrophasors.
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Time synchronization
The practical solution wired IRIG-B or fiber

connections of time synchronization signals directly from
GPS clock IED to IEC 61850 servers and clients.
Same as non-61850 practice
Leaves a few wires in an otherwise clean design
IEEE 1588 a new standard for time synchronization on

a LAN with sub-microsecond accuracy IEC 61850
profile started at IEEE PSRC WG H7.
PC37 238 IEEE 1588 Profile for Protection Applications

PC37.238
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Configuration with 61850-6 SCL tools

Unified configuration of entire facilities via XML file
process even over wide area.
Not exactly plug-and-play.
Functional specifications &

design standards
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Some configuration tools

Siemens DIGSI (oldest)
GE EnerVista (umbrella for many functions; SCL added)
SEL AcSELerator Architect
ABB ITT Integrated Toolset (recent benchmark, but only ABB)
Applied Systems Engineering (ASE) Visual SCL
Triangle Microworks SCL File Editor, Anvil, Forge
Kalkitech SCL manager
Helinks (from 61850 developers)
Grid Smart 61850easy handy diagnostics
Tools are biggest challenge area of active work and user
complaints.
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2 - GOOSE Messaging and Networks
Eric A. Udren
March 2013
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Fast relaying over Ethernet LAN

From Part 1 Goal 3: Replace control wiring with messages on
data networks.
Logic
in the relays exchanges messages over

high speed redundant optical LANs to replace
wires, control switches, lockout switches.
Dramatic
wiring reduction in the station.
Many
installations designed with IEC 61850

GOOSE messaging on LANs are in service.
Status
points,
points control including tripping and
lockout, high-speed analog values.
Can
be faster than wiring.
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Role of IEC 61850 GOOSE messaging

IEC 61850 GOOSE messaging provides:
High-speed peer-to-peer transfer of status/control bits (reporting

contact state over a wire) or analog values including synchrophasors
for protection and control.
GOOSE messaging plus programmable logic in relays and IEDs

replaces panel wiring and controls.
Benefits wiring and control elimination, panel and floor space

reduction, less equipment overall in P&C system, continuous
monitoring and management of the system design (wiring)
( wiring ).
Works with other IEC 61850 services, or without them (e.g., with
60870-5 or DNP3 polling for SCADA)
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61850 GOOSE and GSSE messaging
Generic Object Oriented

Substation Event.
A relayy or IED can send a

sequence of control, status point,
or analog value messages to
replace control and measurement
signals on dedicated wires.
Not just a single message to request remote action
A process to continuously
continuously send intended state from
transmitting IED like a contact that picks up and drops out
at critical moments.
Even if a subscribing (receiving) relay is just powered up, it

can get updated status it needs.
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GOOSE Protocol in 61850-8-2
Application layer directly accesses link layer for speed no TCP/IP

Uses Ethernet frame directly with Priority/VLAN 802.1Q tag
Use priority 4 due to criticality or messages.
VLAN use is optional.
p
Fields in payload - source ID, status bits, analog values, time stamp,
sequence number, time to live, quality bits, test modes.
Typical packets 200 300 bytes long.
Ethertype (8100 = Ethernet
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Overview of GOOSE messaging

Publisher-subscriber exchange:
Each relay publishes a continuous stream of packets with values

that others might need.
Any other relay or IED can subscribe to (view contents from) the
streams it needs.
Publisher just talks does not know who subscribers are, or

whether they got the messages in the stream.
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Overview of GOOSE messaging

AdaptiverateofGOOSEmessagetransmission:
Time values are examples in standard manufacturers vary.

Some let you set base heartbeat rate and acceleration profile.
Heartbeat reports values during quiescent times:
Communications monitoring by all subscribing relays.
relays
Update of latest status in case of any relay on the LAN that was
just turned on.
Modern LAN with Ethernet switches handle all the messages even for
a worst-case power system event.
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GOOSE packet rates
SEL example, set 1 s

heartbeat:
Message
number
b
Intervalfrom
previous,ms
i
Time
mark,ms
k
N/A
12
16
28
32
60
64
124
128
252
256
508
512
1s
GE UR V5.70 example:
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Did the GOOSE messages arrive?

Publisher-subscriber exchange:
Unconfirmed service, backed up by:
Constant repetition or updating
updating.
Redundancy in LAN and relaying
architecture.
Monitoring and alarming by subscriber
IEDs that fail to receive publishers
message stream call maintenance for
repair.
Wires cannot continuously monitor
themselves as GOOSE messages can do!
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Analog GOOSE messaging
Concept - send analog values with same millisecond

exchanges as for status or control points.
Change events defined by settable measurement

deadband.
Multiple values in one GOOSE packet.
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Analog GOOSE messaging

Products today:
Send analog values at a fixed slower rate 100 ms

or 250 ms not as useful for relaying as GOOSE
status
t t points.
i t
Some will send values at rate driven by status points

in message, but analogs are repeated and updated
every 100 to 500 ms.
NEW: publish synchrophasor values at a rate of 2 to

4 per second (GE and SEL) - Synchrophasor time
tags in packets.
Ask vendor how to get at GOOSE time tag not the

same as synchrophasor time tag.
This GOOSE is too slow for high speed WAMPAC.

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Speed of GOOSE messaging

GOOSE message control can
be faster than a wired
connection! Save 1-4 ms.
How?
A wired trip signal goes through:
The relay processor output program loop delay.
Output delay of hardware interface to wires.
Input debounce filter delay of receiving relay.
Signal
g
waits milliseconds for the input
p p
processing
g
program logic loop to notice it and react.
GOOSE message bits are sent and read directly

between relay processors with microsecond Ethernet
delays.
Products vary ask manufacturer, or test.

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Electromechanical lockout switch drawbacks
Adds 1 cycle operating time.
Funnels wiring from bus full of

breakers into one panel location.
A lot of wiring.
Wiring reflects and must adapt to

changes in substation topology or
relaying philosophy.
Rarely operates in normal service

some jam
j
and
dd
dontt ttrip.
i
Dangerous testing challenge NERC says test it.
Big cost adder to scheme

deterrent to differential relay use.
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Distributed lockout with GOOSE
Each relay with relevant breaker control keep track of

lockouts in effect, by logic programming.
Relays are coordinated by the lockout initiating relay, or

b a station
by
t ti computer
t lockout
l k t monitor
it function.
f
ti
Each relay has a nonvolatile memory of lockout state

(some use mechanically latched output relays).
Uses messaging capabilities already in new relays.
No extra wiring or cost.
Self monitoring feature eliminates testing problem.
As fast as direct tripping.
See 2009 NETAWorld article by Myrda, Donahoe, Udren

for design example.
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Ability to trip is monitored

End-to-end check of GOOSE communications:
Transformer relay publishes a GOOSE message including a bus

breaker trip bit.
Normal-state message (do not trip) is generated every second by DSP

in transformer relay.
Passed through communications network to bus relay DSP
Bus relay DSP alarms if no-action message disappears.
Wires cannot check themselves this completely!

Bus Relay
52
TC
Line Relay
System A
System A
Ethernet Switch
System A
Monitor
IED
Xfmr Relay
System A
System A
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Redundant station bus

for IEC 61850 GOOSE
messaging
Engineering of mission
critical substation
Ethernet network
No single point of failure

within each of dual
redundant LANs.
Use relay primary and

f il
failover
optical
ti l Eth
Ethernett
ports.
Dual switches and paths

for GOOSE messages.
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GOOSE and wide area networks
Multicast GOOSE messages have no destination address
Designed to stay within a LAN or Virtual LAN.
Do not pass through routers to the WAN or other LANs.
But routers make secure bridged connection between two

LANs separated by a WAN works like one big LAN.
Useable for transfer tripping, monitoring, control or load

mitigation via WAN.
Need cyber security VPN, firewalls, etc.
Slows down messaging today 20 ms

ms, getting faster
faster.
See IEC 61850-90-1 for teleprotection over WAN

examples.
See 61850-90-5 for new GOOSE streaming over WAN.

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Settings management
Need a closed-loop business process that initiates and

tracks all installation and updating of setting records.
Communicates with the IEDs themselves (over WAN is

future method) to check consistency between the data
base and the installed settings and firmware.
Need a convenient way of installing settings within the

management system in every use case.
Firmware update, maintenance check, operating

emergency, relay replacement, etc.
New software data base tools can connect with tested

d i
devices,
test
t t equipment,
i
t and
d enforce
f
managementt
processes OMICRON, EnoServ, IPS, others.
This is a big need for all 61850 services and systems, and
all new complex relays and IEDs!
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Using 61850 services on the LAN
Use client-server exchanges of standard defined objects for

metering, status, control, and IED configuration.
Metering and status via polling or report-by-exception.
No visible impact on installation benefit is drive to easy

engineering and maintenance.
DNP3 can perform similar role with familiar manual point

configuration lists.
GOOSE messaging and Sampled Values service get rid of

conventional control wiring among relays, IEDs, power apparatus
design commitment; visible change.
DNP3 has no high speed data or control ability like GOOSE or Sampled Values
New 90-5 R-GOOSE and R-SV over WAN.
LAN can carry mixed traffic e.g. DNP3 metering and status, non61850 legacy device traffic, plus GOOSE for wiring elimination.
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3 - Recent Developments in IEC 61850
Eric A. Udren
March 2013
IEC 61850 is living and growing
IEC 61850 Edition 1 the

seed 1700 pages
IEC 61850 Edition 2
International application
improved models
Expanded structure
Improved clarity
TISSUES (bugs)
(b
) cleared
l
d
New practical features
New application domains
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28
IEC 61850 is branching

New parts of IEC 61850
Expanding outside the

substation
Between substations
To control centers
Communications and
application modeling across
the entire power system
Integration with enterprise
systems
Interfaces with popular
SCADA and control protocols
Wide-area high-speed data &
control services with security
Page 57
What is new in Edition 2 of existing parts?
Clarifications and corrections (TISSUES)
Modeling
Power Quality
Statistical evaluation of information
New models for mechanical equipment and measurements of

non-electrical quantities
New features for testing support
Support for exchange of engineering information for

configuration across projects and between facilities
Redundancy possibility to have IEDs with dual

connections
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29
Testing improvements
Edition 1 required expedient user construction of
testing facilities (mainly with GOOSE).
Edition 2
Mirroring/feeding
/f
back control information
f
Isolation of functions in service
Interlocking test methods
Page 59
IEC 61850 new parts

New facilities modeling:
IEC 61850-7-410 Hydroelectric power plants

Communication for monitoring and control
IEC 61850-7-420 Communication Systems for

Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
IEC 61850-7-500 /-7-510 (Technical Reports)
Explains how to use the concepts of IEC 61850 to model

applications
IEC 61400-25-x Communications for monitoring and

control of wind power plants
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30
More new parts under development
Part 7-5 - defines the usage of information models for

substation automation applications - examples on how to
apply logical nodes from 7-4 for various applications.
Part 7-10- web based IEC 61850 models
More consistent implementations than those from programmers

reading paper documents.
Part 100-1 - Methods for functional testing in IEC 61850

based systems.
Configuration management of IEC 61850 based systems
Page 61
Mappings for gateways

60870
Station Controller &

Gateway
IEC 61850-80-1 Guideline for

exchange information from a
common data class (CDC) based
data model using IEC 60870-5
60870 5
IEC 61850-80-2/IEEE
1815.1 Exchanging
Information between
networks implementing IEC
61850 and IEEE 1815
(DNP3)
61850
61850
61850
Protection
Bay Controller
DNP Master
DNP Outstation
Gateway
Just starting IEEE C37.118

synchrophasors to IEC 61850-90-5
synchrophasors at PSRC
IEC 61580 Client
IEC
61850
Device
IEC
61850
Device
IEC
61850
Device
IEC
61850
Device
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31
How to address new areas?
Technical reports explain How to use IEC 61850 for...
Technical reports describe:
The use cases considered
The impact on the communication
The impact on the modeling
The impact on the engineering
Results will be used to update the standards later.

(
(amendments
d
t or new editions)
diti
)
Page 63
Technical reports (not standards)
IEC 61850-90-1: Using IEC 61850 for communication

between substations (published)
IEC 61850-90-2: Using IEC 61850 for communication

b t
between
substations
b t ti
and
d control
t l center
t
IEC 61850-90-3: Using IEC 61850 for condition

monitoring
IEC 61850-90-4: Network engineering guidelines
IEC 61850-90-5: Using IEC 61850 to transmit

synchrophasor
h h
iinformation
f
ti according
di tto IEEE C37
C37.118
118
Really important how to stream sampled values,

synchrophasors, or GOOSE messages over WAN with
security using standard IT services
Page 64
32
90-1 on interstation communications
61850 communications, modeling/semantics, & system engineering

across stations need Ethernet communications.
GOOSE needs LAN, or equivalent
Ethernet between stations:
Wideband direct interfaces of LANs
Tunnel that filters and directly passes packets over WAN
Gateway that acts as a proxy for packets e.g. teleprotection device
Ethernet LAN/WAN configuration advice

Teleprotection equipment
acting as gateway
Station A
Function
A1
?
?
Proxy
B1
Function
A2
Station B
Function
B1
Function
B2
Transparent Tunnel
Page 65
61850-90-2 and 90-3
90-2 - Using IEC 61850 for the communication between substations

and control centers in development
90-3 Condition monitoring of primary power apparatus

communications & asset management requirements:
Transformers, LTCs
GIS
Lines, UG cables
Sta. batteries
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33
Part 90-4 - Network Engineering Guidelines
Ethernet network&
physical layers were black
box you make it work.
Now comprehensive
guidance on reliable
network design.
Page 67
Part 90-4 - Network Engineering Guidelines

Layer 2 redundant network paths for protection messages
Short-bump or bumpless rerouting for segment failures
62439-3 Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) 2 LANs
62439-3 High availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR)
Rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP) from IT and redundancy simple and
fine!
C-frame
source
destinations
DANH
DANH
CPU
switch
interlink
RedBox
CPU
D-frame
A-frame
(HSR)
singly attached nodes
B-frame
(HSR)
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
DANH
DANH
DANH
DANH
DANH
destinations
Page 68
34
90-5 WAN synchrophasor transport
Sampled Value or GOOSE publish/subscribe across the WAN useful

way beyond just synchrophasors.
Add layer 3 transport UDP/IP unicast or multicast (unconfirmed

efficient stream of data p
packets not like slow,, confirmed TCP/IP))
Routers can search for subscribers and establish routes dynamically

using Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) V.3, a standard IT
router service.
New - a big deal end-to-end authentication in the packet!
SHA-2 authentication hash code - computed in real time.
Needs new PMU/relay platforms/processors to compute

authentication hash code (coming in 2012).
Industry standard Group Domain of Interpretation (GDOI) security

key distribution/management.
Packet encryption specification can be done in routers.

Page 69
WG17 technical reports - SG integration
IEC 61850-90-6: Using IEC 61850 for distribution automation.
IEC 61850-90-7: IEC 61850 object models for photovoltaic, storage

and other DER inverters.
IEC 61850-90-8: IEC 61850 object models for electrical vehicles.
IEC 61850-90-9: IEC 61850 object models for battery storage systems.
IEC 61850-90-10 DER scheduling.
IEC 61850
61850-90-11
90 11 Modeling of
programmable logic per IEC 61499.
IEC 61850-90-14 Modeling of FACTS

power controllers
Page 70
35
Other standards projects supporting IEC 61850
IEC 62445-2 Standard for communications between

substation and control center.
IEC
C 62351-6 - Cyber
C
security structure ffor IEC
C
61850.
Harmonize data models of IEC 61968 Common
Information Model [formerly EPRI CIM] and IEC
61850.
Page 71
Product development
61850 compliant relays and IEDs are widely available.
Its been a long expensive road for manufacturers they are

committed to development.
See http://www.ucausersgroup.org/ for list of compatible

products
d t and
d other
th iinformation.
f
ti
In early 2012 lots of servers (relays), growing choices for

clients (substation hosts), emergence of commercial process
bus (sampled data) systems based on IEC 61869-9.
Learn status at UCA International Users Group

http://sharepoint.ucausersgroup.org/default.aspx
Reports and related standards developments at IEEE Power

S t
System
Relaying
R l i C
Committee
itt (PSRC) meetings
ti
http://www.pes-psrc.org/
Articles in PACworld magazine

http://www.pacw.org/home.html
Page 72
36
IEC 61850 supported in products
Embeddable stacks for sale to IED manufacturers Triangle

Microworks and SISCO.
Supported by IED manufacturers SEL, GE, Siemens, ABB,
Alstom Grid/Schneider, ZIV, RFL, Ametek Pulsar, others.
R l ttestt sett manufacturers
Relay
f t
introducing
i t d i 61850 products
d t
OMICRON, Doble, Megger, others.
Industry-standard conformance testing program per 61850-10
and UCAIUG program with laboratories.
Substations with significant 61850 in North America since 2005
going into design standards at large utilities.
Used in critical special protection schemes.
Page 73
IEC 61850 versus DNP3

IEC 61850 Pros
DNP3 Pros
IEEE 1815 standard, long

complete (according to its own
targets)
Widely sold and used

used.
Debugged, stable
Supported by Users Group
DNP3 Cons
Single international Smart Grid integration

standard suite
All required services
All major vendors support
High-speed control (GOOSE) and process

data (Sampled Values) including wide-area
and security
Models the functions for automated

integration process (little hand configuration)
Supported by Users Group
No high speed control or data

services,
IEC 61850 Cons
Just for SCADA
Manual configuration of points and

data types takes time.
Integration tools have been work in progress

for a long time
Interoperability work in progress
Big product development effort, depending on

scope focus.
Design for usability and maintenance is an

area of opportunity
Mostly North American
Page 74
37
Troubleshooting Ethernet/61850 systems
Function level monitoring - program the relay logic to report data

sent/received catches most problems!
This is an IT network.
Basic tools for Ethernet networks e.g.,

e g WireShark
Protocol-specific tool examples:
Applied Systems Engineering DNP3 Analyzer
SMC 61850 GOOSEMeter (hand tool)
61850Easy configuration/troubleshooting tools
SISCO AXS4MMS Client - analyzer for relays (servers).
SISCO GOOSE Blaster simulator
NetScout network traffic monitoring for GOOSE
Most important design functional test

features into the logic.
Page 75
61850 progress
Massive standard growing beyond 2000 pages

(users dont need to read all this).
Continuing development and issue resolution among

vendors users
vendors,
users, and standards developers
developers.
Edition 2 and new parts of 61850 are being published.
Supported by todays major relay vendors.
Paper and article traffic reaching saturation level.
Varying interpretations by vendors require industry

conformance test program
program.
61850 reaches inside the devices there are problems

get experienced guidance for standard development.
DNP3 remains a widely used client-server protocol that

works on Ethernet (hand point map; no GOOSE).
Page 76
38
Steps of typical IEC 61850 project

Each utility has unique organization and needs
1.
Data gathering engage all stakeholders up front!
2.
Develop specifications.
3.
Develop
p Request
q
for Information ((RFI)) with specs.
p
4.
Conduct RFI & process get back a practical plan?
5.
Business case - justify proceeding?
7.
Full specifications.
8.
RFP & vendor selection for trial standard system.
9.
Detailed design with vendors.
10.
Organizational design and preparation.
11.
Development lab, training facilities.
12.
Field trials.
13.
Standards development; procedures and documentation.
14.
Interface systems to the utility enterprise.

Page 77

4 - Sampled Values Service & Process Bus
Eric A. Udren
March 2013
39
Sampled Values service for process bus
If a LAN can carry critical

relaying traffic in the control
h
house,
can it carry d
data
t and
d
control between the switchyard
and the control house?
Goal 4: Replace switchyard wires with a few optical fibers.
Eliminate conventional cables and surge/EMI pickup.
Move some measurement and control out to the yard, closer to the
power apparatus
apparatus.
Just a few wires left - we still have to get dc and station service
power out to the yard.
Page 79
Process bus
Voltages, currents, and status sampled near the source and

converted directly to Ethernet packet stream.
Multiple sample sets per packet for data transmission efficiency.
Support trend towards intelligent power apparatus - relays,

metering, control IEDs installed directly in the power apparatus,
even in the factory.
Reduce field wiring cost.
Cut wiring losses and burdens.
Add field signals without new wiring to control house.
Page 80
40
Process Bus concept
If we cut a microprocessor based relay in two and put a communications

bus between the I/O and the processing...
LP FILTER
Ethernet Network
Communications
P
1 OR
MORE
A/D
Subsystem
M
U
X
SAMPLE
AND
HOLD
LP FILTER
LP FILTER
CTs,
VTs
LP FILTER
125 Vdc Station

Battery Supply
Relay Output
Relay Output
Trip and
alarm
circuits
Relay Output
POWER SUPPLY
Contact Inputs
Status
contacts
Control House
Substation
LAN
Switchyard
S/H & Filter
Comm.
Controller
O/E
A/D
Subsystem
M
U
X
S/H & Filter

S/H & Filter
S/H & Filter
Optical fibers
Comm.
Controller
Process Bus
LAN
Relay Output
Combining data from diverse locations around the

switchyard
S/H & Filter
Comm.
Controller
Comm.
Controller
O/E
A/D
Subsystem
M
U
X
S/H & Filter

S/H & Filter
S/H & Filter
Relay Output
Page 81
Process bus services in 61850-9-2
SCADA
Substation
Host
Sampled values protocol (on data

link layer 2 for speed and simplicity)
GOOSE (on data link layer 2 for
speed
d and
d simplicity)
i li i )
Time synch (SNTP)
Station Bus
Relay1
y
MU - CT
IED2
Process Bus
Relay
y3
MU - VT
MU = switchyard Merging Unit

Page 82
41
Merging unit
Line Protection
Bus Protection
Ethernet
Controller
Binary Inputs &

Control Outputs
Ethernet
Controller
IEC 61850-9-2
Process Bus
Ethernet Switch
Sample timing synchronization

Ethernet
Controller
EOVT
fiber
Merging Unit
with
Combined
ECT and EVT
MOCT
fiber
C37 92 OVT
C37.92
C37.92 OCT
Conventional CTs
Conventional VTs
Page 83
Process Bus Protocol in 61850-9-2
Application layer directly accesses link layer for speed same as GOOSE
messaging no TCP/IP
Uses Ethernet frame directly with priority/VLAN .1Q tag
Use p
priority
y 4 due to criticalityy or messages,
g , same as GOOSE
VLAN use is optional
What goes into the packet payload?

Ethertype (8100 = Ethernet
Page 84
42
IEC 61850-9-2 frame generic and flexible

Octets
Notes
Preamble
Start of frame
Octets
1
2
3
4
8
TPID
TCI
Service
Sampled Values
0 x 8100 (802.1Q Ethertype)

User priority
CFI
VID
VID
Default VID
Default priority
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
.
m + 26
.
.1517
.
.
.
.1521
Destination address
Refer to Address
Fields section.
Header
MAC
Source address
Priority
tagged
TPID
TCI
Refer to Priority
Tagging/VirtualLAN
section.
Ethertype
Length Start
APPID
Length (m + 8)
Reserved 1
Reserved 2
Ethertype PDU
Refer to Ethertype
and Other Header
Information
section.
APDU (of length m)

(Pad bytes if necessary)
Frame check sequence
Page 85
9-2 LE Implementation Guideline
Page 86
43
IEC 61850-9-2 LE Data Set
Fixed sampling rates of 80 or 256

samples per power cycle at 50 or
60 Hz.
Fixed data frame format
Fixed configuration format
Page 87
9-2 LE fiber 1 pps synchronizing clock input specs
Page 88
44
Unified substation-wide LAN using 9-2 LE
Page 89
Chopping up the ring for redundancy
Design concept of big ring station/process bus does not separate the zones
of protection zones share merging units and communications.
Relay engineers are used to separating zones of protection for reliability &
g
failure mode handling.
Another way to apply MUs

dedicated merging unit
function for each zone,
each location, and
System A or System B
full redundancy and
isolation.
This takes a lot more

equipment but
separates zones.
Page 90
45
Another direction 61850-9-2, but not 9-2 LE

GE Multilin HardFiber process bus system.
Uses conformant 61850-9-2 sampled values frame.
Uses 61850-8-1 GOOSE for sampling synchronization and control .
61850-8-1 GOOSE is not how 9-2 LE synchronizes sampling not

compatible with other vendors MUs.
Technically thoughtful (an opinion) architecture solution that

addresses application concerns:
Isolation of protection zones.
Isolation of redundant systems.
Works with
ith toda
todays
s GE UR rela
relays.
s
Each relay drives its own data sampling, as it does conventionally.
Tracks system frequency and avoids distance relay polarizing

problems.
Design includes solutions to installation efficiency and testing issues.

Page 91
GE HardFiber process bus system
Weatherproof Brick mounts on apparatus; has four mini merging units

inside GE calls them cores.
Connect to relays in control house via premade fiber assemblies and

weatherproof
eat e p oo co
connectors.
ecto s
Images
courtesy
GE Multilin
Page 92
46
GE HardFiber components
GE prefab copper cable

for field connections
CTs, PTs, contacts, trip
circuits.
GE prefab multiple fiber plus power

cable from Brick to SCE relays in
SCE facility.
Variety of standard lengths up to 500
meters.
C il th
Coil
the excess cable
bl where
h
convenient.
Brick end and indoor end shown.
Images
courtesy
GE Multilin
Page 93
Indoors:
Cross connect
panel.
Fibers to/from
relays.
Power from panel

to remote Brick via
HardFiber cable.
Flexible easy
patching of Brick
cores to multiple
GE UR relays.
Images
courtesy
GE Multilin
Page 94
47
Process card replaces UR analog/binary input card.
A special purpose Ethernet switch connecting

multiple brick core fiber signals to the protection
processor.
NOTE: No network connection is possible to

existing UR Ethernet port used for:
IEC 61850 GOOSE messages to control center.
Relay settings, events, or configuration.
Isolated by protection application processors.
Cant hack from Brick into substation network.
Critical CIP compliance help.

Image
courtesy
GE Multilin
Page 95
GE HardFiber system configuration
Sampling is triggered by downward GOOSE messages, not 1 pps

timing fibers across switchyard.
Electronic data sources are not shared across zones or between

redundant systems.
Image
courtesy
GE Multilin
Page 96
48
HardFiber interoperability with other vendors?
ABB, Siemens, Alstom Grid, SEL

used 9-2 LE.
9-2 LE is an implementation
guideline,
id li
nott partt off 61850 standard.
t d d
Brick cannot work in a 9-2 LE system

& vice versa.
What about multiple vendors and

interoperability of 61850?
Page 97
2012 - a way out of the impasse
Merging unit standards project in IEC TC 38 (Instrument

Transformers) IEC 61869-9 Merging Unit Standard.
IEC 61869-9 cites 61850-9-2 and chooses specific options one

sampling rate only (4 kHz), standard frames, etc. even more
specific than 9-2 LE.
Eliminates 1 pps fiber time synchronization - IEEE 1588 precision

timing protocol (PTP) on the existing Ethernet connection to
synchronize samples.
Every vendor can adapt its products to work with this standard
without big hardware changes.
GE and the others said they will adapt to published standard

standard.
Products interoperate, with flexible architectures.
Implementation agreement in drafting.
Page 98
49
Ngrid UK 400 kV process bus demo
Ratcliffe indoor
substation
Page 99
Switchyard maintenance solution!
Page 100
50
Cost effective partial solution
Extend the station bus into the switchyard for binary

status and control I/O.
Put a remote binary I/O relay (SEL 451, GE UR C90+,

etc.) in the switchyard for all status and control via
GOOSE.
Wire only the CTs and CVTs back to the control house.
Eliminate 70-80% of switchyard wiring.
We can do it right now.
Solution for NU 61850 EHV P&C design standard.
Page 101
Questions?
eudren@quanta-technology.com or (412) 596-6959.
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Communications with IEC 61850

Eric is based in Pittsburgh, PA and can be reached at eudren@quantatechnology.com or (412) 596-6959.

Impact of substation data communications

intervendor communications was a user

Goal 1: Collect relay data, give control for

Goal 2: Access operational and non-operational data from

Goal 3: Replace wired P&C schemes with LANs.

Goal 4: Replace switchyard/power equipment wiring for

Relay data for SCADA/EMS

RTUs connect to the same ac and apparatus signals as

Microprocessor (P) relays are designed for

Goal 1: Concentrator on LAN collects relay values and

Serial LAN (RS-485, multiple RS-232) still widely used.

Ethernet LAN recommended for Smart Grid

Standard protocols DNP3/IEC 60870-5 and Modbus

Smart Grid standards DNP3 and IEC 61850.

Relay data for SCADA/EMS

Fast response & fresh accurate data.

DNP3 and Modbus on RS-485 serial or Ethernet ports.

IEC 61850 MMS server-client functions.

IEC 61850 GOOSE high-speed publish/subscribe of status,

IEEE C37.118 synchrophasor streaming.

Trial in 2012 61850

2013 Quanta Technology LLC

Goal 2 - Enterprise information reliability & economic benefits

Integrate relay data

Databases & back

Relay data for non-operational users

Fault location, outages, failures, and system

Fault and disturbance recordings, event logs.

Relay and IED self monitoring and failure reporting for

Performance statistics - protection & communications

Power apparatus monitoring by relays and IEDs.

Measurements for trending system operations

Substation revenue metering.

Protection & control over Ethernet LAN

& systems with IEC 61850

status & control points, including

analog values capability.

wiring reduction in the station.

be faster than wiring.

Sampled Values service on process bus

Goal 4: Replace switchyard/facility wires with a few optical fibers.

Eliminate conventional cables and surge/EMI pickup.

Move some measurement and control closer to the power

Move the relays away from the apparatus.

2013 Quanta Technology LLC

Why focus on Ethernet communications?

Important Ethernet networks

Network tools to manage & prioritize mixed traffic.

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Big standard, evolving for 18 years and still going...

10 original parts now in Edition 2, plus >23 new parts!

Multiple services not a monolith:

Server-client design for Ethernet networks.

Application layers for utility/industrial system application.

High speed protection, control, and sampled data streaming services.

System-wide data and control services and methods.

Single international standard for power system communications.

Recognized by DOE & NIST as a Smart Grid communications

2013 Quanta Technology LLC

What is IEC 61850?

Relay/IED measurement & control exchanges with substation hosts