2018-04-05

IEC 61850
Introduction and
Applications

Presenter

© ABB Group
April 5, 2018 | Slide 2

1
 2018-04-05

Introduction

2
2018-04-05

3
2018-04-05

4
 2018-04-05

The goal of the IEC 61850 standard

Interoperability The ability for IED’s from one or several

manufacturer to exchange information and
use the information for the their own
functions.

Free configuration The standard shall support different philosophies

and allow a free allocation of functions e.g. it
must work equally well for centralized (RTU like) or
decentralized (SCS like) systems.

Long term stability The standard shall be future proof, i.e.

it must be able to follow the progress in
communication technology as well as
evolving system requirements.

5
 2018-04-05

GOOSE

RECEIVING
IED (1)

GOOSE
SENDING
IED
RECEIVING
IED (2)

l
l
l

RECEIVING
IED (3)
Substation
LAN
(Ethernet)

GOOSE = Generic Object Oriented System-wide Events

12

6
 2018-04-05

Horizontal (peer-to-peer) communication

Station
HMI Gateway

GOOSE
Control Protection Control & Control Protection
Protection

Process Interface Process Interface Process Interface

GOOSE = Generic Object Oriented System-

wide Events

GOOSE Applications

Each signal is connected only once which gives minimal wiring

between bays! Efficient use for:
Apparatus position for interlocking
Reservation for control
Auto reclosing signals between sub-systems (start,
block)
Blockable busbar protection schemes (distribution)
Breaker failure protection signals (start, trip)
Voltage transformer supervision for Synchro-check
functions.
Automatic load shedding
Big savings on engineering, cabling and testing.
Simplified exchange between sub-systems (different batteries)
Supervision of signal quality! (validity check gives alarm at
failure)
Efficient engineering with new tools and network supervision.

7
2018-04-05

8
2018-04-05

9
2018-04-05

10
 2018-04-05

IEC61850 - Reduction of Cabling!

Simple IEC 61850 engineering?

Plug–and-play or Plug-and-pray?

11
 2018-04-05

Vendor independent tools

Expansion of the IEC 61850 world

IEC 61850
modeling for
Control center
SCADA
:
IEC 61850

IEC 61850

IEC 61850-80-1 IEC 61850-90-2

Guideline to Us of 61850 Wind power
exchange 61850 between station IEC 61400-25
information over IEC and control, center
60870-5-101/104

IEC 61850
Station

IEC 61850-90-1
Distributed Energy
between stations IEC 61850-7-420
IEC 62351-6
Data and communication-
security for IEC 61850
IEC 62271-003
Digital
interface
for HV Hydro power
apparatus IEC 61850-7-410

12
 2018-04-05

IEC 61850: TESTING

How do we test all of this?

How do we test the Network Topology (Switches)?

How do we test the Vertical Communication to SCADA?

How do we test Interlocking?

How do we test Protection Schemes?

13
 2018-04-05

End of introduction

Applications

14
 2018-04-05

IEC 61850 Application Domain: Substation Automation

Station Remote control (NCC)

computer
Engineering
station
Station
gateway
Station Level
Station or interbay bus (LAN)

Control Protection Control & Protection Control

Protection
Bay Level

Process bus (LAN)

Process Interface Process Interface Process Interface

Process Level

15
 2018-04-05

Structure of the IEC 61850 standard

Information and
Part 1 Introduction and Overview understanding

Part 2 Glossary
Impact on
Part 3 General Requirements tenders and
product mgmt.
Part 4 System and Project Management

Part 5 Communication Requirements Modeling

of standard
Part 6 Configuration Description Language for communication

Part 7-1 BasicCommunication

Communicationmodel
Structure (Data
(Data model
model and and Services)
Services)
Communication Impact on
… 7- 4 Communicationmodel
model(Data
(Datamodel
modeland
andServices)
Services)
engineering
Part 10 Conformance testing

The real stuff!

Mapping Mapping Mapping Mapping
Part 8 Part 9
Stack A Stack B Stack X Stack Y Impact on
verification
(not yet published)
Station bus Process bus
mappings mappings

IEC 61850 standard definitions

Logical device Data attribute

1…N
LN1 LN2
(XCBR) (MMXU)
Data
1…N
StV q PhA PhB
Pos A Logical node
1…N

Bay A Logical device

1 ... N
Physical device
(network address)
Physical device

16
2018-04-05

17
2018-04-05

18
 2018-04-05

Horizontal (peer-to-peer) communication

Station
HMI Gateway

GOOSE
Control Protection Control & Control Protection
Protection

Process Interface Process Interface Process Interface

GOOSE = Generic Object Oriented System-

wide Events

19
 2018-04-05

GOOSE message transmission scheme

Dataset for a GOOSE

20
 2018-04-05

IEC 61850 GOOSE Priority tagging

Ethernet-Switch

Overtake lane for IEC

GOOSE

GOOSE
Normal
Telegram Buffer for normal
telegrams
s
n IEC 61850 uses standard Ethernet
n IEC 61850 can therefore take advantage from all the
options of modern Ethernet
n These options are not avilable in other protocols

21
2018-04-05

22
2018-04-05

23
2018-04-05

24
 2018-04-05

Structure of a Sampled Value

25
 2018-04-05

Sampled Value Timing

Model of Transmission of Sampled Values

ACSI: Abstract Communication Interface

26
 2018-04-05

IEC 61850 - Vertical communication

The communication between Station HMI/SCADA and the IEDs is defined in the IEC
61850 standard.

Data exchanged can be:

• Control (operating primary objects)

• Log
• Reporting of events

Client-server communication

§ Client (HMI or Gateway) can connect to the Server (IED)

§ Client can browse the Server data model and read/write
data
§ Clients can subscribe to reports

Two types of reports

§ Unbuffered

§ Buffered

§ The Server buffers reports for the Client in case of

communication loss.

27
 2018-04-05

Station bus and conventional process wiring

Network
Engineering/
Control HSI
Monitoring
Center

Router switch

IEC 61850 Stations bus

Bay IED IED Bay IED IED

Controller A A Controller A A

Switchgear CTs/VTs Switchgear CTs/VTs

Separate station and process busses

Network Engineering/
Control HSI
Monitoring
Center

Router switch

IEC 61850-8-1 Station bus

Bay IED IED Bay IED IED

Controller A A Controller A A

IEC 61850-9-2 IEC 61850-9-2

Ethernet Process bus Ethernet Process bus
Switch Switch

Modern Modern Modern Modern

Switchgear CTs/VTs Switchgear CTs/VTs

28
 2018-04-05

Station bus in ring

Network
Control Engineering/
HSI
Center Monitoring

Router switch

Ethernet in ring with switches IEC 61850-8-1

Station bus

Bay IED IED Bay IED IED

Controller A A Controller A A

IEC 61850-9-2 IEC 61850-9-2

Ethernet Process bus Ethernet Process bus
Switch Switch

Modern Modern Modern Modern

Switchgear CTs/VTs Switchgear CTs/VTs

SCL – Substation Configuration Language

§ Description language for communication in electrical

substations related to the IEDs

§ XML based language that allows a formal description of

§ Substation automation system and the switchyard and the relation
between them
§ IED configuration

§ SCL File Types

§ SSD: System Specification Description.
XML description of the functionality in a substation
§ SCD: Substation Configuration Description.
XML description of a “configured” substation
§ ICD: IED Capability Description.
XML description of items supported by an IED
§ CID: Configured IED Description.
XML configuration for a specific IED

29
 2018-04-05

SCL – Substation Configuration Language

30
 2018-04-05

IEC 61850: TESTING

How do we test all of this?

How do we test the Network Topology (Switches)?

How do we test the Vertical Communication to SCADA?

How do we test Interlocking?

How do we test Protection Schemes?

TOOLS: IEC 61850 RELAY TESTING

IEC 61850 interface built-in into the relay test

set.

31
 2018-04-05

Thank you for your attention

32