IEC 61850 Primer -

Communication Networks and

Systems In Substations
February 16, 2005

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61850 Scope

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Abstract Communications Service Interface
ACSI
Defines a set of Objects

Defines a set of Services to

manipulate and access those objects

Defines a base set of data types for

describing objects

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Anatomy of an IEC61850 Object Name

V A
Functional Constraint
MX MX

Logical Nodes
MMXU1 MMXU2

Logical Device
(e.g. Relay1)

MMXU2$MX$A =
Physical Device
(network address)
Feeder #2 Current Measurements

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 Logical node groups
M Metering and measurement (8)
L System LN (2)
S Sensor and monitoring (4)
P Protection (28)
X Switchgear (2)
R Protection related (10)
T Instrument transformers (2)
C Control (5)
Y Power transformers (4)
G Generic (3)
Z Further power system
I Interfacing and archiving (4) equipment (15)
A Automatic control (4)
Examples:
PDIF: Differential protection CSWI: Switch controller
RBRF: Breaker failure MMXU: Measurement unit
XCBR: Circuit breaker YPTR: Power transformer

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 Services Examples
GetData Read
SetDataValues Write
GetDataDirectory Read list of object names

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 ACSI Services
ACSI Services MMS Services
LogicalDeviceDirectory GetNameList
GetAllDataValues Read
GetDataValues Read
SetDataValues Write
GetDataDirectory GetNameList
Enable GetDataDefinition
GetDataSetValues
GetVariableAccessAttributes
Read
Self SetDataSetValues
CreateDataSet
Write
CreateNamedVariableList
Describing DeleteDataSet DeleteNamedVariableList
GetDataSetDirectory GetNameList
Devices Report (Buffered and Unbuffered) InformationReport
GetBRCBValues/GetURCBValues Read
SetBRCBValues/SetURCBValues Write
GetLCBValues Read
SetLCBValues Write
QueryLogByTime ReadJournal
QueryLogAfter ReadJournal
GetLogStatusValues GetJournalStatus
Select Read/Write
SelectWithValue Read/Write
Cancel Write
Operate Write
Command-Termination Write

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IEC61850 Profiles

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 IEC61850 Documents
Basic principles Part 1

Glossary Part 2

General Requirements Part 3

System and project management Part 4

Communication requirements Part 5

Substation Automation System Configuration Part 6

Basic Communication Structure Part 7

Mapping to Sampled Measured Values

Part 8 MMS and Part 9
Ethernet Mapping to Ethernet

Conformance testing Part 10

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 IEC61850 Primary Parts
Part 6-1: Substation Configuration Language (SCL)
Part 7-2: Abstract Communications Service Interface
(ACSI) and base types
Part 7-3: Common Data Classes (CDC)
Part 7-4: Logical Nodes
Part 8-1: Specific Communications Service Mappings
(SCSM) - MMS & Ethernet
Part 9-2: SCSM - Sampled Values over Ethernet
Part 10-1: Conformance Testing

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IEC61850 Substation Architecture
Station Bus- 10/100/1000 MB Ethernet

Relay(s) Relay
IED Relay
IED Relay
IED Remote
Subscribe to Access
Datasets

Process Bus Network

MU Publishes
V/I/Status .1/1/10GB
Datasets
Ethernet

Clk1 MU MU MU Clk2

PT1 I/O Optical PT2 I/O CT2 Optical I/O Optical

CT MU = Merging Unit PT CT

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Sampled Measured Values

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 Peer to Peer Communications
Functional Requirements
Relay Relay Relay Relay

Bkr 1 Bkr 2 Bkr 3 ... Bkr N

Trip

BFI
Message delivery to multiple devices
simultaneously
Fast Delivery (< 4ms)

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IEC61850 Generic Object Oriented
Substation Event - GOOSE
Device to multi-device
communication Local or Wide GOOSE Header:
Area Multicast Address
Bridgeable but Non-routable Name
Time Until Next GOOSE
User-defined Dataset sent in
an Ethernet Multicast message Etc.

Message sent on change of User-Defined Dataset

state as well periodically to Status Information
enable detection of device Analog Values
failure
Data Quality
Reliability effected through Time
message repeat

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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
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 SCL File Types
SSD: System Specification Description.
XML description of the entire system.

SCD: Substation Configuration Description.

XML description of a single substation.

ICD: IED Capability Description.

XML description of items supported by an IED.

CID: Configured IED Description.

XML configuration for a specific IED.

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 Benefits of IEC61850
High-level services enable self-describing
devices & automatic object discovery saving
$$$$$ in configuration, setup and
maintenance.
Standardized naming conventions with power
system context eliminates device
dependencies and tag mapping saving $$$$ in
config., setup, and maint.
Standardized configuration file formats
enables exchange of device configuration
saving $$$$ in design, specification, config.,
setup, and maint.
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 Benefits of IEC61850 - 2
Higher performance multi-cast
messaging for inter-relay
communications enables functions not
possible with hard wires and save $$$$
in wiring and maintenance.

Multi-cast messaging enables sharing of

transducer (CT/PT) signals saving $$$$
by reducing wiring and connection costs

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