Overview of IEC-

61850

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 Overall Communication
Architecture

LN and data classes 61850-7-4

principles and
models
61850-7-1 common data classes & attr. 61850-7-3

service classes, abstract services, and

basic types (ACSI) 61850-7-2

mapping 61850-8-x mapping 61850-9-x

other standards
or private
stack for station bus stack for process bus

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Modelling – Which specification relates to
What?

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ACSI – Abstract Communication
Service Interface

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ACSI is Abstract
 Abstract Services isolate object models
from communication specifics
 ‘Future proofing’ - allows adoption of
future technologies

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ACSI
Abstract Communications Service Interface

 Client-Server based communication

Services for
 Data Access, Controls, Event Reporting
and Logging, Self-description, File
transfer etc
 Publish-Subscribe communication
services for fast and reliable
distribution of
 Events
 Sampled Values

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ACSI
 Defines a set of Object Models
 Data Related Models
 Server
 Logical Device
 Logical Node
 Data

 Other Models for

 Datasets, Control, Reporting, Logging, Settings
etc.

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ACSI Models

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 ACSI Services

Enable
Self
Describing
Devices

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Logical Nodes
 A named grouping of data and associated services that
is logically related to some power system function

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Logical Node Example

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IEC61850-7-4 Logical Nodes
Name Description
Axxx Automatic Control (4). ATCC (tap changer), AVCO (volt. ctrl.),
etc.
Cxxx Supervisory Control (5). CILO (Interlocking), CSWI (switch ctrl),
etc.
Gxxx Generic Functions (3). GGIO (generic I/O), etc.
Ixxx Interfacing/Archiving (4). IARC (archive), IHMI (HMI), etc.
Lxxx System Logical Nodes (2). LLN0 (common), LPHD (Physical
Device)
Mxxx Metering & Measurement (8). MMXU (meas.), MMTR (meter.),
etc.
Pxxx Protection (28). PDIF, PIOC, PDIS, PTOV, PTOH, PTOC, etc.
Rxxx Protection Related (10). RREC (auto reclosing), RDRE
(disturbance)..
Sxxx Sensors, Monitoring (4). SARC (archs), SPDC (partial
discharge), etc.
Txxx Instrument Transformer (2). TCTR (current), TVTR (voltage)
Xxxx Switchgear (2). XCBR (breaker), XCSW (switch)
Yxxx Power Transformer (4). YPTR (transformer), YPSH (shunt), etc.
Zxxx Other Equipment (15). ZCAP (cap ctrl), ZMOT (motor), etc.
Wxxx Wind (Set aside for other standards)
Oxxx Solar (Set aside for other standards)
Hxxx Hydropower (Set aside for other standards)
Nxxx Power Plant (Set aside for other standards)
Bxxx Battery (Set aside for other standards)
Fxxx Fuel Cells (Set aside for other standards) 12
Data Objects
 Represent data within a logical node
 voltage, current, relay settings. etc.
 Aggregate attributes of defined types
 measurements, status, controls,
configuration, etc.
 Have independent access control
 Have standardized names, types

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Data Refinement

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Data In Logical Nodes

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Single Point Status (SPS)
CDC

stVal

Attribute Mandatory/
Name Type Functional Range of Optional
Constraint Values

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Sample Capture

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Dataset
 Comprised of references to data
objects, accessed with a single name
 May be predefined or dynamic
 May be interrogated by client

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Dataset

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Reporting Model

 Reports members of data sets

 by exception, triggered by data, quality
changes
 Periodic integrity report
 On Demand
 Multiple clients, Multiple data sets
 Various formats of reports to preserve
bandwidth

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Logging Model
 Logs members of data sets
 same triggering as Report Model
 logged to circular buffer
 can log multiple data sets
 can be retrieved by multiple clients
 Retrieval by entry number or timestamp

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GSE Model

 Generic Object Oriented system-wide

Event
 fastand reliable distribution of data
 publisher sends to multiple subscribed
peers
 Specialized communication mapping to
achieve performance, reliability

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GSE
GSSE:
Generic Substatation
Status Event

128 status bit pairs

GOOSE:
Generic Object Oriented
Substation Event
InformationReport
OSI Connectionless Data set containing
named values and status
Non-Routable Profile
Ethernet Multicast Address Ethernet Multicast Address

Published to all devices Published to all devices

subscribed to data on subscribed to data on
multi-cast address multi-cast address

(UCA GOOSE)
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Goose Control Block

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Retransmission Intervals

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Sample Scenario

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Sampled Measured Values
 A method for transmitting sampled
measurements from transducers such as
CTs, VTs, and digital I/O.
 Enables sharing of I/O signals among IEDs
 Supports 2 transmission methods:
 Multicast service (MSVC) over Ethernet
 Unicast (point-to-point) service (USVC) over serial

links.

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Control Model

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IEC61850 Controls
 4 Control Models:
 Direct Control with normal security
 SBO Control with normal security

 Direct Control with enhanced security

 SBO Control with enhanced security

 Enhanced Security provides validation and

supervision of the control action and
reporting of status.

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Substitution Model

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Settings Group Model

 Settings Groups allow for

 simultaneous switching of multiple
parameters
 Multiple copies of each parameter
 Exactly one copy of each is active
 Exactly one copy of each is editable

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Settings Group Control

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