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IEC61850 in Substation Automation

Th1. Intro and data model
Welcome!
Is this what you expected?

Course object: IEC618500 In

Substation Communication

Course goal: Get to know, configure

and test

Course content:
– IEC61850 standard description
– GOOSE and SV configuration
– Client-Server configuration
– Redundancy and Time Sync
– Testing and troubleshooting
Course
Practicalities

• Lunch around 12
09:00 – 16.00 o’clock
• Need a break? Take
one!

• Participate
Relion® for you • Learn & share
• Ask questions
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Situation before IEC61850

Many communication protocols:

Modbus, SPA, LON, Profibas,60870-
5-103, DNP…

Even “International” protocols have

deviations in implementation
depends of vendor

Quite difficult to build the system

using multi-vendor environment
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Basic IEC61850 Principles

Interoperability Free configuration Long term stability

The ability of IEDs from The standard shall The standard shall be
one or several support different future proof, i.e. it must
manufacturers to philosophies and allow be able to follow the
exchange information a free allocation of progress in
and use the information functions e.g. it must communication
for the their own work equally well for technology and the
functions centralized (RTU like) or evolving system
decentralized (SCS like) requirements
systems
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Standard benefits

Internationally accepted protocol

standard for “communication
networks and systems in
substations”
Not only a communication protocol,
so It also affects system building,
tools and configuration
The main difference to previous
communication standards is the
standardized modeling and naming
for Data
Defines a set of communication
services
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Logical Nodes, general information

Object where standardized data for

communication are grouped in
according to their relationship to
application functions
The logical nodes may be seen also
as containers containing the data
provided by a dedicated function for
exchange (communication).
LLN0 and LPHD are special and
contains generic information about
relay
There are only LNs in the structure
that are used in application – so
data structure always depends on
application
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Logical Nodes, naming

The name of the logical node is than PHHPTOC1

the label attached to this container
telling to what function the data CBXCBR1
belong. DARREC1
Every LN in application consist of:
– LN Prefix: vendor and application
SCHLCCH1
specific information, optional CMMXU1
– LN Class: defined in standard, is a MVGAPC2
must part of LN name. Contains 4
characters SSCBR1
– LN instance ID: application
specific, must be
First character of LN class defines
the purpose of the function
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Logical Nodes, groups

Most common LN groups:

– P: Protection
– M: Metering and measurement
– S: Supervision and monitoring
– X: Switchgear
– R: Protection related functions
– L: System
– G: Generic
– C: Supervisory control

Full table can be found in IEC61850-7-4, c.5

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Data attributes and data objects

Data attribute(DA) is the lowest part

in data model which actually
contains values.
Data object(DO) contains defined
set of DAs represents some function
behavior
LN contains defined set of DO
In the example:
Str is DO, represents all DA belong
to PHHPTOC1 start/pick-up
General is DA contain status of IEC61850-7-3 defines common data classes
protection start. Can be TRUE or
FALSE
t is DA and represent the last change
time
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Functional Constraint(FC)

From an application point of view,

the data attributes are classified
according to their specific use; for
example, some attributes are used
for controlling purposes, other
attributes are used
for reporting and logging,
configuration, others indicate
measurements or setting groups,
or some identify the description of a
specific data attribute.
IEC 61850-7-2 contains list of FC
value
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Logical device

A logical device is mainly a

composition of logical nodes and
additional services.
The grouping of logical nodes in
logical devices is based on common
features of these logical nodes.
Standard doesn’t define names and
rules for LNs allocation. So those are
vendor specific.
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Most used Common Data Classes (CDC)

SPS = Single point status (read only 1-bit)

DPS = Double point status (read only 2-bits)
INS = Integer status (read only integer value)
ENS = Enumerated status(usually from monitored values)
ACT = Protection activation information (TRIP)
ACD = Directional protection activation information (START
SPC = Controllable single point with status (writable and
readable 1-bit)
INC = Controllable Integer with status (writable and
readable)
DPC = Controllable Double point status (writable and
readable 2-bits)
MV = Measurement value (magnitude)
CMV = Complex measurement value (magnitude and angle)
WYE = Phase-To-Ground measurement (6 x CMV objects)
DEL = Phase-To-Phase measurement (3 x CMV objects)
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Complex view