/ Charlie Hsu, Sales, PSAC, Power System Division, TWABB, June.

2013

IEC 61850
The Approach and the Standard

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 1

Agenda

Introduction & revolution

The key issues for IEC 61850
Logical Nodes
Communication Services
GOOSE applications
Process bus for digital substation
The integration in Engineering & Testing Process
Summary

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The IEC 61850 standard

Revolution of Substation Automation
Yesterday

Today

SA conventional
MMI / Control Board

Tomorrow

Future

SA with interbay bus

SA with interbay &

process bus

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NC C

NC C

Direct Access for

Network Control
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RTU
e ve nt recording
protection

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COM 58 1

A BB Net wo k
r P art ne r A G

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Copper
cable s

COM 581

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Gateway /
Protocol Co nv.

Gate way /
Protocol Co nv.

S AS

Router/
Sw itch

SAS

SAS

SCA DA - di stribu tion, m e tering

seria l comm unication

se rial comm unication

to othe r bays

se rial com munica tion

to other bays

to other bays

Coppe r cables

GIS

GIS

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GIS

IED

IED

IED

IED

IED

Coppe r cables
Bay cubicle

GIS

IED

Coppe r cables
Ba y cubicle

Ba y cubicle

Se nsor s &
a ctuator s

Bay cubicle

S ensor s &
a ctuator s

Example of IEC 61850 substation system structure

SmallSCADA
DMS600

Frontend
MicroSCADA Pro

Station Level

System
Configuration

RTU560

SYS600C

RTU540

Bay Level

IEC 61850-8-1

670 series

REB500

650 series
650 series

630 series

620 series

615 series

RTU511

IED Configuration

IEC 61850-9-2

Process Level

MU
SAMU

SAMU
Combiflex

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RTU540

Requirements for Standard in SA

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 5

Interoperability

The ability for IEDs 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 (IED
base) 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.

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Key issues for IEC 61850

User-near, object oriented Data model

Every days objects for the Substation Engineer
SIMG

SIMG

XSWI

CSWI
XSWI

TVTR

SIMG

PTRC

CSWI

PTOC

CSWI

TCTR

XCBR

Primary Technology (Switchgear)

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 7

Secondary
Technology
(Substation
Automation)

Example :
Object
Current
Breaker
XCBR
What
data
belong to
this object ?

These
Objects
are called
Logical
Nodes

Data Hierarchy

Bay Unit

Physical Device (IED)

defined as Server
Implementation

Bay Controller

Logical Device (LD)

Grouping
Logical Node (LN)

XCBR Circuit breaker

Data
Data (Object)

Position

Properties
Attribute
Value

Control Value
ON/OFF

Status Value
INTERM./OFF/ON/BAD

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 8

Example for Logical Node

XCBR class
Attribute Name

Attr. Type

LNName

Explanation

T M/O

Shall be inherited from Logical-Node Class (see IEC 61850-7-2)

Data

Common Logical Node Information see Example for Logical Node (1)
LN shall inherit all Mandatory Data from Common Logical Node Class
Local operation (local means without substation automation communication,
Loc
SPS
hardwired direct control)
EEHealth
INS
External equipment health
EEName
DPL
External equipment name plate
OpCnt
INS
Operation counter
Controls

M
M
O
O
M

Pos

DPC

Switch position

BlkOpn

SPC

Block opening

BlkCls

SPC

Block closing

ChaMotEna

SPC

Charger motor enabled

BCR

Sum of Switched Amperes, resetable

CBOpCap

INS

Circuit breaker operating capability

POWCap

INS

Point On Wave switching capability

MaxOpCap

INS

Circuit breaker operating capability when fully charged

Metered Values
SumSwARs

Status Information

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 9

Communication services - Data access and transfer

Data Model that

can be accessed
Query

Reply

What can be
changed
(IEC 61850-7-4
and 61850-7-3)

Events

How to change
(IEC 61850-7-2)
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July 1, 2013 | Slide 10

Communication for Station & Process bus

IEC 61850-8-1 & 9-2

8-1

9-2

MU

MK
MK

MK

8-1/9-2

I/O
MU

8-1/9-2

I/O
MU

MK

MK

MU

MK

MK

I/O
MU

MK I/O
MU

MU

NCIT

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 11

NCIT

NCIT: non-conventional instrument transformer

NCIT

MU: Merging unit

Vertical communication
Control Station
Station Level
Vertical Serial
Communication

Bay Level
Examples:
Samples
Trips
Positions

Process Level

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 12

HMI

Station
Computer

Examples:
Comands
Events

Gateway

Protection
& Control

Control

NCC

IEC 61850

Control

Protection

Process Interface

Process Interface

Protection

Process Interface

(Equipments, processes)

Application examples
Circuit-breaker failure protection

REF615
OK, I hear you!
Ill open
my Breaker

IED A

X
REF615

GOOSE message
IED B

My Breaker is
not opening!
Activate Breaker
failure scheme
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July 1, 2013 | Slide 13

IED B (outgoing feeder) detects a fault,

issues an opening command to its breaker
and starts the breaker
failure protection
The breaker of the outgoing feeder fails to
open and after a set time delay the breakerfailure protection in IED B sends a BFP trip
command to IED A as a GOOSE message
After receiving the GOOSE message IED A
issues an opening command to the
incoming feeder breaker and the fault is
cleared

Horizontal communication
Control Station
Station Level
Vertical Serial
Communication

Bay Level

HMI

Station
Computer

IEC 61850

Gateway

Horizontal communication

Examples:
Blockings
Unblockings
States

Control

Protection

Protection
& Control

Control

Protection

Vertical Serial
Communcation
Process Interface

Process Level

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 14

Process Interface

Process Interface

(Equipments, processes)

Horizontal communication: GOOSE

SCADA
Engineering

Ethernet Switch

GPS

Ethernet Switch

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 15

Ethernet Switch

Ethernet Switch

Ethernet Switch

Ethernet Switch

Ethernet Switch

Horizontal GOOSE communication

GOOSE performance

GOOSE speed requirements from IED to IED as defined by the standard

Type 1 (fast messages)
Type 1A (tripping)
Class P2/3: <3 ms (transmission)
Class P1: <10 ms (distribution)

Type 1B (others)
Class P2/3: <20 ms
Class P1: <100 ms

Following the IEC 61850 standard means that peer-to-peer signalling is faster than traditional hard-wiring
Reduced wiring and faster response times

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 16

Aspects of IEC 61850 System Integration

IEC61850 Performance requirementsServices
Transfer time t = ta + tb + tc
t

Appli-

Communi-

Communi-

Appli-

cation

cation

cation

cation

function

processor

processor

function

f1

f2

Physical device PD1

Transfer time
class*

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 17

Transfer
time [ms]

Physical device PD2

Application examples:
Transfer of

TT0

>1000

Files, events, log contents

TT1

1000

TT2

500

Operator commands

TT3

100

Slow automatic interactions

TT4

20

Fast automatic interactions

TT5

10

Releases, Status changes

TT6

Events, alarms

Trips, Blockings

*) Classes according to IEC 61850-5 Ed2

Between substations / GOOSE application

Connection to IEC 61850 protection devices (for 61850-90-1)

Power Line

PLC

MUX

Radio Link

MUX

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MUX

MUX

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Support of automated
engineering processes,
based on substation
configuration
(SCD files)

op

Protection
Commands in
GOOSE
messages

PLC

an

Use of new GOOSE

LAN protection
interface G3LS

Protection
Commands in
GOOSE
messages

Optical Fibre

a n a lo

ana

lo g

Stationbus according IEC 61850-8-1

Stationbus according IEC 61850-8-1

Et

he

Copper Wires
rn

et

Up to 8 protection signals
according to IEC 61850-8-1
(from the same or from
different protection devices)
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July 1, 2013 | Slide 18

LN =
GGIO =

Logical Node
Generic Process I/O

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Et

IP based network

er

ne

Command value and - if

required - its quality can be
transferred (attributes of LNs
GGIO, PSCH, RBRF)

PSCH =Protection Scheme (blocking, permissive, direct)

RBRF = Breaker Failure

Evolution for future

Interconnection of IEC 61850 substation with legacy substation
PLC

MUX

Radio Link

MUX

MUX

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an
a
d i lo g
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o p ta l
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a n gi t a
di al
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Optical Fibre
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a lo

MUX

an

Ready for step-by-step retrofit

of several
thousand legacy substations
with
IEC 61850
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al

an

Power Line

op

Protection
Commands in
GOOSE
messages

PLC

an

Only possible with

proxy gateway
approach !

Protection
Commands of
Contact I/O
Type

Optical Fibre

a n a lo

an a

lo g

Stationbus according IEC 61850-8-1

Et

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Copper Wires
rn

et

h
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IP based network

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 19

er

ne

all-in solution for the

various communication
line and protection
interface requirements

Evolution of Process bus

The next step to digital substation
Remote control

IEC 61850 Station Bus

Make process bus available for any

convention instrument transformer
Combine newest NCIT technology with
Conventional Instrument Transformer
Scalable and modular I/O platform for
process level installations

Process bus systems can reduce the need for

preventive maintenance

Analog / 9-2LE

IEC 61850 Process Bus

Moving electronics closer to the primary

system increases the supervised area
between station and bay level
Detailed health information from IEDs
and MUs allow for fast remedial actions
Advanced tools for comprehensive
testing

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 20

Integration in Engineering & Testing Process

Configure Testing

System Configuration

enviroment

SCL

System Testing

.SCD
Configure

.ICD

SA System and
IED functionality

.ICD
IEC 61850-8-1

IEC61850-9-2

IED Configuration

IET600 Integrated Engineering Tool

Design System Topology
600 Series

.icd / .iid

PCM600

RTU560 /
SYS600C

Configure Communication Network

MicroSCADA

.ssd / .sed

Configure System wide Dataflow

IET600

.SCD

Signal engineering for System & Gateway

System documentation
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July 1, 2013 | Slide 22

ITT600 SA Explorer Analysis & Debug Tool

Decode protocols
Visualize
configurations
IEC 61850-8-1

IEC61850-9-2

Assess and monitor

Applications

Check Consistency
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July 1, 2013 | Slide 23

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Summary

ABB Quality Assurance for IEC 61850 Technology

System Verification Center, qualified by UCA

ABBs System Verification Center is officially entitled by the UCA

International Users Group to certify the IEC 61850 conformity of
products and attach the Users Group Label to them
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July 1, 2013 | Slide 25

Certification from KEMA

Ensure Integration and Interoperability for customer
IEC61850 device certification
302 devices (IEC61850-8-1)
3 Merging Units (IEC61850-92LE)

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July 1, 2013 | Slide 26

Future: IEC 61850 Network

Extending from LAN into the WAN
Modeling according
to IEC61850 for
distributed generation

IEC 61850
IEC 61850-90-2
IEC61850 information exchange
between Network Control Center

Control Center

via IEC60870-5-101/104

Data and communication

security for IEC61850

IEC 61850

exchange IEC61850 information

IEC 61850

IEC 61850-80-1

Control Center
solar
IEC 61850-7-420

wind
IEC 61400-25-x

IEC 61850
IEC 61850-90-1
IEC61850 information exchange

IEC 61850

between Substations

IEC 61850

IEC 61850-8-1
IEC61850 information exchange
In Substations

T&D Substation

IEC 61850

IEC 61850
IEC62271-3

IEC61850 information exchange

Available standard
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July 1, 2013 | Slide 27

Not yet issued

From primary apparatus in Substations

water
IEC 61850-7-410

TEL: (02)2650-2389
Mail: charlie.hsu@tw.abb.com
Web: www.abb.com/substationautomation
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