IEC 61850 - proven technology and innovation

Communication concepts
Data Models

UCA 2.0 IEC 60870

IEC 61850
Ethernet
Configuration Technology
Language
Comm
Process Bus Architecture
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 Overview on activities

 OCIS, 1998 - 2000: Communication between Station

and Bay Level
 GOOSE demo, 2001: Transmission of trip - signals over
serial communication
 IEC 61850-9-1 interoperability, 2001 - 2002:
Communication between CT/VT’s and protection relays
 IEC 61850-8-1 interoperability, 2002 - 2003: First
installations with interoperability between ABB, ALSTOM
and SIEMENS
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 The OCIS - Project
Project goals
 Assist the standardization process to reach
one world-wide standard IEC 61850
 Assist the harmonization process between
IEC 61850 and UCA.2
 Test and compare original IEC 61850 and
UCA.2 drafts with respect to feasibility,
applicability and efficiency
 Test the independence of IEC 61850 from
the communication stack (Verify the basic
communication architecture)
Project duration
 The project started in 1998 and terminated
with a conference in 2000
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 The OCIS
project Test setup

Stationsbus Stationsbus
MMS/Ethernet FMS/Profibus
IEC 61850-8-1
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 The OCIS
project Summary of results

 The communication concepts as defined in IEC 61850

drafts fulfill the requirements of substation
communication
 The object model of UCA needs extensions to be
applicable by the European market
 Ethernet is suitable as station bus
 IEC 61850 based applications are independent from the
communication stack and therefore future proof
 IEC 61850 provides interoperability between devices
from multiple vendors
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 The GOOSE Demo

GOOSE:
Generic Object Oriented System Event
Project goals
 Verify the concepts of the IEC enhanced
GOOSE
 Verify the basic concepts of the substation
configuration language
 Demonstrate interoperability and
configurability between multiple vendors
Project duration
 Project start January 2001
 Demonstration at Utility Initiative Meeting
in Vancouver, May 24, 2001
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 The GOOSE
demo
Basic Demo setup
Test Equipment
Analog inputs

Relay Relay

Ethernet Network

Network Analyzer Switchgear Sim

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 The GOOSE
demo Case 1: Trip and auto-reclosing

OMICRON Test
Equipment
Analog inputs

1. Simulated fault
SIEMENS Relay ABB Relay
2. Trip generated
3. New position
4. Reclose command
5. New position

Ethernet
Network

Goose
Goose Message:
Message:Goose Message:
ABB PASS Trip
Positions Reclose
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Simulation
 The GOOSE
demo Summary of results

 The GOOSE concept is suitable to transmit trip

signals over a serial communication
 The use of the configuration language to configure the
GOOSE message facilitates interoperability between
devices from multiple vendors
 With the demonstration at the UCA user group meeting,
an important milestone towards a global standard
was reached
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 IEC 61850-9-1 interoperability
Project goals
 demonstrate interoperability between non
conventional sensors, protection relays and
revenue meters with IEC 61850-9-1
 develop first prototypes of devices
supporting IEC 61850-9-1
Project duration
 Cooperation of ABB and SIEMENS to
support IEC 61850-9-1 announced at
CIGRE 2000 meeting
 Interoperability tests at KEMA Nov 2001
 Demonstration at Utility Initiative Meeting in
Dana Point, January 10, 2002
 Demonstration at Hannover Fair, April 2002
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 IEC 61850-9-1
interoperability Basic test setup

SIEMENS
SIEMENS Protection relays

SIEMENS
Point-to-point link
according to
IEC 61850-9-1
SIEMENS

Revenue Revenue
meter meter
Merging units

to instrumental transformers
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 IEC 61850-9-1
interoperability From point-to-point link to process bus

ABBABB Network Partner REB500

ABBABB Network Partner REB500

Protection Unit Protection Unit

Ethernet
Switch

Merging Merging
Unit Unit

Other Bays
PISA

Merging Merging Merging

PISA

Unit Unit Unit

PISA

PISA
A

B
PISA
A
PISA

PI SA
PISA
Other Bays Other Bays

PISA

PISA
A

B
PISA
A
PISA
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 IEC 61850-9-1
interoperability Detailed test setup
Relay Meter Relay

Switch / Media Converter Switch / Media Converter

61850-9-1 Ethernet

Merging Unit Merging Unit sample rates:

1000S/s, 4000S/s

Proprietary interface
Phs A Phs B Phs C

Sensor Simulator sample rate:

3I 3U 8000S/s
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Omicron Test Set

 IEC 61850-9-1
interoperability Summary of results

 The point - to - point link connecting non conventional

instrumental transformers according to IEC 61850-9-1 is
ready to be used and will be supported in future by
ABB and SIEMENS
 Communication links supporting IEC 61850-9-1 may be
connected with an Ethernet switch implementing a first
step of a process bus solution.
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