Modular, Standard,

Expandable
Standard bay

Master clock
(GPS)

Operator
Interface

HMI & Maintenance

WEB access

Monitoring

C264C
SCADA Interface
DNP3 & IEC 60870-5-101

C264

Control

Fast Ethernet
UCA2- IEC 61850

HV FEEDER
BAY

C264C
C264C
Main protection
EHV FEEDER
BAY
I/Os

C264
I/Os

COMMON BAY

MV FEEDER BAYS

MV FEEDER BAYS

Distributed
Automation

Initially connected by
parallel links to RTU,
SOE, Mimic

Power & Automation Solutions

Utility Control Centre

Maintenance Specialist

Asset manager

WEB access

SCADA Interface
DNP3 & IEC 60870-5-101

Fast Ethernet UCA2- IEC 61850

RTU

BC

RTU

MiCOM C/P/M
MiCOM C/P/M
PLC
Local IEDs Cluster

Existing relay

UCA2/IEC 61850: Key benefits

vs. previous generation

Speed: 100 Mbps instead of few 10 kbps

More data for a better operation & maintenance
Peer-to-peer: No extra hardware
Design of innovative automation schemes, late tuning
IP (Internet Protocol) routing: Ubiquitous data access
Capability to extend the system outside of the
substation
Client-server: Instead of master-slave
Flexible designs easy to upgrade
Pre-defined names: Single vocabulary between users
Easier engineering between teams
XML references: Formal interfaces
Consistency between engineering tools

IEC 61850 (1)

Scope

Communication Networks and

Systems in Substations
Objectives

Simplify engineering
Reduce the number of protocols
Enable interoperability between
devices from different manufacturers

IEC 61850 (2)

Main features :
Communication profiles based on
international standards
IEC / IEEE / ISO / OSI.
i.e. MMS, TCP/IP, Ethernet.

LAN and Ethernet technology within the

Substation
Data Object Model :
Logical Nodes classes
Data classes
Peer-to-peer communication
SCL : Substation Configuration Language

EPA : Enhanced Performance

Architecture
IEC

60870-5-101, DNP 3.0,

3 layer reference model
Selected application functions of IEC
60870-5-5
Selected application information
elements of IEC 60870-5-4
Selected application service data units
of IEC 60870-5-3
Selected link transmission procedures
of IEC 60870-5-2

User process

Application
(layer 7)

Link (layer 2)

Selected transmission frame formats of

IEC 60870-5-1
Selected ITU-T recommendations

Physical (layer

7 layers : TCP/IP
Communication profile

First experiences : INTERUCA

project

In spite of the name.it is about

IEC 61850

Objective : development and

implementation of a pilot installation
based on the IEC 61850 standard

Several companies involved including

an electric utility, an engineering
company, a technological research
center and three manufacturers

Pilot substation
ST. GERNIKA

Mungia-Euba 2

Mungia-Euba 1

30 kV
IEC 60870-5-101

INTERUCA - IEC 61850

HMI

SCU

Ethernet
50/51
50N/51N

13 kV

50/51
50N/51N

Line 07

G.Norte

G.Sur

G.Indust.

Zugastieta

50/51
50N/51N

Arbazegi

Switched LAN

50/51
50N/51N

Kanala

50/51
50N/51N

Pedernales

Peer-to-Peer Communication

Generic Object Oriented Substation

Event
GOOSE messages

Fast and reliable system-wide

distribution of input and output data
values
Eliminates the traditional hard
wired signals between devices
Reduces the installation and
commissioning costs

Peer-to-Peer Communication
application

Protection coordination of
instantaneous overcurrent units

Well-known

solution to improve
operating time under bus faults
where busbar differential
protection does not exist

Peer-to-Peer Communication
Architecture
Transformer 30/13 kV

Wired signals
Switched LAN

IEC 61850
GOOSE

Feeder 1

Feeder 2

GOOSE transfer time ( 5 ms )

GOOSE publisher

GOOSE subscriber

Conclusions
There is a great international interest in
this new architecture
The present communication technology
and architecture fulfills the technical
requirements of the IEC 61850 standard
series
Adoption of new IEC 61850 standard
involves the developing a new product
line for control and protection
equipments.
It is not only a new protocol
implementation, but the development of
completely new devices.