DEMVE a Multi-Vendor Laboratory

Environment for Research and Education

Related to IEC 61850
Renewable Efficient Energy II Conference
Vaasa 21.3.2012
Reino Virrankoski
University of Vaasa
Department of Computer Science
Communications and Systems Engineering Group

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DEMVE
Coordinated by Merinova, funded organizations
the University of Vaasa
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (VAMK)
Novia University of Applied Sciences

Duration 24 months on 1.8.2011-31.7.2013

Building up a multi-vendor environment under IEC 61850 to
Technobothnia for research and education purposes
IEC 61850 training can then be offered in the context of Vaasa Energy
Institute (VEI)
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Companies Participating to DEMVE-project

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IEC 61850
A standard for electrical substation automation; extended also
for communication between substations
An important enabler of local electricity production
An important enabler of monitoring and control soutions required for
Smart Grid

Object oriented monitoring and control information for

substation control and protection
The abstract data models defined in IEC 61850 can be mapped
to a number of communication protocols
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IEC 61850 Development History

Baden
November 1995
Around 65 persions
WG 10
WG 11
WG 12
WG 10
WG 11

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
System Overview
Coding and Mapping
Process Interfaces

First interoperability
tests of bay devices

Committee
draft

Final draft International

Standard in Nimes 2004

Committee

IEC 61850
draft for voting
Part 1 Introduction and Overview
Part 2 Glossary
Part 3 General requirements
Part 4 System and project management
Part 5 Communication requirements for functions and device models
Part 6 Configuration description language
Part 7 Basic communication structure, Principles and models
Part 8 Mappings to MMS
Part 9 Specific communication service mapping (SCSM)
Part 10 Conformance testing
Part 90-1 FOR THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SUBSTATIONS

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International
Standard

Process continues
by technical issues
- TISSUES

FDFV
Standard
2009-05-11

Application Areas of IEC 61850 Standard

Multi Vendor Environment

Control Centers

WAN

Industrial Bus
Distributed
Power Plan
Station Bus
IEC 61850-8-1

Station Bus
IEC 61850-8-1

Station Bus
IEC 61850-8-1

Cyber Security
Application

Process Bus
IEC 61850-9-2

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IEC 61850 Multi-Vendor Environment

VAMP
Terminals
ABB
Terminals
Siemens
Terminals
Schneider
Electric
Terminals

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Vacon
Terminals

Switch & Mervento

Wind Turbines

Erkki Antila, University of Vaasa

Challenges Related to IEC 61850

The standard enables distributed packet-connected control
architecture, which is necessary to be able to enable local
electricity production. It can also increase the system
reliability. However, it is a big technological step for the
automation systems.
The standard allows many different options. As a
consequence, the vendor spesific solutions can still be an
issue and the compatibility between different vendors is
currently not fully guaranteed.

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IEC 61850 Multi-Vendor Environment in Technobothnia

Control Center Rack 1 (Schneider Electric)
Substation Control System

Substation Control System

PACiS

MicroSCADA Pro Ver. 9.3

Workstation 1
IEC 61850/Ethernet
RJ45/CAT6

Building up to be
completed during
Q2/2012

Control Center Rack 2 (ABB)

Workstation 2

System Configuration Editor (SCE)

System Management Tool (SMT)
MiCOM S1 Studio

PCM600 Ver. 2.4

COM600
Communication
Gateway

IEC 60870-5-104/
Ethernet
RJ45/CAT6

Engineering Pro + IET600

SAB600 Ver. 3.5

System
Diagnostics

Workstation 3
VAMPSET
ICD-file, IED Capab. Descr.
IID-file, IED Description

SCD EDITOR
SCD-file, Substation Conf. Descr.
ICD-file of IED -> CID/IID, SCD & txt files

IEC 61850/Ethernet
Backbone-fibre optic
Test Rack 1
Distribution Network 1
IEC 61850/Ethernet
Fibre
Optic

2 pcs ABB REF630

2 pcs SE MiCOM P139
2 pcs Siemens 7SJ6311

Test Rack 2
Distribution Network 2
IEC 61850/Ethernet
RJ45/
CAT6

2 pcs ABB REF615

2 pcs VAMP 255
2 pcs Siemens 7SJ8011

Protection Relay Test Set

and Commissioning Tool

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Test Rack 3
Subtransmission Network
IEC 61850/Ethernet
Fibre
Optic

ABB RET630 & REF630

VAMP 265 & VAMP 255
2 pcs Siemens 7SJ6311

Test Rack 4
Distributed Power Generation
IEC 61850/Ethernet
RJ45/
CAT6

2 pcs eroonkytkentyksikk (ABB & VAMP)

2 pcs Power Converter (ABB & Vacon)
Option for line differential relays (2 pcs ABB RED615)

Waveform recording tool

Research Issues Related to IEC 61850 MultiVendor Environment in Technobothnia

Creation of core criterias to enable the compatibility between
different vendors.
Classification and instruction of interface requirements such that
the automation requirements are filled.
Reasearch regarding the compatibility of the files created by the
software tools of different vendors.
A simple conversion middleware will be made for the most
important interfaces, if needed.
Interfacing with wireless communication (long distance links,
wireless sensor networks, etc.)
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Possible Training Courses based on IEC 61850

Multi-Vendor Environment in Technobothnia

The Basics of IEC 61850

How to Implemant IEC 61850 Based System
IEC 61850 Configuration Programs
GOOSE Configuration
For one vendor devices
For multi-vendor devices

Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) Configuration

Adding single vendor devices to RTU
Adding multi-vendor devices to RTU

Implementing a Control Center in IEC 61850 Environment

Wireless Automation Under IEC 61850
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Questions?

Remember 3rd Workshop on Wireless Communication and Applications

in Vaasa on 25.-26.4.2012

Day 1 (25.4.): Wireless Automation

Day 2 (26.4.): Tactical Communication Systems
Registration is mandatory, but free of charge.
See http://cs.uwasa.fi/wowca2012/ for further details
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