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Engineering Process using IEC 61850

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IEC 61850 Edition 2

Two Day Training Course

IEC 61850-6
•  “Configuration description language for communication in
electrical substations related to IED’s” – SCL

•  SCL is an XML based language that allows a formal

description of
–  the substation automation system and the switchyard including
the relation between them
–  the IED configuration
–  the communication network

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Content
•  Engineering process

•  Specification

•  IED selection and pre-engineering

•  System engineering

•  IED engineering

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Engineering process
•  Tools and elements of system engineering

•  Steps in engineering an IEC 61850 system

•  Modeling concepts

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System engineering - overview

1 Configure Devices

5
2 Set Up SCADA
2 System
D400
3 Configure Network

3
D25 1
4 Create Wiring
Schemes

5 Configure Remote
Access
4

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Engineering information - today

•  Multitude of documents and document
formats
•  Different kind of tools, vendors and
philosophies SCADA
Database

Customer PLC
Specification Database

Remote
System Control
Database
Product
Interface
Product
Description
Configuration

•  Manual editing work, Iterations Network

Configuration
•  No consistency, error prone

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Engineering information - 61850

•  Consistent System View
•  Consistent Signal Naming and Engineering
•  Reusable Solution Libraries
•  Validation SCADA
Database
System Tool
Customer PLC
Specification Database

Remote
System Control
Database
Product
Interface
Product
Description
Configuration

Network
Configuration

IEC 61850 SCL

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Use of SCL

Specification

Specification tool
.ssd
IED2

(Class)
Substation
TEMPLATE .scd
.icd
.icd IED1 IED2 IED
engineering
.scd IED2
preconfigure IED2
instantiate .iid
.cid

reimport / update
IED configurator IED configurator
System configurator

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Process Overview

Specification Phase Implementation Phase

Instantiate Communication Signal Flow Function

Specification Functions Engineering Engineering Implementation

IED Reports
Single Line & Build IED
Selection & and
Functions Network Functions
Allocation Messages

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Process Overview

Specification Phase Implementation Phase

Templates ICD CID

CID
ICD

IED
Reports
Single Line & Selection Build IED
and
Functions & Network Functions
Messages
Allocation

SSD SCD
(System
(System Specification
Configuration
Description)
Description)

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IEC 61850 model

Functions

Signals

Primary Communication Secondary

Equipment Equipment

Formal Description
with XML Files
Substation Configuration Language (SCL)

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File management
•  The .ssd file and .icd file are input to the system
configuration tool

•  The .scd file can be considered as a single source of the

configuration description
–  The .scd file can include IED specific configuration information in
a private section
–  The .scd file has a version and a revision identification that needs
to be maintained by the tool or by the user

•  Information from IED detail engineering may be added to

the global .scd file using the .iid file
–  File uncheck procedures need to be in place for a proper
handling
–  This can be supported by the tool or by a user guideline

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Content
•  Engineering process

•  Specification

•  IED selection and pre-engineering

•  System engineering

•  IED engineering

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Specification
•  Single line diagram
–  Including the logical nodes interfacing the process equipment

•  Functional requirements
–  Protection and protection related functions
–  Control
–  Measurements and metering
–  Disturbance recording
–  Automation functions

à System specification tool à .ssd file

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Step 1 – single line

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Step 2 – add functionality

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Single line & functions

PTOC
TCTR
MMXU

Protection

CSWI
XCBR
CILO

Control

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Define signal list

1 SpecifyFunctions Allocate Functions

•  Select Logical •  Relate Logical

Node Class from Node to any level
61850 7-4 or of the substation
extention

2 Specify Define Signals Allocate

Functions Functions

•  Select •  Create new •  Relate new

Logical Logical Logical
Node Class Node Types Node Type
from 61850 by selecting to any level
7-4 or optional data of the
extention objects substation

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System specification

Library Single line

diagram System
specification
description
Substation .ssd
automation
System functionality
Specification
Tool

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Content
•  Engineering process

•  Specification

•  IED selection and pre-engineering

•  System engineering

•  IED engineering

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IED pre-engineering
•  Select IED à IED capability description
–  Communication capabilities of IED
–  Logical nodes supported

•  Pre-configure logical devices

–  Customize model for intended use
–  Verify if requirements fit in device
–  Preconfigured elements (datasets, control blocks)

à IED configuration tool à .icd file

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IED class and template

•  For flexible IEDs, there
IED class exists multiple .icd files
all functional capabilities
not implementable

•  An flexible IED can be

seen as a IED class that
ICD 1
implementable supports many
subset 1 functionalities, but not all
ICD 2
implementable
at the same time
subset 2

•  An .icd file represents a

implementable subset of
an IED class

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Pre-engineering of the model

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System design – configuration steps

•  Configuration values can be
–  Preconfigured through SCL
–  Configured using communication services

Build Instantiate Configure

Configu Configure
IED IEDs values
re data functional
data (System (scaling,
flow parameters
model model) deadband)

IED tool (SCL) Tool (SCL) Tool (SCL) Tool (SCL) Tool (SCL)
Communication Communication Communication
services services services

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ICD Files describe...

Services

Functions

Signal lists with

standardized data types

Predefined values

Communication
IED parameters

Capability Communication
configuration
Description
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Communication capabilities

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Preconfigured controls

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IED data model

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Logical nodes supported

XCBR XCBR
LNode LN
Bay

Voltage Level Logical Device

XCBR
LNodeType
Substation
IED

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The IED data model

•  IED configVersion identifies basic configuration of an IED
(e.g. pre engineering of a flexibly engineerable IED type
for a specific task
•  The data model for an IED is typically defined during pre-
engineering
–  Presence of LNs, data, data attributes
–  Instance names, number of instances
–  Semantic use (e.g. which instance of LN PDIS serves which
zone)
•  Changes to the data model can only be made through the
IED tool (SCL)
•  Changes to the data model are indicated in the data
attribute configRev of the LN nameplate

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IED specification summary

Logical node
and logical
Library devices

IED
Communication capability
capabilities description
.icd

IED Preconfigured
Configuration elements
Tool (datasets,
control blocks)

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Content
•  Engineering process

•  Specification

•  IED selection and pre-engineering

•  System engineering

•  IED engineering

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System engineering - principles

•  Instantiate IEDs
–  Define unique names for IEDs and logical devices

•  Map functions
–  LNs in the single line diagram to LNs in the instantiated IEDs

•  Design communication network

•  Design data flow

à System configuration tool à .scd

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Instantiate IEDs (1)

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Instantiate IEDs (2)

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Allocation of Logical Nodes

Function
Type
Specified Implemented
Function & Name Function

Signal Predifined Signal

IED
interface interface
Signal-
structures
Power Secondary
System Equipment

Logical
Node

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System tool and IED tool

Load ICD IED

File from Capability
Vendor Description

Map
Functions
To IED‘s

Communication
Setup

• Single line and Configured

Detailed
function mapping IED
Implemen-
• Data flow Description
tation
• Communication (CID)
configuration

System Tool IED Tool

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Communication engineering

Client Server
Communication to SCADA
systems and others

IED to IED communication

for control and protection
(Goose)

Network Configuration

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Define network

Subnetwork
HMI
Virtual or physical

Access Point

Different kind of
adress information
GSE

SMV Target adresses for

IED IED GSEs and SMVs

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Communication network

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Data flow engineering

Client- •  Define Data Sets

•  Define Reports
Server •  Enable Reports

•  Define Data Sets

GOOSE •  Define Goose Message
•  Define Transmission Paramaters

Sampled •  Define Data Sets

•  Define Sample Value Message
Values •  Define Transmissin Parameters

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Data flow - GOOSE

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System engineering – data flow

•  Configure data flow for client server communication
–  Configure reports and required datasets
–  Pre-configure a client for the report through a client LN
(mandatory for buffered reports, optional for unbuffered reports)

•  Configure data flow for publish – subscriber services

–  Configure GOOSE and SMV controls and required datasets
–  Optionally configure subscribing IEDs

•  Configure inputs to LNs

–  Data required as inputs can be transmitted by GOOSE / SMV or
as reports
–  If both are available, it is up to the IED to decide which one to use

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Communication Behavior
•  Communication behavior is defined through control
blocks and data sets referred by control blocks
–  Changes can be made through SCL or in the IED through
communication services or local HMI

•  Changes of the communication behavior are indicated in

the attribute ConfRev of the affected control block
–  Increase by 1 for changes done in the IED
–  Increase by 10000 for changes in SCL file

•  Enabling or disabling of control blocks is not indicated

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System engineering summary

.icd .ssd

System
Configuration Tool

Select and Map functions Design

instantiate LNs in .ssd to communication
IEDs LNs in IEDs network

System
Engineer data
configuration
flow
description
.scd

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Content
•  Engineering process

•  Specification

•  IED selection and pre-engineering

•  System engineering

à IED engineering

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Functional Parameters
•  Values of settings (FC=SP) or setting groups (FC=SE)
can be changed through SCL or in the IED through
communication services or local HMI
–  Changes are indicated in the data attribute paramRev of the LN
nameplate
–  Increase by 1 for changes done in the IED
–  Increase by 10000 for changes in SCL file

•  Active setting groups can be preconfigured through SCL

or changed through services
–  A change of the active setting group or the preconfigured setting
group is not indicated

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Configuration Attributes
•  Values of configuration attributes (FC=CF) can be
changed through SCL or in the IED through
communication services or local HMI
–  Changes are indicated in the data attribute valueRev of the LN
nameplate
–  Increase by 1 for changes done in the IED
–  Increase by 10000 for changes in SCL file

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IED engineering - overview

Configured
IED Configuration Tool IED
description
.cid
IED specific engineering
.scd - process interface
- HMI
- logic functions
- parametrization

•  The .cid file is the complete description of an instantiated IED

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Cross edition IEC 61850 systems

HMI Gateway
Ed 1 Ed 1

Ed 1 Ed 1 Ed 1

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Cross edition IEC 61850 systems

HMI Gateway
Ed 1 Ed 1

Ed 1 Ed 1 Ed 1 Ed 2 Ed 2 Ed 2

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Cross edition IEC 61850 systems

HMI Gateway
1
Ed 2 Ed 1

Ed 1 Ed 1 Ed 1 Ed 2 Ed 2 Ed 2

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Cross edition IEC 61850 systems

HMI Gateway
1
Ed 2 1
Ed 2

Ed 1 Ed 1 Ed 1 Ed 2 Ed 2 Ed 2

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Cross edition IEC 61850 systems

HMI Gateway
1
Ed 2 1
Ed 2

Ed 1
2 Ed 1 Ed 1 Ed 2 Ed 2 1
Ed 2

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Cross edition IEC 61850 systems

•  Interoperability between Edition 2 and future editions
–  Extension rules
•  Existing definitions may not be removed nor be given a
different definition
•  New optional elements may be added at the end of existing
definitions
•  New elements whose understanding is essential for
communication interoperability shall be marked with the
mustunderstand attribute
–  All elements that are not understood and do not
contain the mustunderstand attribute can be ignored
–  If a mustunderstand element is not understood, the
(known) parent element may not be used

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Questions

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