Development of a Harmonised

Modular Curriculum for the

Smart Grid
Module:
Distribution automation based on IEC61850 standard
Mkhululi Mnguni
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems
Email: mngunim@cput.ac.za
Module outline: Distribution automation based on
IEC61850 standard
1. Distribution automation equipment
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Substation automation equipment
1.2.1 Current transformers
1.2.2 Voltage transformers
1.2.3 Intelligent electronic devices
1.2.4 Bay controller
1.2.5 Remote terminal units

1.3 Faults in distribution system

1.3.1 Components for fault isolation and restoration
1.3.2 Fault location, isolation

2 Voltage regulation
3. Distribution management systems
3.1 Data sources associated external systems
3.1.1 SCADA
3.1.2 Customer information system

3.2 Modelling analysis tools

3.2.1 Distribution system modelling
3.2.2 Topology analysis
3.2.3 Load forecasting
3.2.4 Power flow analysis
3.2.5 Fault calculations
3.2.6 State estimation
4. Application
4.1 System monitoring
4.2 System operation
4.3 System management
4.4 Outage management system (OMS)
5. IEC 61850 Standard
5.1 IEC 61850 Model Approach
5.2 IEC 61850 Class Model
5.3 Logical Node
5.4 Data example of Logical Node
5.5 Logical Node Information Catagories
5.6 Logical Node Class
5.7 Object Name Stracture
6. Communication Model
6.1 IEC 61850 Communication Scope
6.2 ACSI: Abstract Communications Service Interface
6.3 ACSI Server Building Block
6.4 Basic Information Models
6.5 Services Operating on Data
6.6 Othe Services
6.7 Communication Model
6.8 Principale of TPAA and MCAA
6.9 ACSI Communication Model
6.10 Generic Substation Event (GSE) Model
6.11 GOOSE: Generic Object Oriented
6.12 Substation Event
 6.13 Generic Object Oriented
6.14 Substation Event (GOOSE)
6.15 GSSE: Generic Substation Status Event
6.16 Application Of GSE Model
7. Mapping To Real Communication Systems
7.1 MMS: Manufacturing Message Specification
7.2 ACSI Objects Mapping
7.3 ACSI Services Mapping
7.4 Protocol Mapping Profile
7.5 IEC 61850 Standard
7.6 IEC61850 Protocol Stack
8. Sampled Measured Values
8.1 SMV Application
9. Configuration description language
9.1 Substation Configuration Language (SCL)
9.2 Intended Engineering Process With SCL
9.3 Approach
9.4 Information Flow in the Configuration Process
9.5 SCL Object Model
9.6 Substation Model
9.7 Product (IED) Model
9.8 Communication System Mode
9.9 SCL File Types
References
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Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217)265-6758 http://seclab.illinois.edu Jianqing Zhang:
jzhang24@cs.illinois.edu Carl A. Gunter: cgunter@cs.illinois.edu

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57, International Electrotechnical Commission,

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