Introduction to the IEC 61850 electrical utility communication ... - EPFL
Introduction to the IEC 61850 electrical utility communication ... - EPFL
Introduction to the IEC 61850 electrical utility communication ... - EPFL
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<strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>IEC</strong> <strong>61850</strong><br />
Executive summary<br />
<strong>IEC</strong> <strong>61850</strong> is a collection of international standards defining:<br />
-how <strong>to</strong> describe <strong>the</strong> devices in an <strong>electrical</strong> substation and<br />
-how <strong>to</strong> exchange <strong>the</strong> information about <strong>the</strong>se devices<br />
- at configuration time and<br />
- at run-time.<br />
It simplifies considerably engineering and testing, savings several Mio € per year.<br />
It is <strong>the</strong> base for all developments in substation au<strong>to</strong>mation.<br />
Main products:<br />
definition of model<br />
engineering <strong>to</strong>ols<br />
object<br />
<strong>IEC</strong> <strong>61850</strong> was developed by <strong>the</strong> <strong>IEC</strong> (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva)<br />
by a group of manufacturers (ABB, Als<strong>to</strong>m, Schneider, SEL, Siemens, Toshiba,..) and<br />
<strong>electrical</strong> utilities (Electricité de France, Iberdrola, Hydro-Quebec,…)<br />
<strong>IEC</strong> <strong>61850</strong> represents hundreds of person-years of work since 1997, one of <strong>the</strong> largest and<br />
most successful standardization group ever (comparable <strong>to</strong> IEEE 802.3).<br />
keep on reading even if you are an executive…<br />
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