Modernizing Substation Automation Systems: Adopting IEC Standard 61850 for Modeling and Communication

There is demand for a substation automation system (SAS) that is simple to integrate and provides high performance and flexibility. The increasing application of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 61850 capacities provides interoperability and advanced communications capabilities in substation protection, coordination, control, monitoring, metering, and testing. IEC 61850 is the result of the efforts of IEC Technical Committee 57 (TC57) to produce an open standard for substation modeling and communications. The standard has gained popularity and continues to spread throughout the world. In this article, we explore an IEC 61850 application in a typical SA and introduce a real-world SAS modernization case that highlights the benefit of the IEC 61850 in substation monitoring and operation.

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