Objectives

13.1 IEC 61850 for interoperability in substations

13.2 Interoperability and open systems

13.3 IEC 61850 as system standard for substations

13.4 Structure

13.5 Approach

13.6 Seamless communication for utilities

13.7 Benefits

13.8 References

The goal of the new International standard IEC 61850 Communication networks and systems in substations is the interoperability between IEDs that originate from various suppliers, to enable the unrestricted exchange and usage of data to perform their individual dedicated functionality.

The objective of this chapter is to explain that in view of the fast changing communication technology, the approach of IEC 61850 for standardization is on a domain specific object model rather on the communication technology. 

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