National Power Training Institute
Power Systems Training Institute
(Ministry of Power, GoI)
Bengaluru, India
R SENTHIL KUMAR
Assistant Director
POWER SYSTEM COMMUNICATION
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• POWER SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS
• SMART GRID COMMUNICATIONS
• SMART GRID COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
• DEDICATED AND SHARED COMMUNICATION
CHANNELS
• WIRED COMMUNICATIONS
• WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
• STANDARD AND PROTOCOLS
• IEC 61850 DATA STRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIONS
A Communication system consists of a
transmitter, a receiver and communication
channels. Type of medias and network
topologies in communications provide
different opportunities to advance the speed,
security, dependability, and sensitivity of
Power system.
Comparison of Communications
• Power Line Communication
Advantage:
Economic, suitable for station to station
communication, Equipped installed in utility
owned area.
Disadvantage:
Limited distance of coverage, Low bandwidth,
inherently few channels available, exposed to
public access
Comparison of Communications
• Microwave Communication
Advantage:
Cost effective, reliable, suitable for establishing back
bone communication infrastructure, high channel
capacity, high data rates
Disadvantage:
Line of sight clearance required, high maintenance
cost, specialized test equipment and need for skill
technicians, signal fading and multipath
propagation.
Comparison of Communications
• Radio System Communication
Advantage:
Mobile application, suitable for communication with
areas that are otherwise inaccessible.
Disadvantage:
Noise, adjacent channel interference, change in
channel speed, overall speed, channel switching
during data transfer, power limitation and lack of
security.
Comparison of Communications
• Satellite System Communication
Advantage:
Wide area coverage, Suitable to communicate with
inaccessible areas, cost independent of distance,
low error rates.
Disadvantage:
Total dependency to remote location, less control
over transmission, continual leasing cost subject
to tapping,
Comparison of Communications
• Fiber Optics Communication
Advantage:
Cost effective, High Bandwidth, High data rates,
immune to electromagnetic interference, Already
implemented in telecommunication, video data,
SCADA, Voice transfer etc.,
Disadvantage:
Expensive test equipment, failure may difficult to
pin-point, can be subject to breakage.
SMART GRID COMMUNICATIONS
• Bi-directional flow of information (along with
electricity) – for effective control of generation
and consumption
• Real-time information: Paves way for active
consumer participation
• Technologies used at each level of operation to
be in sync with data rate, permissible latency,
security and timing requirement of respective
application
• Communication protocols must account for
specific needs of the power system applications
Smart Grid Communication Requirements
• Security-Ensure secure information storage,
transportation, privacy, avoid cyber attacks
• Reliability, Robustness and Availability-Timely
availability of time critical information,
robustness to distortions and channel noise
• Scalability-It should be flexible enough to add on
new web services and protocols with increasing
penetration of renewable and modernization
• Quality of Service (QoS) -Reduce packet drops,
minimize latency and delays
Smart Grid Communications: Key Considerations
• Availability during power outage –more so during
natural calamities –ensure observability of the network
not on outage
• The technology in use should in itself have low power
requirement
• Secured and resilient to attacks and intrusions
• Scope for open standards and enable interoperability
• Choice of technology based on density of nodes, last
mile connectivity, cost of deployment
• Choice of technology: Licensed versus Unlicensed
Information flows in Smart Grid
Two way information flow between -
• Sensors and electrical appliances to smart
meters-HAN-Wireless : ZigBee, 6LowPAN, Z-
Wave-Wired: Power line communication-
(Mostly) Unlicensed technologies
• Smart meters to utility’s data center-WAN,
NAN-Internet, Cellular Technologies (2G,3G,
4G)-(Mostly) Licensed technologies
Smart Grid Communication Infrastructure
• Customer: Home Area Network (HAN)Devices -Smart
meters, thermostats, PCs, building automation, pumps
Technology -ZigBee, WiFi, Open HAN, Home Plug
• Distribution: Neighborhood Area Network (NAN)Devices -
Smart meters, relays, distribution automation Technology -
WiMAX, PLC, Cellular
• Transmission and Operations: Wide Area Network
(WAN)Devices -EMS, WAMS, lines, towers, sensors and
actuators Technology -IEC 61850, DNP3, SANET, Satellite
• Markets-Enterprise and external Participants -Retailers,
Aggregators, Regulators, Customers Technology -Internet
protocols
Dedicated and Shared Communication Channels
• Dedicated-secured communication, exclusive link between
source and destination, lesser latency, expensive Example:
Differential protection of transmission lines -
communication between differential relays (blocking
signals)
• Shared-Message sent by the source is received by all
devices connected to the shared channel. An address field
in the message specifies for whom it is intended. -higher
latency but economic, higher utilization of available
resource Example: Communication network inside a
substation, star or ring connection of bay controllers and
monitoring equipments (CT, PT)
Wired Communication
Power Line Carrier Communication (PLCC)-
-Sending data simultaneously with electricity over
same medium
-Minimal added installation
-Line matching unit injects signals Into HV
Transmission lines or LV and MV Distribution lines
-Message captured by line traps-Originally used for
low-rate SCADA, now being used in Home
Automation
Wired Communication
Power Line Carrier Communication (PLCC)-
-High data rate and capacity: 200 Mbps within
homes, but low bandwidth for NAN restricts
usage
-Challenge from discontinuity-transformers, circuit
breakers, faults
-Shared medium –data transmissions are broadcast
in nature-security and privacy issues
-Transmission medium is harsh and noisy –adds
coloured noise, severe signal distortions. Channel
modelling is a challenge.
Wired Communication
Power Line Carrier Communication (PLCC)-
-Ultra Narrow band (UNB):below 3KHz, low data
rate, high connectivity over long distances
-Low Data Rate (LDR) Narrow Band (NB): Between
3-500KHz, single carrier based, upto10kbps
-High Data Rate (HDR) Narrow Band (NB): Upto1
Mbps, for NAN communication
-Broadband PLC: Above 1.8MHz, short range, used
in HAN
Wired communication
• Twisted Pair-two twisted copper cables each with outer
PVC or plastic insulator –up to 1.2 GBps -broadband
services
• Coaxial Cables-Outer coaxial conductor provides effective
shielding from external interference -reduced losses from
skin effect –up to 10 MBps
• Optical Fibres - Core, cladding and buffer coating -internal
reflection -less signal degradation than copper wires, no
interference (EMI)-lesser weight than copper but high cost
of installation -used for long distance transmission –no
need for repeaters up to 100 Km-high capacities up to 1
Tbps-security high because of obscurity
Wired Solutions
• DSL(Digital Subscriber Lines): High-speed
digital data transmission technology that uses
the wires of the voice telephone network,
Frequency band 0 -2.208 MHz, inexpensive,
scalable, poor data security, high latency,
same applications as PLC
• Ethernet: Frequencies -16 MHz, 100 MHz, 250
MHz, 500 MHz, 600 MHz, 1 GHz, 1.6-2.0 GHz.
Wireless Communication
• Radio Communication-Alternative to expensive fibre optic and
copper wire for long range, limited bandwidth1. Ultra High
Frequency (300 MHz -3 GHz)2. Microwave (3 GHz -30 GHz)
• Cellular Technology-service area divided into cells, each cell
has a transceiver to control and communicate with users
within a cell, operates on CDMA, communication between
mobile objects -even when the object moves across different
cells. Technologies -3G, GPRS, GSM. -In India 900, 1800, 2100
and 2300 MHz, short technology life cycle
• Satellite Communication -Widely adopted for SCADA,
microwave network with satellites acting as repeater, key
challenge is delay
Short Range Wireless Solutions -
6LoWPAN
• Low power RF in 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 2400 MHz
bands
• Applications: AMI (NAN), SCADA/EMS (NAN),
SCADA/DMS(NAN), Building automation, Microgrids,
Distributed generation, Electric Vehicles
• Lightweight, versatile -can be used with any physical
and data link layer
• Scalable
• Low power RF unreliable due to uncertain radio
connectivity, battery drain, physical tampering
Short Range Wireless Solutions -
ZigBee
• Short range solution (10-100m), same application
areas as 6LoWPAN
• Low data rates: 20kbps, 250 kbps
• Frequency bands ~ 868 MHz (20 kbps) for EU, 915 MHz
(40 kbps) for US and AUS and 2.4 GHz (250 kbps)
worldwide
• High market penetration in home automation ~ Low
cost of modules
• Low reliability, poor interoperability with non-ZigBee
devices
• Low power consumption compared to other sub GHz
protocols
Short Range Wireless Solutions -
ZigBee
• Ideal technology for smart lightning, energy
monitoring, home automation, and automatic
meter reading
• Capable of being connected in a mesh of large
number of devices ~ 1000 nodes and more
• low processing capabilities, small memory size
• Interference from other devices using the
license free ISM frequency band (2.4GHz) like
WiFi, Bluetooth and Microwave
Short Range Wireless Solutions -WiFi
• Frequency 2.4 GHz, limited range, low power RF
• Applications: Automatic meter reading (AMR),
AMI -NAN, home automation
• Higher power consumption than ZigBee (WiFi ~
700 mW, ZigBee ~ 100 mW)
• Based on IEEE 802.11 standard for WLAN,
optimized for fast data rates -higher than other
RF technologies
• Cost effective
Other Low Power Short Range
Wireless Technologies
• Bluetooth-2.4 GHz, only connects two devices at
any time, extremely short range, applied mostly
for reading meter data
• Infrared-2.4 GHz, extremely short range, line of
sight communication, inexpensive, low power
consumption, application-meter reading
• Z Wave -865 MHz to 956 MHz, compared to
ZigBee expensive and not scalable, poor
penetration in IndiaApplications: SCADA/EMS,
SCADA/DMS, microgrids, substation automation
Long Range Wireless Solutions
• WiMAX: typically coverage of 20kms or more for 1.8
GHz link, based on IEEE 802.16 standard, Data rates up
to 140 Mbps, low latency (10-50 ms)
• Low Power Wide Area (LPWA): Frequency -TV
spectrum, 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, Applications:
SCADA/EMS, SCADA/DMS, Substation automation
• Satellite Communication: Frequency -1 to 40 GHz,
affected by weather, WAMS application
• Long Wave Radio: Typically 100 -200 kHz, extremely
high range, reliable, propagation affected by obstacles
Comparison of commonly used
technologies
Comparison of commonly used
technologies
Comparison of commonly used
technologies
Communication Standards and
Protocols
• A communications protocol is a standard rule for data
representation and data transfer over a communication
channel.
• If devices use different protocols they will not be able to
share data with each other.This was a problem in earlier
versions of SCADA networks where devices from different
vendors used different manufacturer specific protocols
(proprietary protocols).
• Open standards for communications enables seamless
interoperability between devices, this brings many
advantages. Vendors can supply off-the-shelf SCADA
solutions that can be easily modified and used.
Open Standards for Smart Grid
Standards for Information Exchange
DNP3:
-Distributed Networking Protocol
-Communication between substation data
acquisition and control equipments
-Used by control centers, RTUs, IEDs
-Reliable but not secure from attacks
-Master DNP3 station sends request and Slave
DNP3 stations respond to these request, slave
can also transmit message without request
-Recently adopted as IEEE standard 1815-2010
Standards for Information Exchange
IEC 61850
-Framework for substation automation, addresses
interoperability of IEDs
-Uses an object model to describe the information available
from different pieces of substation equipments
-In addition to defining a protocol, specifies a data structure
-For every physical device, logical devices within it are
specified. Each logical device is then mapped to 86 different
classes of logical nodes as defined in IEC 61850. For a IED
with protection logic, the logical nodes could be -distance,
over current, differential, etc.
IEC 61850 Data Structure

POWER SYSTEM COMMUNICATION SENTHIL KUMAR.pdf

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    National Power TrainingInstitute Power Systems Training Institute (Ministry of Power, GoI) Bengaluru, India R SENTHIL KUMAR Assistant Director POWER SYSTEM COMMUNICATION
  • 2.
    PRESENTATION OUTLINE • POWERSYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS • SMART GRID COMMUNICATIONS • SMART GRID COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE • DEDICATED AND SHARED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS • WIRED COMMUNICATIONS • WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS • STANDARD AND PROTOCOLS • IEC 61850 DATA STRUCTURE
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    COMMUNICATIONS A Communication systemconsists of a transmitter, a receiver and communication channels. Type of medias and network topologies in communications provide different opportunities to advance the speed, security, dependability, and sensitivity of Power system.
  • 4.
    Comparison of Communications •Power Line Communication Advantage: Economic, suitable for station to station communication, Equipped installed in utility owned area. Disadvantage: Limited distance of coverage, Low bandwidth, inherently few channels available, exposed to public access
  • 5.
    Comparison of Communications •Microwave Communication Advantage: Cost effective, reliable, suitable for establishing back bone communication infrastructure, high channel capacity, high data rates Disadvantage: Line of sight clearance required, high maintenance cost, specialized test equipment and need for skill technicians, signal fading and multipath propagation.
  • 6.
    Comparison of Communications •Radio System Communication Advantage: Mobile application, suitable for communication with areas that are otherwise inaccessible. Disadvantage: Noise, adjacent channel interference, change in channel speed, overall speed, channel switching during data transfer, power limitation and lack of security.
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    Comparison of Communications •Satellite System Communication Advantage: Wide area coverage, Suitable to communicate with inaccessible areas, cost independent of distance, low error rates. Disadvantage: Total dependency to remote location, less control over transmission, continual leasing cost subject to tapping,
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    Comparison of Communications •Fiber Optics Communication Advantage: Cost effective, High Bandwidth, High data rates, immune to electromagnetic interference, Already implemented in telecommunication, video data, SCADA, Voice transfer etc., Disadvantage: Expensive test equipment, failure may difficult to pin-point, can be subject to breakage.
  • 9.
    SMART GRID COMMUNICATIONS •Bi-directional flow of information (along with electricity) – for effective control of generation and consumption • Real-time information: Paves way for active consumer participation • Technologies used at each level of operation to be in sync with data rate, permissible latency, security and timing requirement of respective application • Communication protocols must account for specific needs of the power system applications
  • 10.
    Smart Grid CommunicationRequirements • Security-Ensure secure information storage, transportation, privacy, avoid cyber attacks • Reliability, Robustness and Availability-Timely availability of time critical information, robustness to distortions and channel noise • Scalability-It should be flexible enough to add on new web services and protocols with increasing penetration of renewable and modernization • Quality of Service (QoS) -Reduce packet drops, minimize latency and delays
  • 11.
    Smart Grid Communications:Key Considerations • Availability during power outage –more so during natural calamities –ensure observability of the network not on outage • The technology in use should in itself have low power requirement • Secured and resilient to attacks and intrusions • Scope for open standards and enable interoperability • Choice of technology based on density of nodes, last mile connectivity, cost of deployment • Choice of technology: Licensed versus Unlicensed
  • 12.
    Information flows inSmart Grid Two way information flow between - • Sensors and electrical appliances to smart meters-HAN-Wireless : ZigBee, 6LowPAN, Z- Wave-Wired: Power line communication- (Mostly) Unlicensed technologies • Smart meters to utility’s data center-WAN, NAN-Internet, Cellular Technologies (2G,3G, 4G)-(Mostly) Licensed technologies
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    Smart Grid CommunicationInfrastructure • Customer: Home Area Network (HAN)Devices -Smart meters, thermostats, PCs, building automation, pumps Technology -ZigBee, WiFi, Open HAN, Home Plug • Distribution: Neighborhood Area Network (NAN)Devices - Smart meters, relays, distribution automation Technology - WiMAX, PLC, Cellular • Transmission and Operations: Wide Area Network (WAN)Devices -EMS, WAMS, lines, towers, sensors and actuators Technology -IEC 61850, DNP3, SANET, Satellite • Markets-Enterprise and external Participants -Retailers, Aggregators, Regulators, Customers Technology -Internet protocols
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    Dedicated and SharedCommunication Channels • Dedicated-secured communication, exclusive link between source and destination, lesser latency, expensive Example: Differential protection of transmission lines - communication between differential relays (blocking signals) • Shared-Message sent by the source is received by all devices connected to the shared channel. An address field in the message specifies for whom it is intended. -higher latency but economic, higher utilization of available resource Example: Communication network inside a substation, star or ring connection of bay controllers and monitoring equipments (CT, PT)
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    Wired Communication Power LineCarrier Communication (PLCC)- -Sending data simultaneously with electricity over same medium -Minimal added installation -Line matching unit injects signals Into HV Transmission lines or LV and MV Distribution lines -Message captured by line traps-Originally used for low-rate SCADA, now being used in Home Automation
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    Wired Communication Power LineCarrier Communication (PLCC)- -High data rate and capacity: 200 Mbps within homes, but low bandwidth for NAN restricts usage -Challenge from discontinuity-transformers, circuit breakers, faults -Shared medium –data transmissions are broadcast in nature-security and privacy issues -Transmission medium is harsh and noisy –adds coloured noise, severe signal distortions. Channel modelling is a challenge.
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    Wired Communication Power LineCarrier Communication (PLCC)- -Ultra Narrow band (UNB):below 3KHz, low data rate, high connectivity over long distances -Low Data Rate (LDR) Narrow Band (NB): Between 3-500KHz, single carrier based, upto10kbps -High Data Rate (HDR) Narrow Band (NB): Upto1 Mbps, for NAN communication -Broadband PLC: Above 1.8MHz, short range, used in HAN
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    Wired communication • TwistedPair-two twisted copper cables each with outer PVC or plastic insulator –up to 1.2 GBps -broadband services • Coaxial Cables-Outer coaxial conductor provides effective shielding from external interference -reduced losses from skin effect –up to 10 MBps • Optical Fibres - Core, cladding and buffer coating -internal reflection -less signal degradation than copper wires, no interference (EMI)-lesser weight than copper but high cost of installation -used for long distance transmission –no need for repeaters up to 100 Km-high capacities up to 1 Tbps-security high because of obscurity
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    Wired Solutions • DSL(DigitalSubscriber Lines): High-speed digital data transmission technology that uses the wires of the voice telephone network, Frequency band 0 -2.208 MHz, inexpensive, scalable, poor data security, high latency, same applications as PLC • Ethernet: Frequencies -16 MHz, 100 MHz, 250 MHz, 500 MHz, 600 MHz, 1 GHz, 1.6-2.0 GHz.
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    Wireless Communication • RadioCommunication-Alternative to expensive fibre optic and copper wire for long range, limited bandwidth1. Ultra High Frequency (300 MHz -3 GHz)2. Microwave (3 GHz -30 GHz) • Cellular Technology-service area divided into cells, each cell has a transceiver to control and communicate with users within a cell, operates on CDMA, communication between mobile objects -even when the object moves across different cells. Technologies -3G, GPRS, GSM. -In India 900, 1800, 2100 and 2300 MHz, short technology life cycle • Satellite Communication -Widely adopted for SCADA, microwave network with satellites acting as repeater, key challenge is delay
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    Short Range WirelessSolutions - 6LoWPAN • Low power RF in 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 2400 MHz bands • Applications: AMI (NAN), SCADA/EMS (NAN), SCADA/DMS(NAN), Building automation, Microgrids, Distributed generation, Electric Vehicles • Lightweight, versatile -can be used with any physical and data link layer • Scalable • Low power RF unreliable due to uncertain radio connectivity, battery drain, physical tampering
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    Short Range WirelessSolutions - ZigBee • Short range solution (10-100m), same application areas as 6LoWPAN • Low data rates: 20kbps, 250 kbps • Frequency bands ~ 868 MHz (20 kbps) for EU, 915 MHz (40 kbps) for US and AUS and 2.4 GHz (250 kbps) worldwide • High market penetration in home automation ~ Low cost of modules • Low reliability, poor interoperability with non-ZigBee devices • Low power consumption compared to other sub GHz protocols
  • 23.
    Short Range WirelessSolutions - ZigBee • Ideal technology for smart lightning, energy monitoring, home automation, and automatic meter reading • Capable of being connected in a mesh of large number of devices ~ 1000 nodes and more • low processing capabilities, small memory size • Interference from other devices using the license free ISM frequency band (2.4GHz) like WiFi, Bluetooth and Microwave
  • 24.
    Short Range WirelessSolutions -WiFi • Frequency 2.4 GHz, limited range, low power RF • Applications: Automatic meter reading (AMR), AMI -NAN, home automation • Higher power consumption than ZigBee (WiFi ~ 700 mW, ZigBee ~ 100 mW) • Based on IEEE 802.11 standard for WLAN, optimized for fast data rates -higher than other RF technologies • Cost effective
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    Other Low PowerShort Range Wireless Technologies • Bluetooth-2.4 GHz, only connects two devices at any time, extremely short range, applied mostly for reading meter data • Infrared-2.4 GHz, extremely short range, line of sight communication, inexpensive, low power consumption, application-meter reading • Z Wave -865 MHz to 956 MHz, compared to ZigBee expensive and not scalable, poor penetration in IndiaApplications: SCADA/EMS, SCADA/DMS, microgrids, substation automation
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    Long Range WirelessSolutions • WiMAX: typically coverage of 20kms or more for 1.8 GHz link, based on IEEE 802.16 standard, Data rates up to 140 Mbps, low latency (10-50 ms) • Low Power Wide Area (LPWA): Frequency -TV spectrum, 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, Applications: SCADA/EMS, SCADA/DMS, Substation automation • Satellite Communication: Frequency -1 to 40 GHz, affected by weather, WAMS application • Long Wave Radio: Typically 100 -200 kHz, extremely high range, reliable, propagation affected by obstacles
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    Comparison of commonlyused technologies
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    Comparison of commonlyused technologies
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    Comparison of commonlyused technologies
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    Communication Standards and Protocols •A communications protocol is a standard rule for data representation and data transfer over a communication channel. • If devices use different protocols they will not be able to share data with each other.This was a problem in earlier versions of SCADA networks where devices from different vendors used different manufacturer specific protocols (proprietary protocols). • Open standards for communications enables seamless interoperability between devices, this brings many advantages. Vendors can supply off-the-shelf SCADA solutions that can be easily modified and used.
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    Standards for InformationExchange DNP3: -Distributed Networking Protocol -Communication between substation data acquisition and control equipments -Used by control centers, RTUs, IEDs -Reliable but not secure from attacks -Master DNP3 station sends request and Slave DNP3 stations respond to these request, slave can also transmit message without request -Recently adopted as IEEE standard 1815-2010
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    Standards for InformationExchange IEC 61850 -Framework for substation automation, addresses interoperability of IEDs -Uses an object model to describe the information available from different pieces of substation equipments -In addition to defining a protocol, specifies a data structure -For every physical device, logical devices within it are specified. Each logical device is then mapped to 86 different classes of logical nodes as defined in IEC 61850. For a IED with protection logic, the logical nodes could be -distance, over current, differential, etc.
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    IEC 61850 DataStructure