Title :
IEC61850–Based Systems—Functional Testing and Interoperability Issues
Author :
Manassero, Giovanni ; Pellini, Eduardo L. ; Senger, Eduardo Cesar ; Nakagomi, Renato Mikio
Author_Institution :
Electr. Energy & Autom. Eng. Dept., Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a proposal for functional testing of protection and automation systems based on the IEC61850 standard. The proposed methodology is based on the development of tests scenarios which properly represent the actual systems and their operative conditions. It includes the selection of hardware and software that are used to simulate the operational events and acquire data for further analysis. This methodology was developed to evaluate the protection and automation systems of large-sized substations mainly regarding the interoperability between intelligent electronic devices of different manufacturers. This paper explains in detail the proposed methodology and an actual case study.
Keywords :
IEC standards; data acquisition; open systems; substation automation; substation protection; IEC61850-based system; data acquisition; functional testing; intelligent electronic device; interoperability; operational event simulation; substation automation system; substation protection; Automation; Communication networks; Hardware; IEC standards; Loading; Software; Substations; Functional testing; IEC 61850; power system protection; substation automation;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TII.2012.2217977