30 Apr 2021
- Last update on 27 May 2024
IEC 61850 is an international standard that defines communication protocols to provide communication between different equipment located in a substation, such as protection, control, and measurement equipment, as well as (IEDs) intelligent electronic devices.
From its first version, this standard reached considerable success in substation communication networks and systems management. Nowadays, it is not only applicable to utilities, it is also used in other industries such as wind energy, EV charging…
For many years, organisations used different protocols to provide communication and keep their network infrastructures running properly. IEC 61850 came forth from the need to unify these protocols (proprietary and standardised).
For mission-critical organisations this is something that becomes even more difficult. They not only need to provide seamless communication, but they also need to keep their infrastructures secure at all times.
Also, IEC 61850 aims to provide interoperability, a key concept to allow for the integration and management of equipment from different manufacturers.
The reality is that the entire world is moving forward with the IEC61850 standard.
3 levels are defined by IEC 61850, please note that each level contains different devices:
Although Internet protocol structures provide a secure way of transmitting data, it is slow for real-time systems. That’s why the standard makes the process faster for different protocols for different applications:
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