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Substation Automation with IEC 61850 Hands-on training course

STRI is an accredited high voltage laboratory and independent technology consultant with highly experienced

engineers and specialists within network communication, power systems and high voltage technology. Since

2008 we have performed more than 30 hands-on training courses for 500 participants from 170 companies in 40

countries - teaching engineers what IEC 61850 means in practice, for substation automation applications.

About IEC 61850

IEC 61850 is the global standard for power utility automation and Smart Grids. It is the key standard to enable

interoperability between equipment and systems from different manufacturers. IEC 61850 is much more than a

new protocol. The standard describes an engineering process and architecture with many new advantages that

will influence design, specification, engineering, operation and maintenance. It can be said to be both the lan-

guage and the infrastructure for the power system.

Training is performed in small groups mixing theory and practice

Unique mobile laboratory

Within the area of Substation Automation STRI has a unique mobile interoperability laboratory for the IEC 61850

standard including IEDs, switches, software and test sets from a large number of manufacturers. STRI has also

developed step-by-step instructions which enable participants to configure and test a small multi-vendor system

in group exercises. With a learning by doing approach we blend theory and practice and assist users to under-

stand and implement IEC 61850 in their applications.

Since we work with many different suppliers and also use our own and partner independent tools we can provide

neutral – vendor independent - information and facilitate multivendor, open and “future proof” implementations.

This includes the whole process from specification and application to engineering, testing and documentation.

The course provides you with the tools and means to take control of your Substation Automation assets.

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About the course

The course will be held at Swedish electrical standardization organizations facilities in Kista, Stockholm, Sweden

from Tuesday the 24th to Friday the 27th of March 2015. The course merges theory with practice to ensure

directly applicable skills and solutions for power utility engineers and decision makers. Course is held in English.

The course includes protection and control devices and tools from different vendors including ABB, Alstom and

Siemens as well as SCADA from Copa-Data. Other manufacturers can be included on request and participants

may bring their own equipment for use in the exercises. Omicron and Megger test equipment as well as different

software tools are used to demonstrate and verify interoperability between IEDs, switches and tools. Participants

are encouraged to bring their own PC (with administrative rights) to use in certain exercises.

Day 1 (10:00-17:00) Introduction and basics. The concepts and possibilities of the now globally most used substation

automation standard are here discussed. The planning and specification of IEC 61850 based substation automation as

well as defining the overall implementation and maintenance process are covered.

Day 2 (09:00-17:00) How to apply the standard. Introduction to the use of IEC 61850 for substation automation sys-

tems. Possible functional allocation and architectures with protection and control IEDs including redundancy, networking

guidelines and cyber security. The basics of both vertical communication (RTU and SCADA) as well as horizontal bay-to-

bay communication (GOOSE) are covered. Possibilities and challenges with testing and commissioning, including interop-

erability issues that may occur during commissioning and their solutions.

Day 3 (09:00-17:00) Hands On. A protection scheme is engineered and configured using manufacturer’s tools. Three

typical IEDs (ABB, Alstom and Siemens) and Ethernet Switch are used. Participants will be divided into groups for the

configuration. In the workshop the network traffic is jointly analyzed and the performances of the engineered protection

scheme will be tested using IEC 61850 compatible relay test devices and software tools.

Day 4 (09:00-16:00) Use of third party SCL tools. All devices and the complete system are described in standardized

SCL configuration files. It is important that the Substation Automation System is documented so all involved parties from

engineering to maintenance can read and understand the information. The workshop uses third-party tool (Helinks,

www.helinks.com) for specification, design and engineering of IEC 61850 systems. The SCD file is also exported to IED

configuration tools to configure real IEDs.

During the course STRI’s mobile interoperability lab is used to demonstrate the required commissioning and maintenance

skills when using horizontal (GOOSE) and vertical (MMS) IEC 61850 communication. Both existing and new edition 2.0

features for test and supervision are presented. Delegates gain valuable experience in system debugging and network

traffic analysis using third party and open source tools are gained.

Participants of previous training courses (Ludvika and Gothenburg, Sweden)

Day 1: What is

IEC 61850?

Introduction and basics

Day 2: How to apply the standard?

Power utility automation with

IEC 61850

Day 3: Hands On

Configure and engineer with vendor tools.

Testing.

Day 4: Third party

SCL tools

Specification, design and

documentation

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Course Program

Day 1 – Tuesday March 24th 2015 – Introduction and Basics

1000–1030 Introduction

1030–1200 IEC 61850 basics, advantages and key-features

1200–1300 Lunch

1300–1400 Structure of the standard and edition 2.0 additions

1400–1530 The process from Specification to Documentation

1530–1645 Demonstration of an IEC 61850 system, including short exercise

1645–1700 Summary and questions

Day 2 – Wednesday March 25th 2015 – Substation Automation application

0900–1100 Use of IEC 61850 for Protection and Control in Substation Automation

– comparing conventional technology and IEC 6180 numerical technology

1100–1200 Vertical (SCADA gateway) communication using MMS

1200–1300 Lunch

1300–1530 GOOSE and Testing IEC 61850 systems today. Interoperability.

1530–1615 Testing of IEC 61850 systems tomorrow with edition 2.0

1615–1700 Testing and fault-tracking demonstration, Summary and questions

Day 3 – Thursday March 26th 2015 – Hands-On Engineering and testing

0900–1200 Configuration of GOOSE and MMS Reporting using vendor tools

1200–1300 Lunch

1300–1700 Reception of GOOSE, MMS Reporting and testing of the multi-vendor system

Day 4 – Friday March 27th 2015 – Third party SCL tools

0900–1000 IEC 61850 substation configuration language

1000–1200 IEC 61850 engineering process and use of third party tools

1200–1300 Lunch

1300–1600 Helinks workshop including specification, design and engineering of multivendor system

Full action with IEC 61850 hands-on training with the practical use of:

- multi-vendor protection and control IEDS

- multi-vendor test equipment and tools.

- SCADA client

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Who should participate? This course is for:

Engineers working with the specification, design, engineering, commissioning or maintenance of substa-

tion automation systems.

Decision makers, project leaders and academics who need a good, practical understanding of the

IEC 61850 standard.

Costs & Registration The course fee is 24 500 SEK (Swedish crowns). This includes lunches and coffee. Participants will be invoiced from STRI AB. Computers are available for the exercises but participants are encouraged to bring their own lap

tops for some exercises. The number of participants is limited to 15 for the hands-on session.

Reduced price for participation to only days 1-2 or days 1-2-3 on request.

Please e-mail a non-binding “Interest to participate” to anna.runnberg@stri.se before March 6th 2015.

We reserve the right to cancel the course if the number of registered participants is less than 10 at that date.

For additional dates and information on in-house training courses please contact us (see below) or visit: www.stri.se/IEC 61850.

About the course leaders

Nicholas Etherden, STRI specialist has a MSc in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University, 2001 and a PhD in Electric Power Engineering from Luleå University of Technology, 2015. He has seven years experience from the development of an IEC 61850 IEDs as application engi-neer, project manager and product marketing manager at ABB. Since 2008 Nicholas is responsible for the STRI IEC 61850 Independent In-teroperability Laboratory, member of IEC TC 57 working group 10, UCA Iug testing subcommittee and ENTSO-E task force on IEC 61850. During 2010-2015 he performed his PhD regarding Smart Grids and integration of renewables while working for STRI.

Andrea Bonetti, STRI specialist and responsible for Power System Automation unit. He graduated as MSc electrical engineer at Universitá La Sapienza in Rome, Italy in 1993. Between 1998 and 2008 Andrea worked as a relay protection engineer for after sales customer support and training at ABB Substation Automation Products in Västerås, Sweden. He worked until 2013 at Megger Sweden AB (formerly Programma), developing test equipments and tools for protection relays with IEC 61850 and conventional technology. Andrea has participat-ed in several IEC 61850 projects with protection/control applications and has a patent on IEC 61850 testing tool and equipment, today on the market. He is a member of the IEC TC 95 MT4, Measuring Relays and Protection Equipment.

Jörg Reuter, is owner and founder of HELINKS LLC, Switzerland. He has a Master degree from University of Kaiserslautern/Germany. Jörg worked for Alfa Laval / Sat Control as soft & hardware developer, head of Software Engineering, R&D manager and head of Process Automa-tion Department. At ABB he worked as global project leader for substation automation tool development and R&D manager of a centralized T&D development unit in Switzerland. Since 2006 he has lead the development of the Helinks third-party IEC 61850 system integration tool.

For more information please contact Nicholas Etherden Nicholas Etherden, STRI AB Direct phone +46 (0)240 795 65 Mobile +46 (0)705-10 07 04 nicholas.etherden@stri.se

Course venue SEK Svensk Elstandard

Kistagången 16 Kista, Sweden (Map) (Customized in-house training is also available on request)