International Electrotechnical Commission

Communication networks and systems in substations   Part 7-1: Basic communication structure for substation and feeder equipment   Principles and models - Edition 1.0; Includes Access to Additional Content
 N 61850-7-1

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This part of the IEC 61850 series introduces the modelling methods, communication principles, and information models that are used in the parts of IEC 61850-7-x. The purpose of this part of the IEC 61850 series is to provide – from a conceptual point of view – assistance to understand the basic modelling concepts and description methods for:

– substation-specific information models for substation automation systems,

– device functions used for substation automation purposes, and

– communication systems to provide interoperability within substations.

Furthermore, this part of the IEC 61850 series provides explanations and provides detailed requirements relating to the relation between IEC 61850-7-4, IEC 61850-7-3, IEC 61850-7-2 and IEC 61850-5. This part explains how the abstract services and models of IEC 61850-7-x are mapped to concrete communication protocols as defined in IEC 61850-8-1.

The concepts and models provided in this part of the IEC 61850 series may also be applied to describe information models and functions for:

– substation to substation information exchange,

– substation to control centre information exchange,

– information exchange for distributed automation,

– information exchange for metering,