IEC 61850-7-420 (DER) passed the final Vote

The Standards series IEC 61850 has a new part:

IEC 61850-7-420 Ed.1: Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 7-420: Basic communication structure - Distributed energy resources logical nodes

The FDIS vote for this part passed on 2009-01-09.

The International Standard IEC 61850-7-420 will be available very soon.

The standard covers the following energy resources:

• Reciprocating engine
• Fuel cell
• Photovoltaic system (PV)
• Combined heat and power (CHP)

Resources for hydro power and wind power are defined in

• IEC 61850-7-410 and
• IEC 61400-25

An overview of the parts can be found here [PDF, 450 KB]