In a post earlier today I wrote: "It does not make sense to decouple power systems from big(ger) applications." ... this reminded me to discuss another use case ... factory automation to substation ...
Siemens offers PLCs with the PCS7 family. They have developed gateways that bring the substation closer to the power user ...
PCS 7 PowerControl Station Gateway connection of a SIPROTEC 5 protection device (speaking IEC 61850!)
The brochure states at the beginning: "In addition to the demanding process automation requirements in many industrial plants, it is also necessary to integrate the medium-voltage power supply switchgear into a complete automation system.
Components of such plants are electrical consumers with high energy requirements (factories, chemocal plants, ...). Individual consumers are monitored and controlled via protection devices, also known as IEDs (intelligent electronic devices)."
So, my statement on the post earlier today has been confirmed!
The same is available for the integration of a substation into a Siemens TIA (Totally Integrated Automation) ... TIA Station Gateway: excerpt of that page:
"With the new IEC 61850 server functionality, you can extend your station gateway integration allowing you to reliably publish process data directly to IEC 61850 clients via GOOSE Publisher or MMS polling and reporting with a high degree of performance. Whether protection systems, instrumentation and control or automation environments: The publisher ensures that events are quickly transferred and facilitates fixed data models and the highest degree of interoperability."
WOW.
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