Monday, February 23, 2026

What is the Scope of the IEC 61850 Series?

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The seven IEC 61850 CDVs published the other day (7-4, 7-4n and 7-4nn) use all the same Scope which starts: Excerpt from: Communication net...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

IEC 61850: Realtime Interface Version 2.0 - Why This Matters

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Netbeheer (the Netherlands organization of Distribution System Operator) published the Realtime Interface version 1.0 (RTI 1) in 2024 . The ...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Seven IEC 61850 Model Documents Published for Public CDV Comments

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Please note that seven IEC 61850-7-xxx model documents have been published for CDV comments on 2026-02-13. The following documents are avail...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Long Awaited Christmas Gift For Smart(er) Grids - IEC 61850-8-3 is on its Way

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IEC TC 57 just published a long awaited and crucial new work item proposal:  57/2866/NP - proposed project number: 61850-8-3 Communication n...

NEW version of the Famous Whitepaper Requirements for Secure Control and Telecommunication Systems

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The Austrian, German, and Swiss Utilities have published (with the support of Dr. Stephan Beirer and Marl Joos (GAI NetConsult GmbH, Berlin...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

IEC 61850 Is The Corner Stone Of Manageable Secure Power Systems

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On September 16, 2025 I presented a Keynote Address at the 6th PS2 organized by Omicron. Click HERE for accessing my slides [PDF, 9 MB]  Th...
Friday, October 10, 2025

What is a model in the context of IEC 61850?

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A model is a model is a model ... huch. The question is: What does a model provide? In short: It provides an external visible PATH to an act...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

The 30 Year Anniversary of IEC 61850 at Omicron in Klaus (Austria) on September 24, 2025, was a BIG success

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The IEC 61850 Community has celebrated the 30 Year Anniversary at Omicron in Klaus (Austria) on September 24, 2025, was really a BIG success...

Some Hints on the use of Wireshark for IEC 61850-8-1 (MMS)

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Please note the following preferences ... and have fun: Version I used today: Set the mms filter so see mms/IEC61850 only: In case the MMS s...
Friday, September 19, 2025

UCAIUG Webinar on The Dutch IEC 61850 DSO-DER Realtime Interface: Practical Insights and Experiences

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The famous UCA International Users Group invites you to attend a very interesting Webinar conducted by René Troost (Grid Strategist) at Sted...
Saturday, August 30, 2025

IEC 61850 in Cyber Secure Environments - New Comprehensive Seminar

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Due to my family situation ( nursing my beloved wife from 2017 to 2022 ) I had to slow down my training activities. This year I was asked by...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Italian distribution companies go for IEC 61850 - New!?

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I have posted news about the Italian norm CEI 0-16 in 2013 ( 12 years ago ) regarding the use of IEC 61850 for DSO - Distribution System Ope...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

IEC 61850 - What does Free allocation of the Logical Nodes mean?

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Often people ask the question: Where should I allocate a specific function (and the corresponding Logical Node) in the hierarchy of: proces...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

6th Power Systems Protection Summit (PS2) coming soon

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Dissemination of information about IEC 61850 is crucial. One opportunity to listen to an online (virtual) conference is the Middle East  6th...
Monday, May 26, 2025

List of published parts of IEC 61850

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To helping you to understand the comprehensiveness of the standard series IEC 61850, I have composed some information as an overview of the ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

The German FNN Steuerbox Version 1.4 (official) is available for just 39 Euro!

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The officially published FNN Steuerbox specification (in German only) is available for immediate download (of a personalized pdf) ... if you...
Saturday, March 29, 2025

40 Years Ago I Started Contributing To The MAP/MMS Standardization In Detroit (MI)

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I have contributed to the MAP/MMS Standardization (Manufacturing Automation Protocols/Manufacturing Message Specification) from the very beg...
Saturday, March 1, 2025

Object Modeling in the late 1980s - Too Early!

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One of the crucial aspects of the standard series IEC 61850 is about object modeling ... first versions have been published in the year 200...