IEC TC 57 Has Published New Work Proposal For IEC 61850-6-3

IEC TC 57 has just published a new work proposal for IEC 61850-6-3 proposed by the Chinese National Committee:

57/2075/NP
Communication networks and systems for power utility automation –
Part 6-3: Configuration description language for physical resource related to IEDs in substation network systems

CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2019-05-03

Scope:
"The international standard defines the emerging requirements from physical resource description side to facilitate the design, system integration, test, fault analysis and commission, etc. during different stages when IEC 61850 is applied. It described how the physical resource information, such as IED’s dimension, communication port and optical connection, is to be modelled using the System Configuration Language (SCL) which is incorporated under IEC 61850. The application scenarios include but are not limited these mentioned stages.

Furthermore, IEC 61850-6-X helps to fill a gap and establish a relationship between logic function and physical resource information according to the existing IEC 61850 communication structure and configuration description language. The initial focus on application within substations, includes following cases:

• Physical information related to infrastructure in electrical substations, including cubicle, trench, optical, wire, etc.
• Physical information related to devices in electrical substations, including device dimension, amount model, physical port, etc.

The proposed international standard specifies a file format for describing dimension, communication connection port, optical wire, cubicle, trench related to IEDs within substations, and the relations between them and logical functions."

The NP notes that "In China, by the end of 2016, nearly 3,000 substations of 110 kV or above based on IEC 61850 had been under operation."

The standard series IEC 61850 is really growing in 2019, see extra post.

IEC 61850 Devices installed worldwide by Siemens: 300.000

The amount of IEDs installed in China (see post of yesterday) is amazing: some 10.000 by each of the major vendors … in some 10.000 substations (by 2013).

Siemens reported that they have installed 300.000 already:

Siemens reported in 2010:
As the world’s leading supplier of IEC61850 installations with over 1,000 reference sites,

Siemens was proud to deliver the first IEC61850 installation for a transmission utility in Australia
http://www.siemens.com.au/files/Energy/Distribution/ea_cs_electranet.pdf

and in 2012: Siemens has the largest installed base worldwide:
more than 200,000 Siemens devices with IEC 61850 are in operation around the globe.

http://www.energy.siemens.com/MX/pool/hq/energy-topics/standards/iec-61850/IEC61850_e.pdf

and in 2014: More than 300,000 devices with IEC 61850 are in operation around the globe
http://w3.siemens.com/smartgrid/global/en/products-systems-solutions/smart-communication/pages/iec-61850.aspx

These figures speak for themselves.

IEC 61850 in China: More than 10,000 Substations with IEC 61850 Devices in Operation

One of the many responses to my newsletter dated 04 November 2014 informed me about the BIG SUCCESS of IEC 61850 in China.

In a 2 page fact sheet dated October 2014 the authors report that by now more than 10,000 Substations in China (35KV to 1000kV) are equipped with IEC 61850 compliant devices. The top four vendors have each more than 10,000 IEC 61850 compliant devices in operation.

I guess there have been more than 100.000 IEC 61850 compliant devices installed in the first 10 years after first substations equipped with IEC 61850.

More to come.

Click HERE for the 2 page fact sheet.

IEC 61850 and IEC 61400-25 are very successful in China

How is IEC 61850 and IEC 61400-25 adopted in China?

The other day a senior engineer of a well-known company in China told me the following: “Actually China is running faster than a horse in power systems communications, more like a leopard! Now IEC 61850 LAN Bus is everywhere in newly built substations. Even more IEC 61850 Process is running way too fast ... We are involved in many Wind Generation control projects over the last 2 years, many of these use IEC 61850.”

Chinese Strong and Smart Grid Roadmap available

The "State Grid Cooperation China" (SGCC) has published the 139 page "SGCC Framework and Roadmap for Strong and Smart Grid Standards". One of the key challenges is the standardization. Several IEC TC 57 and TC 88 standards are crucial for the Strong and Smart Grid. Among others the following standards are key: IEC 61850 and IEC 61400-25 (15+ times referenced), IEC 61968/61970 (30+), IEC 62351 (5+).

The first sentence of the three sentence summary states: "The release and implementation of SGCC Framework and Roadmap for Strong and Smart Grid Standards will greatly boost the standardization of smart grid technologies in all related areas, promote wide public involvement and facilitate technical innovation and industrial upgrading."

The preface reads: " ... Faced with new challenges in energy sector, State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) officially put forward the strategy of building a world-leading strong and smart grid with ultra high voltage grid as its backbone and subordinate grids coordinated at various voltage levels, featured as being IT-based, automated, interactive, based on independent innovation. Up to now, remarkable progress has been made in this regard. By 2020, a smart grid that is robust and reliable, economical and efficient, clean and environmental-friendly, transparent and open, user-friendly and interactive is to be established. Since August 2009, SGCC has started 228 demonstration projects of 21 categories in 26 provinces and municipalities. By now, the demonstration projects have been progressing smoothly. ... Based on SGCC smart grid research findings and standard framework, taking IEC smart grid standardization roadmap and international standardization gap into consideration, SGCC set priorities for international standards and prepared new working item proposals for IEC. ..."

Click HERE to download the 9 MB framework and roadmap.

During the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-2010), SGCC promoted power grid technology upgrading from the following ten aspects, and accelerate the progressing of model projects that applies IEC 61850 among ten new technologies: Substation Automation Conformed with IEC 61850.

Click HERE for details.