Seven IEC 61850 Model Documents Published for Public CDV Comments

Please note that seven IEC 61850-7-xxx model documents have been published for CDV comments on 2026-02-13. The following documents are available for public comments until 2026-04-10:

IEC 61850-7-4 ED3
Communication networks and systems for power utility
automation - Part 7-4: Basic communication structure -
Compatible logical node classes and data object classes -
Core

IEC 61850-7-40 ED1
... Common part

IEC 61850-7-43 ED1
... Primary equipment

IEC 61850-7-44 ED1
... Instrument transformers

IEC 61850-7-400 ED1
.... Substation automation

IEC 61850-7-401 ED1
... Protection

IEC 61850-7-440 ED1
... Power quality metering

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IEC 61850 Series is Growing Very Fast: 50+ parts soon

The standard series IEC 61850 (Communication networks and systems for power utility automation) is growing faster than expected some years ago. Currently the series comprises 50+ parts published, under revision or new content:
























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Updated IEC 61850 Roadmap - What is going on?

The following 40 (!!) documents are in the process of revision or definition:




































What else are you looking for? Several other documents have already been officially published.

IEC TC 57 Published IEC 61850 Roadmap and Schedule

IEC TC 57 just published a new IEC 61850 Roadmap and Schedule to give an update on the ongoing work (57/1882/INF).

The following 35 (!!) parts are in the process of revision respectively under preparation:

General Topics
5 / 7-1 / 7-2 7-3 / 7-4 8-1 / 9-2
62361-104-10
Communication
8-2
80-5
90-4, 90-12, 90-13
90-20
Modeling
7-410
7-420
7-5
7-510 7-520
90-6 / 90-9 / 90-14 90-15 / 90-21
90-10 / 90-18
90-19
7-6
7-7
Engineering
4
6
6-100
6-2
90-11
Testing
10-3

The years 2017/2018 will bring more stable documents than ever before! The major step forward is the use of a formal UML modelling tool (Enterprise Architect) to keep the consistency very high level.
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Current Series IEC 61850 comprises 19 parts

The complete series of IEC 61850 comprises 19 parts as per 2012-07-09:

Eight (8) of the 19 parts have been published as Edition 2; 11 parts are tagged as Edition 1. So, the series IEC 61850 (as of today) is composed of parts tagged Edition 1 AND Edition 2.

Note: There is and will never be an Edition 2 of the standard series !!!

Access the IEC Website for the latest update on the Series IEC 61850.

Edition 1, Edition 2, and soon Edition 3 of IEC 61850?

Some people are already looking for Edition 3 of IEC 61850! If you are looking for IEC 61850 Edition 2 or IEC 61850 Edition – you will never find them!! Really.

Editions are specific to parts – NOT to the series IEC 61850 per se with its 20+ parts!!

Check out more information about Editions of the parts of IEC 61850.