Tissue Database for IEC 60870-5 is now online

The industry asked for another tissue database for IEC standards. The other day the new tissue database for IEC 60870-5 went online:

https://iec60870-5.tissue-db.com/default.mspx

IEC 60870-5: "Telecontrol equipment and systems" ... a well known standard used in many applications globally.

Some discussion can be found here (60870-5, comparison with other solutions): 

https://blog.nettedautomation.com/search?q=60870-5

https://blog.nettedautomation.com/search?q=comparison

IEC 60870-5-1:1990
IEC 60870-5-2:1992
IEC 60870-5-3:1992
IEC 60870-5-4:1993
IEC 60870-5-5:1995
IEC 60870-5-6:2006
IEC TS 60870-5-7:2013
IEC 60870-5-101:2003+AMD1:2015 CSV
IEC 60870-5-102:1996
IEC 60870-5-103:1997
IEC 60870-5-104:2006+AMD1:2016 CSV
IEC TS 60870-5-601:2015
IEC TS 60870-5-604:2016 RLV

BDEW Whitepaper on Security for the Power Industry has been updated

Whitepaper V 1.1
Anforderungen an sichere Steuerungs- und Telekommunikationssysteme

White Paper V 1.1
Requirements for Secure Control and Telecommunication Systems

This updated white paper specifies essential security measures for control and telecommunication systems for the power industry. The purpose of this document is to sufficiently protect the operation of these systems against security threats. The security measures described in this document are recommended for all newly procured control and telecommunication systems. The strategic goal of this white paper is to favourably influence the future development for aforementioned systems with regard to IT security. Furthermore the document should establish a mutual understanding for the protection issues of these systems throughout the industry.

Click HERE for a copy of the whitepaper.

Click HERE for related documents.

Telecoms – How they may impact the energy automation infrastructure

Telecom companies have a lot of experience of building huge communication systems made up of thousands of computers. For several years they are looking to enter the market of energy delivery systems. They are – to some extent – competing with traditional manufacturers (SMEs and large companies) of energy automation systems – let’s call them Smart(er) Grids.

The “Telecoms for Smart Grid Conference”, 23-24 September, 2013, London, will provide a lot of possible solutions that may – some time down the street – be used by utilities one way or the other.

There is another group of manufacturers that belief they have the appropriate solutions for the Smart(er) Grids: the industrial automation people. They have also a long history in (factory floor and process) automation.

Building the future hybrid energy delivery system will be a very challenging task.

Taking the many influences into account it seems to be natural that this work could only be done with TEAMWORKs:

Teamwork makes the dream work – supported by international standards like IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3, IEC 61850, CIM, …

Telecommunication and IEC 61850 for power distribution systems

More often distribution utilities are looking into the future information and communication infrastructure. One example is the Flexible Plug and Play (FPP) project in Great Britain:

“The challenge

Distribution Network Operators in Great Britain face the challenge of accommodating high concentrations of renewable generation connections on to the network.  Where there is high demand of connection requests, the connection can be costly and time consuming.  Flexible Plug and Play will address this. …

At the heart of Flexible Plug and Play will be a new Telecommunications Platform.  This platform, which is formed of a high-speed communications  and radio frequency mesh network (similar to wi-fi), will enable the integration of Flexible Plug and Play smart technologies and systems. It will facilitate the data exchange and control capability to implement the technical and commercial solutions which will manage the network constraints to enable an increase in the renewable generation connections and the renewable generator developers to export on to the distribution network.

The smart technologies will communicate with each other using open standard data protocol defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The protocol is commonly called the IEC 61850 and is an international standard for data communications between smart devices and information systems for electricity networks.  …”

Click HERE to get an overview about the project.

Click HERE for downloading a nice and comprehensive presentation on the history and the plans for the future … including the use of IEC 61850 for use in power distribution systems. [pdf, 87 pages, 10 MB]

Technical Report IEC 61850-90-1 accepted

The Draft Technical Report "Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part IEC 61850-90-1: Use of IEC 61850 for the communication between substations" has been positively balloted.

The Technical report will be published on Sept 15, 2009.

Click HERE for a list of applications contained in part IEC 61850-90-1.

IEC 61850 and IEC 61499 for Distributed Power System Automation

Distributed Power Systems need Distributed Power System Automation to reach a high level of an intelligent or smart grid. The standard series IEC 61850 and IEC 61499 (Function Blocks) could benefit from each other and provide the smart framework for distributed automation systems.

Neil Higgins, Valeriy Vyatkin, Nirmal-Kumar C Nair, and Karlheinz Schwarz have written one of the first papers presenting and discussing the use of IEC 61850 AND IEC 61499:

Concept for Intelligent Distributed Power System Automation with IEC 61850 and IEC 61499

Abstract.
This paper presents new approach to power system automation, based on distributed intelligence rather than traditional centralised control. The paper investigates the interplay between two international standards, IEC 61850 and IEC 61499, and proposes away of combining of the application functions of IEC61850-compliant devices with IEC 61499-compliant “gluelogic,” using the communication services of IEC 61850-7-2. The resulting ability to customise control and automation logic will greatly enhance the flexibility and adaptability of automation systems, speeding progress toward the realisation of the Smart Grid concept.

Keywords: Power system automation, IEC 61850, IEC61499, Smart Grid.

pdf of the paper

Website of Valeriy Vyatkin with background information on IEC 61499 etc.

Security measures for power industry (BDEW)

The German association BDEW has published earlier in 2008 "a white paper specifying essential security measures for control and telecommunication systems ... for power industry organisations. The purpose of this document is to sufficiently protect the operation of these systems against security threats."

DE: Whitepaper: Anforderungen an sichere Steuerungs- und Telekommunikationssysteme
EN: White Paper: Requirements for Secure Control and Telecommunication Systems

Download dual language paper ... [pdf]