Communications

IEC TR 61850-90-3:2016(E) addresses communication aspects related to specific sensor networks that are widely used as well as information exchange towards asset management systems. Since the outcome of this work will affect several parts of IEC 61850, in a first step, this technical report has been prepared to address the topic from an application specific viewpoint across all affected parts of IEC 61850. Once this technical report has been approved, the affected parts of the standard will be amended with the results from the report.

IEC 61850-5:2013 applies to power utility automation systems with the core part of substation automation systems (SAS); it standardizes the communication between intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) and defines the related system requirements to be supported. The major technical changes with regard to the previous edition are as follows:
- extension from substation automation systems to utility automation systems;
- inclusion of interfaces for communication between substations;
- requirements from communication beyond the boundary of the substation.

IEC/IEEE 61850-9-3:2016(E) specifies a precision time protocol (PTP) profile of IEC 61588:2009 / IEEE Std 1588-2008 applicable to power utility automation, which allows compliance with the highest synchronization classes of IEC 61850-5 and IEC 61869-9.

IEC/TR 61850-90-1:2010(E) provides a comprehensive overview on the different aspects that need to be considered while using IEC 61850 for information exchange between substations. In particular, this technical report defines use cases that:
- require an information exchange between substations;
- describes the communication requirements;
- gives guidelines for the communication services and communication architecture to be used;
- defines data as a prerequisite for interoperable applications;

IEC TR 61850-90-2:2016(E) provides a comprehensive overview of the different aspects that need to be considered while using IEC 61850 for information exchange between substations and control or maintenance centres or other system level applications. In particular, this technical report:
- defines use cases and communication requirements that require an information exchange between substations and control or maintenance centres;
- describes the usage of the configuration language of IEC 61850-6;

IEC 61131-5:2000 specifies communication aspects of a programmable controller. It specifies from the viewpoint of a PC how any device can communicate with a PC as a server and how a PC can communicate with any device. In particular, it specifies the behavior of the PC as it provides services on behalf of other devices and the services the PC application program can request from other devices. This bilingual version (2012-08) corresponds to the monolingual English version, published in 2000-11.
This publication is to be read in conjunction with the IEC 61131 series.

This three-volume report, Guidelines for Smart Grid Cybersecurity, presents an analytical framework that organizations can use to develop effective cybersecurity strategies tailored to their particular combinations of Smart Grid-related characteristics, risks, and vulnerabilities.

Covers asynchronous data transmission with half duplex and duplex link protocols operating with window size one for message transfers. Specifies the basic requirements for services to be provided by the link plus physical layers, for telecontrol applications. In particular it specifies standards on coding, formatting and synchronizing data frames of variable and filed lengths which meet specified data integrity requirements.
This publication is of high relevance for Smart Grid.

Gives rules for defining information elements and presents a set of information elements, in particular of digital and analog process variables frequently used in telecontrol applications.
This publication is of high relevance for Smart Grid.

Applies to telecontrol equipment and systems with coded bit serial data transmission for monitoring and controlling geographically widespread processes. It defines a telecontrol companion standard that enables interoperability among compatible telecontrol equipment.
This publication is of high relevance for Smart Grid.