IEC 61850 - Based substation automation systems – Users expectations and stakeholders interaction
The publication of IEC 61850 standard series started to replace the use of old proprietary and IEC 60870-5-103 based protocols in Digital Substation Automation Systems. Its main objective is to allow interoperability between Intelligent Electronic Devices of different vendors in one automation system and increase substation engineering efficiency. Its scope has lately extended beyond the limits of a substation. IEC 61850 aims to be THE standard applied in substations worldwide, as in many other domains.
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