Iec 61850 Engineering Process - ABB RELION 615 Series Engineering Manual

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The uploading of IEC 61850 communication configuration is not
supported when reading a configuration from an online IED. The
PCM600 project works as a repository for the IEC 61850 configuration.

IEC 61850 engineering process

The IEC 61850 standard defines how information is communicated in a substation. The
information communication can be divided into different parts.
• Description of the substation part, including the used logical nodes
• Description of the IEDs with their logical nodes
• Description of the communication network
• Description of the engineering process
When exporting an SCL file from PCM600, the tool builds a default substation structure
and creates default data sets and control blocks for vertical communication between the
substation client and IEDs. For more information, see the IEC 61850 standards.
In the following example, it is assumed that PCM600 and IET600 are used as the system
configuration tools. Another option is to use the IEC 61850 Configuration tool inside
PCM600. In that case the SCL file export and import operations (steps 1 and 3) are not
needed.
1. SCL files are exported from PCM600. In this case, a SCD file. It is also possible to
export other SCL file types.
2. Horizontal and vertical communication is configured using the station configuration
tool, for example, IEC 61850 Configuration tool or IET600.
3. SCL files are imported to a PCM600 project. In this case, it is the updated SCD file.
IEC 61850 communication engineering
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