Utilizing IEC61850 Standard and the generic object orientated substation event facility in modern protection and control devices

Tumelo Motsei, Louwrence Erasmus, Jan Harm Pretorius

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Abstract

IEC61850 technology has proved to be the future of communications in the power system protection environment. The numerous benefits of IEC61850 overshadow what the current widely used DNP3 technology has to offer. This paper is concerned with the investigation of the electrical protection communications technology which will be most beneficial to power utilities. In evaluating the two communication design alternatives, IEC61850 and DNP3, the research relied on theory, laboratory experiments, probability models and equipment purchase data. Analytical analysis of the two designs was carried out using a Monte Carlo approach whereby the stochastic weights of the seven evaluation criteria used in this research were presented as inputs to Monte Carlo analysis. The Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) strategy was employed as a deterministic model within Monte Carlo to evaluate the probability of IEC61850 being the most preferred technology over DNP3 or DNP3 over IEC61850 conversely. Three worst case scenarios of preferences were used during Monte Carlo evaluation. It was found through statistical analysis of the analytically obtained overall results that the probability of DNP3 technology being beneficial over IEC61850 was 0.54 in one of the worst case scenarios. In the other two worst case scenarios the probability of IEC61850 being the most desirable technology was found to be 0.52 and 0.59.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPICMET 2017 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology Management for the Interconnected World, Proceedings
EditorsTimothy R. Anderson, Kiyoshi Niwa, Dundar F. Kocaoglu, Tugrul U. Daim, Dilek Cetindamar Kozanoglu, Gary Perman, Harm-Jan Steenhuis
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-7
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781890843366
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2017
Event2017 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2017 - Portland, United States
Duration: 9 Jul 201713 Jul 2017

Publication series

NamePICMET 2017 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management for the Interconnected World, Proceedings
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference2017 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period9/07/1713/07/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Law
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Strategy and Management
  • Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Education

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