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An Open Platform for Rapid-Prototyping Protection and Control Schemes With IEC 61850.
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IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery . Apr2013, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p1103-1110. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Communications is becoming increasingly important to the operation of protection and control schemes. Although offering many benefits, using standards-based communications, particularly IEC 61850, in the course of the research and development of novel schemes can be complex. This paper describes an open-source platform which enables the rapid prototyping of communications-enhanced schemes. The platform automatically generates the data model and communications code required for an intelligent electronic device to implement a publisher-subscriber generic object-oriented substation event and sampled-value messaging. The generated code is tailored to a particular system configuration description (SCD) file, and is therefore extremely efficient at runtime. It is shown here how a model-centric tool, such as the open-source Eclipse Modeling Framework, can be used to manage the complexity of the IEC 61850 standard, by providing a framework for validating SCD files and by automating parts of the code generation process. The flexibility and convenience of the platform are demonstrated through a prototype of a real-time, fast-acting load-shedding scheme for a low-voltage microgrid network. The platform is the first open-source implementation of IEC 61850 which is suitable for real-time applications, such as protection, and is therefore readily available for research and education. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08858977
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86391420
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2012.2231099