Feeder Topology Configuration and Application Based on IEC 61850

Distribution automation (DA) and Internet of Things (IoT) all need the topology information of power distribution network to support some applications, such as fault diagnosis, network reconfiguration and optimization. IEC 61850 is a general communication model and standard for information exchange between intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). However, it has no mechanism for feeder topology information exchange. This paper solves this problem by developing the corresponding information model. Firstly, a feeder model is established as a container of the equipment along a distribution line. Secondly, logical models, such as terminal and connection nodes, are added to describe the physical connection relationship between the electrical equipment. Taking a circuit breaker as an example, this paper introduces how to add the terminal attribute to an existing logical node (XCBR). The physical connection between the circuit breaker and other electrical equipment is described by adding the logic node LCNN. Then, a new logical node LTPN is added to describe the logical connection between the devices. A new logical node, FTPA, is added to describe the status of the topology analysis and the topology results. Based on these new logical nodes, this paper proposes the mechanism of topology information exchange between IEDs. Three IEDs and the IEEE 13-node model are used to build an experimental environment. The result verifies the effectiveness of this method. More distributed applications can be used to test the validity and interoperability of the proposed model.

Model Designing and Simulation Realization of ARC Protection System Based on GOOSE

This paper presents a model designing and simulation realization of arc protection system based on GOOSE (Generic Object Oriented Substation Event) .It is proposed to fully use the logical node GGIO (Generic Input and Output) of IEC61850 in the modeling of intelligent electronic devices. The real-time data (data of arc intensity and loop circuit) are transferred by GOOSE message with time delay less than 4 ms. GOOSE message communications mechanism is introduced. Winpcap development packet is selected and the simulation program is written to transmit and capture the GOOSE messages.