Integrating IEC61850 in the Eandis Grid
Eandis in the Energy market Regulator CREG / VREG Producers Electricity Import Natural Gas Elia Distribution Grid Operator Fluxys Suppliers Customers
HS Eandis Network: TS -> SS -> DS Elia 14000 Customer Substations 225 Transformator stations 770 Switching substations LS 28500 Distribution Substations 2.500.000 Customers 300.000 LV feeders
Introduction Eandis and substation concept HV/MV primary substation - TS Double busbar cubicle MV secondary substation - SS Single busbar cubicle 2 or 3 busbar linear sections 2 to 4 busbar sections in O-shape Always involving ELIA Possibly involving other DNO( s) Rarely involving other DNO( s) All position indications, measurements, alarms and control signals implemented using classical wiring (no experience with substation protocols, eg 103)
Transition to IEC61850: Study/PoC 2011 Study Time and Proof-of-Concept What is IEC61850 all about? What can IEC61850 do? What can it do for us? The goal Test the technology in real-life substation Test multi-vendor feasibility Estimate impact on existing processes
Transition to IEC61850: Study/PoC The result
Transition to IEC61850: Study/PoC Conclusions: Multivendor works, but different tooling is too complex Standards not mature enough regarding interoperability, too many vendor specifics IEC61850 added value Wiring can be replaced with standard configurations More measurements (U, I, P, Q, ) More position indications More detailed alarms Increased workload, Need to work with standard templates, Ease of use is mandatory
Primary substations: Cabling Communication RTU IEC-60870-5-104 Ethernet Switch Fiber GOOSE MMS IEC61850 TP TI CELL 1 CELL 2 CELL 3 CELL N VS
MV secondary substation Switching substation RTU MMS only COUPLING OC OC OC DIFF DIFF VOLTAGE Distribution loop feeders Primary substation feeders
Transition to IEC61850: Purchasing European Tender: New or completely renovated (25 to 50 subst/year) HV/MV primary substations (full IEC61850) MV secondary substations (full IEC61850) All expansions of existing substations Using the technology that was standard at the time of substation s first commissioning (= classic wiring) No hybrid IEC61850 + classic wiring Protections, RTU s, switches for next 6 years Single-sourcing: RTU and Protection relays from the same vendor Direct Sales: support is essential!
Transition to IEC61850: Writing a tender Classic specifications Protection requirements Hardware requirements New specifications Protection requirements Hardware requirements Communication certificates Display requirements Software specifications When writing specifications, take into account that multiple iterations with all stakeholders will be necessary! Don t forget to involve your technicians. Their experience, expertise and involvement in spec-writing is a critical success factor! Write functional requirements taking into account the useability, just the technical specifications are not enough!
Transition to IEC61850: Evaluating the tender Classic scoring model Compliance to specs Cost of devices New scoring model Compliance to specs Cost of devices Support Minimum requirements Training Ease of use of software TCO Key differentiators Ease of use of hardware Demo by vendor Introduce end-users early turn them into ambassadors Scoring should be done by the engineers and the end-users! Don t be afraid to make the demo problem complex! If the vendor can t solve it, chances are you won t be either after you signed the contract!
Transition to IEC61850: Preparing the rollout 5 Days of Training Train the technicians (>50) General TCP/IP & Ethernet concepts IEC61850 and IEC 60870-5-104 RTU Software tools Software tools Commissioning s Commissioning RTU s Commissioning and testing substations...and give them the necessary hard- and softwaretools!...
Transition to IEC61850: Training and simulation
Transition to IEC61850: Take the plunge May 2013: first MV secondary substation Putting training courses to the test Finetuning procedures and processes Fixing final bugs in configurations Consolidating for next 6 years
Transition to IEC61850: take the plunge Second half of 2013: full IEC61850 s and RTU s using IEC61850 is now the de-facto standard for MV secondary substations Development of processes and procedures for HV/MV primary substations has been completed: first project end 2014
MV primary substation Transformer substation RTU MMS and Goose INTERFACE To TSO COUPLING DIF DIF DIF To switching substation VOLTAGE
Transition to IEC61850: Take the plunge Conclusions Transition is hard, but feasible Key success factors Good, easy to use software tools Involvement from decision makers to adopters Extensive spec, including all aspects of the transition Use standard, multi-purpose, reusable templates IEC61850 should be a mean to solve a need, not a goal per se
Other applications of IEC 61850 Decentralised production systems Above 1MVA or when N-1 situation is not guaranteed Why not talk to a wind turbine directly?
Protection in Distribution substations SP A150 Circuit Breaker Cu35