SIST EN 61850-4:2011

Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 4: System and project management

This part of IEC 61850 applies to projects associated with process near automation systems of power utilities (UAS, utility automation system), like e.g. substation automation systems (SAS). It defines the system and project management for UAS systems with communication between intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in the substation respective plant and the related system requirements. The specifications of this part pertain to the system and project management with respect to: - the engineering process and its supporting tools; - the life cycle of the overall system and its IEDs; - the quality assurance beginning with the development stage and ending with discontinuation and decommissioning of the UAS and its IEDs. The requirements of the system and project management process and of special supporting tools for engineering and testing are described.

Kommunikationsnetze und -systeme in Stationen - Teil 4: System- und Projektverwaltung

Réseaux et systèmes de communication pour l'automatisation des systèmes électriques - Partie 4: Gestion du système et gestion de projet

La CEI 61850-4:2011 s'applique à des projets associés aux procédés proches des systèmes d'automatisation des compagnies d'électricité (UAS), par exemple les systèmes d'automatisation de poste (SAS). Elle définit la gestion du système et la gestion de projet pour les systèmes UAS avec communication entre des dispositifs électroniques intelligents (IED) dans le poste ou le site ainsi que les exigences concernant les systèmes associés. La présente seconde édition constitue une révision technique avec des détails plus proches des autres parties de la série de Normes CEI 61850. Le domaine d'application porte non seulement sur les systèmes d'automatisation de poste, mais aussi sur tous les systèmes d'automatisation pour les compagnies d'électricité.   This publication is of core relevance for Smart Grid.

Komunikacijska omrežja in sistemi za avtomatizacijo porabe električne energije - 4. del: Sistemsko in projektno upravljanje

Ta del IEC 61850 velja za projekte, povezane s sistemi za skoraj popolno avtomatizacijo porabe električne energije (UAS, sistem za avtomatizacijo porabe), kot so na primer sistemi avtomatizacije razdelilnih postaj (SAS). Opredeljuje sisteme in projektno upravljanje za sisteme UAS s komunikacijo med inteligentnimi elektronskimi napravami (IED) v inštalaciji ustrezne razdelilne postaje in povezane sistemske zahteve. Specifikacije v tem delu se nanašajo na sistem in projektno upravljanje glede na: - inženirski proces in podporna orodja; - življenjski cikel celotnega sistema in njegovih IED; - zagotavljanje kakovosti, ki se začne v fazi razvoja in konča s prenehanjem delovanja in umikom iz obratovanja UAS in njegovih IED. Opisane so zahteve za sistem in proces projektnega upravljanja in za posebna podporna orodja za inženiring ter preskušanje.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 26-Jul-2011
• ICS: 29.240.30 - Control equipment for electric power systems
• ICS: 33.200 - Telecontrol. Telemetering
• Technical Committee: PSE - Power systems management
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 13-Jul-2011
• Due Date: 17-Sep-2011
• Completion Date: 27-Jul-2011
• Ref Project: EN 61850-4:2011 - Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 4: System and project management

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 61850-4:2004 - Communication networks and systems in substations -- Part 4: System and project management
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2011
• Replaces: SIST EN 61850-4:2004 - Communication networks and systems in substations -- Part 4: System and project management
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Amended By: SIST EN 61850-4:2011/A1:2021 - Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 4: System and project management
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61850-4:2011
01-september-2011
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Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 4: System and
project management
Kommunikationsnetze und -systeme in Stationen - Teil 4: System- und Projektverwaltung
Réseaux et systèmes de communication pour l'automatisation des systèmes électriques
- Partie 4: Gestion du système et gestion de projet
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61850-4:2011
ICS:
29.240.30 Krmilna oprema za Control equipment for electric
elektroenergetske sisteme power systems
33.200 Daljinsko krmiljenje, daljinske Telecontrol. Telemetering
meritve (telemetrija)
SIST EN 61850-4:2011 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 61850-4:2011

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61850-4

NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2011
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 33.200 Supersedes EN 61850-4:2002


English version


Communication networks and systems for power utility automation -
Part 4: System and project management
(IEC 61850-4:2011)


Réseaux et systèmes de communication Kommunikationsnetze und -systeme in
pour l'automatisation des systèmes Stationen -
électriques - Teil 4: System- und Projektverwaltung
Partie 4: Gestion du système et gestion de (IEC 61850-4:2011)
projet
(CEI 61850-4:2011)




This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2011-05-16. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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SIST EN 61850-4:2011
EN 61850-4:2011 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 57/1103/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61850-4, prepared by IEC TC 57, Power
systems management and associated information exchange, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61850-4 on 2011-05-16.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61850-4:2002.
It constitutes a technical revision to align the document more closely with the other parts of the EN 61850
series, in addition to enlarging the scope from substation automation systems to all utility automation
systems.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2012-02-16
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2014-05-16
with the EN have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61850-4:2011 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 61850-10 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61850-10.
ISO 9001:2008 NOTE  Harmonized as EN ISO 9001:2008 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60848 - GRAFCET specification language for EN 60848 -
sequential function charts


IEC 61082 Series Preparation of documents used in EN 61082 Series
electrotechnology


IEC 61175 - Industrial systems, installations and EN 61175 -
equipment and industrial products -
Designation of signals


IEC 61850-6 - Communication networks and systems for EN 61850-6 -
power utility automation -
Part 6: Configuration description language for
communication in electrical substations
related to IEDs


IEC 61850-7 Series Communication networks and systems for EN 61850-7 Series
power utility automation -
Part 7: Basic information and communication
structure


IEC 81346 Series Industrial systems, installations and EN 81346 Series
equipment and industrial products -
Structuring principles and reference
designations


IEC 81346-1 - Industrial systems, installations and EN 81346-1 -
equipment and industrial products -
Structuring principles and reference
designations -
Part 1: Basic rules


IEC 81346-2 - Industrial systems, installations and EN 81346-2 -
equipment and industrial products -
Structuring principles and reference
designations -
Part 2: Classification of objects and codes for
classes

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SIST EN 61850-4:2011
IEC 61850-4
®

Edition 2.0 2011-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE


Communication networks and systems for power utility automation –
Part 4: System and project management

Réseaux et systèmes de communication pour l'automatisation des systèmes
électriques –
Partie 4: Gestion du système et gestion de projet

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX W
ICS 33.200 ISBN 978-2-88912-439-8

® Registered trademark of the International Electrotechnical Commission
Marque déposée de la Commission Electrotechnique Internationale

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references. 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Abbreviations . 10
5 Engineering requirements . 11
5.1 Overview . 11
5.2 Categories and types of parameters . 12
5.2.1 Classification . 12
5.2.2 Parameter categories . 13
5.2.3 Parameter types . 14
5.3 Engineering tools . 15
5.3.1 Engineering process . 15
5.3.2 System specification tool . 17
5.3.3 System configuration tool . 17
5.3.4 IED configuration tool. 18
5.3.5 Documentation tool . 19
5.4 Flexibility and expandability . 19
5.5 Scalability . 20
5.6 Automatic project documentation . 20
5.6.1 General . 20
5.6.2 Hardware documentation . 22
5.6.3 Parameter documentation . 22
5.6.4 Requirements of the documentation tool . 23
5.7 Standard documentation . 23
5.8 System integrator's support . 24
6 System life cycle . 24
6.1 Requirements of product versions . 24
6.2 Announcement of product discontinuation . 26
6.3 Support after discontinuation . 26
7 Quality assurance . 27
7.1 Division of responsibility . 27
7.1.1 General . 27
7.1.2 Responsibility of the manufacturer and system integrator . 27
7.1.3 Responsibility of the customer. 29
7.2 Test equipment . 29
7.2.1 General . 29
7.2.2 Normal process test equipment . 29
7.2.3 Transient and fault test equipment . 29
7.2.4 Communication test equipment . 30
7.3 Classification of quality tests . 30
7.3.1 Basic test requirements . 30
7.3.2 System test . 30
7.3.3 Type test . 31
7.3.4 Routine test . 32
7.3.5 Conformance test . 32

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7.3.6 Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) . 32
7.3.7 Site Acceptance Test (SAT) . 32
Annex A (informative) Announcement of discontinuation (example) . 34
Annex B (informative) Delivery obligations after discontinuation (example) . 35
Bibliography . 36

Figure 1 – Structure of the UAS and its environment . 11
Figure 2 – Structure of UAS and IED parameters . 13
Figure 3 – Engineering tasks and their relationship . 16
Figure 4 – IED configuration process . 18
Figure 5 – Project related documentation of UAS . 21
Figure 6 – Two meanings of the system life cycle . 25
Figure 7 – Stages of quality assurance – Responsibility of manufacturer and system
integrator . 27
Figure 8 – Contents of system test . 30
Figure 9 – Contents of type test . 31
Figure 10 – Contents of routine test . 32
Figure 11 – Testing stages for site acceptance test . 33
Figure A.1 – Announcement conditions . 34
Figure B.1 – Periods for delivery obligations . 35

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS
FOR POWER UTILITY AUTOMATION –

Part 4: System and project management


FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61850-4 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 57: Power
systems management and associated information exchange.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2002. It constitutes a
technical revision to align the document more closely with the other parts of the IEC 61850
series, in addition to enlarging the scope from substation automation systems to all utility au-
tomation systems.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
57/1103/FDIS 57/1122/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.

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This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61850 series, under the general title: Communication networks and
systems for power utility automation, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS
FOR POWER UTILITY AUTOMATION –

Part 4: System and project management



1 Scope
This part of IEC 61850 applies to projects associated with process near automation systems of
power utilities (UAS, utility automation system), like e.g. substation automation systems (SAS).
It defines the system and project management for UAS systems with communication between
intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in the substation respective plant and the related system
requirements.
The specifications of this part pertain to the system and project management with respect to:
– the engineering process and its supporting tools;
– the life cycle of the overall system and its IEDs;
– the quality assurance beginning with the development stage and ending with discon-
tinuation and decommissioning of the UAS and its IEDs.
The requirements of the system and project management process and of special supporting
tools for engineering and testing are described.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60848, GRAFCET specification language for sequential function charts
IEC 61082 (all parts), Preparation of documents used in electrotechnology
IEC 61175, Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products – Designa-
tion of signals
IEC 61850-6, Communication networks and systems for power utility automation – Part 6:
Configuration description language for communication in electrical substations related to IEDs
IEC 61850-7 (all parts), Communication networks and systems for power utility automation –
Part 7: Basic communication structure
IEC 81346 (all parts), Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products –
Structuring principles and reference designations
IEC 81346-1, Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products – Structur-
ing principles and reference designations – Part 1: Basic rules
IEC 81346-2, Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products – Structur-
ing principles and reference designations – Part 2: Classification of objects and codes for clas-
ses

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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
supporting tools
those tools that support the user in the engineering, the operation and the management of the
UAS and its IEDs
NOTE These tools are usually a part of the UAS.
3.1.1
engineering tools
tools that support the creation and documentation of the conditions for adapting an automation
system to the specific plant (substation) and customer requirements
NOTE Engineering tools are divided into project management, configuration and documentation tools.
3.1.2
system specification tools
tools used to create a system requirement specification including the relation of system func-
tions to the plant/substation to be managed; especially a tool creating a specification in a for-
mally defined, standardized format for evaluation by other tools
3.1.3
system configuration tools
tools handling the communication between the IEDs in the system, configuration of issues
common for several IEDs, and the logical association of the IED’s functions to the process to
be controlled and supervised
NOTE See also “system parameters”.
3.1.4
IED configuration tools
tools handling the specific configuration and download of configuration data to a specific IED of
a specific type
3.2
expandability
criteria for the efficient extension of an automation system (hardware and functional) by use of
the engineering tools
3.3
flexibility
criteria for the fast and efficient implementation of functional changes including hardware
3.4
scalability
criteria for a cost effective system while recognizing various functionalities, various IEDs,
substation sizes and substation voltage ranges
3.5
parameters
variables which define the behaviour of functions of the automation system and its IEDs within
a given range of values

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3.5.1
system parameters
data which define the interaction of IEDs in the system
NOTE System parameters are especially important in the:
– configuration of the system;
– communication between IEDs;
– marshalling of data between IEDs;
– processing and visualization of data from other IEDs (for example, at the station level).
3.5.2
IED parameters
parameters defining the behaviour of an IED and its relation to the process
3.6
IED-parameter set
all parameter values and configuration data needed for the definition of the behaviour of the
IED and its adaptation to the substation conditions
NOTE Where the IED has to operate autonomously, the parameter-set can be generated without system parame-
ters using an IED-specific parameterization tool. Where the IED is a part of the system, the parameter set may
include the IED related or complete set of system parameters, which should be coordinated by a general parameter-
ization tool at the system level.
3.7
UAS-parameter set
all parameter values and configuration data needed for the definition of the behaviour of the
overall UAS and its adaptation to the substation conditions
NOTE The parameter set includes the IED-parameter sets of all participating IEDs.
3.8
remote terminal unit
RTU
used as an outstation in a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system
NOTE An RTU may act as an interface between the communication network to the SCADA system and the substa-
tion equipment. The function of an RTU may reside in one IED or may be distributed.
3.9
UAS product family
different IEDs of one manufacturer with various functionalities and with the ability to perform
within utility automation systems
NOTE The IEDs of a product family are unified in relation to the design, the operational handling, the mounting
and wiring conditions, and they use common or coordinated supporting tools.
3.10
UAS installation
the concrete instance of a substation automation system consisting of multiple interoperable
and connected IEDs of one or more manufacturers
3.11
configuration list
overview of all instances of IEDs and other installed products of a system, their hardware and
software versions including the software versions of relevant supporting tools
NOTE The configuration list also contains the configured communication connections and addresses.

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3.12
configuration compatibility list
overview of all compatible hardware and software versions of components and IEDs, including
the software versions of relevant supporting tools operating together in an UAS-product family
NOTE The configuration compatibility list also contains the supported transmission protocols and protocol ver-
sions for communication with other IEDs.
3.13
manufacturer
the producer of IEDs and/or supporting tools
NOTE A manufacturer may be able to deliver an UAS solely by use of his own IEDs and supporting tools (UAS
product family).
3.14
system integrator
a turnkey deliverer of UAS installations
NOTE The responsibility of system integration includes the engineering, the delivery and mounting of all participat-
ing IEDs, the factory and site acceptance tests and the trial operation. The quality assurance, the maintenance and
spare delivery obligations and the warranty are agreed in the contract between the system integrator and the cus-
tomer. A system integrator may use IEDs from several different manufacturers.
3.15
system life cycle
the term has two specific meanings:
a) for the manufacturer, the time period between the start of the production of a newly
developed UAS product family and the discontinuation of support for the relevant IEDs;
b) for the customer, the time period between the commissioning of the system installation and
the decommissioning of the last IED of the system installation
3.16
test equipment
all tools and instruments which simulate and verify the input/outputs of the operating environ-
ment of the automation system such as switchgear, transformers, network control centres or
connected telecommunication units on one side, and the communication channels between the
IEDs of the UAS on the other side
3.17
conformance test
verification of data flow on communication channels in accordance with the standard conditions
concerning access organization, formats and bit sequences, time synchronization, timing, sig-
nal form and level, reaction to errors
NOTE The conformance test can be carried out and certified for the standard or specially described parts of the
standard. The conformance test should be carried out by an ISO 9001 certified organization or system integrator.
3.18
system test
validation of correct behaviour of the IEDs and of the overall automation system under various
application conditions
NOTE The system test marks the final stage of the development of IEDs as part of a UAS product family.
3.19
type test
verification of correct behaviour of the IEDs of the automation system by use of the system
tested software un
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