IEC 61850 Communication Networks and Systems in Substations

IEC 61850 Communication Networks and Systems in Substations

 

IEC 61850 is the international standard for substation automation systems. It defines the communication between devices in the substation and the related system requirements. It supports all substation automation functions and their engineering. Different from that of earlier standards, the technical approach makes IEC 61850 flexible and future-proof. The ideas behind IEC 61850 are also applicable in areas of automation such as control and monitoring of distributed generation. The use of IEC 61850 in areas of water and gas is being discussed.

IEC 61850 SCL-Validator.

Here is standalone SCL-validator provided to check the conformity of your SCL-files to the schema of IEC 61850-6.
Used version of the SCL-schema: xmlns="http://www.iec.ch/61850/2003/SCL" version="1.4"
All you need is to download the application, select your SCL-file in the application and get the validation result displayed.

Installation

1. Download the application (see link below).
2. Run the downloaded .exe and select a path to extract the data to.

Using the application

1. Select the SCL-File (on your Hard disk) you would like to validate via the "Select" button. Select only one file.
2. Press the "Start Validation" button. Validation could take few minutes depending of the filesize of your SCL-file.
3. Result is given in the output part of the application.
4. A log file with all necessary information is created and can be opened by clicking on the displayed log file path.

Requirements

The IEC61850 SCL Validation Tool is a Microsoft Windows 32bit application requiring installed .NET Framework - Version 3.5.