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Virtual Digital Substation Test System and Interoperability Assessments

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  • Linwei Chen

    (Engineering & Asset Management, National Grid Electricity Transmission, Warwick CV34 6DA, UK)

  • Haiyu Li

    (Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • Thomas Charton

    (Engineering & Asset Management, National Grid Electricity Transmission, Warwick CV34 6DA, UK)

  • Ray Zhang

    (Engineering & Asset Management, National Grid Electricity Transmission, Warwick CV34 6DA, UK)

Abstract

Interoperability testing and analysis tools provide a means for achieving and assuring the integrity of multivendor intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) data exchanges. However, the testing and analysis are very time consuming and error prone, and these problems worsen when a substation becomes large and complex during the engineering process, commission, replacement, maintenance, and extension. To address this challenge, this paper presents a virtual digital substation test system (VDSTS) with interoperability analysis tools for assessing and identifying the engineering challenges for the multiple-vendors digital substation. This VDSTS consists of three parts: (i) A virtual digital substation modelling for generating real-time digital substation primary plant operation and fault conditions, (ii) a standard IEC 61850-based substation protection, automation, and control (PAC) system architecture with multivendor IEDs and bay solutions, and (iii) multivendor Substation Configuration description Language (SCL) tools and in-house built data visualisation tool. The study focuses on the interoperability testing of sampled values (SV), generic object-oriented substation events (GOOSE), and manufacturing message specification (MMS) communication services, as defined in IEC 61850. The main issues identified are compatibility issues of SCL tools, protocol implementation issues, different information models, and application limitations. The outcomes will help utilities to reduce the risks associated with the general rollout of digital substations.

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  • Linwei Chen & Haiyu Li & Thomas Charton & Ray Zhang, 2021. "Virtual Digital Substation Test System and Interoperability Assessments," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:8:p:2337-:d:539848
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    1. Oscar A. Tobar-Rosero & John E. Candelo-Becerra & Germán Zapata, 2022. "Performance Analysis of Overcurrent Protection in a Digital Substation with Process Bus," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-17, June.

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