Basler Electric BE1-11 IEC 61850 Protocol - Manual (Page 7)

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General Information
This document describes the Basler Electric IEC 61850 Protocol implementation in the BE1-11 series of
protection systems. A BE1-11 is classified as an intelligent electronic device (IED) that is capable of
sending and receiving IEC 61850 messages simultaneously.
The IEC 61850 protocol is an option available when ordering a BE1-11. An Ethernet connection is
required for operation of IEC 61850.
IEC 61850 is a communications infrastructure that allows seamless integration of IEDs into higher level
devices. IEDs from different vendors can be integrated together in this vendor independent infrastructure.
A typical station bus is illustrated in Figure 1.
Protection, control, and metering for the substation are defined in an SCL (Substation Configuration
Language) file. The BE1-11 comes with an SCL compatible ICD (IED Capability Description) file that is
uploaded to the BE1-11 as a CID (configured ICD) file. The substation design developer uses the CID file
to create the portion of the SCD (Substation Configuration Description) file for the overall substation
design.
Figure 1. Typical Station Bus
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