Title :
IEC 61850 in the Oil and Gas Industries
Author :
Montignies, Patrick ; Angays, Philippe ; Guise, Laurent
Author_Institution :
Schneider Electr. Ind., Grenoble, France
Abstract :
International electrotechnical commission (IEC) 61850 communication technology appears to be a very promising technology, able to reach a high level of both performance and interoperability. However, considering the real maturity of this technology (from its current level of definition down to its implementation) and the height that breakthrough that this may represent user, a recommendation would lead to a reasonable stepwise deployment based on two different levels. Level 1 would focus on the "monitoring and control" part of the electrical monitoring and control system (EMCS) and brings many benefits to the user while offering a high level of multivendor interoperability. Level 2 would be based on a limited single-vendor deployment of the generic object-oriented substation event (GOOSE) peer-to-peer capability of the IEC 61850 technology. This deployment has de facto many impacts on the user\´s side, especially in requesting the adaptation of most of the security procedures.
Keywords :
IEC standards; gas industry; installation; monitoring; open systems; peer-to-peer computing; petroleum industry; substation automation; GOOSE; IEC 61850 technology; communication technology; control system; electrical monitoring; gas industries; generic object-oriented substation event; international electrotechnical commission; multivendor interoperability; oil industries; peer-to-peer capability; security; single-vendor deployment; Ethernet networks; IEC standards; Interoperability; Monitoring; Protocols; Substations;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIAS.2010.939430