A practical implementation of virtualized protection system with IEC61850 under Docker

Authors

  • E. Torres Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, nº 1, 48013 Bilbao (Spain) Author
  • N. Escobar Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, nº 1, 48013 Bilbao (Spain) Author
  • P. Eguia Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, nº 1, 48013 Bilbao (Spain) Author
  • O. Abarrategi Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, nº 1, 48013 Bilbao (Spain) Author
  • D.M. Larruskain Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, nº 1, 48013 Bilbao (Spain) Author
  • V. Valverde Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, nº 1, 48013 Bilbao (Spain) Author
  • G. Buigues Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, nº 1, 48013 Bilbao (Spain) Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52152/4002

Keywords:

IEC 61850, virtualization, protection, digital substation

Abstract

Substation Automation Systems (SAS) are currently designed and operated based on IEC 61850 standard. This standard along with the evolution of the information processing technology brings the possibility of developing new centralized SAS architectures based on virtualized protection and control. However, communication latency must be evaluated as it can limit the scalability of virtualized SAS. This paper explores via a practical simulation case the effects of the number of virtual IEDs in the data traffic of a virtualized IEC61850 SAS based on Docker. Simulation results have shown that the increase in the network traffic due to a higher number of virtual IEDs produces a longer delay in tripping operation under a fault condition.

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Published

2024-08-05

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2024)

Section

Articles