IEC 61850

The development of the standard IEC61850 regarding information and data exchange between substation protection and control system devices (IEDs) represents a long road and considerable effort.

From the beginning ZIV has played an active roll in this development by participating in standardization groups as well as in various interoperability demonstrations. ZIV has placed the company's extensive experience in both substation protection and automation, and in the development and implementation of previous communications standards into play.

IEC61850 is no longer a novelty. Its acceptance is growing and the number of practical applications in service that utilize it continues to increase. However, in the majority of applications all of the devices originate from the same manufacturer. Only a few projects have been converted into a real example of interoperability between devices from different suppliers to demonstrate in practice the viability and the success of the standardization process.

We invite you to download ZIV's brochure including an IEC 61850 application guide and our product catalog.

Download here the brochure (11.5MB)