Information modeling for Distributed Energy Resource integration in IEC 61850 based substations

Abstract

With the increasing deployment of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in the distribution system, DERs presents many challenges for smooth and stable operation of the grid. For the effective management of DERs extensive communication between different components of DER and distribution system is required. To standardize the communication methods and modeling of logical nodes required for Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) in DERs, data modeling of DERs is issued in IEC 61850-7-420 standard. This paper has contributed communication modeling of Green Energy Resources (GERs) and other DERs, modeling of messages exchanged among different IEDs with regard to their optimum structure & size and a Substation Communication Network (SCN) topology. End to End (ETE) time delay performance of the designed communication configuration architecture is presented using OPtimized Network Engineering Tool (OPNET). The dynamic performance result in the SCN has demonstrated the successful communication configuration for integrating the DERs in distribution system.