IEC 61850 and Smart Grid interoperability

IEC 61850 facilitates substation automation and communication as well as interoperability through a common data format.  The standard is one of several being recommended by NIST as essential to uniform and interoperable communication systems throughout the electricity grid.  It enables interoperability between new devices, technologies and is the common interface as the grid evolves.

SoftDEL has recently seen several of its global automation OEM customers developing products targeted toward transmission & distribution as well as sensor OEMs integrate and ask to integrate IEC61850 interfaces into their product lines.