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Megger’s user-friendly IEC 61850 testing solutions ensure seamless interoperability, identify data inconsistencies and optimise protection, giving you confidence in your digital substations' standards compliance and performance.

Key benefits

Save valuable time with streamlined testing and troubleshooting
Automatically identify data inconsistencies to promote reliable operation
Gain a clear overview through smart data grouping
Ensure seamless communication with GOOSE interoperability
Stay compliant with the latest standards and best practices
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In the digital substation, the analogue signals and proprietary one-to-one connections between IEDs and network sensors have evolved to data networks and data streams.
IEC 61850, with its abstract data models defined, can be mapped to several protocols: MMS (Manufacturing Message Specification), GOOSE (Generic Object-Oriented System Event), and SMV (Sampled Measured Values).

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IEC61850 Solutions

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The IEC 61850 interface relay testers, FREJA and SMRT together with the software MGC Megger GOOOSE Configurator, and SVA Sampled Values Analyser, are the solutions used to test and troubleshoot IEC 61850 communication, both, GOOSE and process bus. Features like IEC 61850 sniffer, merge and compare, are cyber secure solutions that saves time and increase quality. Read more about Megger test solutions here

Tests performed virtually with the SMRT digital twin (are we promoting this on launch?) removes errors and uncertainties upfront before entering the often time pressured commissioning phase. A small subset of those tests would have to be repeated in the real world to verify physical connections and that correct settings are loaded into the relays. There are many other areas beside commissioning where benefits are seen such as FAT, training, support, development to mention a few. Read more in detail in the digital twin article and the IEEE paper on the same topic.

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How Megger IEC 61850 test solutions works!

Protection tests with IEC 61850

In digital substations, the conventional trip contacts are replaced by a GOOSE message and the conventional analogue voltages and currents are replaced by Sampled Values (SV) generated by Merging Units (MU).

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Protection tests with
IEC 61850

  • GOOSE
  • Sampled Values

Intuitive GOOSE configuration

GOOSE configuration can be a complex task. In MGC that configuration is optimised by ‘click-to-subscribe’ to map the appropriate GOOSE message to a binary input or output.

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Intuitive GOOSE configuration

Powerful and cost-efficient solution

The briefcase-sized, powerful, single phase, SMRT1 relay tester is all you need for IEC 61850 protection testing, making it a cost-efficient solution to help you get started.

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Powerful and Cost-efficient solution

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Merge and compare

Easily detect differences between the design and the actual status of the GOOSE traffic by comparing it with its description in the SCD file. Smart grouping and highlighted differences also give a superb overview.

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Merge and
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Click and merge

Easily detect differences between the design and the actual status of the GOOSE traffic by comparing it with its description in the SCD file. Smart grouping and highlighted differences also give a superb overview.
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Secure access point

Connecting a PC to the substation network is not without its risks. However, the SMRT and FREJA units provide a secure access point to the substation network, and therefore cannot transmit ‘false’ data, nor infect the network with a virus. This is also known as the GOOSE ‘diode’.

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Secure access point

Non intrusive sniffer

The sniffer function ensure that nothing is transmitted and that all GOOSE traffic is captured and grouped for good overview. If a GOOSE change status is it highlighted so it is easy to detect changes.

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Non-intrusive sniffer

Onboard IEC 61850 capability

With all IEC 61850 capabilities available from the on-board touch screen, there is no need for a PC. No PC connection issues, no software license issues, and no risk of transmitting viruses to the substation network.

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Onboard
IEC 61850 capability

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Protection tests with IEC 61850
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In digital substations the conventional trip contacts is replaced by a GOOSE message and the conventional, analogue voltages and currents are replaced by Sampled Values (SV) generated by Merging Units (MU).

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Intuitive IEC 61850 configuration

GOOSE configuration can be a complex task. In MGC that configuration is optimised by ‘click-to-subscribe’ to map the appropriate GOOSE message to a binary input or output.

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Powerful and Cost efficient solution

The briefcase size, powerful, single phase, SMRT1 is all you need to make protection related IEC 61850 testing which makes it cost efficient to get started.

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Secure access point

It is a concern to connect a PC to the substation network. SMRT and FREJA provide a secure access point to that network and therefor cannot transmit ‘false’ data, nor a virus. This is also known as the GOOSE ‘diode’.

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Non intrusive sniffer

The sniffer function ensure that nothing is transmitted and that all GOOSE traffic is captured and grouped for good overview. If a GOOSE change status is it highlighted so it is easy to detect changes.

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IEC 61850 capability

With all IEC 61850 capabilities available from the onboard touch screen there is no need for a PC. No PC connection issues, no software license issues, and no risk to transmit any virus to the substation network.

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Merge and compare

To compare the sniffed GOOSE traffic with its description in the SCD file is a very powerful solution to easily detect any differences between the design and actual status. Smart grouping and highlighted differences gives a superb overview.

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The products that make it possible

The IEC 61850 interface relay testers, FREJA and SMRT, together with the software MGC (Megger GOOSE Configurator), and SVA (Sampled Values Analyser), are the solutions used to test and troubleshoot IEC 61850 communications, both GOOSE and process bus. Features like IEC 61850 sniffer and merge and compare, are cyber-secure solutions that save time and increase quality.

The products that make it possible

Megger GOOSE Configurator

MGC

The MGC provides advanced network troubleshooting tasks and maps GOOSE messages to binary inputs and outputs.

  • Intuitive GOOSE configurator
  • Non-intrusive network sniffer
  • Smart grouping GOOSE
  • Comparing of GOOSE traffic and SCD file
  • Automatic change identification
  • Seamless handling of sniffed GOOSE and SCL GOOSE
  • Support for Ed. 1 and Ed. 2 Simulation

Sampled Values Analyser

SVA

The SVA provides visualization and control of sampled valves (SV) for multiple data streams.

  • IEC 61850 9-2 LE complaint
  • Three data streams simultaneously
  • Easy and intuitive visualisation of SV traffic
  • COMTRADE file export of SV traffic
  • Easy and intuitive SV configurator for FREJA and SMRT
  • Support for Ed. 1 and Ed. 2 Simulation

IEC 61850 Hardware solutions

SMRT - FREJA Series

The test equipment is the hardware piece in the test system and interface to the IEC 61850 network. The display models have all testing capabilities onboard.

  • IEC 61850 9-2 LE complaint
  • 1 us time sychronisation
  • Secure access point
  • Onboard IEC 61850 capability
  • Available in all FREJA and SMRT models
  • SMRT1 - cost effective, full capability at lowest possible cost

IEC 61850 Solutions

IEC 61850 interface, relay tester

FREJA and SMRT, together with the software MGC  and SVA , are the solutions used to test and troubleshoot IEC 61850 communications, both GOOSE and process bus. Features like IEC 61850 sniffer and merge and compare, are cyber-secure solutions that save time and increase quality.

  • IEC 61850 9-2 LE complaint
  • 1 us time sychronisation
  • Secure access point
  • Onboard IEC 61850 capability
  • Available in all FREJA and SMRT models
  • SMRT1 - cost effective, full capability at lowest possible cost

Virtual commissioning

Tests performed virtually with the SMRT Digital Twin remove errors and uncertainties before entering the often-pressured commissioning phase. A small subset of those tests would have to be repeated in the real world to verify physical connections and that correct settings are loaded into the relays. There are many other areas besides commissioning where benefits are seen such as FAT, training, support, and development. Read more about this in our Digital Twin article and this IEEE paper on the topic.

Digital substation resources

Check out these resources that have been made available to you so you can get the most out of testing digital substations.
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Latest technical information
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