Container-based Virtualization of an IEC 61850 Substation Co-Simulation Approach

Rosch, Dennis; Nicolai, Steffen; Bretschneider, Peter

doi:10.1109/mscpes55116.2022.9770163

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“…Previous publications, such as [6,7], have mainly focused on the description and development of a virtual testbed system itself. In [4], in particular, the focus is on the development of the testbed in the form of a co-simulation in which virtual IEDs can be placed.…”

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“…By coupling virtualization with a power grid simulation, entire network scenarios can be simulated, and virtualized IEDs can be fed with measured values from the simulation. IEDs can therefore implement various automation functions of the station automation and feed control commands back into the power grid simulation [6,7]. The structure of the cosimulation is shown in Figure 1.…”

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“…In this way, virtualization can be executed in parallel to the real-time power grid simulation at the same time, and a co-simulation of the substation automation can be established. This approach has already been presented in [6,7].…”

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This paper presents an investigation into the virtualization of substation protection IED functions using a sophisticated co-simulation environment that integrates virtual intelligent electronic devices (vIEDs) with a real-time power grid simulation. Anchored by the IEC 61850 protocol, this study constructs a virtualized IED framework, emphasizing the encapsulation of protection schemes using the example of different types of overcurrent protection within a containerized vIED. Using open-source software, this study aims to replicate the communication and functional aspects of physical IEDs. This study uses a co-simulation environment that couples virtualized network components with a real-time power grid simulation to validate the vIEDs against real substation hardware. Simulation results from induced short-circuit events confirm the operational congruence of the vIEDs with their physical counterparts, demonstrating their potential to serve as cost-effective and adaptable testbeds for substation automation. This paper concludes that virtualized IEDs represent a cost-effective, flexible alternative for substation automation testing, with future research directed towards increasing the functional complexity and real-world applicability of these virtual systems.

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“…The follow-up by [80] focuses on proposing a framework for automating the creation of containerized IEDs from existing IEC 61850 configuration files. The containerized virtual IEDs are set up after parsing the System Configuration Language (SCL) file and configuring their base image with the IEC 61850 communication services (from open source libIEC61850 [88] ).…”

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“…The containerized virtual IEDs are set up after parsing the System Configuration Language (SCL) file and configuring their base image with the IEC 61850 communication services (from open source libIEC61850 [88] ). Rosch et al [80] conclude on the possibility of scaling the framework to fully represent a real substation network in the future. No particular performance (technical or qualitative) evaluations were performed in the scope of the framework testing.…”

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Nowadays, power systems’ Protection, Automation, and Control (PAC) functionalities are often deployed in different constrained devices (Intelligent Electronic Devices) following a coupled hardware/software design. However, with the increase in distributed energy resources, more customized controllers will be required. These devices have high operational and deployment costs with long development, testing, and complex upgrade cycles. Addressing these challenges requires that a ’revolution’ in power system PAC design takes place. Decoupling from hardware-dependent implementations by virtualizing the functionalities facilitates the transition from a traditional power grid into a software-defined smart grid. This article presents a survey of recent literature on software-defined PAC for power systems, covering the concepts, main academic works, industrial proof of concepts, and the latest standardization efforts in this rising area. Finally, we summarize the expected future technical, industrial, and standardization challenges and open research problems. It was observed that software-defined PAC systems have a promising potential that can be leveraged for future PAC and smart grid developments. Moreover, standardizations in virtual IED software development and deployments, configuration tools, performance benchmarking, and compliance testing using a dynamic, agile approach assuring interoperability are critical enablers.

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Smart Substation Communications and Cybersecurity: A Comprehensive Survey

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Electrical grids generate, transport, distribute and deliver electrical power to consumers through a complex Critical Infrastructure which progressively shifted from an air-gaped to a connected architecture. Specifically, Smart Substations are important parts of Smart Grids, providing switching, transforming, monitoring, metering and protection functions to offer a safe, efficient and reliable distribution of electrical power to consumers. The evolution of electrical power grids was closely followed by the digitization of all its parts and improvements in communication and computing infrastructures, leading to an evolution towards digital smart substations with improved connectivity. However, connected smart substations are exposed to cyber threats which can result in blackouts and faults which may propagate in a chain reaction and damage electrical appliances connected across the electrical grid. This work organizes and offers a comprehensive review of architectural, communications and cybersecurity standards for smart substations, complemented by a threat landscape analysis and the presentation of a Defense-in-Depth strategy blueprint. Furthermore, this work examines several defense mechanisms documented in the literature, existing datasets, testbeds and evaluation methodologies, identifying the most relevant open issues which may guide and inspire future research work.

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Container-based Virtualization of an IEC 61850 Substation Co-Simulation Approach

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

The Implementation and Evaluation of Virtualized Protection Intelligent Electronic Devices into a Virtual Substation

The Implementation and Evaluation of Virtualized Protection Intelligent Electronic Devices into a Virtual Substation

Towards Software-Defined Protection, Automation, and Control in Power Systems: Concepts, State of the Art, and Future Challenges

Smart Substation Communications and Cybersecurity: A Comprehensive Survey

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