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Substation Automation


IEC 61850 based SAS
IEC 61850 is one of the most widely accepted International Standard for Power System Communication, that is adopted in Substation, Hydro Power Plant, Wind Energy Networks and Distributed Energy Resources, because of its seamless interoperability characteristics.
Kalkitech is one of the leading enablers of IEC 61850 solutions and services including IEC 61850 Consulting and Training. Kalkitech has always been in the forefront of interoperability and cutting edge solutions and is one of the first companies to have dedicated products and service offerings specific to IEC 61850.

Kalkitech’s IEC 61850 Solutions are divided into six parts:

1.Hardware Products
2.Software Products
3.Technical Services
4.Engineering Services
5.Consulting
6.Training
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Kalkitech’s IEC 61850 capabilities and functionalities run across the whole breadth of products from field to control center to enterprise level, and have been providing ruggedized and durable solutions to customers across 50 countries.

Kalkitech’s IEC 61850 hardware product offerings include:

  • Protocol Gateways ( Protocol Converters) for IEC 61850
Kalkitech IEC61850 Converters and Gateways have been widely used in applications like Meter, RTU, Relay reading, Autorecloser, and Transformer monitoring  and have capabilities like M2M VPN communication over GPRS/GSM/CDMA.

With a list of more than 50 standard and proprietary protocols including DNP3, IEC 60870, DLMS. Kalkitech Gateways can  support virtually any-to-any conversion.  This guarantees maximum interoperability for legacy devices through IEC 61850, or any other new protocol.



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  • Embedded Modules for  IEC 61850
Kalkitech  SYNC OEM offers IEC61850 as well as virtually any other substation protocol to be implemented in any hardware platforms including RTUs, Numerical Relays, FRTUs, Energy Meters and  Data Concentrators.
  • Data Concentrators for IEC 61850
Kalkitech SYNC Data Concentrators are highly scalable and are available in numerous variants to suit the market needs and price points.  Kalkitech SYNC 2000 and SYNC 3000 range of products are proven high performance Substation DCUs and Front End Gateways for large data point  concentration.
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Kalkitech’s IEC 61850 software product offerings include:

  • Substation Engineering Software – IEC 61850 SCL Manager 
Kalkitech IEC 61850 SCL Manager is a comprehensive graphical tool that allows user to create, configure, view and edit all the substation elements and its data models as specified in Substation Configuration Language specification of IEC 61850. SCL Manager enables users to configure a Substation and helps in making  substations IEC 61850 compliant.


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  • Source Code Libraries for IEC 61850
Kalkitech is the value-added reseller for SISCO’s MMS-EASE Lite, which is a flexible source code implementation supporting IEC 61850 client and server functions  that has been optimized for use in Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) such as Relays, RTUs, Autoreclosers, PLCs and Meters


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  • OPC Servers for IEC 61850
Kalkitech provides IEC 61850 OPC adaptors that enable windows based applications to communicate with the field devices directly through serial, ethernet or modem channel in standard industrial protocols in real time basis and convert the data in OPC format.
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IEC 61850 based substation engineering

Major Functions implemented:

  • IEC 61850 Local Communication and IEC870-5-101, IEC870-5-104 communication with Dispatch Center on VSAT, PLCC etc
  • IEC 61850 Local Communication and Modbus communication with DCS
  • IEC 61850, IEC 103, DNP3, Courier, SPA and LON  Communication with OEM relays
  • Dynamic SLDs and breaker control
  • Time Synchronization using SNTP 
  • Disturbance uploading and analysis
  • Inter-bay interlocks
  • IED Setting & Configuration
  • GOOSE 
  • SCADA engineering of major OEMs like MicroSCADA Pro, SICAMPAS, WinCC, iFIX, Intouch, ClearSCADA etc
  • Engineering using major vendor and IED manufacturer independent 61850 engineering tools
Scope
  • Site survey
  • Consultanc
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Communication, Configurations and Testing
  • Factory Acceptance Test
  • Site installation, testing and commissioning
Project References
  • Substation Automation System for 220/400 kV Transmission Substation for a State transmission Utility in India
  • Substation Automation system for Hydro Power Plant (4 projects) in India
  • Substation Automation system for Thermal Power Plant (3 projects) in India
  • Substation Automation system for Steel Plant (3 projects) in India
  • Substation Automation System for 400/230/20 kV Transmission Substation for a major Transmission Company in Western Asia
  • Substation Automation System for 220/400 kV Transmission Substation for a major Transmission Company in India
  • Substation Automation System for 220/132/66 kV Substations for European OEM (9 Projects)
Kalkitech consultancy services related to IEC 61850 helps customers to define meaningful approach towards IEC 61850 based Product implementations, and in design & installation of Substation Automation Systems (SAS). This includes definition of features to be implemented in proposed product, platform identification, internal design suggestions, etc. which helps customers to off load and be free from specification of protocol specific technical details. Together with the extensive experience in engineering and development of SAS systems, Kalkitech can assist through the entire designing, tendering, engineering and commissioning phases.

IEC 61850 Implementation Consulting

  • In general, there are two phases for implementation consulting.
  • Road map identification of products based on its application and domain;
  • Design and development stage which realizes the final product.
  • Kalkitech helps its customers to go through both of these stages smoothly without troubling them with protocol related aspects.  
IEC 61850 Engineering Consultancy

KALKITECH offers consulting services for system study, designing, engineering, installation, testing and commissioning of the Substation Automation system as per IEC 61850 standards. Furthermore we provide migration strategies for IEC 61850 to ensure a seamless and cost-efficient integration to existing installations, which also includes SCADA and energy management connections. Kalkitech offers services for different utilities such as Oil & Gas refineries; transmission and distribution companies and public grid companies based on IEC 61850 standards as follows:
  • Site Survey and system study
  • Substation automation system architecture design 
  • Design of Networking and communication
  • I/O list and Tag naming convention
  • Design of Control center communication as per IEC 60870-5-104 and IEC 60870-5-101 standards.
  • Specification of requirements for IEC 61850 compliant SAS ( Substation automation system ) and IEDs.
  • Data sheet and BOM for SAS systems and sub-systems.
  • Ergonomic design of control center and control desk.
  • Modification requirements for existing station to comply the IEC 61850 standards.
  • Costing for the entire SAS system

IEC 61850 Training

Kalkitech helps Customers including Utilities in the familiarization of IEC 61850 Standards Protocol, latest enhancements, and related technologies, by conducting Events, Trainings and Workshops based on market requirements. Kalkitech offers both Protocol and Implementation Trainings to Customers – both OEMs and Utilities.

Implementation using SISCO's MMSLITE

 Kalkitech is a value added reseller for one of the leading Source Code Library for IEC 61850 – SISCO's      MMSLITE. Having more than 7 years of experience in working with MMSLITE, Kalkitech Engineers helps     Customers to understand in and out of MMSLITE in a short time. Kalkitech has implemented all flavors    of IEC68150 protocol in various OEM Products using MMSLITE. This makes us a good choice for giving      Source Code Library Implementation Training. Following is the Standard 2 Day MMSLITE Implementation Training which we offer. 

Kalkitech has a dedicated team working to provide development and implementation support of IEC61850 Protocol in Customer Products. Being a leader in Communication Standards and through its  partnership with one of the major IEC61850 Source Code Library Provider – SISCO, Kalkitech help customers, primarily OEMs and SCADA Vendors, to incorporate required protocol functionality into their existing and new systems in fast and cost effectively manner. Technical Services Group also offers complete product life cycle management and value additions, based on Customer requirements and recent updates in Protocol Standards and Technology.

IEC 61850 Protocol Driver Implementation

IEC61850 Protocol Driver is a back end communication software which helps a Power System module to exchange data between remote IEC61850 Systems. Different IEC61850 Communication profiles are available based of Power System functionality and its communication scope.

  • IEC61850 Client
To gather IEC61850 Status data from remote Server systems and issue Controls. Applicable for Station Level Systems like SCADA, DCS etc and Bay Level Systems like Data Concentrator, Bay Controller Unit etc. 
  • IEC 61850 Server
To report IEC61850 data and facilitate management of local functionality to Client Systems. Applicable for Bay Level IEDs like Relay, RTU, Bay Controller Unit etc
  • IEC GOOSE Publisher / Subscriber
Applicable for Bay Level IEDs who are interested in exchanging fast and priority events and control between other Bay Level IEDs. Protocol Packet uses VLAN priority tagging.
  • IEC SMV Publisher / Subscriber
To Send and Receive Digital Sampled Value data. Applicable for Bay Level IEDs who monitors CT/PT information, and Process Level Devices who samples analog signals and convert them to Digital Sampled Value Packets.

IEC 61850 Testing and Simulation Solutions

As more and more Power System Networks are integrated together, Testing of those systems required expertise in both Communication and Power System Concepts. Kalkitech helps Utlities and OEMs to Develop IEC61850 GUI based Test Systems for better analysis of their Power System, ie. for internal and External Uses. Some Engineers will be interested in validating System's protocol functionality and others in validating total Power system behavioral aspects in case of internal and system events. Kalkitech can help Customers to realize any of such testing requirements by integrating our own technology and Communication level expertise.

Kalkitech has IEC 61850 Configuration and Simulation Tools which can be used together as IEC 61850 Testing Solution. Using SCL Manager, user can create IEC61850 Power System Configurations. Power System Configurations can be created at IED Level (using ICD Manager Functionality) or at Power System Level (using SLD and System Specification functionality) 

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Any third Party IEC61850 Configurations can be analyzed and Simulated using IED Simulator.

IEC 61850 Enterprise Application Development

Scope of IEC61850 Enterprise Applications comes at Station and Control Center Level. It helps Utilities and System Managers to view IEC61850 Power System Data in a Standard and Meaningful way. These systems can make use of IEC 61850 Client and future IEC61850-90-x protocol extensions to exchange high level power system data between Control Centers and Substations. CIM Extensions helps Utilities to harmonize IEC61850 information and exchange data at organization level. 

Since IEC61860 offers standard object modeling methodology for different Power System Domains like Substation, Wind, Hydro, DER etc., Data collection, Representation and Management of alternate resources becomes lot more easier. Enhanced GUI Applications with IEC61850 and CIM back end communication layer helps Utilities to Monitor and Manage seamlessly integrated different flavors of Power System Data together under a single umbrella. IEC61850 based Configuration Management, Version Management, Data ware housing etc are some of the future requirements that will enable Utilities to work towards better Smart Grid Solutions.



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