1 Scope
This part of IEC 61850, which is a technical report, specifies the mechanisms for the system management
of Smart Grid Devices as IEC 61850 equipment in power utility automation as well as telecommunication and cybersecurity
equipment.
System Management of Smart Grid Devices or Smart Grid Device Management refers to
functionalities that are not directly linked to the operational role of the equipment (which for grid automation equipment would be to protect and allow
remote supervision and control on the grid) but allow it to perform its operational
functions in the best conditions possible.
The main functions of Smart Grid Device Management can be categorized as illustrated
in Figure 1 and described below. These actions being available from remote information systems,
they affect system automation functions, telecommunication functions and cybersecurity
functions as these three categories are interacting in a Smart grid Device or system.
The Smart Grid domain has been chosen for these use cases , including distributed energy resources. This content is expected to be applicable
to other domains, such as industrial automation domain and grid user domain.
Figure 1
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Scope of the functions and objects covered by the Smart Grid Device Management
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