B. SCADA

1. System Requirements

Recognize requirements, equipment, and configuration of SCADA/DCS systems ^{3, 4}

Basic Requirements ³

• RS-485 Communication Guide

Advanced Requirements ⁴

Important Standards

• IEEE C37.1 Standard for SCADA and Automation Systems ^3 4
• IEC 61850 Communication Networks and Systems In Substations: An Overview for Users ⁴
• IEC 61850-6 Configuration language for communication in electrical substations related to IEDs ⁴
• Implementing PTP in Substations

IEC 61850

• 6 steps for specifying IEC 61850 & substation automation requirements
• IEC 61850 standard application examples of substation automation
• Implementation of IEC 61850 in power substation environment
• The importance of IEC 61850 in relation to the smart grid
• Practical aspects of IEC 61850-9-2 implementation in microprocessor-based protection and control IEDs
• Transmission of data structures in a GOOSE message

SCADA Systems

• Purpose And Applicable Processes Of a SCADA System
• The basics of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
• The Basics of Hardware and Software for SCADA Systems
• 5 ingredients that make SCADA operation delicious
• Implementation Of SCADA System For Controlling And Monitoring 132/33/11 kV Substation
• An Old-School Approach to Implementing SCADA into the Municipal Environment
• Methods of Time Synchronization

Power Line Carrier (PLC) Systems

• Power Line Carrier Communication (PLCC)
• Power Line Carrier Communication (PLCC)
• Powerline carrier (PLC) communication systems in T&D
• High-frequency Line Trap Basics
• Line traps for system voltages up to 800kV
• Power line carrier channel (PLCC) and application of transmission line relaying
• The Transition from Power-Line Carrier
• New Power Line Carrier System for Digital High-Voltage Substations

Last Update: Jan 13, 2026