Smart Substation Standards IEC 61850

Advantech and Meinberg Solutions from APC Technology Group

APC Technology Group is a leading distributor in industrial technology. Our partnership with Advantech and Meinberg allows us to offer comprehensive and cutting-edge solutions for critical infrastructure, particularly in the demanding environment of modern electrical substations. Our expertise, combined with the robust and reliable products from Advantech and Meinberg, ensures that our customers have access to the very best in industrial computing, networking, and precision time synchronisation.

IEC 61850 Substation Platform Infographic

Breakdown of the IEC 61850 Substation Infarastructure

Station Level

Embedded Computing - Grid Control Centre

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• EKI-8528 – Managed Ethernet Switch

Provides secure and reliable communication between the grid control centre and substation hardware.

• ECU-579 – Substation Server Platform

A robust and scalable computing platform designed to run SCADA, gateway, or protocol conversion services in harsh substation environments.

Bay Level

• ECU-479 – Primary VPR Server

A modular platform for virtual protection and control, ideal for distributed automation tasks.

• ECU-P1524PE – VPR I/O Card for ECU-479

Adds high-speed digital and analogue I/O capabilities for precision control tasks.

• ECU-4784 – Alternative VPR Server

A compact and power-efficient computing platform for bay-level logic, offering an alternative to ECU-479.

Process Level

• EKI-9228 & EKI-9226G – Managed Ethernet Switches

These rugged switches are IEC 61850-3 certified and provide time-critical communication to field-level devices.

• Meinberg microSync XS – GNSS Time Server

Synchronises the entire substation with high-precision PTP (IEEE 1588) and NTP time sources, ensuring precise event logging and system coordination.