04 - IEC 61850 for Software Engineers: Smart Grid Communication

IEC 61850 standard explained for software engineers: data model, GOOSE, MMS and SCADA system integration.

What you'll learn

• Why IEC 61850 Is Different from Other Industrial Protocols
• Logical Nodes: The Functional Taxonomy
• XCBR: The Circuit Breaker in Detail
• MMXU: The Three-Phase Measurement
• The Four SCL File Types

This article is part of the EnergyTech series on federicocalo.dev.

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➡️ 04 - IEC 61850 for Software Engineers: Smart Grid Communication

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By Federico Calò — Software Developer & Technical Writer