Course Level
Certificate IV
Professional Certificate of Competency in IEC 61850 Based Substation Automation
This professional development course is designed for engineers and technicians who need to understand the techniques required to use and apply IEC 61850 to substation automation, hydropower plants, wind turbines, and distributed energy resources as productively and economically as possible. IEC 61850 is a part of the International Electro-technical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee 57 (TC57) architecture for electric power systems. It is an important international standard for substation automation, and it is having a significant impact on how electric power systems are designed and built for the future.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
EIT ONLINE | Online/Off-campus - 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Structure
12 Modules
Subjects
- Introduction
- Substation Automation Functions
- Power System Automation Architectures
- Basic Iec 61850 Substation Architecture
- Communication Basics
- TCP/IP and Related Concepts
- Iec 61850 Data Modelling Approach
- Iec 61850 Data Modelling & Communication Models
- Time Sync, Configuration Language & Tools
- Practical & Conformance Testing
- Migration & Implementation Issues
- Review of Automation Products & Recent Developments
Entry requirements
- To obtain a certificate of completion for EITs Professional Certificate of Competency, students must achieve a 65% attendance rate at the live, online fortnightly webinars. Detailed summaries/notes can be submitted in lieu of attendance. In addition, students must obtain a mark of 60% in the set assignments which could take the form of written assignments and practical assignments. Students must also obtain a mark of 100% in quizzes. If a student does not achieve the required score, they will be given an opportunity to resubmit the assignment to obtain the required score.