IEC 61850-7-420 based Communication Configuration to Integrate DER to Distribution System

 Abstract— With the increasing deployment of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in the distribution system, DERs presents many challenges for smooth and stable operation of the grid. For the effective management of DERs extensive communication between different components of DER and distribution system is required. In an effort to standardize the communication methods and modeling of logical nodes required for Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) of DERs is issued in IEC 61850-7-420 standard. This paper presents the modeling of Distributed Energy Resources system as per IEC 61850-7-420 standard and simulation of the communication configuration, using network simulation tool i.e. OPNET modeler, needed to integrate DERs and Distribution system. Finally the performance evaluation of the designed communication configuration architecture for different communication technologies is presented.