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IEC 61850 Substation Automation: GOOSE, SCL and IEC 60870-5
The utility side of SCADA, taught the way a substation automation engineer meets it: the IEC 61850 object model and its logical nodes, SCL files from ICD through SCD to CID, MMS reporting against GOOSE against Sampled Values, the engineering process a system configuration tool follows, testing from office simulation through factory and site acceptance to maintenance isolation, and the IEC 60870-5-101 and 104 link that carries the substation to the control centre.
Inside the course
From the lessons
The IEC 61850 object model and SCL
Triangle MicroWorks
Communications: MMS reporting, GOOSE and Sampled Values
Triangle MicroWorks
The engineering process: from ICD to SCD and back
Triangle MicroWorks
Testing a 61850 system: factory, site and in service
Triangle MicroWorks
Simulating and testing your SCD design
Triangle MicroWorks
IEC 60870-5: the link to the control centre
Triangle MicroWorks
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Read an IEC 61850 object reference and say what every part of it means, navigate an SCL file and tell ICD, SSD, SCD and CID apart, decide whether a signal belongs on MMS reporting, GOOSE or Sampled Values, follow the engineering process from vendor capability files to a substation configuration and back to the relays, plan the tests a substation automation system needs at each stage of its life, isolate a bay with test mode instead of a lifted link, and map a substation into IEC 60870-5-101 or 104 for the control-centre link.
- Read any IEC 61850 object reference down to the data attribute and name the logical node behind it
- Tell ICD, SSD, SCD and CID apart and say who produces each and when
- Decide whether a signal belongs on MMS reporting, GOOSE or Sampled Values
- Engineer and then trace a GOOSE subscription, including the case where it never arrives
- Isolate a bay with test mode and the simulation flag instead of lifting a trip link
- Write the point list and message sequence for an IEC 60870-5-104 link to the control centre
Course content
8 modules · 11 lessons · 4h 12m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01The IEC 61850 object model and SCL2 lessons42m
- 02Communications: MMS reporting, GOOSE and Sampled Values1 lesson39m
- 03The engineering process: from ICD to SCD and back1 lesson42m
- 04Testing a 61850 system: factory, site and in service1 lesson43m
- 05Simulating and testing your SCD design1 lesson28m
- 06IEC 60870-5: the link to the control centre2 lessons30m
- 07IEC 60870-5 in service: application layer, stack and security3 lessons27m
- 08Final assessment0 lessons0m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Advanced. Assumes you already work with protection relays, switchgear and a SCADA system, and are comfortable with Ethernet and TCP/IP. This is not a first course in electrical engineering.
- Software
- None required. A text editor to read SCL files. The IEC 61850 simulation and test tools demonstrated in the videos are the publisher's own and are optional.
- Hardware
- None. An IED on the bench helps but nothing here needs one.
IEC 61850 Substation Automation: GOOSE, SCL and IEC 60870-5 at a glance
IEC 61850 Substation Automation: GOOSE, SCL and IEC 60870-5 is a free, self-paced online power systems course from EDWartens India with 8 modules, 4h 12m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹3,499.
- Format
- 8 self-paced modules, 4h 12m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Advanced. Advanced. Assumes you already work with protection relays, switchgear and a SCADA system, and are comfortable with Ethernet and TCP/IP. This is not a first course in electrical engineering.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- None required. A text editor to read SCL files. The IEC 61850 simulation and test tools demonstrated in the videos are the publisher's own and are optional.
- Hardware
- None. An IED on the bench helps but nothing here needs one.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Triangle MicroWorks (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you have finished every module and passed the final assessment at 70%, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Is this the same as an IEC 61850 certification?
No, and it is worth being clear about what that phrase means. IEC 61850 conformance certification, run through the UCA International Users Group and its accredited test laboratories, applies to devices, not to engineers. Vendors such as Hitachi Energy, Siemens and SEL run their own paid classes on their own tools. This course is preparation for that work and for the interview, and it is not equivalent to any of them.
Who made the video lessons?
Triangle MicroWorks, on their own YouTube channel, as free training they publish alongside their protocol test tools. EDWartens did not make the videos and Triangle MicroWorks is not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the module order, the practice tasks and the assessments.
Do I need to install any software?
No. The videos demonstrate the publisher's own simulation and test tools, and you can follow the method without installing anything. If you want to run the labs yourself, those tools are downloaded from Triangle MicroWorks on their own terms, and the course does not require it.
What should I already know?
Protection and switchgear basics, what a SCADA system does, and enough networking to be comfortable with Ethernet, TCP/IP, multicast and a managed switch. If you are new to industrial protocols, take the industrial communication course first.
How long is it?
Seven content modules and a final, about four and a quarter hours of video and roughly seven hours in total with the practice tasks and quizzes. The videos are long-form training sessions, not short explainers, so plan one module a sitting.
Where does this lead in India?
Substation automation work with the transmission and distribution EPCs, the state transcos and their contractors, and the OEMs and system integrators who commission SAS panels. The same skill set travels to Gulf substation projects, where IEC 61850 and a 104 link to the control centre are the normal specification.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for IEC 61850 Substation Automation: GOOSE, SCL and IEC 60870-5
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
A unique certificate number and a public verification page. A recruiter checks it in ten seconds.
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
Issuer, credential ID and URL prefilled, with 5 matching skills to pin to your profile.
QR code on the certificate
Scans straight to the verification page, so a printed copy proves itself.
Names what you can do
Lists the topics covered, from the iec 61850 object model: logical devices, logical nodes, data objects and functional constraints to the control-centre link: iec 60870-5-101 and 104, asdus, interrogation, command sequences and iec 62351 security.
A permanent link
Put it on a CV, a portfolio or an application. The URL never changes.
Earned, not attended
Issued only after every module and a final assessment at 70%, with three attempts. That is why it stands up.
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, ₹959, GST included, with a receipt.
Issued by EDWartens India (Wartens Automation Private Limited) as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Triangle MicroWorksthe whole course: the IEC 61850 hands-on training series and the IEC 60870-5 training series, both published free on their own channel
- Triangle MicroWorks: IEC 61850 hands-on training seriesdata modelling and SCL, communications, the engineering process, testing from simulation to maintenance, and simulating and testing an SCD design, which are modules IE1 to IE5
- Triangle MicroWorks: IEC 60870-5 training seriesthe introduction, ASDU structure, application layer, stack layers and security lessons behind modules IE6 and IE7
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.