PACWorld America went off without a hitch, and we enjoyed the various presentations on IEC 61850, Cyber Security, Distribution Automation, and other modern PAC schemes. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to present our paper on IEC 61850 Basic Application Profiles: “Increasing the Usability & Interoperability of IEC 61850 via Basic Application Profiles: What […]
IEC 61850 University is excited to be conducting a training course in New Orleans this week with one of North America’s visionary utilities who are actively deploying this technology within the power utility sector, which includes a process bus pilot project! The major aspects of IEC 61850 were covered in this 3 Day training course, […]
It has been a long time coming, but we’re excited to be hosting our 1st IEC 61850 University Course here in our home province! This 5 day course will be offered in Saskatoon, SK from April 24-28, which includes learning and configuring all aspects of IEC 61850. Our Russian partners (Tekvel) will be joining us, […]
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Abengoa’s Solucar Complex last week and we gained a better appreciation of the control and coordination required to operate this innovative facility. It was a unique experience to witness the various types of solar technologies; including tower technologies, parabolic trough technologies and traditional PV technologies. The Solucar Complex is […]
We concluded the IEC 61850 Working Group meetings last week, which were deemed a success in all regards! We had the pleasure of meeting various stakeholders from the IEC Head Office, including Mr. Charles Jacquemart (TC57 Officer), Ms. Guilaine Fournet (Head of Sales and Business Department), Mr. Peter Godwin (Head of IT strategy and operations), […]
The IEC TC57/WG10 Meetings are in full-swing here in Geneva, and there have been many interesting and dynamic discussions taking place! Mr. Christoph Brunner (IEC TC57/WG10 Convener-Middle) opened the meetings and introduced Mr. Charles Jacquemart (IEC TC57 Officer – Left) who had provided some interesting statistics on the size and visibility of IEC TC57/WG10. The […]
Well that’s a wrap for DistribuTech 2017. With over 14,000 attendees it was deemed a success! It was reassuring to see the large number of electric utilities attending the IEC 61850 Utility University Courses, which we had conducted with Mr. Christoph Brunner (Global Convener of IEC 61850). Tesco’s paper – IEC 61850 Naming Nomenclatures: Making […]
We are pleased to announce the IEC 61850 based HMI New Work Item Proposal (NWIP) has been recently approved as part of the IEC TC57/WG10 work plan. This Canadian proposal was initiated as part of the Canadian Innovative Initiative Pilot Project, and Tesco is fortunate to have been appointed as the Project Lead. With an […]
We’re expecting 2017 to a monumental year for the uptake of IEC 61850 – especially within North America – and we are excited to announce the release of the 2017 Training Calendar for the 61850 University! This is your opportunity to get accurate, practical and consistent information on IEC 61850, including all the enhanced features […]
Happy New Year to all our friends and colleagues! 2017 is lining up to be an exciting year for Tesco and the 61850 University. We are close to finalizing the 2017 61850 University Training Calendar, which will be released in the second week of January. This includes courses in BC, Alberta, Manitoba, California, Louisiana, Poland, […]