Virtualization of Protection and Control (VPC) allows the use of vendor-independent protection and control (P&C)
hardware in IEC 61850 standard-based digital substations.
This paves the way for a novel model for power system protection, which can adapt to the evolving power grid
and further offers a pathway to the development of new digital applications.
In this white paper, we address the main system aspects and key technical requirements when implementing
VPC systems. We outline virtualization technology and the networking aspects using performance benchmarks
laid by IEC 61850 standards. And we present results from the deployment of centralized protection and
control (CPC) and VPC, including detailed performance results of protection functions with
oscillographic waveforms.