يتكون المعيار من الأجزاء التالية بالتفصيل في وثائق منفصلة:* IEC 61850-1: Introduction and overview* IEC 61850-2: Glossary* IEC 61850-3: General requirements* IEC 61850-4: System and project management - Ed.2* IEC 61850-5: Communication requirements for functions and device models* IEC 61850-6: Configuration language for communication in electrical substations related to IEDs - Ed.2* IEC 61850-7: Basic communication structure for substation and feeder equipment** IEC 61850-7-1: Principles and models - Ed.2** IEC 61850-7-2: Abstract communication service interface (ACSI) - Ed.2** IEC 61850-7-3: Common Data Classes - Ed.2** IEC 61850-7-4: Compatible logical node classes and data classes - Ed.2** IEC 61850-7-10: Communication networks and systems in power utility automation - Requirements for web-based and structured access to the IEC 61850 information models new work* IEC 61850-8: Specific communication service mapping (SCSM)** IEC 61850-8-1: Mappings to MMS (ISO/IEC9506-1 and ISO/IEC 9506-2) - Ed.2* IEC 61850-9: Specific communication service mapping (SCSM)** IEC 61850-9-1: Sampled values over serial unidirectional multidrop point to point link** IEC 61850-9-2: Sampled values over ISO/IEC 8802-3 - Ed.2* IEC 61850-10-: Conformance testing* محطة فرعية ذكية
==Standard Documents==IEC 61850 consists of the following parts detailed in separate IEC 61850 standard documents* IEC 61850-1: Introduction and overview* IEC 61850-2: Glossary* IEC 61850-3: General requirements* IEC 61850-4: System and project management - Ed.2* IEC 61850-5: Communication requirements for functions and device models* IEC 61850-6: Configuration language for communication in electrical substations related to IEDs - Ed.2* IEC 61850-7: Basic communication structure for substation and feeder equipment** IEC 61850-7-1: Principles and models - Ed.2** IEC 61850-7-2: Abstract communication service interface (ACSI) - Ed.2** IEC 61850-7-3: Common Data Classes - Ed.2** IEC 61850-7-4: Compatible logical node classes and data classes - Ed.2** IEC 61850-7-10: Communication networks and systems in power utility automation - Requirements for web-based and structured access to the IEC 61850 information models new work* IEC 61850-8: Specific communication service mapping (SCSM)** IEC 61850-8-1: Mappings to MMS (ISO/IEC9506-1 and ISO/IEC 9506-2) - Ed.2* IEC 61850-9: Specific communication service mapping (SCSM)** IEC 61850-9-1: Sampled values over serial unidirectional multidrop point to point link** IEC 61850-9-2: Sampled values over ISO/IEC 8802-3 - Ed.2* IEC 61850-10-: Conformance testing==History==Multiple protocols exist for substation automation, which include many proprietary protocols with custom communication links.