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GOOSE interlock subscriber interface

Functional block · Substations

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In plain English

What this block does

Receives the assigned equipment-state message used by a local interlock decision.

A simple example

In a digital substation bay, a merging unit digitizes local measurements and a protective relay subscribes to the assigned data stream. The command return path and communication-health indications are drawn separately. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Subscribed equipment states” at the input and “Local interlock information” at the output. Missing-data response must be defined.

Subscribed equipment statesGISILocal interlock information
A reading guide. The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.

What the drawings help you do

Start at the named input: Subscribed equipment states. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing. Follow the named output: Local interlock information. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.

Input
Subscribed equipment states
Output
Local interlock information
Application reference
An explanation of a named drawing function or circuit relationship; the project documents define the equipment and its connections.

Read the source: Digital secondary systems: Sampled Values

Schematic · GISIGOOSE interlock subscriber interface: original educational illustration
Original educational illustrationSee source and graphic notes

What it represents

Receives the assigned equipment-state message used by a local interlock decision. Digital substation interfaces carry measurements, status and control information between primary equipment and protective devices. Measurement streams, event messages and time synchronization are separate dependencies even when they share an Ethernet network.

In a digital substation bay, a merging unit digitizes local measurements and a protective relay subscribes to the assigned data stream. The command return path and communication-health indications are drawn separately. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Subscribed equipment states” at the input and “Local interlock information” at the output. Missing-data response must be defined.

Identify publisher, subscriber, data meaning and quality handling. Protocol labels alone do not establish protection performance, compatibility or network redundancy; these need the selected system configuration and validation. The functional block is an independent explanation of this named application. Equipment-specific ratings, terminal connections and operating conditions must be established in the project documentation.

How to read it

  • Start at the named input: Subscribed equipment states. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.
  • Follow the named output: Local interlock information. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.
  • Missing-data response must be defined.
  • Identify publisher, subscriber, data meaning and quality handling. Protocol labels alone do not establish protection performance, compatibility or network redundancy; these need the selected system configuration and validation.

Information to show or reference

  • Label the source and connection reference for subscribed equipment states.
  • Identify the destination and defined state of local interlock information.
  • Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.
  • Check this application limit in the project design: Missing-data response must be defined.

A distinction that matters

Missing-data response must be defined. This reference describes the named application; it does not establish a new IEC graphical symbol, an ANSI device-function number or an exact manufacturer connection diagram.

Sources you can follow

These public references support the explanation and provide further detail. Their graphics and downloadable files remain with their publishers.

Digital secondary systems: Sampled Values

Public technical context for digital substation process interfaces. Merging units, sampled measurements, GOOSE, process bus and network redundancy. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation.

SEL · Public reference checked 3 November 2026 · Link only

About this graphic

This illustration was authored independently by Elora Grid to explain the concept. It is not reproduced from a customer drawing, an official standard graphic or a manufacturer CAD file. Its correspondence to an exact IEC or IEEE symbol identifier has not been certified.

SVG and DXF downloads contain this original artwork. Original artwork is available under CC BY 4.0. Third-party references retain their own terms.

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