TS 7514

TS 7514 is a terminology standard that compiles the terms and definitions used in telecontrol. In electrotechnics, it helps align the common language of communication and control systems so that concepts used in telecontrol applications are understood with the same technical meaning.

What the telecontrol vocabulary covers

The standard covers general terms used in telecontrol; terms related to the types of information being monitored; terms related to command information; terms associated with information and internal functions for telecontrol systems; terms related to the processing of event chronology; and terms connected with telecontrol station networks and their configurations. In practical terms, it focuses on how the information exchanged between control centres, field units and communication infrastructure is named and distinguished.

General technical context

Telecontrol is the practice of monitoring a system remotely and, when needed, issuing control commands from a distance. In power systems, industrial automation and infrastructure operation, different information categories are handled separately: status data, alarms, measurements, commands and event sequences each serve a different function. That distinction matters because observing a system and sending a command are not the same communication task, and the terminology should not blur them.

The value of this standard lies in grouping the core elements of telecontrol architecture — information categories, event sequencing and station networks — into a common technical vocabulary. This supports consistent documentation, design language and operational communication across manufacturers, engineers and operators.