Abstract:The characteristics of IEDs in smart substation are analyzed,including its general object - oriented modeling methods and processes. The application of IED data is generally summarized and classified as well as the application method and process,which consists of carrying out faulty area identification,fault location and automatic analysis of substation events by using the algorithm and data in IEDs. Specific data transferring process of IED is also analyzed. In the end,on the basis of wide - area relaying protection,the IED data processing program with on - line adaptive adjustment and automatic analysis is proposed,and its future development is discussed.