Power system automation refers to using instrumentation and control (I&C) devices to perform automatic decision making and control of the power system. Data is acquired from devices throughout the system and used for supervision and control by operators, engineers and automated processes. Intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) like remote terminal units, meters, and protective relays incorporate microprocessors to process and communicate data to monitor, control and protect the power system.
The document summarizes instrument transformers, which are used to isolate protection, control, and measurement equipment from high voltages in power systems. It discusses current transformers (CTs) and potential transformers (PTs). CTs reduce system current to a lower value for measurement. They function by inducing a current in a secondary winding from the magnetic field of a primary winding connected to the power circuit. PTs provide isolation from high voltages and measure voltage. They have errors in voltage ratio and phase angle between primary and secondary voltages.
The document discusses various objectives and applications of static shunt compensation on transmission lines. Shunt compensation can increase steady-state transmittable power, control voltage profiles, minimize line overvoltage under light loads using shunt reactors, and maintain voltage levels under heavy loads using shunt capacitors. Midpoint shunt compensation significantly increases transmitted power and is best located at the midpoint where voltage sag is maximum. End of line shunt compensation effectively increases voltage stability limits and regulates terminal voltages to prevent voltage instability. Shunt compensation can also improve transient stability and damp power oscillations on transmission lines.
This document discusses hydrothermal scheduling, which involves optimally scheduling hydroelectric and thermal power plants together to minimize generation costs. Hydrothermal scheduling is classified as either long-range (months or years) or short-range (days or weeks). The key aspects are using low-cost hydroelectric generation where possible to reduce reliance on more expensive thermal plants. Mathematical optimization techniques are used to determine the optimal dispatch of hydro and thermal plants while meeting demand and respecting water availability constraints. While hydrothermal coordination can lower costs, the variable nature of hydro inflows makes the optimization problem complex.
This document provides an overview of an electrical engineering course that covers microcontrollers, programming, and a final project. It discusses key topics like microcontrollers and how they contain interfaces to connect to users and perform tasks. The modules covered include using LEDs, 7-segment displays, speakers, potentiometers, and servo motors. For the final project, students combined all the modules into a countdown program that used a servo motor, LED, and different beeps to count down and loop four times.
The document discusses one-line diagrams, which are simplified diagrams used in power systems to represent the essential components in a simplified graphical format. A one-line diagram shows the main components of a power system like generators, transmission lines, transformers, and loads using standardized symbols. It represents the paths of power flow through the system from generation to transmission to distribution. The diagram is structured to match the physical layout. Impedance and reactance diagrams are similar but represent electrical elements like generators and lines as impedance/reactance values instead of physical components. An example calculation of voltage drop in a transmission line is provided.
Reactive power compensation is used to improve the performance of AC power systems. There are various methods of reactive power compensation including shunt compensation, series compensation, static VAR compensators, and static synchronous compensators. Shunt compensation devices such as capacitors and reactors are connected in parallel to transmission lines to regulate voltage. Series compensation uses capacitors connected in series to transmission lines to increase power transfer capability. Static VAR compensators and static synchronous compensators use thyristor-based voltage sourced converters to dynamically inject or absorb reactive power and control voltage. Reactive power compensation provides benefits such as improved power factor, voltage regulation, reduced losses, and increased power transfer capacity.
This document is a final year project presentation on Static VAR Compensator (SVC). It discusses Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) which use power electronics to control power flow and increase transmission capacity. SVCs in particular provide fast reactive power support to control voltage and improve stability. Different types of SVC are described including series and shunt compensators using thyristor controlled capacitors and reactors. Mechanically Switched Capacitors are also discussed as a type of shunt compensator. The project layout and applications of SVC systems for transmission systems are outlined.
60232804 ppt-compensation-techniques-in-ac-transmission-system-using-cABHISHEK RAI
This document discusses series compensation of transmission lines and a new fault location algorithm for series compensated lines under power oscillation conditions. The key points are:
1. Series compensation is used to increase power transfer capability and improve stability by reducing transmission line reactance. It allows increased power transfer but introduces problems like sub-synchronous resonance.
2. The new fault location algorithm accounts for the influence of series capacitors on fault voltages and currents during power oscillations. It calculates corrected voltage drops across series capacitors to improve fault location accuracy under dynamic conditions.
3. The algorithm identifies whether faults occur on the left or right side of series capacitors using a criterion based on voltage and current measurements. An iterative process is
The document summarizes instrument transformers, which are used to isolate protection, control, and measurement equipment from high voltages in power systems. It discusses current transformers (CTs) and potential transformers (PTs). CTs reduce system current to a lower value for measurement. They function by inducing a current in a secondary winding from the magnetic field of a primary winding connected to the power circuit. PTs provide isolation from high voltages and measure voltage. They have errors in voltage ratio and phase angle between primary and secondary voltages.
The document discusses various objectives and applications of static shunt compensation on transmission lines. Shunt compensation can increase steady-state transmittable power, control voltage profiles, minimize line overvoltage under light loads using shunt reactors, and maintain voltage levels under heavy loads using shunt capacitors. Midpoint shunt compensation significantly increases transmitted power and is best located at the midpoint where voltage sag is maximum. End of line shunt compensation effectively increases voltage stability limits and regulates terminal voltages to prevent voltage instability. Shunt compensation can also improve transient stability and damp power oscillations on transmission lines.
This document discusses hydrothermal scheduling, which involves optimally scheduling hydroelectric and thermal power plants together to minimize generation costs. Hydrothermal scheduling is classified as either long-range (months or years) or short-range (days or weeks). The key aspects are using low-cost hydroelectric generation where possible to reduce reliance on more expensive thermal plants. Mathematical optimization techniques are used to determine the optimal dispatch of hydro and thermal plants while meeting demand and respecting water availability constraints. While hydrothermal coordination can lower costs, the variable nature of hydro inflows makes the optimization problem complex.
This document provides an overview of an electrical engineering course that covers microcontrollers, programming, and a final project. It discusses key topics like microcontrollers and how they contain interfaces to connect to users and perform tasks. The modules covered include using LEDs, 7-segment displays, speakers, potentiometers, and servo motors. For the final project, students combined all the modules into a countdown program that used a servo motor, LED, and different beeps to count down and loop four times.
The document discusses one-line diagrams, which are simplified diagrams used in power systems to represent the essential components in a simplified graphical format. A one-line diagram shows the main components of a power system like generators, transmission lines, transformers, and loads using standardized symbols. It represents the paths of power flow through the system from generation to transmission to distribution. The diagram is structured to match the physical layout. Impedance and reactance diagrams are similar but represent electrical elements like generators and lines as impedance/reactance values instead of physical components. An example calculation of voltage drop in a transmission line is provided.
Reactive power compensation is used to improve the performance of AC power systems. There are various methods of reactive power compensation including shunt compensation, series compensation, static VAR compensators, and static synchronous compensators. Shunt compensation devices such as capacitors and reactors are connected in parallel to transmission lines to regulate voltage. Series compensation uses capacitors connected in series to transmission lines to increase power transfer capability. Static VAR compensators and static synchronous compensators use thyristor-based voltage sourced converters to dynamically inject or absorb reactive power and control voltage. Reactive power compensation provides benefits such as improved power factor, voltage regulation, reduced losses, and increased power transfer capacity.
This document is a final year project presentation on Static VAR Compensator (SVC). It discusses Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) which use power electronics to control power flow and increase transmission capacity. SVCs in particular provide fast reactive power support to control voltage and improve stability. Different types of SVC are described including series and shunt compensators using thyristor controlled capacitors and reactors. Mechanically Switched Capacitors are also discussed as a type of shunt compensator. The project layout and applications of SVC systems for transmission systems are outlined.
60232804 ppt-compensation-techniques-in-ac-transmission-system-using-cABHISHEK RAI
This document discusses series compensation of transmission lines and a new fault location algorithm for series compensated lines under power oscillation conditions. The key points are:
1. Series compensation is used to increase power transfer capability and improve stability by reducing transmission line reactance. It allows increased power transfer but introduces problems like sub-synchronous resonance.
2. The new fault location algorithm accounts for the influence of series capacitors on fault voltages and currents during power oscillations. It calculates corrected voltage drops across series capacitors to improve fault location accuracy under dynamic conditions.
3. The algorithm identifies whether faults occur on the left or right side of series capacitors using a criterion based on voltage and current measurements. An iterative process is
this is useful for peoples interested in power quality problems and their mitigation. it provides causes, effects of voltage sag and their mitigation techniques.
1. The document discusses the equipment used in a 33/11 kV substation, including busbars to connect generators and feeders, insulators to support conductors and confine current, circuit breakers to open circuits during faults, protective relays to detect faults and trip circuit breakers, instrument transformers to step down voltages and currents for metering, meters for monitoring circuit quantities, transformers to step down transmission voltages to distribution levels, capacitor banks to improve power factor, isolating switches to disconnect parts of the system, and lightning arrestors to protect equipment from lightning strikes.
2. A 33/11 kV substation is an important link between the transmission and distribution networks that transforms power from higher transmission voltages to
HIGH VOL TAGE TESTING OF TRANSFORMER BY HARI SHANKAR SINGHShankar Singh
1. The document discusses high voltage testing of electrical transformers, including various types of tests like partial discharge testing, impulse testing, turns ratio testing, and insulation resistance testing.
2. These tests help check the insulation quality, detect defects, verify voltage ratios, and ensure transformers can withstand high voltage surges to prevent failures.
3. High voltage testing provides advantages like improved safety, energy efficiency, lower costs, and failure detection; but can also have disadvantages like not removing the root causes of failures.
Economic load dispatch(with and without losses)Asha Anu Kurian
The document discusses unit commitment in power systems. Unit commitment involves determining the optimal schedule for starting up and shutting down generators to meet changing load at minimum cost while satisfying operational constraints. These constraints include minimum up and down times for generators, crew constraints, transition costs, and constraints related to different generator types like hydro, nuclear, and generators requiring minimum output. The objective is to determine the combination and scheduling of generators that supplies the load as economically as possible over a given period.
Current transformers are used to measure high alternating currents and provide safety isolation. They work by inducing a current in the secondary winding that is proportional to the primary current passing through the transformer core. Current transformers scale down large primary currents to safer secondary currents used for instrumentation and protection devices. They are used extensively in power generation, transmission and distribution systems to monitor operations and protect equipment.
The document discusses supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. It defines SCADA and provides a brief history. It describes common SCADA components like remote terminal units (RTU), programmable logic controllers (PLC), human-machine interfaces, and data acquisition servers. It discusses the system components, future trends moving to networked systems, and applications in power system automation including intelligent electronic devices and automation processes. It concludes that India is moving towards greater power grid automation for increased efficiency and standardization.
A substation is an important part of an electrical power system where voltage is transformed from high to low levels or vice versa. Electric power may pass through multiple substations between generation and consumption. Main components of a substation include transformers to step up or down voltages, circuit breakers, switches, protective relays, surge arrestors, and other equipment. Substations can be indoor, outdoor, underground or pole-mounted depending on construction, and serve purposes like transmission, distribution, power factor correction or frequency changing. Careful consideration is given to site selection, environmental factors and layout of a substation.
This document is a project report submitted by Girish Gupta about his training at the 132 KV substation in Purukul, Dehradun. It includes an index listing the topics covered in the report such as the substation, transformers, circuit breakers, and protection systems. The report provides details about the Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited and describes the components and layout of the 132 KV substation in Purukul, including its two incoming transmission lines, transformers, buses, feeders, and capacitor bank. It also defines different types of substations and their characteristics.
1) Streamer theory was proposed in 1940 by Rather, Meek and Loeb to explain phenomena not accounted for by Townsend's theory of gas breakdown, such as dependence on gas pressure and geometry.
2) Streamer theory describes how a single avalanche can develop into a spark discharge through distortion of the electric field by space charge, generating further avalanches cumulatively at the avalanche head.
3) Positive ions are left behind the rapidly advancing avalanche head, enhancing the field in front and reducing it behind, while the field is also enhanced between the tail and cathode. This leads to further space charge increase and field enhancement around the anode, forming a streamer connecting anode to cathode.
Introduction to reactive power control in electrical powerDr.Raja R
Introduction to reactive power control in electrical power
Reactive power in transmission line :
Reactive power control
Reactive power and its importance
Apparent Power
Reactive Power
Apparent Power
Reactive Power Formula
This ppt gives the basic idea about multilevel inverter.this ppt includes
1.Introduction
2.Advantages of multilevel inverters
3.Types of multilevel inverters
4.Working of multilevel inverters
5.Applications.
The document discusses reactive power and voltage control in power systems. It defines voltage collapse as occurring when the system is unable to meet the reactive power demand, typically due to heavy loading, faults, or insufficient reactive power generation/compensation. Voltage collapse can be studied by examining the generation, transmission, and consumption of reactive power in the system. The nature of voltage collapse can be transient or long-term depending on the time scale of the disturbance and system components involved. Analytical methods for assessing voltage stability treat the system as a two-bus model and define a critical voltage and reactance value below which the system becomes unstable. Reactive power support measures are needed to maintain voltage stability.
The concept of FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System) refers to a family of power electronics-based devices able to enhance AC system controllability and stability and to increase power transfer capability.
This document provides an overview of power system automation and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems. It defines SCADA and describes its typical components like HMIs, RTUs, PLCs and communication infrastructure. It also outlines applications of SCADA in power generation, distribution and transmission systems. Benefits of SCADA include increased efficiency, reliability and reduced manual labor through remote monitoring and control of power systems. The document concludes that SCADA provides a common framework for experiment control and ensures consistent operator experience across different parts of complex power systems.
This document discusses a project submitted to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree. The project aims to improve power quality using a Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC). The UPQC integrates series and shunt active power filters to maintain power quality at the point of installation in power distribution or industrial power systems. It can compensate for disturbances in AC systems. The document presents the compensation principles and control strategies of the UPQC using PI and fuzzy logic control simulations in MATLAB/Simulink. The multivariable controller presents better results in terms of total harmonic distortion values.
It is based on current transformer description
It's working and applications are present in it ,it also includes videos of it's windings and it's inrush ability of transformer, and also about instrument transformer and it's working with applications.Current transformers are used-in measuring high currents and connected with it in parallel to it
The document discusses harmonics in power systems. Harmonics are caused by non-linear loads that draw current in pulses rather than smoothly. Common sources are electronic devices, variable speed drives, and UPS systems. Harmonics can overheat equipment, increase power costs, and distort voltages and currents. They are managed by measuring harmonic levels and installing filters if problems are detected.
This document discusses various components of an industrial automation and control system. It describes remote terminal units (RTUs) that collect field data and transfer it to other devices. It also explains instruments like current transformers and potential transformers that convert power signals to lower levels, as well as transducers that convert analog outputs. Additional components covered include meters, digital fault recorders, load tap changers, protective relays, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The document provides details on the functions of these various components that make up automation and control systems.
Power system automation involves using instrumentation and control devices to automatically control the power system. It includes substation automation which uses data from intelligent electronic devices to control power system devices from remote locations. Substations transform voltage levels and may be owned by utilities or large industrial customers. Power system automation incorporates tasks like data acquisition, supervision of system conditions, and control of devices.
this is useful for peoples interested in power quality problems and their mitigation. it provides causes, effects of voltage sag and their mitigation techniques.
1. The document discusses the equipment used in a 33/11 kV substation, including busbars to connect generators and feeders, insulators to support conductors and confine current, circuit breakers to open circuits during faults, protective relays to detect faults and trip circuit breakers, instrument transformers to step down voltages and currents for metering, meters for monitoring circuit quantities, transformers to step down transmission voltages to distribution levels, capacitor banks to improve power factor, isolating switches to disconnect parts of the system, and lightning arrestors to protect equipment from lightning strikes.
2. A 33/11 kV substation is an important link between the transmission and distribution networks that transforms power from higher transmission voltages to
HIGH VOL TAGE TESTING OF TRANSFORMER BY HARI SHANKAR SINGHShankar Singh
1. The document discusses high voltage testing of electrical transformers, including various types of tests like partial discharge testing, impulse testing, turns ratio testing, and insulation resistance testing.
2. These tests help check the insulation quality, detect defects, verify voltage ratios, and ensure transformers can withstand high voltage surges to prevent failures.
3. High voltage testing provides advantages like improved safety, energy efficiency, lower costs, and failure detection; but can also have disadvantages like not removing the root causes of failures.
Economic load dispatch(with and without losses)Asha Anu Kurian
The document discusses unit commitment in power systems. Unit commitment involves determining the optimal schedule for starting up and shutting down generators to meet changing load at minimum cost while satisfying operational constraints. These constraints include minimum up and down times for generators, crew constraints, transition costs, and constraints related to different generator types like hydro, nuclear, and generators requiring minimum output. The objective is to determine the combination and scheduling of generators that supplies the load as economically as possible over a given period.
Current transformers are used to measure high alternating currents and provide safety isolation. They work by inducing a current in the secondary winding that is proportional to the primary current passing through the transformer core. Current transformers scale down large primary currents to safer secondary currents used for instrumentation and protection devices. They are used extensively in power generation, transmission and distribution systems to monitor operations and protect equipment.
The document discusses supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. It defines SCADA and provides a brief history. It describes common SCADA components like remote terminal units (RTU), programmable logic controllers (PLC), human-machine interfaces, and data acquisition servers. It discusses the system components, future trends moving to networked systems, and applications in power system automation including intelligent electronic devices and automation processes. It concludes that India is moving towards greater power grid automation for increased efficiency and standardization.
A substation is an important part of an electrical power system where voltage is transformed from high to low levels or vice versa. Electric power may pass through multiple substations between generation and consumption. Main components of a substation include transformers to step up or down voltages, circuit breakers, switches, protective relays, surge arrestors, and other equipment. Substations can be indoor, outdoor, underground or pole-mounted depending on construction, and serve purposes like transmission, distribution, power factor correction or frequency changing. Careful consideration is given to site selection, environmental factors and layout of a substation.
This document is a project report submitted by Girish Gupta about his training at the 132 KV substation in Purukul, Dehradun. It includes an index listing the topics covered in the report such as the substation, transformers, circuit breakers, and protection systems. The report provides details about the Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited and describes the components and layout of the 132 KV substation in Purukul, including its two incoming transmission lines, transformers, buses, feeders, and capacitor bank. It also defines different types of substations and their characteristics.
1) Streamer theory was proposed in 1940 by Rather, Meek and Loeb to explain phenomena not accounted for by Townsend's theory of gas breakdown, such as dependence on gas pressure and geometry.
2) Streamer theory describes how a single avalanche can develop into a spark discharge through distortion of the electric field by space charge, generating further avalanches cumulatively at the avalanche head.
3) Positive ions are left behind the rapidly advancing avalanche head, enhancing the field in front and reducing it behind, while the field is also enhanced between the tail and cathode. This leads to further space charge increase and field enhancement around the anode, forming a streamer connecting anode to cathode.
Introduction to reactive power control in electrical powerDr.Raja R
Introduction to reactive power control in electrical power
Reactive power in transmission line :
Reactive power control
Reactive power and its importance
Apparent Power
Reactive Power
Apparent Power
Reactive Power Formula
This ppt gives the basic idea about multilevel inverter.this ppt includes
1.Introduction
2.Advantages of multilevel inverters
3.Types of multilevel inverters
4.Working of multilevel inverters
5.Applications.
The document discusses reactive power and voltage control in power systems. It defines voltage collapse as occurring when the system is unable to meet the reactive power demand, typically due to heavy loading, faults, or insufficient reactive power generation/compensation. Voltage collapse can be studied by examining the generation, transmission, and consumption of reactive power in the system. The nature of voltage collapse can be transient or long-term depending on the time scale of the disturbance and system components involved. Analytical methods for assessing voltage stability treat the system as a two-bus model and define a critical voltage and reactance value below which the system becomes unstable. Reactive power support measures are needed to maintain voltage stability.
The concept of FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System) refers to a family of power electronics-based devices able to enhance AC system controllability and stability and to increase power transfer capability.
This document provides an overview of power system automation and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems. It defines SCADA and describes its typical components like HMIs, RTUs, PLCs and communication infrastructure. It also outlines applications of SCADA in power generation, distribution and transmission systems. Benefits of SCADA include increased efficiency, reliability and reduced manual labor through remote monitoring and control of power systems. The document concludes that SCADA provides a common framework for experiment control and ensures consistent operator experience across different parts of complex power systems.
This document discusses a project submitted to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree. The project aims to improve power quality using a Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC). The UPQC integrates series and shunt active power filters to maintain power quality at the point of installation in power distribution or industrial power systems. It can compensate for disturbances in AC systems. The document presents the compensation principles and control strategies of the UPQC using PI and fuzzy logic control simulations in MATLAB/Simulink. The multivariable controller presents better results in terms of total harmonic distortion values.
It is based on current transformer description
It's working and applications are present in it ,it also includes videos of it's windings and it's inrush ability of transformer, and also about instrument transformer and it's working with applications.Current transformers are used-in measuring high currents and connected with it in parallel to it
The document discusses harmonics in power systems. Harmonics are caused by non-linear loads that draw current in pulses rather than smoothly. Common sources are electronic devices, variable speed drives, and UPS systems. Harmonics can overheat equipment, increase power costs, and distort voltages and currents. They are managed by measuring harmonic levels and installing filters if problems are detected.
This document discusses various components of an industrial automation and control system. It describes remote terminal units (RTUs) that collect field data and transfer it to other devices. It also explains instruments like current transformers and potential transformers that convert power signals to lower levels, as well as transducers that convert analog outputs. Additional components covered include meters, digital fault recorders, load tap changers, protective relays, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The document provides details on the functions of these various components that make up automation and control systems.
Power system automation involves using instrumentation and control devices to automatically control the power system. It includes substation automation which uses data from intelligent electronic devices to control power system devices from remote locations. Substations transform voltage levels and may be owned by utilities or large industrial customers. Power system automation incorporates tasks like data acquisition, supervision of system conditions, and control of devices.
Airtificial Intelligence in Power SystemPratik Doshi
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems are used to monitor and control infrastructure like power grids, water treatment plants, and oil and gas pipelines. A typical SCADA system includes remote terminal units that collect data from sensors and control equipment in the field, a communication system to transmit data to a central control room, and human-machine interfaces that allow operators to monitor and manage the infrastructure. SCADA systems improve efficiency by automating monitoring and control functions while also enhancing reliability through features like remote access, data logging, and alarm notifications.
SCADA systems are used to monitor and control geographically dispersed assets, like pipelines, power grids, and water distribution systems. SCADA systems connect to physical equipment like sensors and valves and gather data which is sent to centralized data acquisition systems for monitoring and processing. Key components of SCADA systems include remote terminal units for data collection, programmable logic controllers, telemetry systems for data transfer, and human-machine interfaces for display of information. SCADA systems provide advantages like reduced costs and increased efficiency for monitoring large remote assets.
The document discusses the current power scenario in India and the need for information technology (IT) in the power sector. It covers various IT applications used in power generation, transmission and distribution including EMS, SCADA, GIS, DMS and their benefits like loss reduction and improved monitoring. It also discusses automation of various business processes enabled by IT and its future potential to improve grid efficiency.
SCADA only for the advance version of the moduleAJITTHAKUR68
SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems allow industrial organizations to monitor and control industrial processes remotely. A SCADA system typically consists of remote terminal units (RTUs) or programmable logic controllers (PLCs) connected to sensors in the field, a communications infrastructure to connect these to a central control room, and human-machine interfaces (HMIs) for operators to monitor and control the system. SCADA systems are used widely in industries such as energy, manufacturing, water and wastewater to maintain efficiency, process real-time data for decision making, and communicate system issues to mitigate downtime.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER)ijceronline
This document describes a mobile phone based system for remotely controlling multiple devices. The system uses cellular networks to transmit control signals from a mobile phone to a receiver connected to a PC and interface circuits. The PC program decodes the signals and sends commands to circuits controlling devices like motors, valves, levers, and sirens. The system integrates mobile and computing technologies to allow secure remote control of industrial and home appliances, reducing costs and manual labor.
SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. It refers to a system that collects data from sensors at remote locations and sends it to a central computer for monitoring and control. The central monitoring system communicates with remote terminal units or programmable logic controllers through communication links. SCADA systems allow operators to monitor entire systems in real-time with little human intervention through functions like data acquisition, supervisory control, alarms, logging, and trending.
IRJET- PLC Based Intelligent Control of SubstationIRJET Journal
This document describes a PLC-based intelligent control system for a substation. The system uses a PLC to continuously monitor voltage and current values in the substation. If the values exceed rated limits, the PLC will signal the contactor to trip the circuit breaker, protecting the equipment from faults. The system includes current and potential transformers to step voltages down before sending signals to the PLC for monitoring. This automated monitoring and protection system provides faster response times than previous electromechanical systems, improving safety and reliability.
This document provides an overview of power system automation and data acquisition systems. It discusses:
1) The role of data acquisition systems in power system automation and how they collect data from the power network using sensors and send it to programmable logic controllers and computers.
2) The key components of power system automation including electrical protection, control, measurement, monitoring, and data communication.
3) The architecture of power system automation including three levels - field equipment, protection/control equipment, and operator displays - connected by communication networks.
Scada Based Online Circuit Breaker Monitoring SystemIOSR Journals
This document discusses the design and implementation of an online monitoring system for circuit breakers using SCADA technology. The system would monitor key parameters of circuit breakers like currents, voltages, pressures and temperatures. Sensors would collect data which would be sent to a data acquisition unit and then to a central computer via a communication network. The computer would store data histories and use SCADA software to allow remote monitoring. The system architecture includes sensors, intelligent electronic devices for data collection, and a central computer running analysis software to evaluate breaker condition and guide maintenance. The online monitoring allows reliable supervision of circuit breakers to improve power system reliability.
unit 4 smartsensors and application.pptxAanshuSingh3
This document discusses smart sensors and their applications. It defines smart sensors as sensors that can perform ranging, calibration, and decision making for communication when combined with interface electronics. It describes the key components of smart sensors including primary sensors, excitation, amplification, filters, converters, compensation, information coding/processing, and data communication. It also discusses standards for smart sensor interfaces and gives examples of sensor applications in automobiles, homes, aerospace, manufacturing, and environmental monitoring.
1. SCADA systems are used to monitor and control industrial processes through remote terminal units (RTUs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that connect to sensors in the field. They allow for centralized supervision and control of geographically dispersed processes.
2. A key component is the human-machine interface (HMI) which presents data to operators and allows them to control the process. Other components include RTUs/PLCs that connect to field devices, a communication system to connect components, and a supervisory computer system for data collection and control.
3. Security is a major concern as SCADA systems often have vulnerabilities like hardcoded passwords and lack of authentication. Successful cyber attacks could disrupt
Dhiraj seminar # power system automationvision2d16
This document discusses power system automation and SCADA systems. It describes the key components of SCADA including instrument transformers, transducers, relays, RTUs, meters, digital fault recorders, PLCs and HMIs. The advantages of power system automation are that it makes the system more efficient with less manpower and is flexible, simple and reliable. The disadvantages include high initial costs and need for trained personnel. Power system automation has applications in smart grids, smart meters and automatic generation control. It concludes that automation increases efficiency and standardization of power utilities.
This document provides an overview of SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) systems. It defines key SCADA concepts like telemetry, data acquisition, and the differences between SCADA and DCS systems. The document also describes the typical components of a SCADA system, including field instrumentation, remote stations, communication networks, and central monitoring stations. It provides examples of common SCADA system configurations and communication modes.
The document provides an introduction to SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) systems. It defines key terms like telemetry, data acquisition, and the differences between SCADA and DCS. The document also describes the typical components of a SCADA system, including field instrumentation, remote stations, communication networks, and central monitoring systems. It provides examples of components and discusses how they work together in a SCADA system.
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This document discusses power system automation and SCADA systems. It describes key components of SCADA including instrument transformers, transducers, relays, RTUs, meters, digital fault recorders, PLCs and HMIs. The advantages of power system automation are that it makes the system more efficient with less manpower and is flexible, simple and reliable. Some applications discussed are smart grids, smart meters and automatic generation control. The conclusion states that automation increases efficiency and standardization across state power utilities in India.
Dhiraj seminar # power system automationvision2d16
This document discusses power system automation and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems. It describes the key components of SCADA including instrument transformers, transducers, relays, RTUs, meters, digital fault recorders, PLCs and HMIs. The advantages of power system automation are that it makes the system more efficient with less manpower and is flexible, simple and reliable. Some applications discussed are smart grids, smart meters and automatic generation control.
Sachpazis_Consolidation Settlement Calculation Program-The Python Code and th...Dr.Costas Sachpazis
Consolidation Settlement Calculation Program-The Python Code
By Professor Dr. Costas Sachpazis, Civil Engineer & Geologist
This program calculates the consolidation settlement for a foundation based on soil layer properties and foundation data. It allows users to input multiple soil layers and foundation characteristics to determine the total settlement.
This is an overview of my current metallic design and engineering knowledge base built up over my professional career and two MSc degrees : - MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology University of Portsmouth graduated 1st May 1998, and MSc in Aircraft Engineering Cranfield University graduated 8th June 2007.
Particle Swarm Optimization–Long Short-Term Memory based Channel Estimation w...IJCNCJournal
Paper Title
Particle Swarm Optimization–Long Short-Term Memory based Channel Estimation with Hybrid Beam Forming Power Transfer in WSN-IoT Applications
Authors
Reginald Jude Sixtus J and Tamilarasi Muthu, Puducherry Technological University, India
Abstract
Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) helps to overcome various difficulties in future technology wireless communications. NOMA, when utilized with millimeter wave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, channel estimation becomes extremely difficult. For reaping the benefits of the NOMA and mm-Wave combination, effective channel estimation is required. In this paper, we propose an enhanced particle swarm optimization based long short-term memory estimator network (PSOLSTMEstNet), which is a neural network model that can be employed to forecast the bandwidth required in the mm-Wave MIMO network. The prime advantage of the LSTM is that it has the capability of dynamically adapting to the functioning pattern of fluctuating channel state. The LSTM stage with adaptive coding and modulation enhances the BER.PSO algorithm is employed to optimize input weights of LSTM network. The modified algorithm splits the power by channel condition of every single user. Participants will be first sorted into distinct groups depending upon respective channel conditions, using a hybrid beamforming approach. The network characteristics are fine-estimated using PSO-LSTMEstNet after a rough approximation of channels parameters derived from the received data.
Keywords
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), Bit Error Rate (BER), mm-Wave, MIMO, NOMA, deep learning, optimization.
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Rail transport is one of the important modes of transport in India. Now a days we
see that there are railways that are present for the long as well as short distance
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An In-Depth Exploration of Natural Language Processing: Evolution, Applicatio...DharmaBanothu
Natural language processing (NLP) has
recently garnered significant interest for the
computational representation and analysis of human
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as machine translation, email spam detection,
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Sri Guru Hargobind Ji - Bandi Chor Guru.pdfBalvir Singh
Sri Guru Hargobind Ji (19 June 1595 - 3 March 1644) is revered as the Sixth Nanak.
• On 25 May 1606 Guru Arjan nominated his son Sri Hargobind Ji as his successor. Shortly
afterwards, Guru Arjan was arrested, tortured and killed by order of the Mogul Emperor
Jahangir.
• Guru Hargobind's succession ceremony took place on 24 June 1606. He was barely
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initiated military tradition in the Sikh faith to resist religious persecution, protect
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1. POWER SYSTEMAUTOMATION
OVERVIEW
Powerprovidersconstantlydeal withdemandstoincrease productivityandreduce costs.This
translatesintothe needforadministrators,engineers,operators,planners,fieldcrews,andothersto
collectandact ondecision-makinginformation.Powersystemvendorsare followingatrendtomake
devicessmartersotheycan create and communicate thisinformation.The term“powersystem”
describesthe collectionof devicesthatmake upthe physical systemsthatgenerate,transmit,and
distribute power.The term“instrumentationandcontrol (I&C) system”referstothe collectionof
devicesthatmonitor,control,andprotectthe powersystem.Powersystemautomationrefersto
usingI&C devicestoperformautomaticdecisionmakingandcontrol of the powersystem.
PowersystemautomationreferstousingI&Cdevicestoperformautomaticdecisionmakingand
control of the powersystem.
Data Acquisition
Data acquisitionreferstoacquiring,orcollecting,data.Thisdatais collectedinthe formof
measuredanalogcurrentor voltage valuesorthe openorclosedstatusof contact points.Acquired
data can be usedlocallywithinthe devicecollectingit,senttoanotherdevice inasubstation,orsent
fromthe substationtoone or several databasesforuse byoperators, engineers,planners,and
administration.
Power SystemSupervision
Computerprocessesandpersonnel supervise,ormonitor,the conditionsandstatusof the power
systemusingthisacquireddata.Operatorsandengineersmonitorthe informationremotelyon
computerdisplaysandgraphical wall displaysorlocally,atthe device,onfront-panel displaysand
laptopcomputers.
Power SystemControl
Control referstosendingcommandmessagestoadevice tooperate the I&C andpowersystem
devices.Traditional supervisorycontrol anddataacquisition(SCADA) systemsrelyonoperatorsto
supervise the systemandinitiate commandsfromanoperatorconsole onthe mastercomputer.
Fieldpersonnel canalsocontrol devicesusingfront-panel pushbuttonsora laptopcomputer.
Power SystemAutomation
Systemautomationisthe act of automaticallycontrollingthe powersystemviaautomated
processeswithincomputersandintelligentI&Cdevices.The processesrelyondataacquisition,
powersystemsupervision,andpowersystemcontrol all workingtogetherinacoordinatedauto- 2
matic fashion.The commandsare generatedautomaticallyandthentransmittedinthe same fashion
as operatorinitiatedcommands.
2. I&C SystemIEDs
I&C devicesbuiltusingmicroprocessorsare commonly referredtoasintelligentelectronicdevices
(IEDs).Microprocessorsare single chipcomputersthatallow the devicesintowhichtheyare builtto
processdata, acceptcommands,and communicate informationlike acomputer.Automatic
processescanbe run in the IEDs, andcommunicationsare handledthroughaserial portlike the
communicationsportsona computer.IEDsare foundinthe substationandon the pole-top.
Instrument Transformers
Instrumenttransformersare usedtosense powersystemcurrentand voltage values.Theyare
physicallyconnectedtopowersystemapparatusandconvertthe actual powersystemsignals,which
include highvoltage andcurrentmagnitudes,downtolowersignal levels.
Figure 1: Instrument Transformers
Transducer
Transducersconvertthe analogoutputof an instrumenttransformerfromone magnitude to
anotheror fromone value type to another,suchas froman ac currentto dc voltage.
3. Remote Terminal Unit, RTU
As the name implies,aremote terminal device,RTU,isan IED that can be installedinaremote
location,andacts as a terminationpointforfieldcontacts.A dedicatedpairof copperconductors
are usedto sense everycontactandtransducervalue.These conductorsoriginate atthe power
systemdevice,are installedintrenchesoroverheadcable trays,andare thenterminatedonpanels
withinthe RTU. The RTU can transfercollecteddatatootherdevicesandreceive dataandcontrol
commandsfromotherdevicesthroughaserial port.User programmable RTUsare referredtoas
“smart RTUs.
Figure 3: RTU
Communications Port Switch
A communicationsswitchisadevice thatswitchesbetweenseveral serial portswhenitistoldtodo
so.The remote userinitiatescommunicationswiththe portswitchviaaconnectiontothe
substation,typicallyaleasedlineordial-uptelephone connection.Once connected,the usercan
route theircommunicationsthroughthe portswitchtoone of the connectedsubstationIEDs.The
port switchmerely“passesthrough”the IEDcommunications.
Figure 4: CommunicationSwitch
4. Meter
A meterisan IED that isused to create accurate measurementsof powersystemcurrent,voltage,
and powervalues.Meteringvaluessuchasdemandandpeakare savedwithinthe metertocreate
historical informationaboutthe activityof the powersystem.
Figure 5: Meter.
Digital Fault Recorder
A digital faultrecorder(DFR),isanIED that recordsinformationaboutpowersystemdisturbances.It
iscapable of storingdatain a digital formatwhentriggeredbyconditionsdetectedonthe power
system.Harmonics,frequency,andvoltage are examplesof datacapturedby DFRs.
Figure 6: Digital FaultRecorder
5. Load Tap Changer (LTC)
Load tap changersare devicesusedtochange the tap positionontransformers.These deviceswork
automaticallyorcan be controlledviaanotherlocal IEDor from a remote operatororprocess.
Recloser Controller
Reclosercontrollersremotelycontrol the operationof automatedreclosersandswitches.These
devicesmonitorandstore powersystemconditionsanddeterminewhentoperformcontrol actions.
Theyalsoaccept commandsfroma remote operatororprocess.
Figure 7: SEL-351R RecloserControl
Time Synchronization Source
A time synchronizationsource isanIED that createsa time-of-dayvalue whichisthenbroadcastto
the IEDs in orderto setall theirclocksto the same time.
Figure 8: Time SynchronizationSource
6. Protocol Gateway
IEDs communicate overserial connectionsbyspeakingaparticularlanguage orprotocol.A protocol
gatewayconvertscommunicationsfromone protocol toanother.Thistaskis oftenperformedby
software ona personal computer.
Human Machine Interface (HMI).
The front panel displayandpushbuttonsora personal computeract as interfacestosystemdata
and controlsforpersonnel inthe substation.
Figure 9: Protocol Gatewayor HMI
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
As the name implies,aprogrammable logiccontroller(PLC),isanIEDthat can be programmedto
performlogical control.Aswiththe RTU, a dedicatedpairof copperconductorsfor eachcontact and
transducervalue are terminatedonpanelswithinthe PLC.Personnel familiarwiththe PLC
developmentenvironmentcanprogramPLCs to create informationfromsensordataandperform
automation.The PLCcan transfercollecteddatatootherdevicesandreceive dataandcontrol
commandsfromotherdevicesthroughaserial port.
7. Figure 10: Programmable LogicControllerRightCabinet,PCandAccessoriesLeftCabinet
Protective Relay
A protective relayisanIED designedtosense powersystemdisturbancesandautomaticallyperform
control actionson the I&C systemandthe powersystemtoprotect personnel andequipment.The
relayhas local terminationsothatthe copperconductorsfor eachcontact do not have to be routed
to a central terminationpanel associatedwithRTUsandPLCs.Transducersare not necessarysince
the relayacceptssignalsdirectlyfromthe instrumenttransformers.Protective relayscreate
meteringinformation,collectsystemstatusinformation,andstore historical recordsof power
systemoperation
Figure 11: SEL-351 Relay
Communications Processor
A communicationsprocessorisasubstationcontrollerthatincorporatesthe functionsof manyother
I&C devicesintoone IED.Ithas many communicationsportstosupportmultiple simultaneous
communicationslinks.The communicationsprocessorperformsdataacquisitionandcontrol of the
othersubstationIEDsand alsoconcentratesthe datait acquiresfortransmission toone ormany
mastersinside andoutside the substation.The communicationsprocessorincorporatesfeaturesof
manyof the otherIEDs includinganRTU, a communicationsportswitch,aprotocol gateway,atime
8. synchronizationsource,andalimitedPLCfunctionality.The communicationsprocessorhaslocally
terminatedI/Oandcan performdial-outtoalertpersonnel orprocesseswhenastatuschanges.
Figure 12: SEL-2030 CommunicationsProcessor
POWER SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Protocols
The IEEE definescommunicationsprotocol as:aformal setof conventionsgoverningthe formatand
relative timingof message exchange betweentwocommunicationsterminals.A strictprocedure
requiredtoinitiate andmaintaincommunication.Thisregulatesthe orderandarrangementof
information,transferspeedorbaudrate and errorchecking.Ingeneral,powersystem
communicationnetworkssupportfourbasicoperations:establishcommunications,terminate
communications,writedata,andreaddata. The write data functioncanbe usedtotell an IED to
performa control action,change settings,orsenddata to the requestingdevice.Errorcheckingis
done byeach device todetermine if the message datawascorruptedduringtransmission.The type
of protocol,message format,andtransferspeedare parametersthatare configuredduring
installation.Communicationsschemesare polled,scheduledorunsolicited.Ina polledsituation,one
IED acts as the hostand initiatesalmostall dataexchange.The otherIEDacts as a slave anddoes9
onlywhatit istold.The slave rarelyinitiatesdataexchange,itsimplyreactstorequestsfordatafrom
the host.The exceptionisanunsolicitedmessage fromaslave whichsendsdatatothe host without
the host requestingit.Often,thisisaresultof an unexpectedchange.
Popular Protocols
ASCII - Protocol thatis easilyconvertedtohuman-readable charactersandnumbers.Thisprotocol is
simple butgenerallyslow.
Modbus® - A popularprotocol withindustrial usersthathasalsobecome somewhatpopularin
substations.DesignedtoemulatePLCstransferringregisterdatato one another.
Modbus® Plus - A mediumspeednetworkbuiltwithproprietarynetworkinterfacesusingan
extensionof Modbusprotocol.
9. DNP 3.0 - An everincreasinglypopularSCADA protocol,governedbyastandardscommittee and
usersgroup,that was designedtooptimize efficiencythroughreportbyexception,remotemodem
connections,andmultidropcapabilities.PredominantlypopularinNorthAmerica.
UCA/MMS - UtilityCommunicationsArchitecture,currentlybeingdesignedbyNorthAmerican
utilities,vendors,andconsultantstosatisfymostrequirementsinsubstationfeederequipmentand
eventuallyall powersystemequipment.
Proprietary - Protocolscreatedbythe product vendorstocommunicate withtheirdevices.These
are generallyunique foreachvendorandare not inter-operable.Some vendorsdesigntheirown
protocol because existingprotocolslacknecessaryrobustnessandefficiency.
Interleaved - Interleaveddatastreamsisasimple waythatmultiple communicationsmessagescan
occur on a single communicationsconnection.Dataacquisition,control,configuration,andtime-
synchronizationcommunications canoccur at the same time.
Communications Media
Many differenttypesof communicationsmediacanbe usedto conduct the data betweenIEDsina
powersystem.Theyinclude coppercommunicationscables,powerline carrier(PLC),landline
telephone,fiber, andwireless.WirelessincludesFMandmicrowave radioas well ascellular
telephoneandsatellite communications.
Direct copper- A coppercommunicationcable dedicatedtopowersystemcommunications
betweentwodevices.
Land line telephone- Conventional dial-uporleasedlinesdedicatedtopowersystem
communications.Powerline carrier(PLC) - A methodof passingdataon the powerline conductorat
highfrequency.
Fiber- Fiberapplicationscommunicate datainthe formof lightconductedoverasingle direct
connectionormultiple directconnectionsbundledtogether.
10. Figure 13: Fiber-OpticTransceivers
Wireless - Where available,cellulartelephone canbe usedasa dial-upconnection.Radios
supportingFMandmicrowave are installedasadedicatedconnectionforpowersystem
communications.
Communications Connections
Directconnectand multidropare the twotypesof communicationsconnectionsavailabletocreate
networks.Ina directconnection,there are onlytwodevicesconnectedtoeachother.The network
media,orconductor,usedfor passingdatacan be metallic,wirelessorfiber.Eachinterface consists
of a separate transmitandreceive connectionateachdevice.Since there are onlytwodevices,each
of themcan constantlycontrol the connectiononwhichtheyare transmittingandbothcan know
implicitlytowhichotherdevice theyare connected. Havingseveralindividual directconnectionsto
manyIEDs wouldalloweachof themto communicate simultaneously.A systemof manydirect
connectionsoriginatingfromone deviceiscalledastar networktopology.Figure 14illustratesthe
star topology.Manystar networkscan be connectedtogether.Anyprotocol,includingthose
designedformultidropapplications,canbe usedfordirectconnectionsina star topology.Virtually
all microprocessor-basedrelays,LTCs,andmetershave asimple EIA-232serial port connectionto
supportdirectconnections.Fiber,wireless,andPLCcan be usedina directconnectionaswell.Star
networkdesignssupportawide range of IED capabilities.Simple,slow communicatingdevicescan
coexistwithmore complex,fastcommunicatingrelays.Devicesfromdifferentmanufacturerswith
differentprotocolscancoexistinthe same starnetworkbecause eachhasa dedicateddirect
connection.Mostethernetsystemstodayare developedasstarnetworkswiththe centerof the star
beinga hub,switch,orrouter.
11. Figure 14: Star Topology
In a multidropnetworktopology,several devicescanbe physicallyconnectedinabusor ring
network.Figure 15 illustratesdevicesconnectedinabustopology,andFigure 16 illustratesrelays
connectedina ringtopology.A multidropconnectionrequiresthatonlyone device communicate at
a time.Devicesona multidropnetworkmustspeakthe same protocol,withthe same baudrate,and
the same physical networkconnection.A broadcastmultidropisacommonnetworkthatdiffers
slightlyinfunctionandpurpose.Onesidedconversationsare sentfromthe hostto multiplereceiving
devicesthatdonot respond.Inter-range instrumentationgroup(IRIG) time-synchronization
messagesare oftensenttoIEDs inthisfashion.IEDsoftenneedcommunicationsconnectionsforthis
broadcast,separate froma data acquisitionandcontrol connection.
Figure 15: BusTopology
12. Figure 16: RingTopology
It isimportantto keepinmindthatif the control overwhichIED has permissiontocommunicate
shouldfail,none of the multidroppeddevicescancommunicate.Thiscanbe causedbyIED
communicationshardware failure,IEDcommunicationssoftware failure,orcorruptionof the
network.Therefore,acommunicationsproblemmayappeartobe inone IED thatis actuallyin
anotherIED
AUTOMATED METER READING (AMR)
Automatedmeterreadingisacommunicationsservice thatpermitsthe transferof datafromutility
meterstoa utilitycompany’smeteringcollectionsystem.Assuch,AMRautomatesthe previously
manual processof readingmeters.Also,itallowsthe collectionof muchmore anddifferenttypesof
informationtobenefitthe utilityandcustomeralike.
AMR Benefits to Utility
Utilitiesthatuse AMRbenefitinseveral ways.First,AMRreducesthe laborcostsof individually
readingeach meter.Italso improvesthe safetyof personnelwhopreviouslyhadtoenterhighriskor
difficulttoaccessareason a regularbasis.Otherbenefitsincludereducedfieldvisits,fasterbill
processing,andeliminationof special readsandestimatedbills.Customerservice isalsoimproved
by: • The abilitytoanswerbillingquestionsquicklyandaccuratelybycheckingcurrentandhistorical
13. usage while the customerisonthe phone;• Specializedbillingandinformationservices,suchas
summarybillingtoconsolidatebillingformulti-siteoperationsandbestrate analysistohelp
customerschoose the optimal rate planfortheirneeds;•Improvedbill accuracydue to a decrease
inestimatedbills;and• The abilitytoletcustomersselectbillingdates,and/ortoreceive summary
bills.The more detailed,customer-specificusage dataavailable throughAMRmakesiteasierfor
utilitiestodevelopnewproductsandservices.Thisdataisalsokeytodevelopingtargetedmarketing
strategiesforattractingandkeepingcustomers.The loweroperatingcostsandincreasedspecific
data made possible byAMRmay helpsmoothautility’stransitionfromregulatedtoderegulated
markets.Loweredcostscan increase the resourcesavailableforproductdevelopmentandother
needs.More,andfurtherdetailed,dataprovidesbetterinsightintoanincreasinglycomplexpower
market,as well asan opportunitytodifferentiate service viaoptionssuchason-line dailyusage
information,outage status,andcustomeroutage notification.
AMR Benefits to Customer
• Flexiblerate programsdesignedtoreduce energycosts.
• Energyusage informationtohelpmanage energycostsandbetterallocate usage.
• Reducedoutage time andfeweroutages.
• Consolidatedbillingservicesandflexible billingdates.
AMR Technology
The basic systemconsistsof a "thermostat-like"panelwhichallowsconsumerstouse electricity
more efficientlybyprogrammingappliances,suchasthe Heating,VentilationandAirConditioning
(HVAC) system,andhotwaterheater.Deviceswithinthe home will communicate withone another
overexistingelectrical wiringusingpowerline carrier(PLC) technology.Whenconnectedtoa
wirelessnetwork,AMRsystemsbecomealow-cost,two-waycommunicationsinterfacebetween
customersandtheirutilitycompanies.Some systemsallowcustomerstocontrol andmaintain
desiredtemperature levelsintheirhomesatthe lowestcost;monitorelectricityusage;receive daily
updatesoncommunityinformation;paybillselectronically;andultimatelyintegrate andcontrol
lightingandhome securitysystems.
AMR Communications Technologies
AMR technologydecisionsare dominatedbythe choice of a communicationsscheme.Costispartof
the communicationsscheme choice.The followingare the choices:Powerlinecarrier(PLC)
technologyusesthe powerlinesasmediaforsendingandreceivinglow-bandwidthdataatverylow
speed.Thisoptiontendstobe costeffective formetersservedbyasingle substation.Inthe US,this
technologyhasbeenwidelyadoptedbyrural cooperatives.Telephone-basedtechnologyuses
telephonelines(eitherdedicatedorsharedwithvoice communications)tosendandreceive meter
data. Withdial outboundsystems,the utilitymustknow the customer’sphone numbertogetthe
data, whichcan cause administrativeproblems.Thisfactor,alongwiththe relativelyhighprices
chargedby phone companiesforthistype of service,hasmade thisoptionlessattractive.Withdial-
inboundsystems,bycontrast,metersare equippedwithanautomateddialerthatcancall the utility
at pre-assignedtimes,whenanalarmconditionisdetected,orwhensignaledbythe utility.
Telephone-basedsystemstendtobe costeffective forselectedmetersthatare sparselyspread
throughouta service territory,andare typicallyusedforlarge commercial andindustrial customers.
14. Wirelessradio-frequency(RF) AMRtechnologiesrelyonthe use of a transmitteronthe meterto
communicate withareceiverthatcan be handheld,locatedinavehicle,orinstalledatafixed
location.Wirelessapproachestendtobe more costeffective formeterswithinaclustered
geographicarea.Mobile radiosystemsthatuse handheldorvan-basedreceiverscannotprovide
two-wayreal-time communications,andare bestsuitedas replacementsformanual meterreading,
especiallywhere the costof manual readingishigh.Fixed-networkwirelesssystems,bycontrast,can
supporta wide varietyof applications,includingmetering,real-time pricing,energymanagement,
and outage or theftdetection.Of course,there will be anadditional costforthese extended
features.
Impact of AMR on Field Personnel Within the Utility
The affectof AMR on fieldpersonnelinthe course of normal activitieswouldbe minimal.The field
personnel mayhave tobe trainedtoinstall,maintain,andbe aware of how the equipment
functions.ThisAMRequipmentwill varydependingonwhattype of systemthe utilityprocures.The
equipmentinvolvedwillrange fromthe metersthemselvestothe masterdevicesrequiredinthe
fixed-networkwirelesssystems.Dependingonthe type of system, theymaygetinvolvedin
installationof spreadspectrumradiosandother communicationsequipment.Fieldpersonnel will
have to recognize if AMRequipmentwasinstalledata customerfacilitysince incorrectdisconnects
while doingservice workcanresultinissueswiththe customersphone service.Utilitieswillbe
responsible forprovidingthe requiredtrainingandworkprocedure guidelinesapplicable tothe
productsand installation
POWER SYSTEM AUTOMATION
Power SystemIntegration
Powersystemintegrationisthe actof communicatingdatato,from, or among IEDs inthe I&C
systemandremote users.Substationintegrationreferstocombiningdatafromthe IED’s local to a
substationsothat there isa single pointof contactinthe substationforall of the I&C data. 14
Poletopdevicesoftencommunicate tothe substationvia wirelessorfiberconnections.Remote and
local substationandfeedercontrol ispassedthroughthe substationcontrolleractingasa single
pointof contact. Some systemsbypassthe substationcontrollerbyusingdirectconnectionstothe
poletopdevices,suchasRTUs, protective relays,andcontrollers.
Power System Automation
Powersystemautomationisthe actof automaticallycontrollingthe powersystemviaI&Cdevices.
SubstationautomationreferstousingIEDdata, control and automationcapabilitieswithinthe
substation,andcontrol commandsfromremote userstocontrol powersystemdevices.Since true
substationautomationreliesonsubstationintegration,the termsare oftenusedinterchangeably.
Powersystemautomationincludesprocessesassociatedwithgenerationanddeliveryof power.A
subsetof these processesdeal withdeliveryof powerattransmissionanddistributionlevels,which
ispowerdeliveryautomation.Together,monitoringandcontrol of powerdeliverysystemsinthe
substationand onthe poletopreduce the occurrence of outagesandshortenthe durationof
outagesthat dooccur. The IEDs,communicationsprotocols,andcommunicationsmethods
describedinprevioussections,worktogetherasa systemto performpowersystemautomation.
15. Figure 17: PowerSystemAutomationandSupervision
Power Delivery Automation
Thougheach utilityisunique,mostconsiderpowerdeliveryautomationof transmissionand
distributionsubstationsandfeederstoinclude:
• SupervisoryControl andDataAcquisition(SCADA) - operatorsupervisionandcontrol
• DistributionAutomation - faultlocation,auto-isolation,auto-sectionalizing,andautorestoration
• SubstationAutomation - breakerfailure,reclosing,batterymonitoring,deadsubstationtransfer,
and substationloadtransfer
• EnergyManagementSystem,(EMS) - loadflow,VARandvoltage monitoringandcontrol,
generationcontrol,transformerandfeederloadbalancing
• Faultanalysisanddevice maintenance
Systemswithoutautomatedcontrol still have the advantagesof remote monitoringandoperator
control of powersystemdevicesincluding:
• Remote monitoringandcontrol of circuitbreakersandautomatedswitches•Remote monitoring
of non-automatedswitchesandfuses
• Remote monitoringandcontrol of capacitor banks
• Remote monitoringandvoltage control
• Remote powerqualitymonitoringandcontrol
16. System Automation Features
IEDs describedinthe overvieware usedtoperformpowersystemintegrationand automation.Most
designsrequire thatone IEDact as the substationcontrollerandperformdataacquisitionand
control of the otherIEDs. The substationcontrollerisoftencalledupontosupportsystem
automationtasksas well.The communicationsindustryusesthe termclient/serverfora device that
acts as a master,or client,retrievingdatafromsome devicesandthenactsas a slave,orserver,
sendingthisdatato otherdevices.The client/servercollectsandforwardsdatadynamically.A data
concentratorcreatesa substationdatabase bycollectingandconcentratingdynamicdatafrom
several devices.Inthisfashion,essentialsubsetsof datafromeach IED are forwardedtoa master
throughone data transfer.The data concentratordatabase isusedto pass data betweenIEDsthat
are notdirectlyconnected.
A substationarchive client/servercollectsandarchivesdatafromseveral devices.The archive data
isretrievedwhenitisconvenientforthe usertodo so.
The age of the IEDs nowinsubstationsvarieswidely.Manyof these IEDsare still useful butlackthe
mostrecentprotocols.A communicationsprocessorthatcancommunicate witheachIED viaa
unique baudrate and protocol extendsthe time thateachIEDis useful.Usingacommunications
processorforsubstationintegrationalsoeasilyaccommodatesfuture IEDs.Itisrare for all existing
IEDs to be discardedduringa substationintegrationupgrade project.
Power System Automation Benefits to Utility
The benefitsof monitoring,remote control,andautomationof powerdeliveryinclude improved
employeeandpublicsafety,anddefermentof the costof purchasingnew equipment.Also,reduced
O&M costsare realizedthroughimproveduse of existingfacilitiesandoptimizedperformance of the
powersystemthroughreducedlossesassociatedwithoutagesandimprovedvolt- 16age profile.
Collectionof informationcanresultinbetterplanningandsystemdesign,andincreasedcustomer
satisfactionwillresultfromimprovedresponsiveness,service reliability,andpowerquality
AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT OPERATION EXAMPLES
Distribution Automation System Example
Distributionautomationsystemseasilydemonstrate the valueinautomatingcontrol of the power
system.Figure 18 showsa twoline radial distributionnetworkwiththree manuallyoperated
switchesforline segregationandloadtransfer.GivenapermanentfaultonLine 1,the relayingfor
Switch1 (SW1) tripsand all loadon Lines1 and 2 isinterrupted.Torestore loadtoLine 2, operators
mustmanuallyopenSW2 andthenclose SW5. In thisexample,we assumeittakesanoperatorone-
half hourto reach and operate eachmanual switchsequentially.Thus,Line 2loadisrestoredone
hour afterthe permanentfaultisclearedbySW1
17. Figure 18: SystemSingle-Line –Manual IsolationSwitches
Let usnextlookat replacingthe manual switcheswithautomaticallycontrolledfaultinterrupting
devices(i.e.,electronicreclosers,breakers,etc.).Further,letusassume thatthe protectionsupplied
for all of the breakersandautomaticswitchesislinkedtogetherviaacommunicationslink.Figure 19
showsthe same distributionnetworkasabove,withautomaticallycontrolledswitchesandthe
associatedovercurrentprotectionandcontrol scheme. The communicationslinkdramatically
advancesthe automationandcontrol possibilities.Forthe purpose of thisexample,we assume that
each protective relayshowninFigure19 communicateswiththe adjacentrelaysthathave control
functions.Thiscapabilityallowsfastautomaticrestorationandavoidsdispatchinganoperatorto
restore load.Most importantly,itsavesapproximatelyone hourinrestoringservice tothe Line 2
load..
Figure 19: SystemSingle-Line –AutomaticIsolationSwitches
18. Equipment Interface Example
Most of the IEDs inthe I&Csystemhave at leastone simple EIA-232serial portto support
communicationstoanotherIEDor PC. Some IEDs supportdata acquisitionandcontrol
communications,aswell asconfigurationcommunications,throughasingle connection.ManyIEDs
require separate linksforeachcommunicationprocess;therefore,twocommunicationslinksare
necessary.Some productssupportmanytypesof communicationsmessagesthroughone
interleavedcommunicationsconnection.
Figure 20: IED Communications
Many IEDs require avendor-suppliedproprietaryPCsoftware applicationforconfiguration,while
otherssimplyneedaterminal emulationdevice and communicate viahuman-readable ASCIIstrings.
The followingexample demonstratesthe proceduresnecessarytoconnectanSEL-351 relayto a PC
to performa simple ASCIIdialogue..
Connecting an SEL-351 to a PC
1) Make sure you have the properequipment.
DesktopPCor Laptopcomputer
SEL-351 Directional OvercurrentRelay,ReclosingRelay,FaultLocator
Cables:SEL-C234A or SEL-2800M & SEL-2800F Transceivers&Fiber-Opticcables
2) Turn onyour computerandrelay.
3) Start a HyperTerminal session.
Clickon START, go to PROGRAMS → ACCESSORIES→ HYPERTERMINAL
Double clickonthe Hypertrm.exe
Type in a name of the sessionyouwanttocreate (e.g.,sel351),thenpressenter.
4) Selecta communications(COM) portonthe PC.
19. In selectingaCOMportyou needtoknow a little aboutthe computeryouare goingtouse.
• Howmany COMports doesithave available?
• Whichonesare youable to use?
Connectyourcable to one of the available COMports.
From yourworksessionselectthe COMport youconnectedtoin the back of your PC (e.g.,Connect
using:Directto COM1). SelectO.K.andthen,fromthe communicationpropertiessettingsscreen,
selectO.K..
There is an experimentyoucandoif you are usingfiber-opticcable with2800 modems,tosee if
you’ve selectedthe correctCOMport thatyou connectedyourcable to.
• Unplugthe cable from the receive (R) fromthe 2800M modem.
• Fromthe keyboard,pressenterafewtimeswhile watchingthe receiveline.
• There shouldbe aninfraredlightthatyousee whenenterispressed.Thislightisinthe visible
spectrumandis not dangerous.
Troubleshooting:
If there is noinfraredlight,thenyoumighthave selectedthe wrongCOMport or your cable is not
properlysecure.Make sure yourcable issecurelyfastened,thengotoFILE → PROPERTIESand make
sure you have selectedthe rightCOMport.19
***Note: If you do change yourwork sessionpropertiesyoumustdisconnect,thenreconnect.This
isdone by simplyclickingonthe iconof the telephonewiththe receiveroff,thenclickingonthe
telephoneiconwiththe receiverbackon.
5) SetUp CommunicationsProperties.
Once you’ve selectedthe rightcommunicationsport,youcan thensetup the communications
propertiesforthatport.Go to FILE → PROPERTIES→ CONFIGURE.
Connectthe cable to one of the EIA-232 ports, whichare clearlymarkedonback of the relay.
The COM port propertiesneedtomatchthose of the relaycommunicationsportsettings.You can
use the front panel controlsonthe relayto view the portcommunicationssettingsonthe LCDHMI.
Pressthe Setbutton,thenthe downarrow (toput the cursor on port),thenpressthe selectbutton.
Thisbringsyou to selectSetorShow,selectShow andpressthe selectbuttonsince all youwantto
do issee the settings.
AfterselectingShow,therewillbe amessage thatscrollsacrossthe screen.Justletitscroll across;
youwill thensee the PROTOsetting.Make sure thisissetto SEL.
Use the downarrow on the frontpanel toscroll downto the SPEED setting.Thissettingisthe speed
or bitsper secondat whichthe relayandthe PC communicate.The SPEEDsettingonthe relayand
the BITS PER SECONDsettingonyour hypertermworksession needtobe the same to establish
communication.If theyare different,justclickonthe BITSPER SECONDbox in hypertermandselect
the value of the SPEED settinginthe relay.
20. Nextuse the downarrowto scroll downagain onthe relay.Thisbringsyouto the BITS setting;inthe
same fashionasabove make sure thismatchesthe DATA BITS settingonyourhypertermwork
session.
Next,use the downarrowagain to scroll downto the PARITYsetting.Make sure thismatchesthe
PARITYsettinginyourhyperterm worksession.
Scroll downto the STOP settingonthe relay;make sure thismatchesthe STOP BITS settinginyour
hypertermworksession.
Set the FLOW CONTROLsettinginthe hypertermworksessiontoNone.
ClickOK.
You shouldnowbe able to pressthe enterkeyandhave equal (=) signsappearon the screen.Table
1 describesthe ASCIIcommandsavailable.