IEC61850 communication standard for digital substation automation creates a new way to think about conventional protection scheme and configuration of substation. The presence of communication link in process bus makes a revolutionary change for future digital substation. This paper discusses briefly about process bus architecture and presents a new approach of thinking in busbar structure to m...

500kV substation is especially important to the grid of our country, once it encounters lightning damage, the safety and reliability of the whole power system will be directly affected. As lightning intruding waves will cause overvoltage on electric equipments by intruding from the transmission line or straightly stroking the substation, which seriously influences the insulation level of equipm...

A time-difference-of-arrival-based partial discharge (PD) location system that utilises prior knowledge of substation layout is presented. We propose a new time delay estimator employs onset detection techniques and demonstrate, through experimental results, it at least 2.8 times more accurate than other conventional estimators. Using substation’s layout, we develop minimum mean-square-error (M...

The IEEE1588 network time synchronization, matched with smart substation information network transmission, is becoming the next generation advanced data synchronization of the smart substation. It is known that the inherent asymmetry error of the network synchronization approach in the smart substation is highlighted, which is concerned particularly. This paper models the synchronization proces...

The smart-grid concept takes the communications from the enclosed and protected environment of a substation to the wider city or nationwide area. In this environment, cyber security takes a key role in order to secure the communications. The challenge is to be able to secure the grid without impacting the latency while, at the same time, maintaining compatibility with older devices and non secu...

Distribution Substation Automation in Smart Grid Substation Automation (SA) can provide integral functions to the distribution grid automation. As more IED devices are installed to the distribution network, the need for IED management, control, and the corresponding advanced application operation is a growing imperative. Moreover, the Smart Grid applications, such as the Integrated Voltage and ...

The technology in intelligent terminals enables communication from the process level to the SCS, substation, SCADA/EMS, and the network levels. Any function and parameter can be programmed and changed remotely. Automatic sequences can be included on bay and substation levels utilising the SCS. In addition, with serial communication, binary inputs, and user programming, it is possible to adapt f...

Understanding domestic electricity consumption behaviour is very important for planners and operators of electrical networks. Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) are installing monitoring devices at the low-voltage (LV) substation level. However, monitoring devices need to be allocated with consideration. This paper seeks to quantify the relationship between key information from a substation ...

Cooperative substation records of hail and thunder incidences have been used as a source of data to devclop more accurate and detailed average patterns of these phenomena. Since the accuracy and completeness of records by volunteer observers are generally considered questionable, a method of determining accurate substation records of thunder and hail was devised. The evaluation method relies st...

An essential step toward the development of an intelligent substation is to provide self-diagnosing capability at the equipment level. Transformers, circuit breakers and other substation equipment should be enabled to detect their potential failures and make life expectancy prediction without human interference. This paper focuses on the development of an on-line equipment diagnostics using art...