Substation Automation
A substation automation system is a combination of hardware and software elements used for both local and remote monitoring and control of an electrical system. A substation automation system can also automate tasks that are monotonous, time-consuming, and prone to mistakes to boost the system's overall productivity and efficiency.
Substation automation elements can be categorized into 5 groups:- Gateway
- Distributed IO
- IED
- SCADA
Modern intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) may gather and store data on various system characteristics, evaluate that data in a split second using complicated logic, and then decide if a condition is abnormal and send orders to switches and breakers to fix the problem. The stated objectives of substation automation (EEP) are to optimize the management of capital assets and boost operation and maintenance efficiency.
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system is an enterprise-level software whose main task is to monitor and control an electrical grid system based on the information it collects from the substations within that system. A SCADA system is normally installed in a control room where operators can consistently monitor the overall health and function of the electric system. The SCADA framework is additionally moving to be the innovation of the past and synchro phaser innovation is supplanting with moderate speed by introducing PMUs (Phasor Measurement Units) for observing the quantity of crucial substation and line boundaries.