Communication utilization in power system control. A state-of-the-practice description

Communication technology represents a very important parameter in the design of computerbased Power System Control systems. In this paper, a model conveying different maturity levels of the communication capabilities is introduced. The model provides support, complementary to the traditional OS1 model, and the model classifies the maturity in a few discrete steps along two dimensions, respectively. The approach has successfully been applied to categorize the Stateof- the-Practice of existing concepts for control center communications. The work has opened up new possibilities for further research of communication in Power System Control.