Title :
Substation automation. IED integration and availability of information
Author :
McDonald, John D.
Abstract :
The advent of power industry deregulation has placed greater emphasis on the availability of information, the analysis of this information, and the subsequent decision-making to optimize system operation in a competitive environment. Intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) being implemented in substations contain valuable information, both operational and nonoperational, needed by many user groups within the utility. The challenge facing utilities is determining a standard integration architecture that meets the utility´s specific needs, can extract the desired operational and nonoperational information, and deliver this information to the users who have applications to analyze the information. This article provides an overview of substation integration and automation fundamentals and focuses on best practices.
Keywords :
condition monitoring; data warehouses; distributed processing; open systems; protocols; substation automation; IEC 61850; architecture functional data paths; competitive environment; cyber security; data warehouse; decision-making; distributed network protocol; equipment condition monitoring; information availability; intelligent electronic devices integration; nonoperational information; open system; operational information; protocols; substation automation; substation automation training simulator; substations; utility communication architecture; Customer service; Data communication; Data mining; Environmental economics; Information analysis; Open systems; Power generation economics; Power system protection; Software standards; Substation automation;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPAE.2003.1192023
