Title :
Reducing conventional copper signaling in high voltage substations with IEC 61850 process bus system
Author :
McGinn, D. ; Adamiak, M. ; Goraj, M. ; Cardenas, J.
Author_Institution :
GE Digital Energy, GA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a practical IEC 61850 process bus architecture suitable for high voltage substations. The presented system eliminates the need for thousands of copper wires in a substation and replaces them with a few fiber optics cables, and can save utilities spending related to current installation and maintenance costs while at the same time increasing worker safety and power system reliability. The paper contains application example as well as description of experience from the real installation of the process bus system at 345 kV substation.
Keywords :
IEC standards; optical communication equipment; power system measurement; signalling; substation protection; telecommunication standards; IEC 61850 process bus system; copper signalling reduction; copper wire elimination; fiber optic cables; high voltage substations; installation costs; maintenance costs; power system reliability; voltage 345 kV; worker safety; Copper; Costs; IEC standards; Maintenance; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Signal processing; Substations; Voltage; Wires; Communication protocols; Fiber optic cables; High voltage substations; Instrument transformers; Power system protection; Signal sampling; Standardization; Time synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
PowerTech, 2009 IEEE Bucharest
Conference_Location :
Bucharest
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2234-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2235-7
DOI :
10.1109/PTC.2009.5281964
