Virtual video and real-time data demonstration for smart substation inspection based on Google glasses

Substation inspection is not only one of the most important means of ensuring safe and stable operation of equipment, but also a significant way of timely detecting the dominant and recessive defect of the equipment, and preventing the accidents. This paper presents the virtual video and real-time data demonstration used for smart substation inspection based on the latest wearable services technology (such as Google glass). Google Glass is hands-free and uses augmented reality and voice activation to project useful data into our field of vision. A key use-case of google glass could be to allow a field crew out in the substation to be able to identify all relevant data for the network at the crew´s current location. From this interface, they could navigate through all the data for a transformer, such as voltage, current, temperature etc. and identify its location in the GIS and view a single-line diagram, query into its asset history, maintenance history, manufacturer information and catalogue etc.