An integrity monitoring system for substation connections using ZigBee wireless sensor network

Author

de Souza, Jano ; Resende da Silva, Jose Francisco ; Grunewald, Ricardo ; Netto de Faria, Antonio A. ; Tadashi Nazima, Fabio ; Sberze Ribas, Gustavo H. ; de Tarso Peres, Paulo ; Zandonay, Ricardo ; Santos, Tiago F. A. ; Cardinalli, Valdir

Author_Institution

Elektro Eletricidade e Servicos S.A., Campinas, Brazil

fYear

2013

fDate

15-17 April 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Connections are present in all electrical circuits, they come in many shapes and materials, but all share one common trait: they are involved directly or indirectly in many grid faults. The integrity of power system grids plays a fundamental role in the smart grid context. The monitoring of equipment and assets contributes significantly to the reliability of electric power systems. This article aims to relate the causes of connection degradation as well as describe a system for continuous monitoring of these connections.

Keywords

Zigbee; computerised monitoring; electrical contacts; power apparatus; power system faults; power system measurement; power system reliability; smart power grids; substation protection; wireless sensor networks; ZigBee; connection degradation; electric power system reliability; electrical circuit connection monitoring; integrity monitoring system; power equipment monitoring; power system grid integrity; smart grid fault; substation connection; wireless sensor network; Arctic; Materials; Monitoring; Power systems; Silver; Zigbee; Electrical connection; degradation; maintenence; monitoring; zigbee;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Latin America (ISGT LA), 2013 IEEE PES Conference On

Conference_Location

Sao Paulo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5272-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGT-LA.2013.6554448

Filename

6554448