AUTOMATIC POWER FAILURE INDICATOR TO EB

SUB STATION

ABSTRACT

This project is developed for the users to identify the power failure in houses and
industries and to inform the EB in wireless manner. It consists of power sensor,
microcontroller unit, multi channel RF transmitter and receiver, LCD display etc.

In the house/industries, the microcontroller unit is connected with the power line
through power sensor. The status of electricity is sensed by the microcontroller. In
the time of power failure, the sensor sends signal to the microcontroller. The
microcontroller analyses the signal and accordingly it sends signal to the multi-
channel RF transmitter.

In the EB Office, a multi channel RF receiver is connected. The receiver receives the
signal from the house/industries and sends corresponding signal to the microcontroller
unit. The microcontroller sends corresponding signal to the LCD display and thus the
display displays the status of power in the house/industries.
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TRANSMITTER

RF
POWER MICROCONTROLLER TRANSMITTER
SENSOR

RECEIVER

RF RECEIVER MICROCONTROLLER LCD

DISPLAY

OBJECTIVES

Many electricity transmission companies across the world and Ghana in particular are
continuously looking for ways to utilize modern technologies, in order to improve
reliability of power supply to consumers. These transmission companies manly relies
on circuit indicators (FCIs) to assist in locating specific spots within their
transmission lines where power fault had occurred.

NEED FOR CURRENT SCENARIO

To reduce the duration of outages and minimize response time to major faults, and to
optimize reliability of supply, it is inevitable for power transmission companies such
as GRIDco to search for a low-cost communicating device with low power
consumption that will relay accurate fault information at real-time back to the control
Centre. This research work seeks to design an automatic and efficient fault detection
and location system for both overhead and underground power transmission network
system using both existing fault indicator technology and commercially proven
communication technology to quickly and accurately pin point faulted sections of a
transmission system.

FUTURE WORK

Analyses of these stored data help the utility in monitoring the operational behavior
of their distribution transformers and identify faults before any catastrophic failures
thus resulting in significant cost saving as well as improving system reliability.

MERITS

No need to monitor from relay room.

System can be monitored and controlled from anywhere.

Save time.

Save men work.

Mobile number can be changed at any time.