Communication in Substation

Automation and Control

Group Member

Raja Junaid Latif

Muhammad Tahir
Muhammad Haris Ali
Muhammad Noman Rao
Manan

Power System Automation

A System for:
Managing, Controlling and Protecting a Power
Network

Definition

Integrated Electrical Protection, Control, Measurement,

Monitoring and Data Communications

Electrical Protection

Local

Independent

Never Compromised

Control

Local Control
Independent of
Network
Configured by User

Remote Control
Operator Initiated
Network Initiated

Measurement

Electrical measurements
and metering

Disturbance recordings

Other analogue values

Monitoring

Status indications

Condition Monitoring

Preventative Maintenance
Information

Sequence-of-Event
Recordings

Data Communications
Physical Configuration
Protocols
Response Times

Basic Architecture

Basic Architecture

Object division
Consists of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), modern, third-generation
microprocessor based relays and/or remote terminal units (RTUs)

The communications network :

Nervous system of power system automation
Ensures that raw data, processed information, and commands are relayed quickly,
effectively and error-free among the various field instruments, IEDs and the
SCADA system

SCADA master
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition

Receives data and information from the field, decides

what to do with it, stores it, and issues requests and/or
commands to the remote devices

REMOTE TERMINAL UNITs

Programmable
Logic
Key Process to monitor
an entire system in
Extension Rack
real time
facilitated
by
data Basic Rack
acquisitions including
meter
reading,
Power Supply
checking
status
of
Cards
sensors, etc.
Gathers
information
and
execute
commands
over
Master Control Centre

RTU
RTU
560
560

Approaches and Best

Practices
System Architecture
Substation Integration and Automation Levels
Primary and Secondary Substations
Architecture Functional Data Paths
New Versus Existing Substations
Communication Protocols
IED Standalone Capabilities
IED Integration Capabilities
Utility Case Study
Functional Architecture
Vendor Installed Architecture
Equipment Photographs

Intelligent Electronic Device

(IED)
Any device incorporating one or more
processors with
the capability to receive or send data/control
from or
to an external source (e.g., electronic
multifunction
meters, digital relays, controllers)

Substation Integration and Automation

Levels

Power System Equipment

Utility Enterprise
Substation Automation Applications
Implementation
IED Integration
Power System Equipment (Transformers, Breakers)

New Versus Existing

Substations
New Substations
IEDs With Digital Communications
PLCs for Direct I/O
No Conventional RTUs
Existing Substations
May Integrate IEDs With Existing RTUs
(Not
Support Non-Operational and Remote
Access
Data Paths)
Integrate Existing RTU as IED or

Primary Substation Automation

System

Substation Automation
Deployment of substation and feeder operating
functions and applications ranging from SCADA and
alarm processing to integrated volt/VAR control in
order to optimize the management of capital assets
and enhance operation and maintenance (O&M)
efficiencies with minimal human intervention
Substation Automation
IED Integration
Utility Enterprise

Substation Integration
Integration of protection, control and
data acquisition functions into a
minimal number of platforms to
reduce capital and operating costs,
reduce panel and control room
space, and eliminate redundant
equipment and databases.

Secondary Substation Automation

System