ABB University Switzerland, 11.01.

2012

The Role of Substation Automation

in Power System Control and Management

The Role of SA in the Power System Control Overview

The hierarchy of network control levels Schematic diagram of SA system SA as process interface Network states and automation tasks Trends in substation automation
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The hierarchy of network control levels

REGION / NATION Network control

NETWORK LEVEL
AREA 1 Network control

AREA 2 Network control

SUBSTATION LEVEL SUBSTATION 1

SA
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SUBSTATION 1 SA

SUBSTATION 1 SA

SUBSTATION 1 SA

Switchgear

Switchgear

Switchgear

Switchgear

Power transformer

Power transformer

Power transformer

Power transformer

Meas. transf. U, I

Meas. transf. U, I

Meas. transf. U, I

Meas. transf. U, I

Aux. devices

Aux. devices

Aux. devices

Aux. devices

SA as process interface for network control

All information from process (Power System) are acquired by the Substation Automation system*
All actions on the process (Power System) are performed by the Substation Automation System* *) protection integral part of SA
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Network Control Center

Substation Automation System Substation

Schematic diagram of SA system

Station level
Station bus
HMI

Station computer

Station gateway

Bay level
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Control

Protection

Protection & Control

Control

Protection

Process bus
Process Interface Process Interface

Cu wires
Process Interface

Process level

Switchgear/Switchyard

Network states and automation tasks

Tasks at Network Level
Economic and reliable power supply
High availability of network

Operative state of the network

normal

Tasks at Substation Level

Detection of dangerous conditions
Evaluation of disturbance

alert

Determination of the remaining availability

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Detection of fault Selective fault clearing Restoration of power supply

emergency

Reliable isolation
Bypassing the faulted section

interrupted

Trends in Substation Automation (SA)

SA conventional
MMI, Control board
Gateway

Todays SA
HMII

Intelligent SA
HMI

Location

Gateway

Operating room

Event recording, Protection

Copper cables

Serial communication (Fiber optics)

Station bus

Serial communication (Fiber optics) Station bus Process bus

Relay room

SCADA, distribution, metering, etc.

to other bays
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to other bays

Copper cables
Switch Yard (GIS or AIS)

GIS

GIS

GIS

Bay cubicle

Copper cables

Bay cubicle

Copper cables

Bay cubicle

Sensors and Actuators

Functionality: SA to control,operate, monitor, and protect the substation