CIGRE - Remote on-line Management of Substation Protection and Automation
CIGRE Study Committee B5 commissioned a study to explore the use of Information Technology (IT) application for remote on-line management of Substation protection and automation. Information technologies were to be considered as a general concept; intranet and internet technologies are subset of IT. More
PSRC - Beware Substations are not like office
With the growing popularity of IEC 61850, there is a mistaken belief by some that office grade Ethernet devices may be used with impunity in an electric utility substation. But there are substantial differences between these two environments that cannot be ignored. As a starter, substation control houses are usually not air conditioned, insulated, or forced ventilated. So the equipment in those house must withstand temperatures never seen in an office. More
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