Electrical Substations

From Protection to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Substation Maintenance and Operations

For decades, substation protection and substation maintenance were treated as separate disciplines. Protection relays existed to detect faults and trip breakers within milliseconds. Maintenance programs…
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Advanced Automation in Substations: Enhancing Grid Reliability and Efficiency

The rapid evolution of technology has brought significant advancements in the field of electrical substations, transforming them into highly automated, efficient, and reliable components of…
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SAME DAY SWITCHING

Same day switching avoids the extended outages and human and equipment costs associated with inoperable and broken switches.The vast majority of air break disconnect and…
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Ensuring Compliance vs Building Resilience

The realization that the vast majority of substations have significant security vulnerabilities was crystalized after the Metcalf incident of April 2013, during which unknown assailants…
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Zero-Trust Substations: How CIP Is Shifting from Perimeter Defense to Continuous Vendor and Supply-Chain Risk Management

Utilities are rethinking cybersecurity. The zero-trust model replaces perimeter defense with continuous verification—of every device, vendor, and data path—across the substation and supply chain. The…
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Substation Automation

Substation Automation Standard

Reducing engineering costs using IEC 61850 BY ADAM GAUCI, Schneider Electric As substation automation is moving towards software environments based on the International Electrotechnical Commission’s…
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Dynamic Resistance Measurement

Condition testing of circuit breaker’s arcing contacts BY BUDO MILOVIC, DV-Power The preventive maintenance on a high-voltage (HV) breaker consists of several routine tests. The…
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Integrated Security Operations Centers (ISOC)

The watchdog of electrical assets BY RALPH KING, Electric Power Research Institute Security operations centers (SOCs) are common in corporate information technology (IT), physical security,…
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Gas Dehydration

Gas Dehydration

Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) insulates medium- and high-voltage switchgears around the world. In its pure form,…
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Deterrence Drives Next Gen Security

Deterrence Drives Next Gen Security

Theft, destruction, disablement, vandalism, and terrorism: any of the aforementioned words receive the attention of…
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Critter Guard Introduction

Critter Guard Introduction

Distinctly Different According to the American Public Power Association, squirrels are among the top causes…
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Digital Substations and the IEC 61850 Standard: The Architecture Behind Today’s Smart Grid

Digital Substations and the IEC 61850 Standard: The Architecture Behind Today’s Smart Grid

For most of the history of the electric power industry, substations were built around copper.…
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Contact Material Recycling and Sustainability in Electronics

Contact Material Recycling and Sustainability in Electronics

The electronics industry is experiencing rapid growth and innovation, with devices becoming more advanced and…
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