Electrical Substations

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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Protecting Substations Against Animal Invaders

A closer look at animal-caused outages at substations BY BILL REICHARD, TransGard Systems Every year, squirrels, raccoons, snakes, and other climbing animals cause substation outages…
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Cybersecurity in Modern Substations: Protecting the Grid from Emerging Threats

As substations become more interconnected and automated, they are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. These critical nodes of the power grid are essential for ensuring a…
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Protecting Electrical Sites with Intelligent Security Lighting

There are over 70,000 electrical substations in the United States. A simultaneous attack on several of them could destabilize the grid and cause widespread blackouts.…
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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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IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT AND AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON EPC PROJECTS

Based just south of Denver in Castle Rock, Colorado, Great Southwestern Construction, Inc. (Great Southwestern) opened its doors as a small, family-owned business in 1977,…
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Substations in a DER-Heavy Grid: DERMS, FLISR, and Grid-Enhancing Technologies

The substation was originally designed to manage power flowing in one direction, from generation through transmission and into distribution feeders that carried it to passive…
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Ethernet Cable Selection for Utilities

Electric utilities are constantly searching for the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective methods to deliver electricity to customers. A vision for accomplishing this is the…
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Substation Security

Substation Security

Improve protection with a layered security approach BY ERIC BYRES, Belden Inc. An age-old joke…
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The Fight Against Animal-Caused Power Outages

The Fight Against Animal-Caused Power Outages

Every day across North America, animals enter electrical substations in search of warmth, food, shelter,…
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An Overview of Substation Maintenance: Its Evolution and Key Testing Practices

An Overview of Substation Maintenance: Its Evolution and Key Testing Practices

As electrical systems age, operating costs increase while reliability dwindles. Given most utilities and industrial…
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FERC Conference Highlights Challenges in Resource Adequacy

FERC Conference Highlights Challenges in Resource Adequacy

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently hosted the Co-Located Load Conference, a significant event…
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Partial Discharge & Circuit Breaker Asset Management

Partial Discharge & Circuit Breaker Asset Management

Detecting and avoiding preventable failures BY JAY GARNETT, Doble Engineering Company While metal clad switchgear…
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