Substation Monitoring and Communication Solutions
Electrical substation transmission and distribution equipment benefits remote monitoring to indentify circuit breaker switchovers quickly and restore power
An electrical power substation uses transformers to step down high voltages from the transmission grid for distribution at lower levels to homes & businesses. It has a bus that splits distribution electricity in many directions. Circuit breakers and switches can disconnect it from the transmission grid or from each distribution line, under fault conditions or for maintenance work.
Power substation faults need to be isolated in the shortest posible time
Electricity goes unseen and you don't really think about it ... until it's missing!
Faults may develop from events e.g. lighting, overload conditions or damage to equipment. If not isolated quickly, power cannot be switched & restored and the system could be destabilised. Electrical substation monitoring needs:-
- Monitor Remotely each transmission, distribution and RTU asset
- Robust Communications between RTU and management system
- Alarm Notification of potential fault conditions
- Remote Control of switching equipment to isolate faults
Scalable solutions are key!
Remote Telemetry Units (RTU) are used to monitor equipment, often using older networks that are difficult to deploy in volume due to communication bottlenecks.
Communication solutions for RTU companies
Comtech provide robust and scalable GSM/GPRS solutions that "bridge the gap" between remote RTU's and existing managment applications.
Intelligent GSM/GPRS devices for electrical power RTU's
Wireless communications modems and routers that provide remote access to the electrical substation RTU over RS232 serial and Ethernet connections. Equipment protocols can be system integrated to bridge legacy equipment. Furthermore, data can be logged and delivered to the µWEAVE software.
µWEAVE software / middleware offers web-based reporting
In its simplest form, µWEAVE is middleware to obtain data reliably over the GSM/GPRS network. It automatically delivers data to legacy applications using web services. µWEAVE supports online reporting and automated alarm notification to complement existing IT capabilities.
Enterprise software integration
Maintenance of power substations and transmission assets can be supported by enterprise IT software that manages the business process. This includes mobile workforce automation, job, inventory, supply chain and customer relationship management.
µWEAVE Solution Examples
- Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
- Telecom network monitoring
- SCADA RTU for small sites
- Printer communication equipment
- CCTV camera wireless access
- Environmental monitoring
- Industrial automation
- Electrical power substation
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Further Information
Call us on +44 (0)1204 664333 or email sales@comtechm2m.com to discuss power substation, transmission and distribution communication needs.
Benefits
- Robust & reliable communication
- Scalable for large deployments
- Real time information
- Detect equipment failure early
