Digital Control System Upgrade

Apr 2013

Electricity Transmission

Reference:

Status: Live

Start Date: Apr 2013

End Date: Unknown

Funding Licencee(s): National Grid Electricity System Operator

Contact: National Grid TO Innovation Team

Funding Mechanism Innovation Funding Incentive

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): Gas Distribution Networks

Estimated Expenditure: £344,000.00

Introduction: To manage the replacement of Mark I control systems in order to achieve Anticipated Asset lives for Areva FE/MFE type GCBs. If the systems are not upgraded the GCBs, with Mark I control systems will have to be replaced before their earliest onset of significant unreliability.

Objectives: The age related degradation and obsolescence of electronic components in circuit breaker control systems.