Integration of Substation Relay Information (Skerneside Trial)

Apr 2013

Electricity Distribution

Reference:

Status: Live

Start Date: Apr 2013

End Date: Unknown

Funding Licencee(s): Northern Powergrid

Contact: Chris Goodhand, Innovation Manager (01977 605641)

Funding Mechanism Innovation Funding Incentive

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): Comms & IT

Estimated Expenditure: £5,000.00

Introduction: Modern relays capture a great deal of information on faults and switchgear operation. They also contain more advanced communications than earlier devices. This trial is intended to develop a real-world solution that first allows these communications to reduce the amount of wiring required (hence reducing both installation cost and the risk of mal-operation), and second provides a platform for the kind of advanced analysis being developed by Strathclyde under Supergen V.

Objectives: This project is intended to enhance Northern Powergrid understanding with regard to switchgear operations, by integrating the information available from modern electronic relays.