Design, Development, and Commissioning of a Substation Automation Laboratory to Enhance Learning

Autor/inn/en	Thomas, M. S.; Kothari, D. P.; Prakash, A.
Titel	Design, Development, and Commissioning of a Substation Automation Laboratory to Enhance Learning
Quelle	In: IEEE Transactions on Education, 54 (2011) 2, S.286-293 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-9359
DOI	10.1109/TE.2010.2053372
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Software; Science Laboratories; Program Descriptions; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Engineering Education; Educational Technology; Computer System Design; Computer Simulation; Power Technology; Educational Facilities Design; Automation; Artificial Intelligence; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Ingenieurausbildung; Unterrichtsmedien; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Antriebstechnik; Künstliche Intelligenz; Indien
Abstract	Automation of power systems is gaining momentum across the world, and there is a need to expose graduate and undergraduate students to the latest developments in hardware, software, and related protocols for power automation. This paper presents the design, development, and commissioning of an automation lab to facilitate the understanding of substation automation (SA). The laboratory has relay intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) that support IEC 61850 protocol, a universal secondary test kit for testing the relays, a protocol converter that can be programmed and can handle a large number of power automation protocols, a Global Positioning Systems (GPS) clock for time synchronization, and all related software. In this paper, the retrofitting of the latest relay IEDs with the existing control center software has been demonstrated. The commissioning process and the experimental setup of the SA laboratory have also been described. A post-training evaluation emphasizes that the student learning experience is helping students to gain a better understanding of the theory and to have better career prospects in power automation. The SA laboratory, which demonstrates all aspects of substation automation, is being used extensively for research and training in this emerging field. (Contains 7 figures.) (As Provided).
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