Substation Monitoring

The Basics What energy and utility companies need to know::

Substation monitoring is the process of continuously tracking and analyzing the performance, status, and health of electrical substations. It involves using sensors, communication networks, and software to collect real-time data on critical components like transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, and busbars.

Key Components of Substation Monitoring

• Sensors & IoT Devices – Measure temperature, voltage, current, and humidity.
• SCADA Systems – Centralized control system for real-time monitoring and automation.
• Communication Networks – Uses protocols like IEC 61850, DNP3, and Modbus for data transmission.
• Condition Monitoring – Predicts failures by tracking parameters like oil temperature in transformers and breaker operation cycles.
• Cybersecurity Measures – Protects against cyber threats in smart substations.

Benefits of Substation Monitoring

• Improves Reliability – Detects faults early to prevent failures.
• Enhances Safety – Reduces manual inspections and risk of accidents.
• Optimizes Maintenance – Enables predictive maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Supports Remote Monitoring – Allows operators to monitor substations from a central location.
• Reduces Costs – Minimizes unnecessary repairs and energy losses.

VoltVigilance

VoltVigilance is our flagship product for substation monitoring and has been implemented in various energy transmission and distribution companies. It provides fault management, network resource management, configuration, and service provisioning.

Fault Management

• Inventory and resource management
• Immediate fault detection
• Alarm resynchronization with EMS/NMS
• Multi-mode notification with escalation
• In-built auto-correlation mechanism and RCA
• Auto intelligent NOC operation view
• AI-enabled proactive fault management
• Automatic and manual registration of tickets from alarms

Network Resource Management

• Multi-vendor, multi-technology equipment support
• Industry protocol compatibility
• Topology discovery
• Manual feed of inventory details
• Audit reports of the complete transmission network

Configuration and Provisioning

• Circuit discovery and customer service mapping
• Service provisioning and monitoring
• Modeling of devices, components, and topology
• Path computation and analytics
• Capacity usage reports