The next generation of energy transmission
Puneet H. Singh, Fabrizio Negri and Ronny Fritsche
by Puneet H. Singh, Fabrizio Negri and Ronny Fritsche
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Today, modern substations continuously generate and remotely transfer data to a control room. They also provide control of installed assets in real-time. These substations can assess the overall status of these assets and make decisions on their short-term performance or even identify the need to replace them. The most attractive and demanding challenge is to combine an analogue electrical transmission with a digital system. This article describes how this digital revolution can work together with traditional electrical grid infrastructures and how it beneficially addresses the system operator’s needs. It addresses cloud-based technologies and their use for monitoring, data analysis, the use of the digital twins and more.
Network operators are investing in advanced monitoring and data acquisition systems to ensure effective use of the equipment and increased reliability
The most significant benefit of the digital layer is that it provides the basis for overcoming limitations and complexity of the SCADA based control systems for transmission networks and it addresses monitoring needs of the system operators, without replacing the predominant control system philosophy. To learn more about the benefits and challenges of the digital revolution, read the whole article.
Keywords: cloud computing, digitalisation, digital twins, monitoring, power-grid, monitoring