Title :
Distribution automation: impact of communication system on reliability of automatic control
Author :
He, Ying ; Söder, Lennart ; Allan, Ron N.
Author_Institution :
R. Inst. of Technol., Sweden
Abstract :
The communication system is essential to the performance of automated distribution systems. It is necessary to perform reliability assessments of communication facilities in carrying out the control functions. The paper describes an approach for reliability evaluation of the communication and control. This approach is based on the event tree methodology, and by using it sensitivity studies are performed to predict the impact of a communication system. The results of the studies are discussed and the importance of the communication system on the reliable automation performance is demonstrated in the paper
Keywords :
data communication; fault trees; power distribution control; telecommunication network reliability; automatic control reliability; communication facilities; communication system; distribution automation; event tree methodology; reliability assessments; sensitivity studies; Automatic control; Automation; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Communication system control; Control systems; Helium; Power system reliability; Protection; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Power Tech Proceedings, 2001 IEEE Porto
Conference_Location :
Porto
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7139-9
DOI :
10.1109/PTC.2001.964899
