Title :
Ethernet in substation automation
Author :
Skeie, Tor ; Johannessen, S. ; Brunner, Christoph
Author_Institution :
ABB Corporate Res., Norway
fDate :
6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Substation automation for power distribution systems poses challenging problems for communication networks. This article examines whether state-of-the-art Ethernet technology can satisfy the real-time performance requirements of this application
Keywords :
local area networks; power distribution control; real-time systems; substations; Ethernet; communication networks; power distribution systems; real-time performance requirements; substation automation; Automatic control; Communication switching; Communication system control; Costs; Ethernet networks; IEC standards; Substation automation; Substation protection; Voltage control; Wiring;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2002.1003998