Russia's first digital substation full remote- control

Digital Energy - is the future of electric power complex, and all substations with the time will pass in the category of digital. The first sign was the substation 500 kV "Tobol" - the first main electric power facilities in Western Siberia, which is completely switched to the new technology.

This technology allows to greatly improve the quality mode control power system as a whole, in particular, to minimize the time of switching the switching devices at the substation. Just telemetry control reduces to an absolute minimum human error and reduces the expenditure for operational maintenance of substations.

"Tobol" 500 kV - is the first Russian high-voltage substation, where a full range of applied digital solutions, including optical current and voltage transformers, which are produced precisely in Russia. And all the switching devices are controlled by APCS (automated process control system).

But this is not an isolated project. Thus, according to the FGC, until 2025 for full digital control to be transferred to more than 100 power plants of different voltage class. So in the same Western Siberia will be transferred to telemetry sub-station:

Gubernskaya 220 kV

Svyatogor 500 kV

These facilities produce electric energy transportation company in the oil space "Rosneft" in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra.

The transition to a fully digital format - it is certainly a significant step forward, but so far most of power remain in force museum exhibits in the open. And the experts are able to cater for the digital version of the substation is not so much. It will be very good if in addition to the insertion of money in new equipment will also invest in the training of staff and their salaries.

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