Table of Contents

How a Substation Happens. Gas-Insulated Substations. Air-Insulated Substations—Bus/Switching Configurations. High-Voltage Switching Equipment. High-Voltage Power Electronic Substations. Interface between Automation and the Substation. Substation Integration and Automation. Oil Containment. Community Considerations. Animal Deterrents/Security. Substation Grounding. Direct Lightning Stroke Shielding of Substations. Seismic Considerations. Substation Fire Protection. Substation Communications. Physical Security of Substations. Cyber Security of Substation Control and Diagnostic Systems. Gas-Insulated Transmission Line. Substation Asset Management. Station Commissioning and Project Closeout. Energy Storage. Role of Substations in Smart Grid.

About the Author

John D. McDonald is an affiliate of GE Energy in Duluth, Georgia, USA.