Renovated Digital Substation (RDS)

In present scenario, it is essential for any Power Distribution Utility to provide an uninterrupted supply to consumers. However, it is highly inevitable to prevent electrical network from fault. Hence, it is a big challenge for any utility to minimize the downtime whenever the fault occurs thereby increasing reliability and customer satisfaction.

As a service provider, Utility has to ensure the reliability to all its consumers whether it is urban or rural. To assure the reliability to urban consumers most of the PSS (Primary Sub-station) are enabled with SAS (Substation Automation System) and can be monitored and controlled through SCADA system which helps in reduction of the power interruption time.

In case of most of the old 33/11 kV Primary substation the SAS was not implemented and there is no visibility of the network condition to PSCC (Power System Control Center). Due to lack of visibility of these PSS to remote operator, there is increase in interruption time and decrease in consumer satisfaction. Additionally, revenue generated from these PSS is very less compared to PSS where SAS already implemented. In order to make these PSS automated with cost effective some innovative solution was needed.

In view of the above, Renovated Digital Sub-station (RDS) is a smart digital solution which helps to address the challenge. This RDS solution eliminates cost of CRP and provides complete SAS solution to have complete visibility to SCADA operator at almost 50% cost of conventional SAS solution. It facilitates distribution utility to minimize the revenue loss and increase the reliability index at very minimal cost.