the Lucy switchgear SCADA system is designed to safely and reliably monitor
and control the operation of large electrical networks
the system collects and processes data center and other substations providing
the operator with a comprehensive view of the whole network
this typical example shows Escada monitored electrical network providing
electricity from a primary substation to a range of regional consumers
the primary substation provides a themed out to a residential area a commercial
city days straight and the local airport via other local substations
busy port and a small rural community are also supplied by the primary
substation through another circuit
let's see how the SCADA system is used to manage and maintain the network
during a fault
on your remote rural section of the network of fallen brunch causes damage
to the overhead power lines feeding substation to
this break-in supply causes the circuit breaker for this line to trip at the
primary substation leading to a total power outage to both the port
and the road
community that rely on this circuit
how it to the rest of the network remains unaffected
the SCADA system receives notification of the circuit breaker trip then uses
the fold passage indicators positioned around the network to determine where
the fault has occurred
in this case the folk passage indicator at substation to has not tripped so the
remote Scott a datacenter the operator is informed that the fault must be
somewhere on the line between the primary substation and substation number
two
the operator can now use the Lucy switchgear SCADA system to isolate this
area and reroute power to customers without a supply
the operator remotely opens the incoming switch from the primary substation to
substation to
and then opens the outgoing switch
substation 22 the rural community this totally isolates the fault area from the
rest of the network
the operator can now closed the outgoing switch should substation 32 re-energize
the linked substation to
substation to can now reinstate the supply to the port
in order to avoid overloading one side of the network the operated chooses
instead to close the GTX switch on the back seat to the rural community to
reinstate their supply
supplies to all affected areas are now complete and the faulty line is safely
isolated from the network allowing the operator to arrange for a repair
typically the network will be sexualized and power rear rooted within three
minutes of the original thought
ghada enables the operator to direct the repair team to the specific area of the
network at which your photos occurred
once the operator has confirmation that the repair is complete and all
maintenance crews a clear of the area got it can be used to restore the system
to its usual operation
the newly repaired line is tested first by closing the primary substations
outgoing switch to substation to the line energizes as normal confirming the
repair
the operator can now closed the incoming switch to substation to reinstating the
original supply route
the backfield from substation three is no longer required and so the scar
operator can open its outgoing switch
with the load removed from the lower side of the network the rural community
outgoing switch from substation to is closed
creating a parallel circuit for the area
the final step for the SCADA operator is to reopen the GTX which to disable the
backfield to the rural community restoring the standard operation of the
whole network
the Lucy SCADA system works in conjunction with our complete range of
switching and protection solutions to provide operators with unprecedented
control and management of their networks