Stations Equipment

Overview

The objective of the Stations Equipment Interest Group is to bring together interested parties to facilitate research that will optimize the life cycle management of station equipment and apparatus, and reduce costs through collaboration around methods, practices, and use of new technologies to help utilities plan future development of their stations.

Focus areas

Innovation and Design
Maintenance Practices
Condition Assessment and Monitoring
Risk Management and Safety

This group is for

Station engineers, engineering managers and directors, and electrical engineers

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP

Technical Advisor Support

Raymond Lings

Stations Equipment

Raymond Lings has over 35 years of experience in the global power industry performing both research and leading teams of researchers and laboratories. This includes some 12 years at a Utility lab, 9 years at a global research consortium and 14 years leading key laboratories across Canada. His experience spans all aspects of Transmission, Substation and Distribution technology including leading the publication of a globally recognized handbook on Overhead Transmission Lines (200kV and above). He is the author or co-author of more than 20 publications in the field of transmission, substation and distribution, with the majority of his publications covering electronic residential (smart) metering. Raymond is a U.S. member on IEC Working Groups dealing with Smart Meters and is the appointed Technical Advisor between ANSI & USNC and IEC metering. Raymond is a senior member of the IEEE and CIGRE and holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, an MBA and a Bachelors in Economics & Econometrics.

Top Resources

RESEARCH REPORT

Mitigating Animal-Caused Outages in Existing and New Substations

Animal-caused substation outages negatively affect reliability, resulting in financial, social-political, and/or biological implications to utilities and customers. To better understand this issue, the authors conducted a literature review on animal-caused outages. They also surveyed CEATI members on their experiences with various mitigation strategies. Findings were compiled into this report, which CEATI members can use to guide decision-making when choosing how to mitigate animal-caused outages.

RESEARCH REPORT

Station Battery System Maintenance and Condition Monitoring

By means of an extensive literature review and survey of utilities, this report studies the available battery technologies proven for stationary substation applications, as well as best practices for battery system design, procurement, installation, commissioning, monitoring, and maintenance.

ASSESSMENT TOOL

Health and Risk Index Tool for Circuit Breakers

This report describes the health degradation modes of different categories of circuit breakers employed on transmission and distribution systems, reviews the best industry practices for inspection and testing of circuit breakers, and provides a methodology and software tool for determining the health and condition of circuit breakers. Guidelines are also provided for the use of the condition assessment tool and interpretation of the results.

GUIDANCE DOCUMENT

Technical Specifications for a More Robust Power Transformer

CEATI initiated this project to formulate specification guidelines for more resilient and robust power transformers. These guidelines can enable utilities to strike the right balance between grid reliability and cost optimization. The report includes findings from a survey of 15 power utilities, guidance with respect to the transformer design review, and the development of an optimal framework for power transformer specifications. The framework considers transformer design and development, material choice and composition, operating conditions, technical specifications, transportation requirements, quality control, and acceptance testing.

RESEARCH REPORT

Innovation and Development of Substations

The electric utility industry is in the process of intensive integration of intelligent electronic devices in high-voltage substations throughout the network. Many utilities have made significant progress in the evolution of the digital substation over the past several years, with the implementation of several innovative technologies. This report provides information on approaches to the implementation of substation digitalization technology being taken by advanced utilities and documents the benefits, pitfalls, and lessons learned when adopting new innovations in substations.