Benefits of Integrated Design Power Reliability Is the Sum of All the Details
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Smart Grid Solution Power Reliability Benefits of integrated design Power Reliability is the sum of all the details Designing, building and validating power grid solutions has never been easy. Today, growing complexity of the modern electrical grid can increase risk and cost just to ensure the integrity of the system. Adding to this intricacy is a growing number of manufacturers offering a wide array of products, ever-changing standards and product test requirements, and new technologies—all competing for a place in the Smart Grid future. Grid operators and designers must balance these technological advances with the critical need for maximum system reliability. The importance Today, both large and small electrical power distribution organizations of managing this are looking for the flexibility to choose their power system reliability interoperability integrator and service support team, including warranty return and complexity was clearly on display during application assistance. the 2013 Super Bowl. Most of the power industry watched the darkness in surprise and concern. As the investigation followed, many industry leaders were forced to consider: • Interoperation between the power system and equipment; in this case, a protection system • Interoperation within the protection system’s sub-components 2 EATON CORPORATION Power Reliability Eaton is uniquely qualified to offer holistic, integrated and fully tested systems Solution Eaton, an industry leader We further provide both Reliable solutions around in power distribution from technical and operational power flow, protection, All systems, regardless of how apparatus to advanced benefits including: communications, and security simple or complex, require intelligent controls, fully require the involvement of knowledge to make them integrates each sub-system • Single-point responsibility complete systems integrators. function — knowledge of the component – including sensors, • Interoperability of sub-systems When selecting which system characteristics, capabilities and signals, firmware and hardware – integrator to partner with, requirements of sub-systems all in a high voltage, high • Testing developed to industry Eaton stands apart because or components. This effort to surge application. Our expertise, standards of our long history, and intimate merge knowledge into a system proven by decades of reliable • System expertise knowledge of power system is holistic integration. performance, is unmatched requirements, sub-system Multiple options for interopera- in the industry. We understand • Integration engineered requirements, and the unique bility exist. Some companies power systems, global in a learning organization interface requirements within power apparatus. Because approach sub-component applications, hardware, firmware, • Increased reliability through integration as an internal software designs, and global continuous innovation of our long history in innovation, effort. Others rely on a single standards all needed for secure we can uniquely trouble-shoot component supplier with and reliable integration. and support the integration minimal experience in other using various user-defined sub-system components to act options. as a packager. The better option is to choose a company with expansive expertise in all the components being integrated. When it comes to decades-long power grid reliability – the details matter. EATON CORPORATION Power Reliability 3 Single-point responsibility Because we design ALL aspects of the system, Eaton is uniquely Sub-component For more than 60 years, qualified to service all of these customers have valued Eaton elements regardless of source as a one-stop solution provider of manufacturer. for power system problems expertise around: Knowledge and support • Overcurrent/overvoltage Technical support is key protection to delivering our value as • Volt/VAR optimization customers often inquire about protection and troubleshooting • Automation for both Eaton and non-Eaton • Power switching and system products. We extend the reconfiguration products expertise to our supply base as well, designing, testing, • Design certifying, and continuously improving upon the process • Testing and equipment we make. • Certification • Integration with Eaton's Cooper Power Systems apparatus, and select control and automation equipment companies To assure proper service levels, we maintain internal expertise on the sub-components of the systems we sell. 4 EATON CORPORATION Power Reliability Today's Smart Grid Interoperability • Apparatus/control process Examples of system-level of sub-systems signaling testing include: The electric power The design of an integrated • Power sources and their • Reclosing and overcurrent grid is said to be an system should be able to connections to the system trip calibration define sub-system requirements engineering marvel, • Cabling and reliability to • Time-current tests such as: electrical and environmental arguably the largest stresses • Minimum tripping currents and most complex • Electrical ratings • Cabinetry and climate control • Surge withstand tests machine in the world; • Thermal ranges and their impact on ratings • Continued delivery of added • Fast transient surges a machine with a functionality for protective and simulated surge • Compatibility personality, capable and emerging automation arrester operation of delivering unique • Environmental • Cyber security solution These tests are designed effects to anything • Sustainability packages to verify design integrity connected to it. From • Manufacturability such as the interdependency surges, elevated fault between the apparatus and Testing developed the control, and will often currents, asymmetry, Each of these impacts the design of the system. to industry standards point out vulnerabilities which changes in fault or need to be addressed before Interface requirements for Industry organizations such a design is released. Standards load current direction, the sub-system include timing, as the Institute of Electrical reflect that these tests be to high or low voltages, voltage levels, circuit design and Electronics Engineers performed by the supplier. ™ or induced or radiated for surge immunity, mechanical (IEEE) and the International The supplier with the most impacts and others. Electrotechnical Commission complete understanding of (IEC) have established minimum fields, Eaton has the Eaton remains committed to the entire system and system standards for reclosers, voltage expertise to account offering full control integration interactions has the greatest regulators, switches, and fault for power system including necessary: opportunity to optimize system interruption devices. Clauses capability and performance. nuances – those • Sensor design, thermal within them establish system defined in the industry ranges and accuracy considerations or type tests that verify the interdependency standards, and • Sensor interfaces to the between apparatus and the others that we have power system and apparatus controlling devices. Not only do we understand and fully adhere learned over decades • Automation interfaces and the power to run them to these standards, we are of interoperability part of many standards research. development committees. To assure proper service levels, we maintain internal expertise on the sub-components of the systems we sell. ™ Substation voltage regulators with controls Smart VFI pad-mounted switchgear NOVA three-phase recloser and control EATON CORPORATION Power Reliability 5 Eaton’s Cooper Power System expertise Integration engineered Systems product Eaton has the ability to apply in a learning organization added knowledge and testing expertise: Above the product and from IEEE, IEC and other technology, it is ultimately applicable but not directly • Reclosers and controls about the people and tools mandated standards. For that equip them to do amazing • Voltage regulators and controls example, experience taught things. Eaton employees are us that surge immunity • Pad-mounted switchgear professionals who receive from external sensor inputs, and controls rigorous training both in communications, radios and the factory and in the field. • Capacitor banks and controls other added components in In addition, our learning the equipment environment • Pad-mounted capacitors organization mentality provides highlighted areas of design and controls the venue to solve problems Capacitor bank focus for us – areas often that may occur, tools like root • Smart sensors compromised by others. cause analysis and advanced As electronics become smaller, • Electrical distribution system problem solving techniques cheaper, and less power hungry, automation and optimization (APS), to not only solve they are more likely to be added the immediate issue, but software to control equipment used for to put in place corrections regulators, reclosers, switchgear • Substation automation so the problem never arises and capacitors. Therefore, it hardware and software again. We also store is also a growing reality that the knowledge for use in peripheral equipment may error-proofing future designs. cause problems beyond those designed for in base designs, and must be addressed by an experienced integrator. NOVA single-phase reclosers and control Innovation Timeline 1946 1968 1988 Eaton's Cooper Power Systems Kyle™ three-phase hydraulic recloser Single-phase vacuum recloser introduced VFI pad-mounted switchgear introduced has a long history of innovation introduced 1971 1993 and an industry-leading