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 position 1956 All-film dielectric capacitor introduced DSM/2 introduced, the precursor to Yukon™ in underground distribution. Three-phase recloser with ground trip advanced energy services software platform With more than 60 years of 1978 introduced Smart switch for Distribution Automation 1997 experience, we know switchgear, 1959 (DA) introduced Pad-mounted regulator introduced relays, and an unsurpassed Step voltage regulator with direct drive array of underground distribution 1984 1998 tap changer introduced products, in addition to automation Microprocessor-based control for voltage NOVA™ three-phase vacuum recloser introduced products and expertise to optimize 1961 regulators and reclosers introduced 1999 reliability and productivity Solid state electronic recloser control 1986 Yukon software allows utilities to remotely read on your distribution system. Introduced Extended foil/solderless capacitor introduced meters, control peak load, and monitor assets
6 EATON CORPORATION Power Reliability Innovation in apparatus These are a few examples of continuous innovation Increased and controls is continuous that drives productivity for Recognizing the need to our customers. These are also empower users to customize examples of innovation brought reliability logic in their controls, Eaton about by a unique understanding developed an industry-leading of the entire system. graphical customization environment we call the Idea What is the future? through Workbench™. Today it is used Today, few, if any companies and modified to solve some buy a “standard” product of the most complex needs for because, in large part each customers in communications, power system is unique, innovation ™ protection and reconfiguration and is continuously evolving. GridAdvisor Series II smart sensor schemes. The requirements today will There is a continuing trend not look anything like the needs in adding voltage sensors to tomorrow. Our plans are to equipment as an inexpensive further develop and grow our sensor “node” on the power current Eaton's Cooper Power system. The sensors can be Systems control and apparatus embedded in the equipment offering, and grow our flexibility itself to simplify installation. and capability in Engineered-to- However, many compromise Order (ETO) support to be accuracy to accomplish this. the major source of power The Eaton Internal Voltage reliability systems. Sensor (IVS) on reclosers provides accuracies <2% across the thermal range of the equipment. Yukon™ feeder automation software
32-Step voltage regulator with CL-7 single-phase version of multi-phase control Form 4D recloser control
2000 2007 2011 NOVA triple-single recloser introduced Quik-Drive™ tap-changer polymer insulating Mobile capacitor banks introduced 2001 board offers fastest regulation response 2013 Capacitor bank control devices launched, 2008 Smart Vacuum Fault Interruption (VFI) the first step in Integrated Volt/VAR OutageAdvisor™ introduced ability to pad-mounted switchgear introduced Control (IVVC) communicate from distribution system 2013 2004 to control center CL-7 multi-phase voltage regulator control CL-6A regulator control introduced 2009 2013 2005 Ethernet communications introduced GridAdvisor™ Series II smart sensor Three-in-one pad-mounted regulator 2010 introduced introduced Integrated Volt/VAR Control [IVVC] capabili- 2014 2006 ties for Power Factor correction introduced Pad-mount source transfer (PST) system Automated M-Force switch introduced with iST control introduced
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