Everything about Substation
Part of an electrical transmission and distribution system
A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions. Between the generating station and the consumer, electric power may flow through several substations at different voltage levels. A substation may include transformers to change voltage levels between high transmission voltages and lower distribution voltages, or at the interconnection of two different transmission voltages. They are a common component of the infrastructure. As of 2022, there were approximately 55,000 substations in the United States. Substations are also occasionally known in some countries as switchyards. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SubstationA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Infrared Image Target Detection of Substation Electrical Equipment Using an Improved Faster R-CNNInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Gas Insulated SubstationsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Supercapacitor-Based Energy Storage Substation for Voltage Compensation in Weak Transportation NetworksCited 215 times
- Go sideways: Traction substationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Electrical gridA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Any subordinate station. A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution. A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction. A branch post office.
Noun A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
Noun A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction.
Noun A branch post office.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Supercapacitor-Based Energy Storage Substation for Voltage Compensation in Weak Transportation Networks
Modelling and Simulation for Performance Evaluation of IEC61850-Based Substation Communication Systems
Power substation location selection using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and PROMETHEE: A case study from Bangladesh
Shunt capacitor sizing for radial distribution feeders with distorted substation voltages
IEC 61850 based substation automation system: A survey
Improved Single-Ended Traveling-Wave Fault- Location Algorithm Based on Experience With Conventional Substation Transducers
Ethernet in substation automation
Impact of Energy Storage Costs on Economical Performance in a Distribution Substation
🆕 Influential since 2022
Infrared Image Target Detection of Substation Electrical Equipment Using an Improved Faster R-CNN
Smart Substation Communications and Cybersecurity: A Comprehensive Survey
Robust Energy Management of High-Speed Railway Co-Phase Traction Substation With Uncertain PV Generation and Traction Load
Data augmentation for improving heating load prediction of heating substation based on TimeGAN
Combined Active and Reactive Power Flow Control Strategy for Flexible Railway Traction Substation Integrated With ESS and PV
📚 Books worth reading
Gas Insulated SubstationsHermann J. Koch · 2014- 📕Sub-station practiceThomas Henry Carr · 1947
Substation Automation SystemsEvelio Padilla · 2015
Gas-insulated substationsInternational Symposium on Gas-insulated Substations: Technology and Practice (1985 Toronto, Ont.), S. A. Boggs · 1986
Electric Power Substations Engineering, Second Edition (The Electric Power Engineering)John D. MacDonald · 2007- 📕Practical applications of ANSI/IEEE standard 80-1986, IEEE guide for safetyD. L. Garrett · 1986
- 📕IEEE Guide for Substation Fire Protection (Ieee Std 979-1994 (Rev of Ieee Std 979-1984))IEEE Power Engineering Society. Substations Committee · 1994
- 📕How to estimate construction costs of electrical power substationsJohn M. Bifulco · 1973
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