DIGITAL SMART SUBSTATION (DSS) PRACTICES

Substations are an important aspect of our power delivery system. They provide a location to step up or down voltage, equipment can be removed from service for maintenance or because of a fault and system operators can remotely and or locally monitor many aspects of a substations.

And like all things today, substations are also advancing with our digital age.  During this talk, we will explore what is Digital Smart Substation (DSS).  This includes features of a DSS, an overview of IEC 61850, substation SCADA / network basics and Centralized Substation Protection.

John Bettler, ComEd

John has a BSEE from Iowa State and a MSEE from Illinois Institute of Technology.   John has worked at the Chicago area power company ComEd since 1990.  He has experience as a field engineer and protection engineer.   John is the Principal Engineer for ComEd’s relay section and his team’s purview includes substation protection of distribution feeders up to 765kV transmission lines and all T&D equipment in between (TR / Buses / Cap / Inductors).  The team also reviews interconnections, IPP and DER projects.

As part of his duties, John is leading ComEd’s Digital Smart Substation (DSS) program, which utilizes IEC61850 Goose Messaging for its protection.   His team has design & installed seven substations and a lab.  Currently they are installing there first brownfield 61850 site and have about 10 other substations in the design queue.  John developed a 61850 training class and has trained over 200 engineers and technicians on 61850 basics.

John is also adjunct faculty at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and University of Wisconsin (UW) Madison teaching power & protection classes.  He is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Illinois.

Date/Time

Mar 16, 2023 @ 12pm-1pm Eastern Time — 11am-12pm Central Time

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