ELE Times: What are the benefits of having Intelligent Substations?
Daniel Lai: The benefits of having intelligent substation are automated substation, equipment should think by themselves, perform desired action by themselves which helps to achieve Smart Grid in order to manage all devices through internet.
ELE Times: What are the basic features of an Intelligent Substation?
Daniel Lai: Intelligent substation comprises of intelligent device, which connects to the network and can communicate with computer directly. Moreover intelligent devices can communicate with each other which will dramatically save time to make decision and they can make substation operation more effective.
ELE Times: What are MOXA’s offerings for Smart Substations?
Daniel Lai: MOXA is a professional vendor and we design communication devices to empower substation switches, serial device servers. We offer smart I/O, camera, access points and smart substations.
ELE Times: How does Smart Substation maximize system availability?
Daniel Lai: To maximize system availability, Smart substation should introduce Predictive maintenance strategy for increasing life cycle of the substation control system. When we talk about system reliability, it not only reflects the reliability of facility but also the reliability of control imaging system. Noting control imaging system, Computer is a critical part of Smart substation and consumer computers are not applicable.
