Research on Application of Intelligent Operation

and Maintenance in Conventional Substations

LUO Bin-bin 1 XIAO Qiong 2 WANG Chang-xiang 3
Zhongshan Power Supply Bureau Heyuan Power Supply Bureau Electric Power Research Institute,
China Southern Power Grid China Southern Power Grid China Southern Power Grid
Zhongshan ,China Heyuan,China Guangzhou,China
luo520tddq@163.com xiaoqiong_smile@qq.com wangchangxiang@csg.cn

Abstract—This paper studies the application of intelligent The realization path of intelligent patrol: by carrying
technology such as patrol robot, manipulating robot,artificial the basic technologies such as visible light, infrared
intelligence(AI),augmented reality (AR) ,on-line monitoring in imaging, ultraviolet imaging, and sound sensor on
conventional substations.By deeply analyzing from the three different carriers, collecting information of non-digital
main business levels of patrol, operation and safety,from the
technical levels of accurate modeling, operation management
devices, replacing the person's on-site collection of senses;
platform and ubiquitous electric power internet of completing information by applying intelligent digital
things(UPIoT),it sums up intelligent operation and devices collect and upload, directly replace the
maintenance can make situation visibility, risk penetration, personnel's on-site inspection information collection. The
one-key operation and integrated command.This article collected related information is processed by intelligent
presents thoughts and experiences of intelligent operation and technology algorithms such as image recognition and
maintenance. The application results prove the effectiveness of deep learning, and the brain of the person is discriminated
these experiences. to automatically give the inspection result.
Keywords—intelligent operation and Fig.1 Device-based technology carrier combination-Patrol
maintenance,substation,patrol robot ； manipulation robot ； Device-based technology carrier combination configuration
artificial intelligence (AI)；UPIoT. NO Monitoring Various technical carrier
Patrol object
purpose combinations
I. Intelligent Operation And Maintenance Robot/remote Image
1 Meter Identification；Intelligent
The traditional management mode of substation Main transformer，
meter
operation and maintenance mainly relies on manual labor. grounding
Outward
However, this way brings out high costs of maintenance, transformer， Robot/remote Image
2 appearance
station Identification
low efficiency of management, poor real-time and high labor transformer，GIS，
intensity and so on. Widespread application of the AI[1] 、 On-line monitoring of
circuit breaker ， Inner PD, capacitive equipment,
AR、wearable devices、robot and big data technology has 3 disconnector， insulation oil chromatography, and
necessitated the development of the conventional substation high voltage transformer core current
which are capable of making maintenance intelligent. 4
switchgear，PT， External Robot/remote ultraviolet
Intelligent operation and maintenance of conventional CT ， lightning insulation image recognition
substation can be realized by the combination of those arrester， Robot/remote infrared
5 Heat
reactor，capacitor， image recognition
technologies.In the next paragraphs, the three main business Temperature and
levels of patrol, operation and safety,the three technical battery， Micro
6 humidity online
power cable， environment
levels of accurate modeling, operation management platform monitoring
inside the cabinet
and (UPIoT)[2-3]are described. 7
Abnormal
Sound sensor
sound
II. Three Main Business Levels
B. Intelligent Operation
A. Intelligent Patrol Intelligent operation means that the background
Intelligent patrol refers to the automatic identification operating system operates the substation equipment
of the appearance, metering, defects and internal and programmatically and remotely according to the
external anomalies of the equipment through the operation ticket, and no one intervenes in the whole
intelligent terminal covering the whole substation; operation process. It judges whether each operation is in
centralized control of the terminal by using big data and place automatically or semi-automatically through the
artificial intelligence(AI) technology, automatic original background discriminant means and intelligent
discrimination of abnormal results, traceability the patrol image recognition, position sensing, pressure sensing
process, the acquisition of historical patrols, etc., automation, etc. The next instruction is executed until all
ultimately achieve the goal of unmanned intelligent the instructions are executed, thus realizing automatic
machine inspections. programming of switching operation and unmanned
scene.
At present, the main way of human patrol work is to
carry out periodic daily patrols, professional patrols and At the current stage, the main mode of operation is to
dynamic patrols through human foot, eye, ear, hand test accept the dispatching order.The operating personnel can
and judgment, combined with the level of equipment remotely control or manually operate the equipment on
management and control of differentiated operation and the spot. After each step is completed, the equipment
maintenance. status and background information are checked to

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determine the quality of the switching operation. After all C. Intelligent Security Control
operations reach the target state, they are fed back to the Intelligent security covers all kinds of intelligent
scheduling and the operation is finished. technologies to the whole area and process of station work.
Fig.2 Device-based technology carrier combination-Operation Intelligent security is embedded into operation by means of
safety assistance to adjust or change traditional management
Device-based technology carrier combination configuration and control modes, or by means of intelligent scheme to
NO
Operational items
Operating Various technical replace traditional safety management and control modes,
object carrier combinations aiming at the safety management and control fields such as
Main transformer ， Primary Electricization, remote, personnel qualification audit, operation site supervision,
1 grounding equipment programmatic
operation transformation online error prevention, key node control and safety
transformer，
station transformer， Check the Image recognition, assistance.
2 position attitude sensor,
GIS，circuit breaker，
status on site pressure sensor, etc. At present, on-site safety management needs to arrange
disconnector， special personnel to“snatch”, which is time-consuming and
High voltage
laborious, and there are regulatory blind spots.
switchgear，PT， Change
Dispatch automation
3 Reactor，Capacitor， settings, Intelligent safety management and control of substation
system operation
bus bar ， line ， tangents should be embedded into the global workflow, taking full
bypass breaker used account of the actual situation and substitution efficiency,
as line breaker
and covering all kinds of intelligent safety technologies such
On the premise of ensuring safety first, the realization as security qualification global management and control,
path of intelligent operation should satisfy the functions security measures deployment and inspection, behavior
of electrification and remote control for primary mode online monitoring and risk management and control
equipment, remote control for secondary equipment, global assistance scenarios. The traditional safety
multi-source criteria for supporting quality inspection for management and control methods will continue to be
operation quality, on-site inspection should be carried out retained in those parts that have not been replaced by
by all kinds of intelligent terminals or systems, and effective intelligent technology .
on-site operation should be completely unmanned. Fig.3 Device-based technology carrier combination-Security Control

Device-based technology carrier combination configuration

NO
Security control items Security control object Various technical carrier combinations

1 Inspection of personnel entering substation Personnel Qualifications Intelligent Face Recognition

Check the number of people according to the work Intelligent Qualification Recognition
2 Verification Operators
ticket
Personnel Electronic Tag

Disconnect circuit breaker and isolator switch Intelligent operation

Deployment Inspection of Security Install the ground wire Intelligent ground state recognition
3
Measures Installation obscuration Smart fence recognition

Hanging sign Intelligent signage status recognition

Behavior Recognition
Check helmets, overalls, seat belts
Intelligent wear status identification

Behavior Recognition
Unauthorized change of equipment maintenance status
Device intelligent state recognition

Behavior Recognition
Unauthorized mobile security signage
4 On-line Behavior Monitoring Intelligent signage status recognition

Intelligent electronic fence detection

Non-work area stay or work Behavior recognition

Personnel positioning

image recognition
Personnel evacuation site
Personnel positioning

Personnel Electronic Tag

5 Security qualification global control Unauthorized change of staff
Smart fence recognition

Site Remnants image recognition

Global Assistance for Risk Management
6 On-line monitoring
and Control Accident Warning
Behavior recognition

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 III. Three Technical Levels Fig.5 Device-based technology carrier combination-Operation
Management
A. Accurate Modeling
Accurate modeling of substation information refers to Device-based technology carrier combination configuration
the use of 3D display of equipment facility state, equipment Management Business
NO Intelligent Substitution Scheme
items Objects
operation process and operation process in the Manual input automatically input the
three-dimensional model of substation, and can superimpose and statistical inspection results of statistical
relevant text and image information in the three-dimensional inspection inspection robot and
model. results intelligent visual terminal
Manual Automatic Association of
Based on the 3D model of substation corresponding to Equipment evaluation of historical defect data and
space location, equipment information, operation Differential equipment inspection records through
information and environment information are collected. Operation status data integration.
1
and Manual
Substation information portal and workbench are Maintenance tracking Tracking through Operation
constructed to realize substation information visualization Management maintenance Management Platform
and provide application of patrol planning, large-scale cycle
operation preview, fault simulation and skill training. Checking and
Updating the Management of Intelligent
Fig.4 Device-based technology carrier combination-Accurate Modeling Account of Safety Tool Cabinet
Tools
Device-based technology carrier combination configuration Manual
Automatically associate
Applicationl Modeling Device Analysis of
NO Modeling granularity device information and
items Objects Data analysis Real-time
analyze alarms through data
Substation 2 and Monitoring
Appearance of integration
1 Information Equipment level management Data
equipment
Visualization Manual Tracking through Operation
Appearance of supervision Management Platform
2 patrol planning equipment and Equipment level After the fault equipment is
facilities Manual selected by the operation
Appearance of on-site support system, the intelligent
large-scale
equipment inspection of terminal can locate the fault
3 operation Component level
Hoisting equipment faulty equipment automatically, and
preview Fault and
components equipment the inspection results are
3 exception
Appearance of analyzed.
management
equipment Isolation Procedural Operating
4 fault simulation Part Level
Internal parts of Operations Technology
equipment Manually Automated development
Appearance of report fault through Operation
equipment records Management Platform
5 skill training Component level
Equipment C. Ubiquitous Electric Power Internet of Things(UPIoT)
components
UPIoT refers to the unified access of all intelligent
terminals and data in substations, such as equipment
B. Operation Management Platform condition monitoring, operation environment monitoring,
The operation support system integrates the data of field operation terminal, etc., to achieve complete
various systems in the substation, realizes the intelligent acquisition of equipment life cycle data, perceptual
replacement of the operation and maintenance business, and measurement of operating parameters under all operating
supports the patrol, operation, security and other functions conditions, information exchange of influential factors in the
with a friendly and efficient human-computer interaction whole scene, support large data analysis and intelligent
interface to achieve the overall goal of improving quality application in production field, and achieve comprehensive
and efficiency. realization.

At present, in addition to relying on the asset
management system to conduct inspections, operations,
maintenance, and on-site work management, the substation
watchman also need to perform equipment operation,
real-time electric quantity, and historical events through
SCADA and equipment condition monitoring systems. Such
as business, data statistics, analysis and heavy workload. At
the same time, with the continuous promotion of the
application of intelligent technology, various intelligent
auxiliary systems are complicated, and it is urgent to use a
carrier to achieve efficient linkage with the daily operation
of the substation operation.
The operation support system opens up the barrier between
the asset management system, the SCADA system, the
equipment online monitoring system, and other intelligent
auxiliary systems to realize the data fusion and the visibility
of the operation status of the substation equipment.
In the application process of substation intelligent
technology, a large number of intelligent terminals have
some problems, such as inconsistent access protocols,
equipment can not be interconnected, terminal and system
bundling, chimney architecture, information islands, data
fragmentation, business applications can not cooperate and
access methods have serious security risks.Intelligent
terminal equipment interconnection and data sharing,
holographic, full connection and full perception of
intelligent substation, multi-source data fusion, data
exchange and sharing are very urgent.
The operation support system integrates the data of
various systems in the substation, realizes the intelligent
replacement of the operation and maintenance business, and
supports the patrol, operation, security and other functions
with a friendly and efficient human-computer interaction
interface to achieve the overall goal of improving quality
and efficiency.

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 IV. APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE
Through the investigation of 220kV substation in a
certain place in Guangdong, after applying intelligent
operation and maintenance technology, the coverage of
intelligent patrol is increased to 100%, the coverage of
intelligent operation is 99%, and the coverage of intelligent
security control is 100%. Reduce the number of manual
inspections by 185 man-hours per month, reduce the number
of manual operations by 137 man-hours, and increase the
on-site supervision time by 200 working hours.
V. CONCLUSION
The application of intelligent operation and maintenance
in local areas shows that with the development path of
“smart equipment and intelligent operation”, it is possible
to build a production management system with “the status
of equipment is clear at a glance, the risk management and
control is carried out in one line, the production operation is
one-click, and the decision-making command is integrated”.
To help strengthen the control and management of
equipment, improve the level of intelligent technology in the
production field, and help promote the intrinsic safety of the
power grid.

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