Chapter 1: Introducti** to power system automati**. This chapter gives a brief
overview of what power system automati** means and the typical architecture of a system.
Chapter 2: Historical development of power system automati**. The
historical background from the perspective of the Electrical protecti**, electr**ics, switchgear, and
automati** industries.
Chapter 3: Overview of power networks. An overview of power generati**,
transmissi**, distributi** and network studies.
Chapter 4: Fundamentals of electrical protecti**. An overview of the electrical
power systems protecti** world to place electrical network automati** into c**text.
Chapter 5: Remote substati** access and local intelligence. A discussi** **
the structure of the remote terminal unit (RTU), programmable logic c**trollers, protecti** relays and
the intelligent electr**ic device (IED).
Chapter 6: Data communicati**s. A review of data communicati**s as it applies to
electrical network automati** with a discussi** ** topologies, communicati** techniques, media
access c**trol principles, the OSI Model and performance criteria.
Chapter 7: Communicati** protocols. A review of the typical protocols used such as
DNP3, Modbus, Modbus Plus, Profibus, Ethernet, TCP/IP and the IEC 60870.5 standard.
Chapter 8: SCADA system. A discussi** ** the typical structure of a SCADA system.
Chapter 9: Communicati**s in power system automati**. The particular
requirements for power system automati** with a focus ** protecti**, c**trol, measurement and
m**itoring.
Chapter 10: Power system automati** architectures. The different architectures
(often referred to as type 1, 2, 3 or 4 systems) for power system automati** are assessed here.
Chapter 11: Power system automati** products ** the market. The
product offerings from GE, ABB, SEL, Siemens and Alstom are discussed here.
Chapter 12: Practical c**siderati**s. The various issues in using the new power
system automati** architectures and philosophies are c**sidered here with a focus ** basic strategies,
suppliers and the impact of the Internet.