Summary
The fundamental units of the power transmission and distribution systems are substations, where design decisions directly influence operational reliability, safety, and lifecycle performance. In recent years, substations have become increasingly complex due to greater integration of renewable energy sources, higher network interconnections, increased load densities, and rising reliability and safety requirements. These developments introduce challenges across all phases of substation projects, including planning, design, construction, commissioning, and long-term operation.
Read more Read lessThis paper aims to explore and start by understanding the need of digitalization in substation engineering for instances that takes us to move from paper based coordination to model based coordination followed by the strategies that play crucial role in model maturity & CDE based control for critical data governance in substation models leading us to the fascinating part of automation & algorithm based engineering which sheds light on our initiatives and thought process for development of in-house tools.
Further we see how immersive reviews & 4D construction sequence changed the whole game on another level in terms of safety and digital rehearsals and driving us to our implementation experiences and case studies for multiple substations showing quantitative and qualitative impacts realised by innovating & adapting digital technologies.
We move towards the last of paper showing us the way forward by taking us through digital twin concepts & operational intelligence predicting and providing lifecycle analysis, with a smooth transition towards the lessons learnt and conclusion allowing you to soak in the bliss of knowledge and real time experiences.
Additional informations
| Publication type | Session Materials |
|---|---|
| Reference | B3_10445_2026 |
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| Publisher | CIGRE |
| Country | India |
| Study committees | |
| File size | 812 KB |
| Price for non member | 30 € |
| Price for member | 30 € |
Authors
MINOCHA* Bharat - L&T Construction, INDIA; HARIHARAN Geetha - L&T Construction, INDIA