Substation SCADA & Communication Technology - 3/12/09

Substation SCADA (90 min) - Leon White (GE)

This presentation covers Supervisory Control and Data

Acquisition (SCADA) equipment installed in transmission and

distribution substations. Historical and currently available RTU

(Remote Terminal Unit) designs will be covered. Data types

and protocol choice will also be explored.

Substation Communication Technology (90 min) - Mike Brown (GE) & Mike Alcorn (Second Sight Systems)

This presentation will explore the various communication technologies used to communicate between the SCADA master station and substation RTU's. The discussion will include why various

technologies are employed and how they are implemented.