Cost efficient operation of deregulated electric power system is completely dependent upon well functioning ICT systems to fulfill requirements on reliability and quality. These ICT systems are used for protection, measurement, monitoring and control of components and sub-systems, like power stations and substations. Additionally, the development towards Smart grids that can accommodate large amounts of renewable production and changing consumer patterns, including large scale use of electric vehicles gives the ICT systems an even greater role in the future power system.
The course covers the IT systems, technologies and standards that are constitute modern information and control systems used in the power system. Course content includes studies of secondary systems used for automation and protection in substation including the IEC 61850 standard; SCADA systems and communication solutions for Local and Wide Area Networks, including the IEC 61870-101/104 standard; technologies for information exchange and systems integration in the power industry including IEC 61968/61970 – the Common Information Model and also EMS application functions such as state estimation.