R.P. Gupta, S.C. Srivastava, and R.K. Varma
Remote terminal unit, distribution automation, distribution control centre, data communication protocol, pilot level implementation
This paper describes indigenous design, development, and com- missioning of Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) for computer-aided monitoring and control of 10 MVA power distribution network of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in India. RTUs play a signif- icant role in data monitoring and control of the power distribution network from a remote location. Remote monitoring and control of the distribution system is also called Distribution Automation (DA). The developed and commissioned RTUs are based on an ar- chitecture that eliminates the requirement of DC transducer stage. This significantly reduces the cost and size of the RTU and the effort required during installation and commissioning of the RTU. The developed RTUs support the industry standard open protocol "Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3.0) for data communication.
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