Episode 65: The substation automation system
At the beginning of the 1980s, the computerisation of the national electricity grid and its networking was still a mirage. The first step in this technological process is due to a collaboration between Técnico researchers and EDP, which resulted in the substation automation system. It is the consequence of two revolutions: that of microprocessors as the future of the energy sector, and that of assigning universities an important role in the development of industrial technology. The Técnico’s substation automation system and the others inspired by it were integrated into the national electricity grid from 1987 until the early 2000s.
- Acknowledgements:
José Luís Pinto de Sá
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