Utility substations are beginning to take advantage of the flexibility of Ethernet for mission-critical substation’s LANs. Different communication protocols used by devices from different manufacturers, however, often interfere with developing substation automation systems.

The substation switches, which fully comply with IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613, are proven to be reliable and resilient to data loss when exposed to various EMI conditions. IEC-61853-3 attempts to standardize all aspects of communication protocols between newer devices and legacy devices in such networks. The standard specifically defines environmental and electromagnetic interference (EMI) immunity for communication networks and system in substations. IEEE 1613 is another industry standard that promotes error free device operation for challenging substation automation applications.

Moxa’s rack mounted switches are designed for completely fan-less operation.

www.moxa.com

Moxa