Power System Protection Enhanced with IoT Based Support - A Real Implementation Case

The Internet of Things (IoT) approach has been one of the major trend technologies in the last years. This concept brings advantages in many areas including the power system protection, where a real time information can be transmitted and processed faster than actual protection systems. In this paper a real case implementation of an IoT Gateway, named Smart Grid Gateway (SGG), is proposed to concentrate relevant protection information and build an adaptive protection system, logical selectivity philosophy, and self-healing concept. The implementation are an outcome of the R&D project hosted by ENEL Distribuição São Paulo called Urban Futurability.