Practical Aspects of Modernization of Electrical Equipment of the Substation

Abstract Currently, one of the important problems for domestic energy is the replacement of an outdated fleet of equipment at substations of electric power systems (EPS). The paper addressed the issue of upgrading the "Ice" substation in part of the selection of switches, checking the reliability of switches and the reliability of the substation in general. The substation characteristic is given, the changes in the main scheme of the substation electrical connections are substantiated, switches for all substation voltages are selected according to the current short circuit currents. To assess the degree of reliability of the selected switches, the substation is determined by their probability of refusal. Based on the assessment of the likelihood of failures and other equipment for the substation, the estimated time of trouble-free operation was determined, the average time of trouble-free operation and the average substation recovery time.