Smart Grid Research Laboratory (SGRL)
SGRL provides testing services, Consultancy services, R&D and knowledge dissemination to various manufacturers and utilities. The division has unique state of the art facility with equipments and test tools that can cater to the testing requirements of Substation Automation System, Remote Terminal Units, AMI System, Cyber Security, etc.,
Contact Details
Dr. Amit Jain
Additional Director
Head of the Division
Smart Grid Research Laboratory
email: amitjain@cpri.in sgrl-cpri@cpri.in
Phone: 9902990967
Facilities Available/Laboratories
Consultancy Projects
CONSULTANCY SERVICES:
The officers of the division are experienced in Power System Automation, Smart Grid, Security, Smart Metering and AMI related areas. The officers have been involved in various consultancy activities which includes:
- Consultancy for SCADA Project covering all the substations in the Karnataka state from 33/11kV to 400kV substations covering more than 1000 substations for KPTCL and all five DISCOMS. The project has Master Control Centre, DR Control Centre, Zone wise Centre, Distribution Control Centre at each Discom.
- Smart Grid Pilot project consultancy project for TSSPDCL, Hyderabad at Jeedimetla Industrial Area.
- SCADA / DMS consultancy project for the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry under the RAPDRP scheme of Govt. of India.
- Development testing consultancy for IEC 61850 communication protocol and IEC 60870-5-101 / 104 protocol including security.
R & D projects
The division is also involved in the research activities in the following areas:
- Smart Grid
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) System
- Cyber Security
Recent Papers Published:
- Information Security Management for Smart Power Grid – Standards based Approach.
- Control of distribution static compensator with active damped inductor‐capacitor‐inductor filter using dual loop αβ‐frame current controllers for power quality improvement.
- AMI System Evaluation of Service Providers with Prepaid Features.
- Cyber Security for Power Distribution System.
- A review on Cyber Physical Security in Smart Power Systems Network.
- Optimum Setting Algorithm Based Pi Controller Tuning for SRF-PLL used Grid Synchronization System.
Some of the orders of Ministry of Power related to Cyber Security:
- Order No.: 12/34/2020-T&R; dated 24.12.2021: Testing of power system equipment for use in the Supply System and Network in the country for Cyber Security - reg.
- Order No.: 12/34/2020-T&R; dated 08.06.2021: Testing of power system equipment for use in the Supply System and Network in the country for Cyber Security - reg.
- Order No.: 25-l l/6/2018-PG; dated 02.07.2020: Directions issued to protect the security, integrity and reliability of the strategically important and critical Power Supply System & Network in the country.