Supervisory Control

Supervisory control refers to equipment that allows for remote control of a substation's functions from a system control center or other point of control. Supervisory control can be used to: operate circuit breakers, operate tap changers on power transformers, supervise the position and condition of equipment, and telemeter the quantity of energy in a circuit or in substation equipment. Figure 1. Supervisory control room Figure 2. Supervisory control panel