IoT Based Lineman Security System Using Controlled Switchover With Transmission Line Fault Identification

Major problems with the electricity grid include electrical mishaps. Electrical linemen who died at work while doing maintenance made up the majority of deaths. Poor electrical wire charging and discharging, that is due to a privation of coordination and communication is the main reason for these worrying results. While running a transmission line, security measures must be applied. The possibility of a misunderstanding leading to actual harm still exists. Lack of coordination and communication between the maintenance staff and the electric substation, it has been discovered that the number of fatal electrical accidents involving linemen is rising during the repair of electrical lines. The suggested approach offers a remedy that guarantees security of linemen. This work's primary goal is to decrease the frequency of issues that arise when line and light faults occurs. It may also be advantageous to save electricity, saving the life of a lineman who is working on an electric line. In this paper, an effort is made to advanced control & monitoring of a typical lineman security system using NodeMCU (ESP8266) with WiFi Module for integration of IoT. Circuit breaker factors like load current, status of loads are supervised. The supervised data are uploaded to Internet of Things platform “MQTT Application”. Supervised circuit breaker factors are used to monitor the condition of the circuit breaker. In this paper effort is done to advance automated circuit breaker control and monitoring systems which detect the electrical and mechanical condition of circuit breaker, which is real time in operation. This model reduces the unnecessary downtime condition of the transmission line pole. Also, open-source platform is used that removes the worry about security and reliability of the application. And complete source code implementation is open & it is easily available for the consumer to access (user).