Automated Substation Compliance Software

Project Overview
Development of an automated compliance checking software tool for high voltage electrical substation drawings. The system will analyze technical drawings and automatically verify compliance against established electrical safety standards and clearance requirements.
Business Context
• Target Market: Electrical utilities, transmission system operators, substation design consultancies
• Primary Customer: National Grid (UK) and similar transmission companies globally

Core Features:
• Read and process electrical substation layout drawings (PDF/DWG format)
• Identify phase conductors and major electrical equipment
• Measure distances between conductors and equipment
• Compare measurements against predefined clearance standards
• Generate basic compliance report highlighting violations
Specific Use Case:
• Focus on 132kV and 400kV air-insulated substations
• Check phase-to-phase clearances
• Check clearances between live parts and earthed structures

Success Criteria
• Successfully processes standard substation layout drawings
• Accurately identifies major equipment (transformers, circuit breakers, isolators)
• Measures clearances with ±5% accuracy compared to manual measurement
• Flags genuine clearance violations with minimal false positives
• Generates clear, actionable compliance reports