Practical Electrical Power Substation Design by Example: A Step-by-Step Training Manual Using One Complete 115/13.8 kV Ring Bus Substation (From One-Line to SCADA) Paperback – February 5, 2026

Designing a power substation is not just selecting equipment or drawing a one-line diagram. A complete substation design requires the engineer to coordinate electrical ratings, protection zones, grounding, physical layout, control wiring, communications, SCADA, and documentation into one buildable system.Practical Electrical Power Substation Design by Example is a step-by-step training manual built around one complete worked project:A full 115/13.8 kV ring bus distribution substation (2 × 50 MVA transformers)developed from concept through one-line, protection, grounding, GA layout, cable routing, DC systems, and SCADA.Unlike many books that present theory without deliverables, this manual follows the real design workflow used in industry and shows how each design decision becomes a drawing, schedule, calculation, or specification.Inside This Book You Will LearnHow to develop a complete 115/13.8 kV ring bus one-line diagramHow to select and rate substation equipment (breakers, disconnects, CTs, VTs, arresters, transformers, MV switchgear)How fault duty impacts equipment ratings and protection decisionsHow to design a practical grounding grid and bonding layoutHow to plan cable trenches, conduit routes, and separation of power vs control vs communicationsHow station service AC systems and 125 VDC battery systems are structuredHow protection zones are defined and mapped to relay functionsHow typical DC trip circuits and control schematics are organizedHow SCADA architecture is built (RTU, IEDs, fiber/LAN, protocols)How to create real engineering schedules including:panel schedulesDC feeder schedulescable schedulesSCADA point listsbills of materials (BOMs)What Makes This Manual DifferentOne complete worked example — not disconnected mini-examplesStep-by-step workflow aligned with real deliverablesClear figures and tracing calloutsUniform-format calculations that can be copied into engineering reportsExpanded appendices with full schedules, point lists, and BOMsWho This Book Is ForThis manual is ideal for:electrical engineers entering substation designdesigners and CAD drafters supporting substation projectsprotection and SCADA engineers who want the full system contextstudents studying power system engineering and real-world deliverablesIf you want a practical, example-driven guide that shows how a substation design is actually developed and documented, this book provides a complete model you can reuse on real projects. Read more