Development of a didactic prototype for maneuvering a double-bus substation with transfer bus bar

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https://doi.org/10.61117/ipsumtec.v8i3.382

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Electrical substations, GUI, Double busbar, LabVIEW, Microcontroller, Switches, Disconnectors, Maneuvers, Prototype

Abstract

The present project covers the development of a didactic prototype to perform maneuvers in electrical substations, in double bus configuration with transfer bus. The prototype is integrated by two main elements, the first component is the graphical user interface, better known as GUI (Graphical User Interface), developed in the LabVIEW programming environment, the second is the physical model, which is formed by relay modules, the PIC16F877A microcontroller, which controls the opening and closing of the relays, and interacts with the GUI through wireless asynchronous serial communication, through the HC-05 module.

The prototype seeks to reinforce the knowledge of the students of the electrical substations course of the Electromechanical Engineering Educational Program and other related plans that contain this subject in their syllabus.

In the development of the GUI, on/off buttons for switches and disconnectors (blades) are included, as well as indicator lights and a double bar diagram with transfer bar.

The final result is the creation of a graphical user interface, a physical prototype that contemplates the technological part by automating the maneuvers that allows students taking the subject of Electrical Substations to continuously exercise the operations of connection and disconnection, according to the criteria, consolidating a significant learning process.

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José Efraín Ruiz Ramírez , National Technological Institute of Mexico

José Efraín Ruiz Ramírez, Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering, is a professor in the Metal Mechanics Department at the National Technological Institute of Mexico/Zacatepec Technological Institute, where he teaches courses in electrical engineering and automation. He is currently head of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Laboratory and head of research projects. From 2015 to 2021, he served as head of the Metal Mechanics Department. He was a member of the Morelos State Research System in 2015, 2017, and 2018.

José Alfonso Santana Camilo , National Technological Institute of Mexico

Professor J. Alfonso Santana C., with studies in Electromechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, is a lecturer in the Metal Mechanics department of the Electromechanical Engineering programme, teaching subjects in the area of electrical engineering and automation at the Zacatepec Technological Institute, desirable profile PRODEP 2025 and currently head of outreach projects (graduates and employers).

Enrique López Chávez , National Technological Institute of Mexico

Enrique López Chávez, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, is a professor in the Metal Mechanics Department at the National Technological Institute of Mexico/Zacatepec Technological Institute, where he teaches courses in the field of Mechanical Engineering. Since 2021, he has been head of the Metal Mechanics Department. He is pursuing his doctoral studies at the National Centre for Research and Technological Development (Cenidet), where he is currently in the process of obtaining his academic degree.

Martín Ríos Tapia , National Technological Institute of Mexico

Martin Ríos Tapia, a graduate in Electromechanical Engineering, is researching redox flow batteries at INEEL, developing his thesis with SolidWorks and ANSYS. His interests include renewable energy and energy storage, and he has won awards in national and state innovation competitions.

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2025-10-07

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Ruiz Ramírez , J. E., Santana Camilo , J. A., López Chávez , E., & Ríos Tapia , M. (2025). Development of a didactic prototype for maneuvering a double-bus substation with transfer bus bar. REVISTA IPSUMTEC, 8(3), 64–73. https://doi.org/10.61117/ipsumtec.v8i3.382

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