Thompson, Adam Craig2016-10-082016-10-082016-10-07vt_gsexam:9064http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73177Modern power substations continue to use hardware that is dated and resistant to modernization. This document discusses the basics of substations, identifies their weaknesses, and suggests a method of improvement. This suggestion implements a centralized protection and control system to make the overall system more robust and flexible to the ever changing power system landscape.ETDIn Copyrightpower systemssubstationscentralized protection and controltransformersrelaysThesis