JERAJournal of Electronic Research and Application2208-35022208-3510Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/jera.v2i3.381Articlehttps://artdesignp.com/journal/JERA/2/3/10.26689/jera.v2i3.381TanXiaobing2018232018-06-13Starting from the concept of “test status” of conventional substations, this paper analyzes the existing “test status” of smart substations, and points out that it is unreasonable, then suggests to modify it to “inspection status”.