Title :
Power System Control Centers: Past, Present, and Future
Author :
Wu, Felix F. ; Moslehi, Khosrow ; Bose, Anjan
Author_Institution :
Center for Electr. Energy Syst., Hong Kong Univ., China
Abstract :
In this paper, we review the functions and architectures of control centers: their past, present, and likely future. The evolving changes in power system operational needs require a distributed control center that is decentralized, integrated, flexible, and open. Present-day control centers are moving in that direction with varying degrees of success. The technologies employed in today´s control centers to enable them to be distributed are briefly reviewed. With the rise of the Internet age, the trend in information and communication technologies is moving toward Grid computing and Web services, or Grid services. A Grid service-based future control center is stipulated.
Keywords :
SCADA systems; control engineering computing; distributed control; energy management systems; grid computing; power system control; power system management; SCADA; distributed control center; energy management systems; grid computing; grid services; power system control centers; power system management; Communication system control; Communications technology; Control systems; Data acquisition; Grid computing; Power system control; Power system reliability; Power systems; Pulse power systems; Quantum computing; Computer control of power systems; SCADA; control center; energy management system;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2005.857499
