Implementation of a distributed control system for electric distribution circuit reconfiguration

Author

Craig, Dean ; Befus, Craig

Author_Institution

ENMAX Power Corp., Calgary, Alta., Canada

fYear

2005

Firstpage

2436

Abstract

ENMAX Power Corporation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is embarking on a multi-year project to improve the reliability of their electric distribution system. To this end they are deploying a distributed control system on their least reliable electric distribution circuits to automatically isolate faults and restore power to unfaulted segments. The paper describes the distributed control system, how it was integrated into the utility´s existing SCADA system, and the reliability improvements that have been realized in the first year of operation.

Keywords

SCADA systems; distributed control; power distribution control; power distribution faults; power distribution reliability; Alberta; Calgary; Canada; ENMAX Power Corporation; SCADA system; automatic fault isolation; distributed control system; electric distribution circuit reconfiguration; electric distribution system reliability; reliability improvements; Circuit faults; Distributed control; Integrated circuit reliability; Intelligent control; North America; Power system reliability; Power system restoration; SCADA systems; Substation automation; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2005. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9157-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2005.1489563

Filename

1489563