Abstract :
Visualization technology (VT)-the author´s more meaningful definition of virtual reality is a commercial reality. Visualization technology can provide a realistic model of the real world, place a user within the synthetic space and allow him or her to interact within that space through head mounted displays, CRTs, data gloves, and 3D mice. Existing commercial applications of VT include the emulation of power plant control room panels, 3D models of commercial and industrial buildings and virtual models of transportation systems to train the handicapped. The authors believe that VT can greatly reduce the costs and increase the productivity of training T&D personnel-especially for hazardous assignments such as live-line maintenance. VT can also reduce the costs of design, construction and maintenance of major facilities such as power plants, substations, vaults, transmission lines and underground facilities
Keywords :
distribution networks; economics; maintenance engineering; personnel; power station control; power system analysis computing; substations; training; virtual reality; 3D mice; CRT; commercial buildings; construction costs reduction; costs reduction; data gloves; design costs reduction; distribution personnel training; hazardous assignments; head mounted displays; industrial buildings; live-line maintenance; maintenance costs reduction; power plant control room panels emulation; substations; synthetic space; transmission lines; transmission personnel training; transportation systems; underground facilities; vaults; virtual models; virtual reality applications; visualization technology; Cathode ray tubes; Costs; Data gloves; Data visualization; Industrial training; Power generation; Power system modeling; Space technology; Three dimensional displays; Virtual reality;
