Implementation of a Distributed Control System for Electric Distribution Circuit Reconfiguration

Author

Craig, Dean ; Befus, Craig

Author_Institution

ENMAX Power Corp., Calgary, Alta.

fYear

2006

fDate

21-24 May 2006

Firstpage

342

Lastpage

347

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; fault diagnosis; power distribution control; power distribution reliability; power system restoration; ENMAX Power Corporation; SCADA system; distributed control system; electric distribution circuit reconfiguration; electric distribution system reliability; fault isolation; power restoration; 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

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition, 2005/2006 IEEE PES

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9194-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2006.1668515

Filename

1668515