Smart Action: A Tool to Help Power System Restoration

Author

Figueiredo, Jorge ; Sauvé, Jacques ; Nicolletti, Pedro ; Rocha, Eloi ; Araújo, Sérgio ; Amorim, Fructuoso ; Feitosa, Anderson ; Agra, Ronaldo ; Ribeiro, Willames

Author_Institution

Univ. Fed. de Campina Grande, Campina Grande

fYear

2008

fDate

7-10 Jan. 2008

Firstpage

167

Lastpage

167

Abstract

This paper presents a tool that assists control room operators during power system restoration. The system is based on a formal representation of restoration plans that can be executed by control room operators through the help of a tool. The plan execution tool receives high-level diagnostics from an alarm processor and can then automatically initiate the execution of a restoration plan. The tool then presents restoration steps to the operator for execution and audits all steps performed. The tool has been tested off line and is set to undergo real-time experimental use in a control room at CHESF, one of Brazil´s largest generation and transmission utility.

Keywords

alarm systems; power control; power generation control; power generation planning; power transmission planning; CHESF; Smart action tool; alarm processor; control room operators; formal representation; generation utility; high-level diagnostics; plan execution tool; power system restoration; restoration plans; transmission utility; Automatic control; Automatic generation control; Control systems; Hydroelectric power generation; Power engineering and energy; Power system restoration; Power systems; Power transmission lines; Substations; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Proceedings of the 41st Annual

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

ISSN

1530-1605

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.2008.397

Filename

4438870