Centralized Power Room Monitoring Systems (COPM) Design and Implementation

Case studies resulting from power room monitoring performed by on-site microprocessor monitoring devices which are plooed by the Central Office Power Monitor System (COPM) are presented. Data Base Tabulations, graphs and alarm notification procedures fron the use of thisa system in use within 14 major Central Offices in the Bell of Pennsylvania. Liberty Region are described. These case studies detail the qualitative improvement in the maintanance costs, reliability, and cost of operations whithin the network support operations. Variations in building power consumption and efficiency of power plant operations are analyzed. Details of the system architecture and software design concepts used for the COPM system are also described.