Title :
Interfacing AM/FM with distribution SCADA
Author :
Horton, Moira A.
Abstract :
Union Electric Company (UE) decided to upgrade its existing distribution SCADA system and improve dispatching/operating efficiencies by interfacing it with UE´s automated mapping and facility management (AM/FM) system, thus giving the dispatchers a way to relate facility outages geographically with a real-time monitoring system. This interfaced system will improve the efficiency in the management of UE´s power distribution and the dispatching of emergency crews, as well as day-to-day maintenance and repair services, by using the accurate, up-to-date facilities information and spatial relationships provided by the AM/FM system linked to the real-time functions of SCADA.<>
Keywords :
SCADA systems; maintenance engineering; power system computer control; Union Electric Company; automated mapping and facility management; day-to-day maintenance; dispatching efficiency; distribution SCADA; emergency crews; facility outages; operating efficiency; real-time monitoring system; repair services; Circuits; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; Customer service; Dispatching; Energy management; Real time systems; SCADA systems; Substations; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Computer Applications in Power, IEEE
