Hoover PMSC system [hydropower plant automation]

Author

Lennon, C.A., Jr.

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

31 Jan-4 Feb 1999

Firstpage

206

Abstract

The US Bureau of Reclamation has undertaken a major effort and risk in developing an open architecture and modular control system based on multiple vendors for use in its hydroelectric power facilities. The first system of this concept is operational at Hoover Dam controlling more than 4 billion kilowatt-hours of power and 7.5 million acre-feet of water yearly. The programmable master supervisor control (PMSC) system at Hoover ran over budget by less than 10% and was operational about 1 year late. This paper takes a look at the history of SCADA systems installed by the Bureau of Reclamation at all of its facilities which shows that this system is above average in the author´s opinion

Keywords

SCADA systems; hydroelectric power stations; open systems; power station control; programmed control; project engineering; 2050 MW; Bureau of Reclamation; Hoover Dam; SCADA systems; USA; hydropower plant automation; modular control system; open architecture; programmable master supervisor control; projects; Control systems; Displays; Distributed databases; Heart; Load flow; Power generation; Real time systems; Software standards; Spatial databases; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society 1999 Winter Meeting, IEEE

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4893-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESW.1999.747455

Filename

747455