Distribution automation system with real-time analysis tools

Author

Shirmohammadi, Dariush ; Liu, WH Edwin ; Lau, Ken C. ; Hong, H. Wayne

Author_Institution

Shir Consultants, San Ramon, CA, USA

Volume

9

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

35

Abstract

In the past 10 years, the electric power industry´s involvement in distribution automation (DA) has been principally focused on remote monitoring and control of the distribution systems and their equipment. SCADA has constituted the most significant attribute. Electric utilities in many locations around the world have installed numerous SCADA systems for their distribution substations and feeders and built the infrastructure for real-time distribution operation and control. Real-time data is available to human operators, enabling them to monitor more and more events in their distribution systems and to control automatic equipment remotely. This article features Pacific Gas and Electric Company´s (USA) approach to utilizing the existing infrastructures and available data more effectively by introducing intelligence to DA/SCADA systems through development of advanced analytical tools for operations decision support

Keywords

SCADA systems; distribution networks; expert systems; graphical user interfaces; power system control; power system measurement; real-time systems; substations; telecontrol; telemetry; SCADA; USA; advanced analytical tools; distribution automation; distribution feeders; distribution substations; electric power industry; operations decision support; real-time operation; remote control; remote monitoring; Automatic control; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Humans; Industrial control; Power industry; Real time systems; Remote monitoring; SCADA systems; Substation automation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Applications in Power, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0895-0156

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/67.491517

Filename

491517