Title :
Using control center technology to solve new utility challenges
Author :
Vice, Raymond L. ; Wood, James T. ; Le, Khai D. ; Nguyen, Mai T.
Author_Institution :
Southern Co. Services Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
To optimise its diverse resources, Southern Company Services migrated to a distributed client-server architecture, using PCs as clients to prepare data and produce reports and workstations as high-speed servers to store data and perform unit commitment runs. This article discusses this migration project.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; network servers; power system computer control; power system planning; scheduling; workstations; PC network; Southern Company Services; control center technology; distributed client-server architecture; electric utility; high-speed servers; power system control; unit commitment; workstations; Costs; Gas industry; Nuclear power generation; Performance evaluation; Petroleum; Power system planning; Pricing; Production systems; Real time systems; Turbines;
Journal_Title :
Computer Applications in Power, IEEE
