• DocumentCode
    1255233
  • Title

    Hydro automation takes coordinated control

  • Author

    Wacker, Jhon M. ; Zadeh, Khalil N. ; Meyer, Robert C.

  • Author_Institution
    Enron Portland Gen. Electr., USA
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    29
  • Abstract
    This article describes a practical and economical approach that was recently used in the West Side Hydro Automation Project at Enron Portland General Electric (USA). That project involved the upgraded automation for remote control of hydropower plants along three rivers in northwest Oregon. Innovative and practical approaches were used to obtain the best possible results with least cost and with least dependence on proprietary system elements. Also, a major objective was to have a speedy process for the planning and implementation of the project
  • Keywords
    hydroelectric power stations; power station control; project engineering; USA; coordinated control; hydropower plant automation; projects; upgrading; Automatic control; Automatic generation control; Automation; Control systems; Costs; Programmable control; SCADA systems; Safety; Telemetry; Temperature control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Applications in Power, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0895-0156
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/67.625370
  • Filename
    625370