Distribution automation: SCADA integration is key

Author

Ghoshal, Koustuv

Author_Institution

Div. of Eng. & Oper., Garland Power & Light, USA

Volume

10

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

35

Abstract

The impending regulatory issues that pave the way for a more competitive electric utility market have prompted most utilities to search for new or improved ways of ensuring that their services are reliable and cost effective. This paper describes how Garland Power and Light (USA), a medium-sized municipal electric utility serving a population of about 200,000 and a customer base of about 70,000, has chosen to take a proactive path and is equipping its substations with distribution automation tools for power quality monitoring and better control of restoration techniques during outages

Keywords

SCADA systems; distribution networks; electrical faults; electricity supply industry; power system control; power system measurement; power system restoration; project engineering; substations; SCADA integration; USA; distribution automation; municipal electric utility; power quality monitoring; power system outages; restoration control techniques; substations; Application software; Automatic control; Capacitors; Power industry; Power quality; Power system restoration; Remote monitoring; SCADA systems; Substation automation; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Applications in Power, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0895-0156

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/67.560831

Filename

560831