A general polling algorithm using a wireless AMR system for restoration confirmation

Author

Fischer, Rochelle A. ; Laakonen, Silvio S. ; Schulz, Noel N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Michigan Technol. Univ., Houghton, MI, USA

Volume

16

Issue

2

fYear

2001

fDate

5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

312

Lastpage

316

Abstract

Restoration of distribution systems is a complicated process, especially after storms, when a large number of outages can occur. Many utilities are implementing automated meter reading (AMR) systems that can aid in the restoration process. This paper presents work done to utilize the capabilities and information provided by a wireless AMR system, including the on-demand read feature, to develop a polling procedure to identify system conditions. It takes advantage of the connection information provided by a utility and the performance of the wireless meter communication systems

Keywords

automatic meter reading; distribution networks; power system restoration; automated meter reading systems; connection information; distribution systems restoration; on-demand read feature; outages; polling algorithm; polling procedure; restoration confirmation; storms; wireless AMR system; wireless meter communication systems; Automatic meter reading; Communications technology; Energy management; Meter reading; Power distribution; Power system management; Power system restoration; Storms; Time factors; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.918304

Filename

918304