DocumentCode
1609345
Title
The technical revolution in operations at rural electric utilities
Author
Scott, Walter G.
Author_Institution
Scott & Scott Consultants, Seattle, WA, USA
fYear
1989
Abstract
The author presents an overview of the technical revolution in operations at rural electric utilities. He begins with a review of the major responsibilities of operations, including power delivery, losses, restoration of power, and planned outages. Next, he reviews incentives that are fueling the revolution, i.e., economics, complexity of loads, quality of service, retiring databanks, conservation, and blackout/brownout. The author examines off-the-shelf technology that could be applied to operations for the purpose of loss reduction, real-time analysis, automated trouble call processing, and automated mapping/facilities management
Keywords
electricity supply industry; economics; loads; operations; planned outages; power delivery; power losses; quality; rural electric utilities; technology; Costs; Fuel economy; Industrial relations; Paper technology; Power generation economics; Power industry; Power system restoration; Quality of service; Real time systems; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Rural Electric Power Conference, 1989. Papers Presented at the 33rd Annual Conference
Conference_Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/REPCON.1989.95532
Filename
95532
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