Leveraging advanced metering infrastructure for distribution grid asset management

Author

Atkinson, G. ; Thottan, Marina

Author_Institution

Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Murray Hill, NJ, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

April 27 2014-May 2 2014

Firstpage

670

Lastpage

675

Abstract

We show how it is possible to develop a system to improve management of distribution grid assets using AMI. In particular, we demonstrate how distribution transformers can be monitored and therefore, managed, even when there are no direct communication channels between the transformers and the asset management system. As an example, using smart meter interval load measurements, load and aging of oil-immersed distribution transformers is estimated with high-temporal resolution, being limited only by the smart meter measurement interval.

Keywords

asset management; smart meters; smart power grids; transformer oil; AMI; advanced metering infrastructure; distribution grid asset management; distribution transformers; high-temporal resolution; oil-immersed distribution transformers; smart meter interval load measurements; Aging; Loading; Oil insulation; Phase transformers; Power transformer insulation; Smart meters; Temperature measurement; data analytics; distribution grid asset management; oil-immersed transformer loading; smart grid;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), 2014 IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Toronto, ON

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INFCOMW.2014.6849311

Filename

6849311