Title :
The use of mobile computing services to support field automation
Author :
Nordell, Daniel E.
Author_Institution :
Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given as follows. This presentation discusses the use of mobile computing services to support field automation applications. It reviews communication requirements presented by field automation devices, the state of the art in communication architectures for utility communications, and the use of common-carrier services to provide both automation device communication as well as field force access to real-time information. The presentation contrasts the services available using traditional SCADA protocols running on private communication systems to those which can be made available using protocols built using the OSI communication model in which application layer services are distinct from routable network services. Also included is a discussion of the abstract services and device models which have been developed for utility automation applications and their application to field devices.
Keywords :
SCADA systems; data communication; mobile computing; open systems; power system control; protocols; OSI communication model; SCADA protocols; abstract services; application layer services; automation communication; common-carrier services; communication architectures; communication requirements; device communication; field automation support; field force access; mobile computing services; private communication systems; real-time-information; routable network services; state of the art; utility automation applications; utility communications; Access protocols; Automatic testing; Automation; Communications technology; Computer architecture; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Power system modeling; Power systems; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2001
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7173-9
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2001.970249
