Software tool for planning the automation of MV feeders in Enel distribution network

This paper presents the software tool designed and used by Enel Distribuzione to assist the planners in the projects making of the network automation and to permit the management of all the involved processes. More activities are necessary and more people are engaged to build the network automation system; a good planning, coordination and control are essential for a uniform implementation of this system. That means: incisive actions in the part of the network with mediocre performance; because an electrical distributor is called to reduce the quality gaps in its network and because in these cases the benefits of automation are greater. The final purpose is to conform the maximum percentage of the MV network of Enel Distribuzione to the target levels established by Italian regulator.