Substation integration pilot project

The Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) has been automating its power system operations and corporate business procedures for some time. OPPD is a medium-sized electric utility of approximately 2400 employees, 302000 electric customers, and a 2000 MW system peak load. Traditionally, departments have...

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Published in:IEEE power & energy magazine 2003-03, Vol.1 (2), p.42-49
Main Authors: Nissen, T., Peterchuck, D.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Automatic meter reading
Automation
Business
Computer architecture
Distributed computing
Electric power generation
Electric utilities
Energy management
Energy management systems
Medical services
Mobile communication
Mobile computing
Pilots
Power industry
Power systems
Substation automation
Substations
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Summary:The Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) has been automating its power system operations and corporate business procedures for some time. OPPD is a medium-sized electric utility of approximately 2400 employees, 302000 electric customers, and a 2000 MW system peak load. Traditionally, departments have automated their own systems, creating islands of information. Therefore, a need to integrate systems to make information available at the corporate level required consideration. In 2000, an OPPD Automation Plan was initiated to coordinate and integrate systems on a corporate-wide basis. As a result of this plan, initiatives were recommended for a new energy management system (EMS), automatic meter reading, mobile computing, distribution automation (DA), and substation automation (SA). In June 2000, a consultant was hired to assist in developing a substation automation plan and to assist in implementing the Utility Communications Architecture (UCA) in the plan for a pilot project. This article addresses this pilot project, including its objectives, overview, issues, and evaluation.
ISSN:1540-7977
1558-4216
DOI:10.1109/MPAE.2003.1192025