The Devil in the Transmission Data

Utility executives rely on sound decision making to determine how resources should be allocated, to ensure that systems operate with a maximum efficiency and reliability at the lowest costs. Their decisions generally are dictated by certain underlying beliefs of the current condition of their transm...

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Published in:Public Utilities Fortnightly 2004-07, Vol.142 (7), p.55
Main Authors: Kreiss, David, Hammerly, J D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
Automation
Data collection
Decision making
Electric utilities
Electricity distribution
Engineers
Information technology
Power reliability
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Summary:Utility executives rely on sound decision making to determine how resources should be allocated, to ensure that systems operate with a maximum efficiency and reliability at the lowest costs. Their decisions generally are dictated by certain underlying beliefs of the current condition of their transmission and distribution system components and their failure rates. Utility executives have an option available to make better-informed decisions by tapping into the information technology infrastructure that most utilities have built but that few have exploited. Referred to as non-operational data, this data can be used to understand the current state of their system and quantify the risk potential reliability problems with apparatus and circuits in the future. The benefits of collecting and storing all this data become obvious when looking at overall operations and maintenance strategy. The use of non-operational data also becomes strategically important as input to the executive decision-making processes.
ISSN:1078-5892
1945-2578