Background and Challenges
With fast growth of economics, the whole society has higher requirement for quality of electricity, as problems of power supply may cause huge lost, in other words, a reliable and stable power supply has directly affected people’s life and even economics. So, the electric power company need a system that can help them to:
- Remote monitor and control in real-time.
- Automated distribution network.
- Fast reaction to problems of power supply.
- Continue to provide high quality electricity.
System Requirements
The system uses automation control and wireless transmission technologies, integrates real-time data of distribution network, user info and geography info, to enable the normal operation, remote monitor and control distribution network. It includes:
- Front-end data collection and control
Real-time data collection and control, then transferred to data center, or receive control order info from center to remote control.
- Wireless data transmission
Transparently transfer the data between front end and data center.
- Data center and control room
Provide feeder automation, GIS, remote control and alert functions, to help fast problem location, isolation and electricity recovery.
Benefits
- Remote real time data collection, control and troubleshooting, etc.
- Feeder automation.
- Improve its reliability and reduce the faults and lost.
- Fast diagnose the problems and recover power supply.
- Promote quality of service.
- Reduce cost of operation.