Enhancing SCADA and distribution automation through advanced remote terminal unit interfaces
- Mississippi Power Co., Gulfport, MS (United States)
- ATI Systems, E. Boston, MA (United States)
One of the essential features of a SCADA or Distribution Automation system is its ability to communicate to intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). With advances in interface hardware such as Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), utilities can more efficiently and effectively communicate with their field equipment. Mississippi Power Company (MPC) has been successful in implementing its SCADA systems with IEDs to maximize its system`s effectiveness. In general, the benefits of this technology are observed in overall cost savings, increased system information, and improved reliability and control. In many cases, MPC uses a single RTU on its SCADA system to communicate to and control a group of IEDs, minimizing the amount of hardware necessary to streamline the system and its simplifies the integration process of the IEDs. Interfaces to many intelligent field devices through a RTU such as Quantum Smart Meters, Schweitzer Relays and Cooper 4C Recolsers will be discussed. These interfaces can help any utility by providing them with more information, more reliable control, and a cost effective method of communication throughout their SCADA system. The details of how these interfaces work and the information they can provide will be illustrated as well as the open communication system the RTU can create in various types of SCADA systems.
- OSTI ID:
- 256835
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9510194-; TRN: IM9631%%41
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 48. annual power distribution conference, Austin, TX (United States), 23-25 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Forty-eighth annual power distribution conference; PB: 252 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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