TY - RPRT TI - A distribution management system AB - The development of new distribution automation applications is considerably wide nowadays. One of the most interesting areas is the development of a distribution management system (DMS) as an expansion of the traditional SCADA system. At the power transmission level such a system is called an energy management system (EMS). The idea of these expansions is to provide supporting tools for control center operators in system analysis and operation planning. The needed data for new applications is mainly available in some existing systems. Thus the computer systems of utilities must be integrated. The main data source for the new applications in the control center are the AM/FM/GIS (i.e. the network database system), the SCADA, and the customer information system (CIS). The new functions can be embedded in some existing computer system. This means a strong dependency on the vendor of the existing system. An alternative strategy is to develop an independent system which is integrated with other computer systems using well-defined interfaces. The latter approach makes it possible to use the new applications in various computer environments, having only a weak dependency on the vendors of the other systems. In the research project this alternative is preferred and used in developing an independent distribution management system AU - "Verho, P" AU - "Jaerventausta, P" AU - "Kaerenlampi, M" AU - "Paulasaari, H [Tampere Univ. of Technology (Finland)]" AU - "Partanen, J [Lappeenranta Univ. of Technology (Finland)]" KW - "24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION" KW - "29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY" KW - "POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS" KW - "ELECTRIC POWER" KW - "POWER DISTRIBUTION" KW - "ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS" KW - "COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS" KW - "DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS" KW - "ELECTRICAL FAULTS" KW - "LOAD MANAGEMENT" KW - "TOPOLOGY" DO - https://doi.org/ UR - https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/468470 PB - CY - Finland PY - 1996 DA - 1997-12-31 LA - English J2 - [] VL - C1 - Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo (Finland) C2 - C3 - VTT-TIED-1735 C4 - C5 - OSTI as DE97740685 L3 - Other Information: DN: EDISON Research Programme; PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of EDISON - research programme on electricity distribution automation 1993-1997. Interim report 1995; Lehtonen, M. [ed.] [VTT Energy, Espoo (Finland). Energy Systems]; PB: 136 p. ER -