Utility companies are under increased pressure to improve system reliability and power quality — from both regulators and customers. Faced with declining capacity margins, increasing penetration of intermittent and distributed energy resources, and an aging infrastructure, distribution system operators have a serious challenge on their hands. Smart Grid and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) initiatives are set to provide the infrastructure needed, while also delivering more timely information regarding system conditions and configuration. This information, when analyzed along with other operational, customer, and asset data, could significantly help overcome the transmission and distribution reliability challenges.
OATI’s webSmartTransmission and webSmartDistribution suites of modular applications will help you manage large volumes of data with individual applications targeted for improving system reliability. These applications provide the capability for:
- Improved outage management functions — including outage detection and restoration functions
- Equipment condition monitoring and condition based maintenance
- Distribution system configuration and switching function support
- Vegetation management — including NERC FAC-003 reporting
- Transmission outage scheduling and management