2. ELEMENTS OF SCADA
Elements of a SCADA system
Sensors and actuators
RTUs/PLCs/FRTUs/FPIs
Communication
MTU
Front End Processor
SCADA server
Historical/Redundant/Safety Server
HMI computer
HMI software
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3. LEVELS OF SCADA
• Corporate LAN/WAN • Devices
• Graphic User Interface • RTUs /
• Software Platforms PLCs/FRTUs/FPIs
• World Wide Web
• Virtual Private Network
• Sensors
• Firewall for remote users
Level IV -
Level I – Field
Enterprise
Level III – SCADA Level II –
/ MTU Telecommunication
• Operator Workstations • Fiber
• Control • Radio
• Engineering Workstations
• Servers – Data logging
• Telephone leased line
• GSM/CDMA 3
Protocols
4. SCADA/EMS
Includes transmission networks that
traditionally have a high level of automation and
control
Focused on generation and transmission facilities
due to emphasis on system stability and
coordination with ISO/RTOs
All advanced applications cater to transmission
model
Outages typically impact a large area
Transmission operators are removed from
Distribution System operations
5. SCADA/DMS
Includes a distribution network that will have a
high level automation and control
Basic and advanced applications that cater to the
distribution system
Distribution operational systems impact to
transmission operations
Main focus on fault/outage management due to
consumer pressures
Integration to other infrastructure technology
such as smart meters and DA field devices
8. The list of software packages & distribution companies included in the study is given in the table:
S.No. Software Package Company providing solution Country/ Distribution Company
1 iPower for iFix GE New Zealand/PowerNet
2 Spectrum Power Siemens Austria/KelagNetzGmbh
3 Oasys SCADA,DMS,OMS Televant (schneider electric) Rome,Italy/Enel
4 Network Manager ABB South Africa/ESKOM
SCADA/DMS
5 DMS Ventyx (now ABB) USA/CPS Energy
India/Reliance Infra
6 Survalent Survalent Technologies Georgia US/Flint energy
7 LYNX GillamFei Geneva/SIG
Metz/UEM
8 e-terra distribution Alstom NetherLands/Stedin,
9 ClearSCADA Schneider Electric North Carolina,USA/French Broad
Electric
10 Realflex 6.5 SCADA/DMS Realflex US/Mexico
11 DF9000 SCADA/DMS Dongfang-china(DFE) China/Beijing Power Bureau
12 PRISM Efacec ACS Arizona/Pheonix city ED3
9. iPower with iFIX, GE
iFix has amazing Power & Distribution applications, for instance:
Drivers: more than 200+ drivers
(DNP3, IEC61850, OPC, Modbus/RTU/ASCII/TCP, Enron Modbus
etc.)
Apps: There are specialized Power & Distribution iFix versions
known iPower
Historical: Proficy IFIX is capable to retrieve data at 100ms and
store offline data at 1ms with Timestamp (commonly found in
remote terminal units in distribution apps).
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11. SPECTRUM POWER SIEMENS
Sinaut (Siemens Network Automation) Spectrum(Applications Spectrum), is a
Distributed Control System, where each application does a specific function.
UI or MMI: Display and Logging, this is the Human Machine Interface.
DAS/TIF: Data Acquisition System, is the Front End Processor or interface
between the SCADA System and the RTUs or PLCs remotes.
SDM/ADM: Source Data Management, this includes the DBA and the management
of data base static and Operational.
RTC/COMM: The real time Communicators are servers to manipulate the data base
in real time (alarms, colouring, commands, etc) and is the system buffer.
DBA: Data Base Administrator and HFD (historical and future data).
Expert System: Application Programming Interface.
NA: Network Analysis, application for analysis in the Power Network (short
circuit, State Estimator, Dispatch Power Flow, etc).
DTS: Dispatcher Training Simulator.
Demand Side Management: Optimization.
12. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
INTEGRATION OF UTILITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Corporate
Informatio
Other n Distribution
Control Centers Automation
Load Spectrum GIS
Management
Power 4
Work Order
Trouble Call
Management
Real Time Data
13. FULL BLOWN SCADA/EMS/DMS CONFIGURATION
Display Wall Operator Console Operator Console communication
with other
Remote control centers
Console (ICCP, ELCOM)
Multimedia User User Expert Communica-
Terminal Interface Interface System tion
(X-Client) ... Applications Spare
Redundancy
UI UI XPS CA
LAN-Segments
Dispatcher Source Data Tele-control SCADA Network Power & Distribution
Training Management Interface Functions Applications Scheduling Management
Simulator SDM Applications System Firewall/
Archives HIS Bridge
Administratio
DTS n ADM TCI SCADA NA FA, PA, SA DMS
Office LAN
Enterprise PC PC PC
to/from RTU´s Integration
Bus
Remote /
Mobile EIB Web-access Network Management External
WAN Workstation Planning Console Database
Wireless Possible additional components Redundant components
Alarming (hot-standby-redundancy)
14. OPERATION APPLICATIONS
Outage Life Cycle
Fault Detection &
Outage Record Fault Location
Creation
Crew Assignment
Reports Generation
Fault Isolation
OMS
Database
Outage Record
Archiving
Fault Repair
Outage Record
Service Restoration
Closing
18. LYNX DMS/EMS FEATURES
Load flow calculation,
Loss minimization via feeder reconfiguration,
Load Balancing,
Simulator with offline environment
Outage Management ( with statistics like
number of de-energized customer, average outage
time per customer)
FDIR (Fault detection, Localisation, Isolation
and Restoration),
State Estimator
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20. E TERRA BY ALSTOM
e-terra distribution Integrated Distribution Management System
(IDMS) combines multiple applications into a single, integrated
application environment. This gives an increased visibility of the
system and provides with more actionable information
The additional applications that can be included in an e-terra
distribution solution are:
● Network Outage Management – analyze, visualize, track and
coordinate all outages
● Network Analysis –unbalanced distribution power flow, protection
validation and fault location
● Network Optimizer – feeder reconfiguration, system restoration
and Volt/Var optimization tools
● Network Switching Operations – creation of Switching Orders and
Safety Documents for planned and unplanned outages
● Network Simulator – operator/dispatcher training and performance
testing
● Network Operations Archive – historical data recording
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22. SURVALENT
BY SURVALENT TECHNOLOGIES
With the following reliable solutions, utilities transform data
into actionable intelligence with Survalent:
Smart SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA)
Smart OMS: Outage Management System (OMS)
Smart DMS: Distribution Management Systems (DMS)
Smart DA: Distribution Automation (DA)
Smart DS: Demand Response (DR)
Smart SA: Substation Automation (SA)
SurvCentral: Mobile Applications
23. CLEARSCADA
BY SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
ClearSCADA is a natural fit for substation automation or
power applications. It includes a suite of protocol drivers
such as MODBUS, DNP3 and IEC870 which are commonly
used in these applications. ClearSCADA’s redundancy
options including hot backup servers, DMZ
Server, redundant LAN/WAN links and redundant
communication channels to field devices such as IEDs, etc.
meets the challenge.
Key Benefits
Industry standard protocol drivers such as MODBUS, DNP3
& IEC60870
Lower TCO; object based SCADA for rapid deployment
Key Capabilities
Integrated HMI and SCADA functionality
Built-in historian, reporting and alarm management
Built-in Web server with concurrent licensing
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25. REALFLEX SOFTWARE
Main Features:
True real-time SCADA software
Photon Runtime HMI on QNX6
FlexView HMI on Microsoft Windows
Fast Hot Standby configuration
Support for latest hardware
High Performance for large databases
Millisecond Timestamp
Real-time, Historical, Alarms and Event
Calculation & CSL Script Language
Additional FlexWin clients—FlexBase, Flex-Web, FlexOPC, RFLink
Extensive range of standard protocols support
Hardware Requirements:
Intel® Atom™ or Pentium-based computer or equivalent
From 64 Mbytes memory
120 MByte hard disk space (size determined by size of database/historicals)
CD-ROM
1 or more USB port(s)
Software Requirements:
RealFlex 6 server requires a copy of QNX 6.x Runtime Operating System
which includes the Core OS, Networking, Photon and File System.
26. DF8000 SCADA/EMS/DMS
DF8000 SCADA/DMS system is an intelligent distribution system
which consists of SCADA, FMSR, GIS, GPS break down van
service, PSMS, 95588 customer care system, etc. based on IEC61970
and IEC61968 standard.
SCADA/DMS system adopts advanced visual technology to display all
the intelligent device status including distributed solar
energy, electro mobile charge monitoring and meter based on
uniform platform to integrate .
System Highlight
Advanced information interaction of distribution network.
Automatic Diagram Generation.
Visualization technology
Easy and seamless data exchange via IEC61970/IEC61968
High integration of CCTV
Interaction between business and client
Surveillance in distributed solar Energy
Kinds of intelligent Meter Integration
Outage Management
Data Exchange between SCADA and GIS
27. PRISM (SCADA,DMS,OMS)BY EFACEC
ACS, ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEM
SCADA Components:
• Linux®/Windows® Graphical User Interface
• Knowledge–based Alarm Processing
• PRISM Play BackTM
• Real-time & Historical Trending System
• Historical/Archival Data Model
• PRISMTM Communications Interface
• Application Programming Interface
• Short Term Load Forecasting
• DNPnet (DNP/IP communications)
• ePRISM Browser-based Interface
28. Advanced Distribution Management solutions form Efacec ACS
include:
Analysis
• Load Estimation
• Distribution Power Flow
• Short Circuit Analysis
• Optimal Capacitor Placement
• Optimal Switching
• Outage Scheduler
• Protection Coordination
• Switch Order Creation
• Switching Order Management
• Disturbance Analysis
• Load Forecasting
• Load Management
• Topology Processor
• Real–time red line
• ReShape Schematic Generator
Automation
• Fault Detection, Isolation and Restoration
• Capacitor Bank Control
• Automatic Voltage Control
• Integrated Voltage/VAR Control
ACS’ PRISM Real-time Outage Management applications include:
• Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
• Call Management
• Trouble Call Prediction/Analysis
• Ticket Management
• Crew Management
• Interactive Crew Callout
• Work Process Management
• Performance Indices Calculation