DAY ONE
8:00AM - 8:45AM

Introduction to ELSSI and SA
  • What is an IED?
  • What is ELSSI?
  • Substation Integration and Automation Levels
  • Integration versus Automation
  • Communication Paths From Substation
  • Enterprise Interoperability
  • IEC 61850

    8:45AM - 9:45AM

    Substation Integration and Automation Technical Issues
  • System Responsibilities
  • Open Systems
  • Substation Automation Applicability
  • Benefits of Open System Approach
  • System Architecture
  • Data Acquisition and Control Level
  • Information Infrastructure Level
  • Substation Host Processor
  • Substation Local Area Network
  • Control Devices / User Interface
  • Communication Interfaces
  • One/Common Data Repository
  • Reduction in databases

    9:45AM - Break

    10:00AM - 10:45AM

    Protocol Standards Industry Activities
  • IEEE PES Substations Committee
  • DNP User Group
  • UCA and DNP Comparison

    10:45AM - 12:00PM

    SCADA Systems Evolution and Overview
  • Evolution From 1830 to Present
  • Uses of Supervisory Systems
  • System Hardware
  • System Software Functions

    12:00PM - Lunch

    1:00PM - 2:30PM

    SCADA System Architectures
  • Data Acquisition, Supervisory Control and Data Exchange
  • Historical Information System
  • Power Applications (only those changed by RTOs/ISOs)
  • User Interface
  • Supporting Software
  • Hardware Configurations

    2:30PM - Break

    2:45PM - 3:30PM

    SCADA Integration with Other Systems
  • Functions Performed
  • Interfacing Different Systems
  • Principles of Systems Architecture

    3:30PM - 4:30PM

    SCADA System Implementation and Maintenance
  • System Constraints
  • Implementation Considerations

    DAY TWO
    8:00AM - 9:00AM

    What Would Substation SCADA Look Like?
  • Distributed LAN Configuration
  • Design Issues for Consideration
  • Equipment Photographs
  • SA Training Simulator (SATS)

    9:00AM - 10:00AM

    Substation Functions
  • Automatic Load Restoration
  • Adaptive Relaying
  • Remote Controlled Fuse Saving
  • Equipment Condition Monitoring

    10:00AM - Break

    10:15AM - 11:00AM

    Feeder Automation Equipment
  • Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FISR)
  • Other Uses of Automated Switches
  • System Components
  • Communication Facilities
  • Control Panels
  • Feeder Automation Categories
  • Manual
  • Semi-Automatic
  • Fully Automatic
  • Feeder Automation Approaches
  • Centralized
  • Substation Centered
  • Peer-to-Peer
  • Training Simulator
  • Practical Matters

    11:00AM - 12:00PM

    Feeder Automation Functions
  • VAR Dispatch
  • Voltage Control (Conservation Voltage Reduction)
  • Integrated Volt VAR Control (IVVC) 12:00PM - Lunch

    1:00PM - 1:30PM

    Communications Issues
  • Communication Requirements
  • Communication Technologies
  • Future Trends
  • Solution Providers

    1:30PM - 2:30PM

    Building the Business Case for Integration and Automation
  • Evaluation Methodology
  • Needs Analysis
  • Benefit/Cost Analysis Methodology
  • Sample Study Cases

    2:30PM - 3:30PM

    Summary
  • Levels of Integration and Automation
  • Communication Paths From Substation
  • New Versus Existing Substations
  • Protocol Fundamentals
  • Protocol Considerations
  • North American SA Projects
  • Relevant Standards
  • UCA International User Group (IEC 61850)