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Deploying Distribution Management Systems

In the spring of 2008, two Duke Energy executives asked me to investigate the necessary requirements to deploy a distribution management system (DMS). At the…
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The Intelligent City of Tomorrow

The term “smart city” is becoming increasingly common, especially in the public services sector. Cities of all sizes have interdependent systems, from electricity, water, and…
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Smart Buildings

Building a better world of smart structures on the smart grid

It is a truth universally acknowledged that billions of people around the world live in poverty. But does it have to be that way? Today’s…
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Moving Smart Grid to the Field

Ben Franklin famously said, “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail”. This saying certainly holds true for Smart Grid deployments, which can cost…
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Geomagnetic Disturbances: A Danger to the Power Grid

In 1989, the Québec grid collapsed as equipment protection relays tripped in a cascading sequence of events. Six million consumers were left without power for…
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Wireless Technology for Electric Utilities

The electric industry is making the transformation from a centralized, producer-controlled network to one that is less centralized and more consumer interactive. An automated, widely…
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grid resources integration

Distributed Energy Resources: Part 2. Leading the transformation to a cleaner, smarter, more flexible grid

Big transformations often result from a multitude of small and rapidly proliferating changes. We’re on the cusp of such a change in Ontario’s electricity system,…
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THE SMART GRID: STATUS AND OUTLOOK

The electrical grid in the United States comprises all of the power plants generating electricity, together with the transmission and distribution lines and systems that…
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Inside the Digital Substation Upgrade: Migrating to IEC 61850 Ed. 2.1, Process Bus, and Interoperable Testing

Inside the Digital Substation Upgrade: Migrating to IEC 61850 Ed. 2.1, Process Bus, and Interoperable Testing

From Hardwiring to Data Networking The modernization of substations is as much a communications revolution…
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RTU and HMI Redundancy in Electrical Substations

RTU and HMI Redundancy in Electrical Substations

As the substation RTU takes on more applications, such as Human-Machine-Interface (HMI), alarm annunciation, math…
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Distribution Management Ecosystems

Distribution Management Ecosystems

How utilities can yield significant operational benefits BY JEFF WALZ, Siemens Smart Grid As North…
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Interoperability for the Smart Grid

Interoperability for the Smart Grid

Standards are just the beginning BY RICK GEIGER, Cisco Systems The aging electrical infrastructure and…
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Deterrence Drives Next Gen Security

Deterrence Drives Next Gen Security

Theft, destruction, disablement, vandalism, and terrorism: any of the aforementioned words receive the attention of…
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