Advanced Distribution Automation
- Advanced Distribution Automation
Advanced Distribution Automation is a term coined by the IntelliGrid project in North America to describe the extension of intelligent control over electrical power grid functions to the distribution level and beyond. The electrical power grid is typically separated logically into transmission systems and distribution systems. Electric power transmission systems typically operate above 110kV, whereas Electricity distribution systems operate at lower voltages. Normally, electric utilities with SCADA systems have extensive control over transmission-level equipment, and good control over distribution-level equipment. However, they often are unable to control smaller entities such as Distributed energy resources (DERs), buildings, and homes. It may be advantageous to extend control networks to these systems for a number of reasons:
* Distributed generation is increasingly important in power grids around the world. This generation can help to support local power grids in the presence of blackouts, and ease the load on long-distance transmission lines, but it can also destabilize the grid if not managed correctly Fact|date=July 2008. Usually, utility control centers are unable to manage distributed generators directly, and this may be a valuable capability in the future.
* It may be useful to control industrial and residential loads with a finer level of precision than is currently possible. For example, during periods of peak electrical demand in the summer, the utility control centers may be able to raise the thermostats of houses enrolled in a load reduction program, to temporarily decrease electrical demand from a large number of customers without significantly affecting their comfort. Customers are usually compensated for their participation in such programs.
* Eventually, homes, businesses, and even electric vehicles may be able to receive real-time pricing (RTP) signals from their distribution companies and dynamically adjust their own energy consumption profiles to minimize costs. This would also preserve customer autonomy and mitigate privacy issues.
For a full listing of the capabilities being proposed by the IntelliGrid project, please see the first external link below.
External links
* [http://www.intelligrid.info/IntelliGrid_Architecture/Use_Cases/DO_ADA_Overview.htm IntelliGrid ADA Overview]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Advanced CANDU Reactor — The Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR) is a Generation III+ design and is a further development of existing CANDU reactors designed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. It is a light water cooled reactor that incorporates features of both Pressurised… … Wikipedia
Document automation — (also known as document assembly) is the design of systems and workflow that assist in the creation of electronic documents. These include logic based systems that use segments of pre existing text and/or data to assemble a new document. This… … Wikipedia
Home automation — is the residential extension of building automation . It is automation of the home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, and… … Wikipedia
Dynamic demand (electric power) — Dynamic Demand is the name of a semi passive technology for adjusting load demands on an electrical power grid. (It is also the name of an independent not for profit organization in the UK supported by a charitable grant from the Esmée Fairbairn… … Wikipedia
Ada — or ADA may refer to: People * St. Ada, a 7th century French abbess. *Ada, Countess of Atholl (died 1264) * Ada, Countess of Holland * Ada de Warenne, Countess of Northumbria and Huntingdon (d. 1178) * Ada of Caria, satrap deposed by her brother… … Wikipedia
Smart grid — Public infrastructure … Wikipedia
Smart power grid — Smart Grid is a transformed electricity transmission and distribution network or grid that uses robust two way communications, advanced sensors, and distributed computers to improve the efficiency, reliability and safety of power delivery and use … Wikipedia
Current Communications Group — CURRENT Group Type Limited Liability Company, LLC Industry Energy Sector Founded Germantown, Maryland, U.S. (January 1, 2000 … Wikipedia
Post scarcity — or post scarcity describes a hypothetical form of economy or society, often explored in science fiction, in which things such as goods, services and information are free, or practically free. This would be due to an abundance of fundamental… … Wikipedia
OS-9 — For the Macintosh operating system, see Mac OS 9. OS 9 Company / developer Microware (now owned by RadiSys Corporation) Programmed in C, Assembly language OS family Unix like Working state Current … Wikipedia
