Smart Grid - Technology Overview

ETAP Smart Grid Solutions offer a comprehensive range of strategies and applications to enable electrical utilities to plan, coordinate and safely operate their grid. ETAP Smart Grid encompasses state-of-the-art Distribution Management System built upon proven ETAP Real-Time technologies. It provides the necessary mission critical applications for power distribution networks from industrial to large scale T&D networks.

ETAP Smart Grid integrates into your existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and 'mines' the data layer such that information pertinent to your tasks is quickly calculated and summarized in order to make informed operating and business decisions.

ETAP Smart Grid allows you to manage, control, visualize, optimize, summarize and automate your power distribution networks. It includes capabilities such as:

• Network Topology Builder & Processor
• State & Load Estimation
• Advanced Alarm Processing
• Distribution Network Applications (DNA)
• Geographic Information System GIS Layer
• Switching Sequence Management
• Interchange Scheduling
• Demand Management
• Load Curtailment & Restoration
• Short Term Load Forecast
• Fault Detection & Location
• Switching Optimization
• Volt / Var Optimization
• Capacitor Placement
• Generation Optimization
• Energy Tracking & Accounting
• Outage Management System (OMS) Interface

ETAP Smart Grid proactively reduces peak demand, optimizes network assets, while assisting distribution networks deliver electricity more efficiently, reliably, securely and economically.

Examine why many distribution companies worldwide have selected ETAP technology to run their distribution business. Using our open interfaces and many real-time applications, you will be able to obtain the greatest possible "Return on Investment" while effectively automating your distribution operation today and positioning yourself for the transition to a totally integrated distribution business.