Visualization Requirements and Concepts for a Combined SCADA and Distribution Management System
Manninen, Jukka (2014)
Manninen, Jukka
2014
Sähkötekniikan koulutusohjelma
Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta - Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2014-12-03
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201411181546
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201411181546
Tiivistelmä
The use of SCADA and DMS systems in the main control center of a distribution company overlaps. A new common user interface framework for SCADA and DMS systems in ABB MicroSCADA Pro is currently in development, and it was piloted in this thesis. To be able to make a successful user interface for a combined SCADA and DMS system, it must be known how the systems are used. In this thesis, three distribution companies were visited to identify most common tasks performed in the main control center.
Three most common tasks performed in the main control center of a distribution company are supervision, fault management, and maintenance outage management. The supervision task consisting of high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage network supervision, power management and system supervision, is described in this thesis. The fault management and maintenance outage management tasks are described with as much details as possible and also the specialties caused by a major disturbance situation is covered.
In addition to the most common tasks, also visualization requirements for a combined SCADA and DMS system were gathered during the visits. The requirements were gathered by studying the problems in the existing systems as well as the ideas and solutions found in the distribution companies current systems. It was found out that for a combined SCADA and DMS system, there are visualization requirements concerning events and alarms, navigation and zooming, supervision and overviews, fault management and maintenance outage management.
In this thesis, four visualization prototypes to help fault management were created into the common user interface framework. The four visualizations form a basis for a new fault management dashboard. The fault management dashboard supports the new fault management model introduced in this thesis. Also visualization concepts to help operators in maintenance outage management and power management were created.
This thesis concludes, that many kinds of visualizations are required for a combined SCADA and DMS system. The faults and alarms in the system should be clearly visualized, especially in a major disturbance situation. In a combined SCADA and DMS system, the operator can work more effectively, because only one user interface is required. The common user interface framework was found to have a good potential to become a successful user interface for a combined SCADA and DMS system: No major problems were found and integrating data from both systems into one user interface was found easy and efficient.
Going forward, the visualizations in the fault management dashboard should be finalized and deployed into real environments. A few improvements should be implemented into the common user interface framework, and a lot of new visualizations are required to support all required features in a combined SCADA and DMS system.
Three most common tasks performed in the main control center of a distribution company are supervision, fault management, and maintenance outage management. The supervision task consisting of high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage network supervision, power management and system supervision, is described in this thesis. The fault management and maintenance outage management tasks are described with as much details as possible and also the specialties caused by a major disturbance situation is covered.
In addition to the most common tasks, also visualization requirements for a combined SCADA and DMS system were gathered during the visits. The requirements were gathered by studying the problems in the existing systems as well as the ideas and solutions found in the distribution companies current systems. It was found out that for a combined SCADA and DMS system, there are visualization requirements concerning events and alarms, navigation and zooming, supervision and overviews, fault management and maintenance outage management.
In this thesis, four visualization prototypes to help fault management were created into the common user interface framework. The four visualizations form a basis for a new fault management dashboard. The fault management dashboard supports the new fault management model introduced in this thesis. Also visualization concepts to help operators in maintenance outage management and power management were created.
This thesis concludes, that many kinds of visualizations are required for a combined SCADA and DMS system. The faults and alarms in the system should be clearly visualized, especially in a major disturbance situation. In a combined SCADA and DMS system, the operator can work more effectively, because only one user interface is required. The common user interface framework was found to have a good potential to become a successful user interface for a combined SCADA and DMS system: No major problems were found and integrating data from both systems into one user interface was found easy and efficient.
Going forward, the visualizations in the fault management dashboard should be finalized and deployed into real environments. A few improvements should be implemented into the common user interface framework, and a lot of new visualizations are required to support all required features in a combined SCADA and DMS system.