Electrical distribution network asset management from the aspect of authority regulation
Martikainen, Erkka (2017)
Martikainen, Erkka
2017
Tietotekniikka
Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta - Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2017-12-07
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201711132135
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201711132135
Tiivistelmä
Electrical distribution businesses in Finland are regional monopolies that are regulated by the Energy Authority. Regulation is carried out by requiring Distribution System Operators (DSO) to send annual reports regarding their electrical distribution networks to the Energy Authority. Among other details, DSOs must report all of their owned network assets. The regulation model is evolving, and reporting requirements laid out by the Energy Authority are under constant change. In the recent years, the required data for the annual reports has been increasingly more detailed. Information systems used by the DSOs can be utilized to assist in reporting.
The most recent reporting requirements came into effect in 2016. Network assets that were previously disregarded in the requirements were added to the mandatory reports. As a result, DSOs need to digitize their networks in more detail, which presents a need to develop information systems further.
In this thesis, a multitude of solutions to improve network asset reporting capabilities were designed and implemented to ABB MicroSCADA Pro DMS600 (DMS600), an information system for DSOs. The solutions were introduced in the main DMS600 software, created as additional tools or implemented directly in the system's report definitions. As a result, the developed solutions enabled DMS600 customers to digitize and report network assets that were added in the latest update to the reporting requirements. However, it was also noted that many DSOs have not digitized enough information about their network assets, making it difficult to gather report data.
In the future, network asset reporting of DMS600 could be developed to be more streamlined by automating more steps of the process. In a broader sense, DMS600 could be developed in a more data-driven direction, which would give DSOs more tools to plan and operate their networks.
The most recent reporting requirements came into effect in 2016. Network assets that were previously disregarded in the requirements were added to the mandatory reports. As a result, DSOs need to digitize their networks in more detail, which presents a need to develop information systems further.
In this thesis, a multitude of solutions to improve network asset reporting capabilities were designed and implemented to ABB MicroSCADA Pro DMS600 (DMS600), an information system for DSOs. The solutions were introduced in the main DMS600 software, created as additional tools or implemented directly in the system's report definitions. As a result, the developed solutions enabled DMS600 customers to digitize and report network assets that were added in the latest update to the reporting requirements. However, it was also noted that many DSOs have not digitized enough information about their network assets, making it difficult to gather report data.
In the future, network asset reporting of DMS600 could be developed to be more streamlined by automating more steps of the process. In a broader sense, DMS600 could be developed in a more data-driven direction, which would give DSOs more tools to plan and operate their networks.