The North American energy industry hasundergone a great deal of change in the
past decade, and is moving into a new eramarked by a renewed focus on reliability. Inthis dynamic environment, organizations alongthe entire energy value chain are focusing oncutting costs, optimizing assets, achievinggreater organizational flexibility, and derivingmore value from their existing operations. This focus on operations excellence, and inparticular asset management, has placedincreasing demands on the informationsystems that support these activities.
ABB has served the electric power industrywith innovative products and systems for over100 years. Today, the company’s NetworkManagement unit is applying its experience to delivering IT solutions for every segment ofthe global energy industry. With a focus onimproving efficiency, reliability, and profitability,ABB is applying the most advanced technolo-gies to realize a vision of a robust, sustainableelectricity infrastructure.
One characteristic common to all of ABB’ssolutions is a focus on asset and resourceoptimization. Whether extending the life of a substation, operating transmission anddistribution grids, or speeding the flow of data from disparate generation plants, ABBsoftware helps our customers do businessmore efficiently.
Our commitment to building superior ITsolutions has allowed ABB to:• Become the global leader in market opera-
tion (ISO/RTO) systems for restructuredenergy markets;
• Become the leading SCADA/EMS supplierin North America with the best project man-agement and implementation reputation;
• Provide advanced distribution and outagemanagement analysis for more electriccustomers around the world than anyother off-the-shelf solution; and
• Provide one of the most proven and widelyaccepted unit commitment tools in the generation business.
Transmission and DistributionABB's transmission and distribution solutionsprovide utilities with the ability to streamline
information of all kinds to free up resources,improve performance, and increase value.ABB's products in substation automation,transmission, and distribution represent thehighest standards of quality and innovation.We have been building T&D systems for morethan 30 years, delivering solutions to powersystems all over the world.
Our focus is on applying informationtechnologies to draw out the latent value thatexists in T&D operations. ABB helps T&Dorganizations make the most of their existingassets, enhancing reliability and profitabilitytogether. By integrating the tools that supportfunctions such as outage management,system planning, and reliability analysis, T&Dcompanies can operate their networks moreeffectively, better understand their profitstructure, and develop a roadmap to improvingasset utilization.
SCADA/EMSNetwork Manager™ – A state-of-art energymanagement system for T&D asset owners tomanage their total system performance. Keyfunctionality includes:• Security analysis;• State estimator;• Dispatcher load flow;• Outage scheduling;• Fault calculation;• Optimal power flow;• Voltage and vars scheduling and
control; and• Checking control actions against
network security.
Distribution Information SystemsCADOPS® – An advanced distribution andoutage management system to improve crew efficiency, reduce outage duration and frequency, and enhance reliability at the distribution level. Also available isnetCADOPS, enabling users to accessCADOPS capabilities from anywhere using a secure, yet efficient, low-bandwidthinterface.
Network Planner™ – A suite of demandforecasting and system planning tools foranalysis, evaluation, planning, and cost mini-
mization of transmission and distributionassets. Network Planner includes theFORESITE®, FeederAll®, and ReliNet® products.
Substation AutomationProven substation automation managementsystems with built-in flexibility to interface withmost standard industry protocols.
Key functionality in ABB’s distributionsystems includes:• Outage management;• Crew management and optimization;• Complete system topology;• Sophisticated modeling of network and
load growth; and• Line, feeder, substation, and
generator protection.
Generation and TradingMany companies involved in wholesalepower markets have shifted their focus toan emphasis on managing physical assets.Therefore, it is imperative that generationcompanies (gencos) have the informationand analytic tools they need to optimizetheir asset portfolio, manage risk, andmaximize profits.
ABB’s products allow our customers to gather real-time data securely fromvarious sources and maintain it in a central repository. Coupled with this securedata repository are highly sophisticatedanalytic tools that support the iterativeanalyses that go into the bidding process.This level of automation helps gencos tofocus on the profitable management of their assets (i.e., operational excellence)rather than on the mechanics of gatheringinformation and submitting bids. This is theessence of applying real-time technologiesto move information “from the sensor to the boardroom.”
gimsplus™ – Bidding, settlement, and operations management in oneintegrated application.
cougerplus™ – Unit commitment andanalysis to optimize genco assets.
strategistplus™ – Long-term bid strategy development and physical riskmanagement.
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Resource Optimizer™ – State-of-the-ar t unit commitment and analysis with advanced algorithms.
PACE™ – Post-bidding analysis and “back casting.”
Portfolio Maintenance Planner™ (PoMP) –Optimization of maintenance schedules tomaximize profitability and minimize costs.
Key functionality in ABB’s genco systemsincludes:• Development of bidding strategies; • Physical risk management;• Portfolio management; and• Automated market communications.
Electricity Market OperationsABB is a global leader in providing the sophisti-cated IT systems that administer today’srestructured energy markets. Our SABLE™market operation system (MOS) has beensuccessfully deployed in North America’s largestenergy markets – California, New York, andOntario – and is being implemented by theKorea Power Exchange.
SABLE is a highly scalable set of advancedapplications that can be integrated with any
SCADA/EMS system.It was designed to leverage openprotocols (XML),industry standards(CIM, DAIS) andproven commercialproducts (Oracle) to reduce the risksassociated withproprietary solutions.This built-in flexibilitymakes it easy toadapt to changes inmarket rules andreduces overalllifecycle cost.
There are fewvendors that canoffer the scope andsophistication ofSABLE, and fewerstill that can claim tohave implementedsuch systems in real-world applications.
ABB’s success in this arena is due in large part toour commitment to working with our customers inpartnership long after the initial contract has beenfulfilled. Every MOS project we have taken on hasbeen implemented on time – if not ahead ofschedule – frequently under aggressive timelines.
Key functionality in ABB’s market operationsystems includes:• Security-constrained unit commitment for
day-ahead markets;• Security-constrained economic dispatch for
real-time markets;• Automated mitigation process;• Web-based and API interfaces for market
participants;• Locational marginal pricing;• State estimation; and• Support for transmission rights (FTRs/CRRs).
Integrated utilities, independent power producers,wires companies, retail energy providers – ABB hashelped all these types of organizations with itsadvanced information systems and services. As theenergy industry landscape continues to change,ABB will continue to deliver the technologiesneeded to increase efficiency and reliability. ■
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CONTACT INFORMATION
ABB's Network Managementunit provides leading IT systems and solutions fororganizations in generation,transmission, distribution and energy market operation.
John O’SheaVP Operationsjohn.j.o’[email protected]
Gordon WoolbertSenior VP and General [email protected]
Anders BjorkmanDirector of [email protected]
ABB Inc.Business Unit Network ManagementBusiness Unit NetworkManagement940 Main Campus Drive, Suite 300Raleigh, NC 27606Phone 919.807.8300Fax 919.807.8310
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