DMS-402 DMS Operator's Guide

Document Number: DMS-402
Distribution Management System

Operator's Guide
____________________________________________
May 6, 2010
This document describes the operation of the Survalent Distribution

Management System (DMS).
Survalent Technology Corporation

Mississauga, Ontario
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DMS-402 Distribution Management System Operator’s Guide
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any errors, please notify Survalent Technology Corporation.
Revisions
Date Description
May 6, 2010 Initial version.
Contents
1 Introduction 1-1
1.1 Other Documentation .................................................................................................................1-2
2 Features 2-1
2.1 Network Model...........................................................................................................................2-2

2.2 Topology Processing ..................................................................................................................2-2
2.3 Load Flow ..................................................................................................................................2-2
2.4 Security Analysis........................................................................................................................2-3
2.5 Studies and Reports ....................................................................................................................2-3
3 Online DMS Viewer 3-1
3.1 Line Section Data Window ........................................................................................................3-3

3.2 Load Flow Data Window ...........................................................................................................3-4
Operator’s Guide i Contents


4 DMS Studies 4-1
4.1 Switching Study ......................................................................................................................... 4-2

4.2 Load Transfer Alternatives Study .............................................................................................. 4-4
4.3 Short-Circuit Study .................................................................................................................... 4-7
4.4 Restoration Study....................................................................................................................... 4-9
5 DMS Reports 5-1
5.1 Invoking a Load Flow Report .................................................................................................... 5-2

5.2 Line Section Dump .................................................................................................................... 5-2
5.3 Line Section Info Dump............................................................................................................. 5-3
5.4 Line Section Trace Dump .......................................................................................................... 5-4
5.5 Load Flow Records Dump ......................................................................................................... 5-5
5.6 Load and Losses Report............................................................................................................. 5-5
5.7 Margins Report .......................................................................................................................... 5-6
5.8 Security Analysis Report ........................................................................................................... 5-7
6 FDIR Operation 6-1
6.1 FDIR Operation ......................................................................................................................... 6-2

6.2 Operator Summary View ........................................................................................................... 6-3
6.3 FDIR Logging............................................................................................................................ 6-4
6.4 Order to Operate ........................................................................................................................ 6-7
Operator’s Guide ii Contents

1 Introduction
This document describes the operation of the Survalent Distribution Management System (DMS), an
optional component of the Windows SCADA system. This program uses topology processing and load
flow calculations to both warn the dispatchers of security threats and to help them restore service after an
outage.
Chapter 2 is a summary of the features of Survalent DMS.
Chapter 3 describes the online DMS viewer.
Chapter 4 describes the studies in DMS.
Chapter 5 describes the reports in DMS.
Chapter 6 describes FDIR operation and OTOs.
Operator’s Guide 1-1 Introduction

1.1 Other Documentation
The chapters that follow describe the capabilities of the Survalent DMS option for the Windows SCADA
system. This assumes a working knowledge of the SCADA system as well as the SCADA Explorer
database editing interface. If you need more detail on SCADA database editing or the SCADA Explorer,
please refer to the documents listed in Table 1-1, especially DB-400 and DB-401.
Table 1-1 Windows SCADA Database Editing Guides

Document
Number Document Name
DB-400 Database Editing Overview
DB-401 Point Database Editing Guide
DB-402 Alarm Database Editing Guide
DB-403 Automation Database Editing Guide
DB-404 Historical Database Editing Guide
DB-405 Report Database Editing Guide
An understanding of DMS requires familiarity with the concepts of line sections, connectivity and related
subjects, as defined by the System Configuration Status feature available in Windows SCADA. For
information on these subjects, refer to the System Configuration Status User's Guide, document number
SCS-400.
Operator’s Guide 1-2 Introduction

2 Features
This chapter summarizes the features of the Survalent DMS

program. The Distribution Management System is
not included in the base SCADA
DMS uses load flow calculations to provide studies and system license. This feature requires an
reports that help the operators manage the network. For additional software option license.
example, at the operator’s request, the system can:
• evaluate load transfer alternatives
• advise the operator on the best way to restore service after an outage
In addition, periodic load flow calculations are performed to automatically advise the operators when:
• any part of the network is approaching a current-overload or under/over-voltage situation
(Security Analysis)
• there is a security threat to the network due to inadequate backup (Contingency Analysis). For
example, the program will advise the operators when loss of service by a transformer failure or a
circuit fault cannot be both fully and safely restored by switching to other circuits (because
adjacent transformers or feeders do not have sufficient current-carrying capacity to take on all of
the lost load).
• an opportunity exists to improve power factor and reduce losses by switching capacitors
(Capacitor Optimization)
Operator’s Guide 2-1 Features

2.1 Network Model
The network model is defined using a graphical line section editor that is built into the WorldView map
editor. This editor allows the user to edit both the topology of the network and the parameters of the
network elements. Use of the line section editor to define topology is described in detail in the System
Configuration Status User’s Guide.
Both the topology processor and the load flow calculations that use the network model support paralleled
and looped networks as well as radial networks. The program does not impose a limit on the size of the
network.
To make the load flow calculations as accurate as possible, the load modeling can be made to be
sensitive to voltage, time of day, day of week and ambient temperature. These sensitivities are defined
via load composition and load profile tables. To get a quick start, the user can begin with "flat"
compositions and profiles that are not sensitive to these variables, using just the connected KVA or
monthly billed MWH to describe the load. Later, more complex load compositions and profiles can be
developed to improve the accuracy of the model. This is described in DMS-401, Distribution Management
System Administrator's Guide.
2.2 Topology Processing

The topology processor calculates the connectivity of line sections based on the topology of the network
and the current status of the breakers and switches. For areas that are energized, the topology processor
also indicates where the network is paralleled and/or looped. Since the system supports multi-phase non-
ganged switches, each phase may have different connectivity (i.e., phases within a line section may be
fed from different feeders).
The status of the line sections are displayed on the map by user-defined color coding. A feeder trace
function allows the dispatcher to ask the system to highlight the extent of any feeder. Multiple
simultaneous traces with different colors can be requested. Traces are local to a workstation; a trace on
one workstation does not appear on other workstations.
2.3 Load Flow

Periodically, the system performs a three-phase, unbalanced, load flow calculation and database update
which:
• Redistributes the feeder load data so that the total matches the substation data in the SCADA
system
• Updates the feeder voltage/loss profiles
• Updates the feeder min/max margin and min/max volts data
The load flow calculations are performed automatically:

• at a periodic interval, where the interval is user-defined
• whenever there is a significant change in the substation data (voltage, load) in the SCADA
system database, where the definition of “significant” is user-defined

• after a feeder reconfiguration has occurred (by switching action) or after the dispatcher has made
changes in the line section database via the Line Section Editor
The results of these calculations may be viewed in reports, however for many of the calculated data
items, the Line Section Editor allows the user to specify SCADA database points to receive these results.
This permits the following to be easily viewed on your map:
• three-phase voltages and currents at a line section
• the magnitude of the minimum current margin between the line section and the substation
• the magnitudes of the minimum and maximum voltages between the line section and the end of
the feeder
2.4 Security Analysis

A security analysis is automatically performed after every load flow calculation. The security analysis
compares the currents and voltages on all the line sections against user-specified warning limits. This
check applies to both conductors and devices (switches, transformers, etc.) A momentary alarm is raised
for each newly detected security threat.
A Security Analysis display window shows the list of all presently outstanding security threats. This
analysis provides a warning system that notifies the dispatcher of impending overloads or poor voltage
conditions.
2.5 Studies and Reports

Various studies and reports are accessible via menus in the WorldView map view. Each of these study
and report windows contains a pushbutton that allows the dispatcher to obtain a hard copy of its results.
The following studies are provided:

• Switching Study
This study allows the dispatcher to observe what would happen if any one switch was opened or
closed.
• Load Transfer Alternatives Study
This study allows the dispatcher to perform a security assessment of a transfer of load from one
feeder to another without actually performing the transfer.
• Short-Circuit Study
This study allows the dispatcher to evaluate the effect of feeder reconfigurations on settings and
ratings of protection equipment.
The following reports are available:

• Line Section Dump
• Line Section Info Dump
• Line Section Trace Dump

• Load Flow Records Dump
• Load and Losses Report
• Margins Report
• Security Analysis Report
• FDIR Logging
The studies and reports are described in chapters 4 and 5 respectively, in this guide.

3 Online DMS Viewer
This chapter describes the use of WorldView's online DMS viewer.
This can be used in two ways:

• If the line section is a conductor (as show in Figure 3-1) simply click anywhere on the line.
• If the line section is a controllable device, you will need to right-click on it (as shown in Figure 3-2)
and then select the option "Line Section Data...".
Either method will call up a dialog with the SCS and DMS information, which is described in sections 3.1,
Line Section Data Window, and 3.2, Load Flow Data Window.
Operator’s Guide 3-1 Online DMS Viewer

Figure 3-1 Selecting a Conductor Line Section
Figure 3-2 Selecting a Controllable Line Section

3.1 Line Section Data Window
The Line Section Data window is illustrated in Figure 3-3. This window is invoked as described above.
Figure 3-3 Line Section Data Window for a Cable Line Section
The line section data is contained on the General and Connections tabs of this dialog. The Connections
tab lists the other line sections which are topologically connected to the current line section. For more
information about topology, line sections and connectivity, refer to SCS-400 System Configuration Status
User's Guide.
The General tab shows the following data relevant to DMS about the selected line section:
• the name of the line section
• the equipment type
• phases
• the number of customers on each phase
• the status of each phase of the line section (energized, de-energized, paralleled, looped)
• the name of the station feeder that sources each phase of the line section
• the name of the substation feeder that sources each phase of the line section

3.2 Load Flow Data Window
The Load Flow Data window is illustrated in Figure 3-4. This window is invoked by any of the two
methods described above. It consists of multiple tabs that display calculated load flow data for the
selected line section.
A pair of "radio buttons" at the bottom of the dialog allows you to choose to display the values in polar or
rectangular notation.
Figure 3-4 Voltages and Currents Tab of Load Flow Data Window
The contents of the Load Flow Data tabs are as follows:

Voltage/Current
This tab shows the phase voltages and currents on the line section, and the per-phase voltage drop
across the line section. See Figure 3-4.
Load/Loss
This tab shows the real and reactive (kw, kvar) load and loss on the line section, as well as the total
accumulated load and loss downstream of the line section. See Figure 3-5.
Customers
This tab shows the number of customers per phase in each of the This information is not
following load types: residential, commercial and industrial, on this available in the current
line section. It also shows the total accumulated number of implementation of DMS.

customers, per phase and per load type, downstream of this line section. See Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-5 Loads and Losses Tab of Load Flow Data Window
Figure 3-6 Customers Tab of Load Flow Data Window

Margins
The margin of a line section is the difference
This tab (see Figure 3-7) shows the following
between the line section’s actual current
information:
value (amps) and its ampacity.
• the amount and location, per phase, of the
minimum margin upstream of this line section.
• the amount and location, per phase, of minimum current-carrying capacity (ampacity) upstream
of this line section. If you chose the Advanced Modeling option (as described in ), this is the
calculated ampacity that takes your modeling variables (such as temperature and wind speed)
into account.
• the amounts and locations, per phase, of minimum and maximum voltages upstream of this line
section.
Figure 3-7 Margins Tab of Load Flow Data Window
You can use the Report pushbutton in the Load Flow Data window to display the data contained in all four
tabs in the form of a report, as illustrated in Figure 3-8. In this report window, there is a Print pushbutton
that you can use to request a printout on any Windows printer installed on your workstation.

Figure 3-8 Load Flow Data Report for One Line Section

4 DMS Studies
This chapter describes the studies that are available in Survalent DMS.
To initiate a study, select the Studies item from the SCS menu in WorldView, and then select the desired
study type. For each type, a dialog will appear in which you can specify the parameters of the study.
Each of these dialogs is slightly different, and is described with the studies below.
Operator’s Guide 4-1 DMS Studies

4.1 Switching Study
The Switching study allows you to observe what would happen if you opened or closed a single switch.
When you request this study, the dialog shown in Figure 4-1 appears. Also, the mouse pointer changes
to a hand symbol whenever the pointer is positioned over any part of the map. This reminds you that the
system is ready for you to specify the switch that you wish to operate simply by clicking on it in the map.
Figure 4-1 Selecting the Switch in a Switching Study
When you select the switch, the name of the feeder line section to which the switch is connected is
displayed in the data field labeled Selected Circuit, and the name of the switch appears in the Select
Switch field. If you change your mind, you can press the New button and select another switch.
The radio buttons at the right will display the suggested operation to study, based on the current state of
the switch; if the switch is open it will assume you want to
investigate closing it, and vice-versa. You can accept this No actual switching is
suggestion, or operate the radio button to specify the operation you performed in the field, nor is the
mean. status point in the real-time
SCADA database modified.
When you click on the Generate pushbutton, the system proceeds
to execute a study for the switching operation that you specified.
When the study is complete, the dialog displays the message “Study Retrieved Successfully!”. You can
now click on the Preview pushbutton to view the study results, or click on Print to obtain a printout.
If you click on Preview, a scrollable Reports Preview window is displayed showing the results of the
study, as illustrated in Figure 4-2. This window also contains a Print pushbutton that allows you to obtain
a printout.

Figure 4-2 Switching Study Report Window
After the end of the study itself (marked "*** END OF STUDY ***") the report includes the result of a
security analysis and a detailed load and losses report for the affected feeder.
When you dismiss the report window by clicking on the Close pushbutton, the Switching Study dialog
reappears. You can now request another switching study by using the New pushbutton and selecting a
different switch.
If you want a different type of study, dismiss the Switching Study dialog by clicking on Cancel, then select
the desired study via the SCS menu.

4.2 Load Transfer Alternatives Study
This study allows you to perform a security assessment of a transfer of load from one feeder to another,
before actually performing the transfer. Select Load Transfer from the SCS menu to call up the Load
Transfer Study dialog.
After invoking the study, you first click on the switch that you want to open and both the switch name and
its feeder (circuit) will appear in the corresponding fields, as shown in Figure 4-3.
Figure 4-3 Selecting Switch to Open
If you selected the wrong switch to Open, you can press the "New" button at the right and you will be able
to select another switch.
Next, select the switch to close by clicking on it in the WorldView map and the name will appear in the
corresponding field. Again, if the wrong switch is selected, press the "New" button at its right and select
another. When ready for the study, the dialog will look similar to the one in Figure 4-4.
Figure 4-4 Select Switch to Close

After the switches are selected, press the "Generate" button to perform the study. If everything is correct,
you will see the message "Study Retrieved Successfully!" as shown in Figure 4-5.
Figure 4-5 Transfer Study Retrieved Successfully
If you click on Preview, a scrollable Reports Preview window is displayed, showing the results of the
study (as illustrated in Figure 4-6 and Figure 4-7). This window contains a Print pushbutton that allows
you to obtain a printout.

Figure 4-6 Transfer Study, part I

Figure 4-7 Transfer Study, part II
After the Load Transfer Study itself, the report includes security analyses for both feeders as well as Load
and Losses reports for both feeders.
4.3 Short-Circuit Study

Selecting the Short-Circuit Study from the SCS menu will call up the dialog shown in Figure 4-8. This
study allows you to evaluate the effect of feeder reconfigurations on settings and ratings of protection
equipment.
When you invoke this study, the dialog appears and the mouse pointer changes to a hand symbol
(whenever the pointer is positioned over the map). This reminds you that the system is ready for you to
select the circuit and the fault location simply by clicking on the map.

Figure 4-8 Specifying the Fault Location in a Short Circuit Study
When you select the location for a fault (by clicking anywhere on the circuit), the name of the feeder line
section is displayed in the Selected Circuit field. If you change your mind, you can click on New and
select another location for the fault. The name of the selected line section is displayed in the field labeled
Select Element with Short Circuit.
The Select Fault pop-up menu specifies the type of fault you wish to study. You must choose one of:
• Phase A to Ground
• Phase B to Ground
• Phase C to Ground
• Phases A and B to Ground
• Phases B and C to Ground
• Phases C and A to Ground
• Phases A, B and C to Ground
• Phases A and B (line-to-line)
• Phases B and C (line-to-line)
• Phases C and A (line-to-line)
• Phases A, B and C (line-to-line)
When you click on the Generate pushbutton, the system proceeds to execute the study for the fault that
you specified.
When the study is complete, the dialog displays the message “Study results ready!”. You can now click
on the Preview pushbutton to view the study results, or click on Print to obtain a printout.
If you click on Preview, a scrollable Reports Preview window is displayed, showing the results of the
study (as illustrated in Figure 4-9). This window includes a Print pushbutton that allows you to obtain a
printout of the report.

Figure 4-9 Short Circuit Study Report Window
When you dismiss the report window( by clicking on the Close pushbutton) the Short Circuit study dialog
reappears. You can now request another Short Circuit study by using the New pushbutton and selecting
a different fault location. Alternatively, you can just select a different fault type and continue studying the
same circuit and fault location under various fault conditions.
If you want a different type of study, dismiss the Short Circuit study by clicking on Cancel, and select the
desired study via the SCS menu.
4.4 Restoration Study

Selecting Restoration Study from the SCS menu will generate The Restoration Study feature
recommended switch orders to restore service both above is not implemented in the
and below a faulted line section. current version of DMS.
After you specify the fault location, the study generates a report of switch actions, which perform both
fault isolation and service restoration, with alternatives, showing the restored kw (and number of
customers) and the remaining unserviced kw (and number of customers) for each alternative.

The switch actions are presented in the following order:
• Above the fault:

• isolate the fault on the line side
• restore service (if possible) above the fault
• Below the fault:

• isolate the fault on the load side
• restore service below the fault (via inter-ties)
The recommended switching actions are based on margin and capacity only.

5 DMS Reports
This chapter describes the load flow reports that are available in Survalent DMS.
The load flow reports are accessible for both

viewing and hard copy printing via the
Reports item in the SCS menu (as described
in chapter 4
Requesting such reports is described in 5.1,

Invoking a Load Flow Report. The reports
themselves are described in the remaining
sections of this chapter, with the exception of
the FDIR Log, which is discussed in section
6.3, FDIR Logging.
Operator’s Guide 5-1 DMS Reports

5.1 Invoking a Load Flow Report
When you select the Load Flow Reports item from the SCS menu, the dialog illustrated in Figure 5-1
appears. At the top of the dialog is a pop-up menu of the available types of report that can be requested.
Figure 5-1 Selecting the Type of Report and the Circuit
The mouse pointer changes to a hand symbol whenever the pointer is positioned over any part of the
map. This reminds you that the system is ready for you to select the circuit of interest simply by clicking
on any part of it in the map.
When you select a circuit to report on, the name of the line section at the top of the circuit is displayed in
the Circuit field. This top line section could be a transformer, a bus or a feeder, depending on exactly
where you click. If you change your mind, you can click on New Report and select another circuit.
Next, click on the Generate pushbutton to generate the report for the circuit that you specified. When the
report is complete, the dialog displays the message “Report Retrieved Successfully!”. You can now click
on the Preview pushbutton to view the report or click on Print to obtain a printout.
When you click on Preview, a scrollable Reports Preview window is displayed, showing the contents of
the report. This window contains a Print pushbutton that allows you to obtain a printout.
5.2 Line Section Dump

This report allows you see the topology information from the line section database. For each line section
you can see its LSID, Name, Type, Phasing, the number of links and the LSIDs of the line section that
are linked to this line section. A sample of this report is shown in Figure 5-2.

Figure 5-2 Line Section Dump Report
5.3 Line Section Info Dump

For each line section, this report shows the same information of the Line Section Dump, but if the
selected line section is a conductor, it will show additional information
Figure 5-3 Line Section Info Dump Report
The ID of the database definition record for the conductor's type or for its impedance definition
(depending of the type of conductor) is shown, along with the conductor's length and the ID of the

database definition of its mechanical construction. The report also includes the billing information of the
line section.
A sample of this report is shown in Figure 5-3.
5.4 Line Section Trace Dump

This report provides the internal SCS connectivity data (LST data) for each line section. This information
is not generally for operations, but is helpful to those who need to know more about the inner workings of
the connectivity analysis. A sample of this report is shown in Figure 5-4.
Figure 5-4 Line Section Trace Dump Report

5.5 Load Flow Records Dump
This report provides information on the values calculated by the load flow system. This information
includes the LSID and name of each line section with its type, phasing, load and losses (real and
reactive) and the voltage and current. A sample of this report is shown below.
Figure 5-5 Load Flow Records Dump Report
5.6 Load and Losses Report

For each line section, this report shows the cumulative per-phase kw load/losses and source-end line
section voltage (on a 120 volt base). A sample of this report is show in Figure 5-6.

Figure 5-6 Load and Losses Report
5.7 Margins Report

This report shows the calculated voltage, current and maximum capacity of the line sections, showing the
percentage of capacity used. Additionally, it show the minimum voltage downstream and the LSID of the
line section where it occurs. Similarly, the minimum margin and minimum capacity are identified.
A sample of this report is shown in Figure 5-7.
Figure 5-7 Margins Report

5.8 Security Analysis Report
This report shows the result of the last security analysis of the feeder, showing the voltage, current or Kva
(depending on the equipment type) and the power factor. If a violation was found, the value that is
violating its limits is indicated by an asterisk (*).
A sample of this report is shown in Figure 5-8. Notice that the A phase current is above its limit.
Figure 5-8 Security Analysis Report

6 FDIR Operation
This chapter describes the operation of the Fault Detection, Isolation and Restoration (FDIR) capability of
Survalent DMS, including logging and switching orders (orders-to-operate).
FDIR is the DMS component that is designed to automatically detect faults, isolate them from the
remainder of the network, and restore as much power as possible. It keeps a list of the feeder's breakers,
and when a permanent fault is detected (by monitoring the Lockout status of the breakers) it starts
processing the fault event. The FDIR system gives visual feedback in the map (if there are fault target
pmacros present) and in the Operator Summary display. This will be explained in more detail in the
paragraphs that follow.
Operator’s Guide 6-1 FDIR Operation

6.1 FDIR Operation
During normal operation the user can see the state of the topology in the WorldView map, as shown in
Figure 6-1.
Figure 6-1 SCS/DMS Topology in Normal State
When a fault is detected, the feeder protection performs its normal reclosing function. In the map it will
usually appear as the feeder being de-energized and re-energized a few times. If the map contains
pmacros to display the presence of fault currents (i.e., "fault targets"), they will be shown as active in the
map, as shown in Figure 6-2.
In our example, an active fault target appears as a large, a red asterisk.
During the reclosing attempts, the circuit breaker pmacro will indicate the repeated opening and re-
closing of the breaker. The faulted line section will alternately display its de-energized and energized
state, and the affected fault targets will become active, indicating where the fault current was observed.
Once the circuit breaker Lockout status indicates that the fault is permanent, the FDIR system will:
• Sectionalize the faulted area (between C & D in this example, since the fault target at D did not
observe a fault current).

• Attempt to reclose the breaker for the affected feeder (which should remain closed if the
sectionalizing above was successful).
• Find and close a Tie to transfer the de-energized line sections below the fault to another feeder
(the tie at Charlton, in this example).
After this FDIR process, the map will look like Figure 6-3. Switches C and D are open, the breaker is
closed, and the tie at Charlton is also closed. Power is restored everywhere except the faulted section.
Figure 6-2 Feeder in Lockout state
Figure 6-3 Feeder after FDIR
6.2 Operator Summary View

The operator's summary view is where we can see the individual actions being performed by the FDIR
system.
As shown in Figure 6-4, near the bottom of the view (the most recent events) it announces that the FDIR
event has been completed, identifying the feeder with which it was working and the Order to Operate
(OTO) that was created to identify the required switching actions. (If the switching actions were performed
automatically by FDIR, this OTO is simply for review. But if errors were encountered during automatic
operation, or FDIR was set to semi-automatic mode, then this OTO identifies the switching actions that
are now required to be performed in order to deal with this fault.)

Figure 6-4 Operator Summary Display showing FDIR operations
6.3 FDIR Logging

The FDIR system logs a record of all the analysis, decisions and operations it performs while processing
a fault. To examine this log, select the "Reports" item from the SCS menu, then select "FDIR Logs" from
the drop-down list of available reports as shown in Figure 6-5.
Then you must specify the feeder to examine by clicking on a line section in the map. The selected
feeder's name will appear in the Circuit field.
Figure 6-5 FDIR Logs selection dialog

If you make an error and want to select another feeder, press the New Report button. If the feeder
selected is the correct one, press the "Generate" button and a dialog will appear, listing all the FDIR
events recorded for that feeder, as shown in Figure 6-6.
From the list on the left-hand pane (which is sorted chronologically from newest to oldest) select the
desired event and press the "Retrieve" button. The detailed event log will appear in the right-hand pane,
as shown in Figure 6-7.
Figure 6-6 Available FDIR Logs for a Feeder
Figure 6-7 Detailed FDIR Log for an event

You can scroll and review the log in this window, or print it by pressing the Print button provided.
Reviewing the log in detail will allow you to:
• see the analysis made by FDIR
• see each decision made, and understand why it was made
• note if any errors or other problems occurred during execution of the operations it undertook
A sample log is show in Figure 6-8.
Figure 6-8 Sample FDIR Log

6.4 Order to Operate
The order to operate dialog appears when you select "Switch Orders" from the SCADA menu in
WorldView. This will show a list of switch orders similar to the one in Figure 6-9. Select the switch order
you wish to review (or execute).
Figure 6-9 Switch Orders Dialog
After selecting the switch order (OTO), you can press the "Edit" button to review its content, or "Execute"
to proceed to perform the switching operations it contains.
A typical OTO that was created by the FDIR system is shown in Figure 6-10.
More detailed information about OTOs can be found in the manual OP-402, Guarantees and Switch
Orders.

Figure 6-10 Order to Operate created by FDIR


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1.1 Other Documentation .................................................................................................................1-2

2.1 Network Model...........................................................................................................................2-2

3 Online DMS Viewer 3-1

3.1 Line Section Data Window ........................................................................................................3-3

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4 DMS Studies 4-1

4.1 Switching Study ......................................................................................................................... 4-2

5 DMS Reports 5-1

5.1 Invoking a Load Flow Report .................................................................................................... 5-2

6 FDIR Operation 6-1

6.1 FDIR Operation ......................................................................................................................... 6-2

Operator’s Guide ii Contents

Chapter 2 is a summary of the features of Survalent DMS.

Chapter 3 describes the online DMS viewer.

Chapter 4 describes the studies in DMS.

Chapter 5 describes the reports in DMS.

Chapter 6 describes FDIR operation and OTOs.

Operator’s Guide 1-1 Introduction

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Operator’s Guide 1-2 Introduction

This chapter summarizes the features of the Survalent DMS

Operator’s Guide 2-1 Features

2.2 Topology Processing

2.3 Load Flow

The load flow calculations are performed automatically:

Operator’s Guide 2-2 Features

2.4 Security Analysis

2.5 Studies and Reports

The following studies are provided:

The following reports are available:

Operator’s Guide 2-3 Features

Operator’s Guide 2-4 Features

This chapter describes the use of WorldView's online DMS viewer.

This can be used in two ways:

Operator’s Guide 3-1 Online DMS Viewer

Figure 3-2 Selecting a Controllable Line Section

Operator’s Guide 3-2 Online DMS Viewer

Operator’s Guide 3-3 Online DMS Viewer

The contents of the Load Flow Data tabs are as follows:

Operator’s Guide 3-4 Online DMS Viewer

Figure 3-6 Customers Tab of Load Flow Data Window

Operator’s Guide 3-5 Online DMS Viewer

Figure 3-7 Margins Tab of Load Flow Data Window

Operator’s Guide 3-6 Online DMS Viewer

Operator’s Guide 3-7 Online DMS Viewer

Operator’s Guide 4-1 DMS Studies

Figure 4-1 Selecting the Switch in a Switching Study

Operator’s Guide 4-2 DMS Studies

Operator’s Guide 4-3 DMS Studies

Figure 4-3 Selecting Switch to Open

Figure 4-4 Select Switch to Close

Operator’s Guide 4-4 DMS Studies

Figure 4-5 Transfer Study Retrieved Successfully

Operator’s Guide 4-5 DMS Studies

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