DistribuTech® once again brings you Smart Grid experts Michael Thesing, PE and John D. McDonald, PE for an in-depth look at the benefits, practical applications, and implementation best-practices of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in a Utility University® session.
SCADA: The Platform for All Automation
Monday, January 27, 2020
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
This course provides a comprehensive examination of electric utility supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems as well as the many adjacent technologies, techniques and industry best practices that accompany them.
Learning objectives include:
- SCADA system benefits, building blocks and system integration
- The business case for SCADA
- Delivering reliability outcomes through digital technologies
- Introduction to and comparison of communication technologies and protocols
- System design and “pain points” during implementation
- Use of SCADA in emerging applications such as utility analytics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and robots
- SCADA system case studies
- Timing constraints of microgrid control and communications
- Distribution Automation (DA) and Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)
- Integration with other systems such as distributed energy resources (specifically solar PV and energy storage systems), new power electronics devices and microgrids
- System design considerations such as alarm management, HMI design, databases, and time synchronization
- Cyber security considerations and best practices as it relates to SCADA