Roadmap For Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) in The Integrated Grid
Roadmap For Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) in The Integrated Grid
Abstract
The role of the distribution system in the overall power system management and operation is growing in the
integrated grid of the future. Management of the distribution system of the future will require advanced
applications that will be integrated into the concept of an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS).
This paper presents basic requirements and a roadmap for the ADMS implementation with particular reference
to the variety of functions that may be included and the integration requirements to actually implement these
functions.
Important steps in the roadmap include requirements development, integration issues, new infrastructure
requirements and an implementation plan. The ADMS will be a platform for new applications, data analytics
and integration of new technologies. The distribution management system requirements are changing. New
requirements for interfaces to the transmission management and customer integration are becoming critical.
Creating the flexibility to facilitate these new requirements must be part of the plan.
Keywords: ADMS, Distribution Management, Integrated Grid
1. Introduction
The integrated grid of the future will require more
advanced distribution management functions and
integration of these functions with both overall grid
management and customer management.
The
concept of an Advanced Distribution Management
System (ADMS) will provide the foundation for
these functions.
A roadmap for developing and implementing the
ADMS is needed to provide direction to the ongoing
development.
Important steps in the roadmap
include the following:
1. Developing the requirements. The use case
process can be used for developing requirements
based on examples of important. These should
address existing and future requirements. For
example voltage control requirements must take
into account support for future interfaces with
distributed controls such as smart inverters and
edge control technologies.
2. Integration issues. The ADMS must integrate
with a wide variety of systems. Developing an
open platform to manage existing and future
integration requirements is critical.
3. Monitoring, Control and Communications
Infrastructure Requirements. New sensors
and communication options are becoming
available all the time.
4. Implementation plan.
Similar to the
functional requirements development, the
implementation plan must include a broad cross
section of the organization.
The ADMS will be the platform for new applications,
data analytics and new technology integration. This
will include applications for integrating the customer
with the operation of the distribution system and
applications for dynamic interaction with the bulk
system operation.
2. ADMS Requirements Development
The first step in the roadmap process is a solid
requirements definition.
This process involves
participation from a wide cross section of the utility
organization, including Operations, Planning,
Maintenance, Protection, Assets, and IT. A use
case approach is often used to identify the
applications and how they should operate within a
specific organization. Examples of important use
cases that drive the requirements for the ADMS are
summarized here.
Voltage control.
This is a foundational
capability of the ADMS, especially with the
trend towards conservation voltage reduction
(CVR). It is important to recognize future
requirements of the voltage control function such
as integration with distributed voltage control
Training
Implementation of system models
Systems integration
Testing protocols and verification
Staged implementation to allow testing and
verification of performance
Feedback to vendor
Continuous development
7. Summary
The future ADMS should be a platform for a wide
variety of new applications. The most important
characteristic of the ADMS is that it should facilitate
ongoing development and interfaces to new systems.
This means requirements should be developed and
verified for open and flexible interfaces to GIS,
system models, customer models, solution engines,
monitoring infrastructure, distributed controls,
protection systems, communications infrastructure
and analysis functions. The requirements for these
functions and interfaces can be developed through a
use case process with participation of all impacted
parts of the organization.