Utilities are frequently faced with the considerable challenge of providing an alternate power source for increasing numbers of sensitive customers. In the past, this meant that an additional feeder, with sufficient capacity to meet the customer's demand, had to be routed to the customer's site - at considerable expense. Or, capacity must be reserved on existing lines - tying up valuable line capacity. The customer is then faced with higher service costs which may lead them to seek an alternate provider - or seek another location which better meets their financial needs - sometimes not in the power provider's territory.
Utilities now have the choice of using advanced but proven automation technology to overcome this problem by more effectively using all the distribution feeders near a customer to not only meet the needs of the sensitive customer - but generally improve the reliability and service to the neighborhood. By using real-time load monitoring as part of the restoration algorithm, and taking advantage of access to multiple power sources, the utility can now realistically provide enhanced service - without the need to reserve or route the additional capacity needed for any one customer.
A case study will demonstrate how technology solved this particular problem as well as give the audience some ideas about applying technological solutions on their system.
Doug Staszesky is Director-Marketing of S&C Electric Company's Automation Systems Division and is responsible for marketing, customer support and application engineering support for all aspects of S&C's system automation products and services. Doug has held numerous positions at S&C, from field sales, to research and development project manager to business development manager for S&C's services division.
Prior to joining S&C in 1989, Doug worked at PSE&G of New Jersey in line construction, major projects engineering, underground network engineering and led the Customer projects group where he was also responsible for power quality investigations and other customer requests related to the electric distribution system. In addition to these duties, Doug was responsible for operation of the division SCADA system as well as overseeing storm restoration efforts.
Doug earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981 and has been involved in the electric power industry ever since. He also instructs in the area of distribution automation at the University of Wisconsin at an annual professional level seminar course.
| Location | Time | ||
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| ComEd Commercial Center - Auditorium | 5:30 PM | Social | |
| 1919 Swift Drive (park behind building) | 6:00 PM | Dinner | |
| Oak Brook, IL 60523-1850 | 7:00 PM | Presentation | |
| (near I-290 & I-294 interchange) | 8:30 PM | Adjourn | |
| 630-684-3200 |
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