BSES Power : Converged Operational & Reporting Engine

This engine can converge data from different modules-SAP, SCADA, GIS and Outage Mgmt Systems to pin-point the precise electric fault location

Monday, June 01, 2009

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For an electricity distribution organization, operations & maintenance require data exchange and communication with related support functions like Stores & Meter Management. Outage Management System is the main O&M (Operations and Maintenance) module used for monitoring the electricity supply through Grids, Sub Stations, Transformers, Feeders, and Cables etc. It was seamlessly integrated with SAP R/3 to make the operations efficient. Each equipment such as transformers, cables, etc have been assigned a SAP Code. The OMS was integrated with GIS (Geographical Information System) so that the equipment used in O&M could be tagged in GIS to find out fault locations with occurrence frequency. This would save time in fault resolution as the team could be sent to the exact location. The project entailed tuning, streamlining and integrating Outage Management System, SAP & Meter Management, and GIS. Further the CMS (Complaint Management System) was also plugged into CORE. A Complaint Management System was setup for monitoring the complaints of consumers related to No Current, Meters etc so that there is fast & efficient resolution with in the time frame. The project impact: 90% complaints attended in less than 2 hrs, power outages decreased by 98%, transformer failure rate was more than 15% which has now been reduced to less than 1% and transfer of jobs related to consumer complaints is now automated. As all the different functional applications are synced online with CORE engine hence management reporting is fast and accurate, and mapping all assets in GIS gives the exact location of the fault, thus minimizing unnecessary digging, decrease in vehicular pollution and environmental imbalance.

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