02 — Capability · BC-1530
Network Operations & Control
Keep electric, gas and water networks safe and within limits in real time by watching their state, acting on alarms, coordinating every switching action and restoring supply quickly after faults. Building and maintaining the network assets sits elsewhere.
- Grid Operations
- Network Control
- System Operations
- Utility Control Center
In scope
- Real-time monitoring and control of the electric distribution network
- Outage detection, restoration, switching and clearances
- Distribution automation and flexibility from distributed resources
- Gas and water network pressure, flow and leak response
Out of scope
- Physical security monitoring from a security control room (see BC-840.30.30)
- IT incidents and the IT service desk (see BC-740)
- Enterprise crisis leadership during severe disruptions (see BC-830.40)
- Inspection, repair and maintenance of network assets (see BC-680)
Realized by · 0
- No product in the catalog yet.
Used in · 0
- Not yet placed on a value stream.
Build it · 2
- technology SCADA & Control Systems via BC-1530.10
- technology Process Historians via BC-1530.10.10
Decomposes into · 6
- BC-1530.10Electric Control Room OperationsKeep the electric network within voltage, loading and frequency limits around the clock by monitoring telemetry, responding to alarms and directing field crews from a staffed control room.
- BC-1530.20Outage ManagementFind out quickly where supply has been lost, restore as many customers as possible as fast as possible and give accurate restoration times. Major events beyond normal restoration are handled by the major event capability (see BC-1580.50).
- BC-1530.30Switching & ClearanceChange network configuration safely by planning, approving and carrying out switching programs, and issue clearances that protect people working on equipment from it being energized.
- BC-1530.40Distribution Automation & FlexibilityLet the network sense faults and reconfigure itself, optimize voltage, and use distributed generation, storage and flexible demand to relieve constraints instead of only building new capacity.
- BC-1530.50Gas Network Control, Pressure & Leak ResponseKeep gas flowing to every customer at safe pressures by balancing supply into the network, controlling regulators and valves, and responding at once to reported escapes and leaks.
- BC-1530.60Water Distribution, Pressure & LeakageDeliver treated water to every customer at adequate pressure while reducing the water lost between the treatment works and the customer's tap.