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News Release
Contact:
Jules Layer
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Jules.layer@cooperindustries.com
Cooper Power Systems Selected to Deploy
Integrated Volt/VAR Control Solution at American Electric Power
WAUKESHA, WI, August 16, 2011 — Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper industries,
plc (NYSE: CBE), has been selected by Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), an
operating company of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), to deploy an Integrated Volt/VAR
Control solution for the PSO’s gridSMART® Demonstration Project in Owasso, Oklahoma, under
the terms of the AEP-Cooper Power Systems Technology Alliance Agreement.
The first pilot project of this agreement is the deployment of products within Cooper Power
Systems Volt/VAR Control system solution – that would include Cooper Power Systems Voltage
Regulators, Capacitor Bank Controls, and the Yukon™ Integrated Volt/VAR Control (IVVC)
application.
The system solution products will be installed in three substations and on eleven distribution
feeders. The Yukon IVVC application will monitor and control forty distribution capacitor banks
and twenty-four voltage regulators. The solution will be integrated into the AEP Distribution
Dispatch Center (DDC) to allow remote supervision and control in the normal business process
of the DDC SCADA operator.
The Cooper Power Systems Yukon IVVC application will be deployed at AEP to continuously
analyze and control load tap changers (LTC), down-line regulators, and capacitor banks,
allowing power factor and feeder voltage management without DDC operator intervention. The
implementation of this automation application results in a flattening of each feeder’s voltage
profile and a lowering of average voltages for significant energy savings while managing power
factor to minimize technical losses.
“AEP’s gridSMART® initiative is the foundation of our commitment to maximizing distribution
system efficiency and reliability. Our plan involves helping develop and then deploying both
customer-facing and distribution grid management technologies,” said Tom Jobes, director of
distribution system planning and reliability, American Electric Power. “Several of our operating
units are conducting technology demonstration projects. Our alliance with Cooper Power
Systems represents a major step toward the accomplishment of our projects and our
commitment.”
The Cooper Power Systems Yukon Volt/VAR Control solution is designed to solve the
challenges of distribution system automation. It is easy to implement because its data
requirements are simple and easily imported. It is easy to integrate to external systems because
it supports industry integration standards and protocols. It is easy to maintain because it flexibly
supports different types of communication networks and third-party LTCs, regulators, and
capacitor banks. It also validates the operation of the communication messages through
command response analysis.
“Cooper Power Systems is pleased to have executed an overall technology alliance with AEP
that should result in AEP deploying a number of solutions to modernize its existing grid
infrastructure,” said Mike Stoessl, president of Cooper Power Systems. “This first release is an
important step to further enhance and share our knowledge of Smart Grid technologies. Our
IVVC solution is uniquely positioned because of its ease-of-use and its multiple maintenance,
administration, and reporting functionalities.”
The Cooper Power Systems AEP Volt/VAR Control application began as a centralized capacitor
bank control management solution, and was first deployed in 2001 for substation and feeder
VAR management. In 2004, functionality was broadened to support substation and feeder
voltage management. In 2009, Cooper Power Systems increased the applications functionality
to support substation LTCs and voltage regulators. This Yukon Volt/VAR Control application is
currently deployed at a number of utilities across North America controlling over 20,000
capacitor banks. Cooper Power Systems has collaborated with Volt/VAR Control customers
enhancing the application’s functionality year-over-year to provide a feature-rich, field-proven
solution.
For more information on Cooper Power Systems Smarter Grid solutions, visit
www.cooperpower.com.
About Cooper Power Systems
Cooper Power Systems, with 2010 revenues of approximately $1.2 billion, is a division of Cooper
Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), and a global manufacturer of world-class power delivery and reliability
solutions for the utility, commercial, and industrial markets. Cooper Power Systems is a leading provider
of innovative Smart Grid technologies that optimize electrical grid performance. These solutions include
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Demand Response (DR), Smart Sensors, Power Systems
Engineering Software and Services, Substation Automation, and Feeder Automation. The company is
also a leading provider of software, communications and integration solutions that enable customers to
increase productivity, improve system reliability, and reduce costs. For more information, please visit
www.cooperpower.com.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2010 revenues of
$5.1 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on
innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards and meeting
customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions and worldclass products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG
explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison
power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several
long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability
and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for
improved electrical safety. In 2010 fifty-nine percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and
utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States.
Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2011. For more information, visit the website at
www.cooperindustries.com.