Frankfurt (Germany), 6-9 June 2011
Grid Operational Efficiency
Project HIFFI (WfM implementation)
Kosice, May 2011
VSE a.s., Košice, Slovakia
Marian Mester, head of Grid operation
Juraj Sabol , head of IT and telco mamagement section
Frankfurt (Germany), 6-9 June 2011
Company Profile
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energy utility company
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member of the RWE Group since
2003
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more than 605 000 points of delivery
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mission = provide reliable and
complex services which correspond
to the needs of customers
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sold more than 3,2 TWh in 2010
 Distribution area: 16 221 km2
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average number of employees =
1,575
 HV Lines: 1 274 km
Shareholders
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National Property Fund: 51 %
RWE:
49 %
 HV & MV substations: 56
 MV Lines & Cables: 8 207 km
 MV/LV Distribution stations: 4 974
 LV Lines & Cables: 10 986 km
Frankfurt (Germany), 6-9 June 2011
Implementation of workforce management system with
several aims (Part 1):
Efficiency / Productivity
 Operational excellence / Reduction of operational costs / Cost transparency
 Implementation of workflow-system for systematic, fully standardized and
asset condition oriented maintenance
 Optimal allocation of human and production capacities
 Optimal distribution of working orders related to priorities, geographical
location, optimal time reaction in case of outage / failure
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Frankfurt (Germany), 6-9 June 2011
Implementation of workforce management system with
several aims (Part 2):
Regulation / Grid Quality / Renewal of Grid Assets
 Grid quality: improve SAIFI and SAIDI
 Reduction of critical assets (asset in bad technical conditions) by condition and riskbased maintenance
 Asset operational safety
 High quality and actual data of asset conditions support short and mid-term CAPEX /
OPEX planning
 Reasonable allocation of financial means for asset renewal (CAPEX / OPEX)
 Reduction of numbers of used IT systems (registers of asset conditions, planning of
maintenance activities, ...)
 Standardization of IT landscape (unified integration platform)
Frankfurt (Germany), 6-9 June 2011
Long term preparation for WfM project
Grid Organization
 One grid unit (aprox 250 people) fully responsible for HV/LV :
- HV/LV grid maintenance
- Power failure HV/LV repairs
- Off take management
- 24 x 7 emergency service
Solid IT background
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Implemented GIS containing detailed technical records of electricity distribution
devices (VHV, HV and LV devices)
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SAP as a source of grid economic data
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GIS fully integrated with SAP (GIS is master)
Frankfurt (Germany), 6-9 June 2011
Workforce management as tool for efficient grid services
being implemented
 Grid services operation without IT support, workforce coordination done by daily orders
Status 2008  Necessity to optimize and increase efficiency has led to implementation of work force
management as of 2009
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Content
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Pilot project finalization
(in one region)
Target asset:
distribution
transformer stations
(MV/LV)
2nd phase
2011
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Lessons
learned /
Expectation
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Basic processes setting
Mobile devices
experiences
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Project roll-out to all
regions
Target assets: MV-grid
Interconnection WfM
system with SCADA
Standardization of MVmaintenance activities
Higher data quality and
actual data of MV-asset
condition
3rd phase
2012
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Project finalization
Target assets: LVgrid + Metering
Full operation of
WfM system (all
voltage levels)
Systematic and fully
standardized asset
condition
maintenance
Reasonable allocation
of financial means
full operation of WfM
at all voltage levels
1st phase
2009 - 2010
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Implementation of workforce management system as
single system for grid operation and maintenance :
IT platform - Primary systems
SAP- ISU
Off – takes management
Grid operation and maintenance
WfM based on IBM Maximo
SCADA
Outage management
Real time operated
Real time integrated with other systems
IBM
MAXIMO
Grid Maintenance
Despite complex IT implementation, go-live expected in 3Q 2011
VSE as innovative first mover in CEE
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Workforce management system as a top decision support
system for MV/LV based on other systems in VSE IT pool
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WfM is integrated with important IT systems in real time
SCADA
(OMS)
GIS
GPS
Archive
server
IBM
Maximo
Forms
server
SAP- PI
SAP- PI
HIFFI SYSTEM
GSM
networ
k
Mobile clients
(tablets)
SAP PM
(ERP)
SAP HR
Attend.
system
implemented
planned
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HIFFI project - status quo (31.05.2011)
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Time schedule of HIFFI project
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q
Project preparation: detail process analysis, definition of
project goals, technical specification, tendering
documentation etc.
Procurement process
Business Blueprint
Business Blueprint approval
1st phase: Pilot project implementation (Region Humenné)
2nd phase: Testing of system funcionality (MV-grid+DTs)
2nd phase: Roll-out (MV-grid+DTs)
2nd phase: full operation (MV grid+DTs)
3rd phase: Business Blueprint (LV-grid+Metering)
3rd phase: Implementation (LV-grid+Metering)
3rd phase: Testing (LV-grid+Metering)
3rd phase: Go Live (LV-grid+Metering)
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Project HIFFI – example of benefits
The grid operation organization before HIFFI
Region
„B“
Region
„A“
Region
„D“
 Regions / 4
The organization having HIFFI
Region
„C“
x
 Regions / 1
 Sub-Regions / 12x
 Operational Service Points / 26
x
 Sub-Regions / 8
x
x
 Operational Service Points / 24
x