ABB
Annual Users’ Group Meeting
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August 27 – 31, 2006
Network Manager DMS
Release 3 New Features
Martin Bass
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Release 3 (2006) New Features
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New features for Network Manager DMS Release 3
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Consult release notes for details
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Some features may require additional license fee
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Release numbering has changed back to a numbered
version, to be consistent with Network Manager suite of
products
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Release 3 New Features
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Double click brings up outage detail in OMI
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Right mouse in OMI status dialog brings up menu
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Drag outage and drop onto crew to assign
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netCADOPS call entry will allow non-customer calls to
be tied to street intersection
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Crew Status Dialog changes
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Security check changes
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Add Cogenerator
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Advanced Switching Order enhancements
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Release 3 New Features, 2
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ICCP Interface to SCADA
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Color by Planned
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Split Mode Architecture
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Show Selected Conductors
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Independent symbol scaling
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Admin database changes
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Bus bar changes
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Data maintenance
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Mobile Data Integration
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Right Mouse Menu in OMI Status Dialog
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Right click on a selected outage
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Actions menu will appear
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Drag Outage and Drop Onto Crew to Assign
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Left click outage on outage
status dialog
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Drag outage and drop onto
crew status dialog
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‘Fast Assign’ is done
automatically
Non-customer Call Entry Street Intersection
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Requires street intersection table for each transformer
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Table holds closest transformer for each intersection
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User enters two streets
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Transformer automatically associated with value
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If multiple matches, first transformer will be used
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Dispatcher may have to correct, if needed.
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New Entry Area in Non-Customer Call
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Intersection Popup
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User Presses Find or lookup
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List of matching intersections
pop up
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User Selects an intersection
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Street Intersection
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Intersection and City automatically populated
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Transformer ID added automatically behind the scenes
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Non-customer Call Shows in OMI
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Non-customer call is automatically tied to transformer
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Call is locatable
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Cause and Equipment for Non-Customer Calls
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Crew Status Dialog Changes
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Show feeder and substation on crew status dialog
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Toggle to filter logged off crews
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Crew Status Dialog Changes
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Ability to change work operation center in OMI
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Set current Operation Center from Crew Status dialog
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Toggle to filter crew status dialog by Operation Center
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Operation center filtered by Ormap login
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Do Not Tie/Parallel Tag
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Special connectivity tag
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Can be placed on any tie switch
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Prevents a parallel from being made
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Allows switch to be operated if de-energizing or
energizing
Security Checking – Do not Tie
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Do not tie tag
Security Checking – Phase Difference
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Check for phase angle
difference
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Nominal phase angle trace
from source(s)
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Does not use UBLF
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Accounts for 30 deg phase
shifts in wye-delta, delta-wye
transformers
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Warns operator when making
parallel if circuits do not phase
because of transformer
connections
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Warning issued if over limit
Automatic Throwover Warnings
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Warning when switch in an
ATO will operate due to
energization change
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Add Temporary Generator
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Similar to add generator
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Prompts user for temporary
generator information before
adding
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Safety Document Includes Clearance Tracking
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Top window shows summary of tag steps in switching plan
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Middle window shows clearance status for each crew
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Bottom window shows details of clearance selected in middle
window
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Advanced Switch Order Templates
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Templates can now be saved
under area of responsibility
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User selects a single AOR
from a tree
Advanced Switch Order Templates
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Warning issued if steps not in selected sub area
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ICCP SCADA Interface
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ICCP – Inter Control Center Protocol (TASE.2)
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Industry standard for EMS to EMS communications
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Set of conformance blocks define functions supported
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Release 3 implementation supports
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Incoming status values
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Incoming analog values
Supported ICCP Conformance Blocks
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Block 1 (periodic data transfer)
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Data can be grouped to be transferred at different intervals
Block 2 (exception reporting)
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Used for status changes
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Only changes are sent
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Includes periodic sending of entire data set
Block 5 (Device control). Future release. Will also
support two-way tagging.
Unsupported ICCP Conformance Blocks
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The following blocks will not be supported
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Block 3 (Block data transfer)
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Block 4 (Information messages)
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Block 6 (Program Control)
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Block 7 (Event reporting)
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Block 8 (Additional User Objects)
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Block 9 (Time Series Data)
Typical Configuration Diagram
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NM DMS
Application
Server
ICCP
Server
(Windows)
SCADA
System
ICCP
Server
SCADA
System
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Bilateral Tables
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ICCP maps point names to Network Manager DMS
names via Bilateral Tables
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SCADA system has table to map point name to ID that is
sent over the wire
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Network Manager DMS has table to map ID sent over
the wire to Device ID
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ID sent over the wire is determined by mutual
agreement
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ICCP Implementation Details
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Separate Windows server runs SISCO MMS-Ease
Software
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Communicates to Network Manager DMS Server via
Smart Sockets
Color by Planned
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New coloring option:
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Color by Planned
Separate colors for:
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In Service
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Planned addition
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Planned deletion
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Color By Conductor Capacity
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Color by conductor rating
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Colors are user configurable
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Color By Conductor Capacity Margin
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Color by conductor rating less
results of load flow (requires
load flow option)
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Colors are user configurable
Show Selected Conductors
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Tool to highlight conductors of a given type
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Select Conductors, press OK
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Selected Conductors are Highlighted
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Independent Symbol Scaling
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User can increase or decrease symbols according to
category
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Category defined in symbol_category table
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Select Symbol to resize from pulldown
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Press Increase/decrease Size Button
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Press ‘G’ Button to Reset Symbol Size
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Multiple Administrator Databases
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A registry setting
allows user to
specify admin
database to use
when logging in
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Up to 32 admin
databases can be
defined
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Screen shot shows 3
admin databases
Multiple Administrator Databases
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User is presented with menu
of admin databases to select
when logging in
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Bus Bar Line Style
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New busbar line style defined
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Defined by bus_bar attribute in
line_type table
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Old line style table no longer
supported
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Bus_bar attribute in line table
no longer supported
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Bus bar nodes being phased
out
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Data Maintenance
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Merge data maintenance to common code base
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Data Maintenance login authority
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Add and delete equipment with on-line
incremental update
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Edit and specify equipment properties with online incremental update
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Includes ATOs
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DM Login Authority
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User’s login account must be given DM authority
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User chooses data maintenance GUI at login
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DM GUI is fully functional but not intended for
operations
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DM Login Authority in Database
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Add record to ADM_USER_CLASSES table
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Record contains the following information:
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USR_ID = login user id
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CLS_CODE = ‘DM’
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Logging into Data Maintenance
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Check the Data
Maintenance box
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Select the Operator from
the pull down list
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Note: Pull down list of
operations only shows
operators with Data
Maintenance authority
Data Maintenance GUI
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Ormap title bar indicates
that operator is in data
maintenance
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DM Login Authority in Database
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Select Toolbars |
Components to get the
component editing toolbar
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Component Editing
toolbar appears as shown
below
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DM Login Authority in Database
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Select Toolbars | DM
Specials to get the data
maintenance specials
editing toolbar
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DM Specials Editing
toolbar appears as shown
below
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Adding a Line
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Select the Line icon on
the DM component
toolbar
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Hold the cursor down at
the starting position of the
line
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Drag it to the end node
position and release
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New line is created
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Data Maintenance Operator Warning
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Operator is warned when
a data maintenance
operation is performed
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Operator can choose to
ignore warnings
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Remember that all data
maintenance operations
go to all operational
consoles immediately
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Adding a Line
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End nodes will be
automatically created
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Property window(s) for
line end nodes appear
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Default IDs and names
are programmatically
assigned
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Enter new parameters if
needed
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Adding a Line
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Property window for new
line appears
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Default parameters are
programmatically
assigned
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Enter new parameters if
needed
Adding a Line
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Line is immediately added
in all clients, database,
and shared memory
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Adding Line Connecting Existing Node(s)
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Select the Line icon on
the DM component
toolbar
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Hold the cursor down at
the starting node
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Drag it to the end node
position and release
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New line will be
connected to existing
node(s)
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Adding Path Points
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Click path point editing
icon
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Left mouse click point
where path point is to be
added
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Drag to position of path
point and release
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Adding Path Points
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Path point is created at
point where mouse is
released
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Path points are
immediately added in all
clients and database
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Deleting Individual Path Points
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Right click on line near
path point to be deleted
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Select Delete path point
xxxx
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Path point is immediately
deleted in all clients,
database, and shared
memory
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Deleting All Line Path Points
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Right click on line near
path point to be deleted
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Select Delete all path
points
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All path points on the line
are immediately deleted in
all clients, database, and
shared memory
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Deleting a Line
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Right click line to be
deleted
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Choose the line
component to be deleted
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Select Delete from the
right click operations
menu
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Line and all connected
components is
immediately deleted in all
clients, database, and
shared memory
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Deleting a Line with Attached Devices
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Warning is issued if line
has attached devices
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Select OK to delete line
and all attached devices
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Updating a Line
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Right click line to be
updated
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Select Update
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Edit Line properties
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Select OK on Update Line
Properties window
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Line is immediately
updated in all clients,
database, and shared
memory
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Adding a Source
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Select the Source icon
on the DM component
toolbar
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Select the node where
the source is to be
placed
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Error message is issue
if selection point is not a
node
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Enter new source
properties
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Updating/Deleting a Source
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Right click source
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Select Update or Delete
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For update:
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Edit Source properties
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Select OK on Update
Source Properties window
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Source is immediately
updated in all clients,
database, and shared
memory
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Adding Line Devices
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Only one line device can
be added to the end of a
line
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Only two line devices per
line
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Line devices are:
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Circuit Breakers
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Fuses
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Switches
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Reclosers
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Power transformers
Editing Other Objects
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Other objects added, updated and deleted in a similar way:
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Node
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Fuse
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Meter Points
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Reclosers
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Circuit Breaker (New – devcat 17)
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Switch
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Transformer
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LDC
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Load
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Capacitor
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Fault Indicator
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Deleting a Node with Attached Devices
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Warning is issued if node
has attached components
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Select OK to delete node
and all attached
components
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Split Line
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Allows a line to be split into two lines at an operated
selected point
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Select Split a Line icon on Special Data Maintenance
tool bar
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Split Line
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Select the point
where the line is
to be split
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Edit properties of
new node
Split Line
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Edit properties of
new line created
by the split
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Split Line
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Line is split resulting in
new node and new line
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Sum of two line lengths
is the original line
length
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Undo / Redo Operation
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Previous data maintenance operations can be undone
or redone
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Operations are undone or redone in series
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WARNING – undo and redo operations result in
immediate incremental updates
Undo / Redo Operation
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Undo after three lines have
been added
Undo / Redo Operation
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Redo operation selected
after two undo operations
Undo / Redo Operation
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Redo after two undo operations
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Split Mode Architecture
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In a two site configuration, allows each site to work
independently when communications broken
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While system is split, each side can add/remove tags,
perform switching, add/remove line cuts, jumpers, etc
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When systems are put back together, conflicts are
reconciled
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Overview of Mobile Data Integration
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Send outage assignments directly to Mobile Data
Terminal (MDT) from NM DMS
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Receive assignment status updates from MDT (enroute,
arrived)
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Update assignments automatically to MDT as outage
engine rolls outages up
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Verify and complete outages from MDT
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Display crew login status in NM DMS, as entered from
MDT
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Transfer Phase Angles, Voltages from SCADA
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Requires ABB Network Manager EMS (ICCP in 2007)
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Additional types of analog points transferred over real
time data link
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Source voltages and phase angles transferred to NM
DMS for use in load flow calculations
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Tighter Integration of Training Simulators
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Requires ABB Network Manager EMS
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‘Virtual time’ available in NM DMS, synchronized to EMS
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NM DMS virtual clock and be started and stopped via
commands from EMS OTS
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NM DMS virtual clock used in event log time stamps
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Currently outage analysis not supported in this mode
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NM DMS sends switching configuration changes back to
EMS for input to EMS power system applications
Other Release 3 New Features
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Power system applications (additional license fee
applies)
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Unbalanced load flow
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Server-based load flow
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Fault location enhancements
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Line Unloading tool
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Multi switch RSA
Automatic Schematic Generation (additional license fee
applies)
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Virtual site symbols
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Equivalent Loads