What is distribution management system?
A distribution management system is modern software that helps monitor, control, and optimise electrical distribution networks. In addition, it helps in improving grid readability, enhancing efficiency, and reducing downtime. As a result, it boosts the overall productivity of the process.
Our Advanced Distribution Management System (EcoStruxure ADMS) – with high-technology analysis features to elevate network operations, combined with a field-proven SCADA system for regulating and control, EMS for transmission operations, and an integrated OMS for greater dynamism and reliability – offer functions with a modular and flexible platform a centralised UX platform, data model, integration framework, and secure infrastructure. ADMS supports advanced monitoring, analysis, regulation, optimization, organisation, and training functions which enable utility companies to offer unwavering and consistent power.
A Distribution Management System (DMS) can be described as a collection of applications used in electric power distribution networks. Features of DMS include:
- Provides real-time visibility of your data
- Provides uniformity at all levels of the distribution process
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Modern grids attached to solar panels and EVs demand advanced management. Schneider Electric's distributed energy resource management (DERMs) go beyond uniformity, offering real-time visibility and control. They facilitate advanced energy management in the following ways:
- Optimise Grid Operations: Integrate DERMs seamlessly, improving grid stability and efficiency.
- Enhance Decision-Making: Gain valuable data insights to optimise power distribution and minimise losses.
- Boost Customer Satisfaction: Offer reliable power and enable customer participation in energy markets.
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DSOs need to cope with high DER penetration. ADMS presents specialised software tools that will help them adapt to varying conditions in real time. Read the white paper or scan the QR code to listen to the audiobook and discover the most useful capabilities.
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Creating a reliable and secure Advanced Distribution Management opens in new windowAdvanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) solutions integrate supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technology with other information management to enable greater automated control for more efficient distribution. This paper discusses the security criteria for making SCADA systems secure and reliable.
Find out how to leverage ADMS to maximise renewable opens in new windowWhether distributed solar plays a large role on your grid now or is expected to in the future, it's important to determine now how it will impact your electrical distribution system so you can ensure reliable planning, adequate generation and efficient dispatch.
How the convergence of IT and OT enables smart grid opens in new windowThe goal for any utility that invests in smart grid technology is to attain higher efficiency and reliable performance. A smart grid platform implies the convergence of Operations Technology (OT) — the grid physical infrastructure assets and applications — and Information Technology (IT) — the human interface that enables rapid and informed decision making. This paper describes best practices for migrating to a scalable, adaptable, smart grid network.
Leveraging EcoStruxure™ ADMS to maximise renewable opens in new windowSolar is the most abundant renewable energy source available, but the ability to harness and distribute it alongside existing sources of energy is new territory for many utilities and ISOs. Accurate forecasting of this variable resource is critical for maintaining an efficient and reliable network. This paper will discuss how innovations such as advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) combined with weather forecasting can provide visibility and modelling tools to maximise the benefits of distributed generation.
Enhancing utility outage management system (OMS) opens in new windowTraditional grid outage management systems suffer from two fundamental flaws: they lack an accurate, current representation of the grid network model and they typically do not integrate with the systems that monitor and control the actual grid. These shortcomings result in longer outages, higher costs and lower levels of customer service. This white paper outlines the evolution of utility outage management and describes how new Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) tools address these two gaps.