By integrating key functions—such as outage management, distribution management, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)—into a single platform, ADMS provides operators with a comprehensive, real-time view of the grid. This topic will explore how utilities are leveraging ADMS to improve reliability, enhance situational awareness, enable distributed energy resource (DER) integration, and support advanced functions like fault location, isolation, and service restoration (FLISR), volt/VAR optimization, and predictive analytics.
Core Concepts Discussed
- Centralized distribution system control
- Real-time grid visibility
- Operational intelligence
- System situational awareness
- Fault detection and isolation
- Integrated outage and distribution management
- Grid optimization
- Grid automation coordination
- Decentralized energy support
- Resilience through control and automation
