According with only the new substation integration standard IEC-61850, the acquirement of the units advances a smart grid push that Started in 2000 with the execution of a PRISM Distribution Management System from ACS which involved 35 substation controllers exchanging legacy RTUs.
In January 2008, ACS delivered to JEPCO 500 new, advanced NTX-10 switch controllers. These pole mounted units, equipped with analog input modules, are capable of performing fault calculations on the network and communicating them to the master station to enable automated Fault Detection, Isolation and Restoration (FDIR). The NTX-10s with D 060 analog input modules are part of plans by JEPCO to eventually utilize some 6000 such units on the network, the company said.
German L. Fellay, ACS international sales and marketing director, said: “We appreciate JEPCO’s commitment to the implementation of a fully automated distribution management system and the continued confidence they’ve shown in ACS’ solutions”.
