In the power distribution sub-sector, which is presently the weakest link in the power supply chain, Cost-effective Technology interventions can improve the operational and financial performance of the entire power sector in India

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SMARTER SOLUTIONS
FOR TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION

2. Intelligent management of Power Transmission and
distribution
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It requires extensive use of ICT based systems for effective management of Power
transmission and distribution network Assets
Achieve smarter city imperatives with real time geospatial
enabled analytics for effective Citizen services
Complete Asset information and
better accountability
Real time operational data for
informed decision making
Single Unified view of entire
Operations
SmartCities are expected to provide world class services to its Citizens by effective and
efficient operations of its Power supply network assets, reducing the power leakages &
un-planned Outages, and improving operational performance.

3. Role of ICTs in Power Transmission & Distribution
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Apart from the increasing gap between demand and supply, the main challenge being faced by
Indian power sector is the huge Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses. The national average
Aggregate Technical and Commercial losses (AT&C) were reported to around 27.15% in 2009-2010
[CEA Energy Generation Report 2010-11]
In the distribution sub-sector, which is presently the weakest link in the power supply chain, Cost-
effective ICT interventions can improve the operational and financial performance of the entire
power sector. An important enabler is Government of India’s flagship program R-APDRP
Key ICT interventions in power distribution sub-sector that need immediate attention are:
 Advanced Metering Infrastructure [AMI],
 Advanced Distribution Operation including Distribution Automation and advanced controls,
 Asset management,
 Improved interfaces and decision support,
 Regulatory Information Management system,
 Service Delivery Mechanism
Source: ‘Smart(er) Metering: An Enabler of Transformation’ by Dr. Rahul Tongia, Tech. Advisor,
Smart Grid Task Force, Govt. of India [ Feb. 10, 2015]

4. Priority areas for ICT Interventions
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Major components
of power
distribution
Opportunities for ICT sector Impact /Benefits
AMI • Smart Meters
• Consumer portals
• Home Area Network (HAN)
• Meter Data Acquisition and Data Management
System
• Customer service application and operational
gateway applications
• Assist revenue management
• Empower consumers
• Reliable supply
Asset management • Developing central database of information of
Assets / equipment
• GIS mapping of power line and power system
equipment
• Management Information System(MIS)
• Resource optimization
• Inventory Management
• Process streamlining
• Locating leakage and checking
• conductor theft
• Quick restoring the services post
• damage/ outage
Service Delivery
Mechanism
• Enabling different modes of billing (e-billing, m-
billing) and collection
• Fault Monitoring System
• SMS based alerts about services (outages,
maintenance, billing etc.)
• Empower customers
• Streamline the service delivery
As per the NASSCOM report, the following are the areas which need immediate ICT interventions
Source: Report ‘Sustainable Tomorrow: Harnessing ICT Potential’ by Business Council for Sustainable
Development (TERI-BCSD) and National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM).

5. Role of Ministry of Power, GOI - Integrated Power
Development Scheme [IPDS]
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Source : http://apdrp.gov.in/Form_IPDS/Additional_Guidelines_Regarding_Towns
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, launched "Integrated Power
Development Scheme" (IPDS) with the objectives of:
• strengthen of sub transmission and distribution system,
• metering of distribution transformers / feeders / consumers in the urban areas, and
• IT enablement of distribution sector [as per CCEA target laid under R-APDRP]
Source: APDRP Order http://www.apdrp.gov.in/IPDS_Order_Guidelines/IPDS_OM.pdf
The component of IT enablement approved by CCEA in June, 2013 in the form of RAPDRP for 12th and
13th Plans will get subsumed in this scheme and CCEA-approved scheme outlay of Rs.44,011 crore
including a budgetary support of Rs. 22,727 crore will be carried over to the new scheme of IPDS.
• The process of sanction of projects shall commence from December 2014
• After sanction of projects, contracts for execution of projects are to be awarded by States
Discoms / Power Departments.
• The projects shall be completed within 24 months from date of award.

6. How State Power companies can take up ICTs
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State Government owned power companies can leverage the IPDS scheme to implement ICTs and
make the power transmission more efficient
Coverage of Urban Areas:
Monitoring Committee approved include the following towns also in addition to the statutory towns
as urban area to be covered under IPDS:
• District head quaters (particularly in NE States) if covered under urban category.
• Towns covered under urban category as per Census 2011.
• Towns notified by State Govt.(as urban / Municipal area).
[Additional Criteria for Towns Approved in 2nd Monitoring Committee on 19-Feb-2015]
[Inclusion of additional towns beyond Statutory towns for coverage under urban area for sanction of project under
IPDS]

7. Integrated Power Development Scheme
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Scope of ICT under this scheme
Source: APDRP Order http://www.apdrp.gov.in/IPDS_Order_Guidelines/IPDS_OM.pdf

8. Need for an Intelligent Operations Management
System for Power Transmission & Distribution
Smart Operations Management system
enables the Power Distribution
companies to overcome challenges with:
 Transmission Assets
(Transformers, Capacitors,
Poles, etc) location & condition,
 Preventive Maintenance of
assets,
 Equipment Theft and
 Real time monitor and control
of Field force operations.
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9. Intelligent Transmission Monitoring System
Asset Management
Field Force / Work
Management
Inventory &
Procurement
Decision Support
Geographic
Information
System
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 Asset Usage Monitoring
 Field force & Work Management
 GIS/GPS based Inventory tracking
 Real time monitoring of assets
Key Tenets of Intelligent Transmission Management System

10. GIS based Tracking of Transmission Assets
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 The Integrated Asset Management solution extends the capabilities of the Asset Management applications by
adding maps to Asset, Location, Work Order & Service Request applications.
 Integrated solution that is linked to GIS and Asset related information is displayed on the Maps
 Spatial Analysis of asset
deployment
 Visualization of consumption
Data
 Better Decision Making
 Assets and Resource
Optimization
 No Asset Theft
Asset
Identification on
Maps
Asset Health &
Usage Monitor
Location based
Outage
management
Service
Assurance &
Theft Detection
Service order
Management
GIS based
Asset
Management

11. Integrated Distribution Operations solution for smart
cities
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Value proposition
 Empowers Cities towards effective information
sharing through spatially enabled workflow
 Geospatial enabled e-Governance solution to
deliver government services and workflows

12. Continuous Monitoring of Asset Usage & condition
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Key Benefits
 Real time data for monitor
and control
 Timely triggers for predictive
maintenance, Work Orders
 Reduces data discrepancy
 Reduces loss/lack of crucial
data
Remote Terminal
Unit (RTU): it’s a
device which
converts the
sensor signals to
data signals
RTU
Supervisory
Station
EAM
refers to the servers
responsible for
communications
between RTU’s &
the Human-Machine
Interface
software solution
which will handle
the alerts raised
thro SCADA system
till the point of
resolution.
Real time operational details from Transmission Asset Monitoring application provides information for
Preventive Maintenance Schedules and Condition based Predictive Maintenance defined on critical
assets

13. Intelligent Outage Management
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Outage
Mgmt
System
GIS
CIS
EAM
SCADA
Leveraging GIS maps, the system diagnose the outage for location, cause, extent of
outage, its priority, affected customers, expected restoration time
 The outage management system helps in identifying the location of
fault (on the GIS Maps) and its causes resulting in improved response
time for dispatching crews and improving the service restoration time.
 Outage Management system integrates with Geographic Information
system (GIS) Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Customer
Information System (CIS), and SCADA
 The historical data enables measurement of key performance metrics
like Outage Response duration, work back log, frequency
 An integrated Outage Management system to manage different types
of works and service requests in one application environment. Outage
Management System helps to manage outages effectively and
efficiently.

14. Outage Management Solution…ctd
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affected by the break
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Selected network
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15. Smart Field Force Management
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Our Integrated Asset Management contains the Field
Force Management capabilities:
 Field Force is a combination of labor and tools defined to
perform a work.
 Field Force Management helps in identification of right
resources for the right work
 Identify and Map Right Skills and Qualifications for a work
 Work allocation based on current location
 View ongoing work assignments and priorities
 Asset Condition Assessment Solutions
 Damage Assessment Solutions
 Live field assistance for supporting the crew at work
 Flexible interface capabilities for work assignment notifications in real
time or near real time based on requirement
Field Navigatio
Enterprise GIS Repository
Extract
Update
Asset Condition
Assessment
Vegetation
Management Field Mapping/
compliance
Surveys
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It enables real time location tracking of crews and dispatch crews to work and manage Work order

16. Smart Field Force Management – GIS based
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to the Route
Planner
Add Warehouse
to the Route
Planner
Add New Retail
Dealer
Get the Route on the
map
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position of
the
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17. HIGH LEVEL ARCHITECTURE
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18. A bird’s eye view of proposed Intelligent Power
Distribution Management solution landscape
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Power Transmission Company
Work Management Material Management
Material
Requests
Item
Master
Material
Planning
Inventory Receipts
Issues /
Returns
Transfers
Assets Maintenance
Asset Management
GIS
Locations
Move/Swap
Revenue
O&M
Non
Revenue
Field Force Mgmt
Work Plan
Work order
Dispatch
Route
Plan
Service
Requests
GL
Project
Costing
Projects
Asset
Accounting O&M Budgeting
Purchase Inventory
Service
Orders
Billing
Payments Collections
Customer Service

19. Comprehensive Functional Landscape
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EnterpriseServiceBus
PROCESS AND
FUNCTIONS
Work Management
Asset
Management
Material Management
Asset Life Cycle
Asset Specifications
Meters
Asset Maintenance History
Move Swap
Asset and Locations Hierarchy
Locations
Receive and
Setup
Dispose
Track
Move
Embedded GIS
Service Address
Spatial Enablement
Availability and Valuation
Issue, Transfer and Returns
Storerooms and Reordering
Items, Tools and Inventory
Procurement
Material and Purchase
Requests
Contracts, RFQ and PO
Receiving
Invoicing
Project Request
Assign Planner
Scope, Schedule & Budget
Preliminary Design
Siting & Permitting
Land Acquisition
Final Design
Specifications
Material Requirements
Procurement (LL)
Site Preparation
Construction
Commissioning
Close Out
Financial
Management
Cost
Management
Chart of
AccountsCondition Monitoring
Service Requests
Work Order Tracking Job Plans
Safety Plans
Failure Codes
SchedulingWork Assignments
Work Dispatch
Work Flow and
Notifications
Electronic Routing
and Approval
Labor Reporting
Preventive Maintenance
Corrective Maintenance
Failure Reporting
Quick Reporting