With GIS as the master record for utility assets, seamless synchronization of the network model between GIS and DMS is crucial to the success of a Smart Grid implementation.  If you agree or are just curious to know more, please join me for a session at the 2012 Telvent User Group meeting. I will  introduce [...]

A major transformation of the electric utilities workforce is taking place, driven not only by smart grid technology, but also looming retirements. A study by Carnegie Mellon University’s Electricity Industry Center found that about half of the nation’s 400,000 power industry workers will be eligible to retire in the coming years.   In another report by [...]

Last week Telvent completed iteration 12 of development for the CIM-based export of network model from GIS to DMS.  The goal of our recent iterations has been to solidify the full feeder export for multiple GIS datasets, and to create a first prototype for managing the export of related feeders. Items completed in this iteration [...]

Last week Telvent completed iteration 9 of development for the CIM-based export of network model from GIS to DMS. The theme of the iteration was a “realistic” export, testing with feeders in the source GIS containing all required feature types, and with as many required attributes as possible populated. Items completed in this iteration include: [...]

To help us provide jumpers functionality in Responder that best meets customer requirements, we have documented operational use cases for jumpers through interviews with our users.  The following summarizes some of these use cases.   Jumper for Emergency Line Feed The crew resupplies power to a line with a jumper from a neighboring line.   Also [...]