Power System Control Centers: Past, Present, and Future
Wu, F.F.; Moslehi, K.; Bose, A.
Proceedings of the IEEE
Volume 93, Issue 11, Nov. 2005 Page(s):1890 - 1908
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/JPROC.2005.857499
Summary:In this paper, we review the functions and architectures of control centers: their past, present, and likely future. The evolving changes in power system operational needs require a distributed control center that is decentralized, integrated, flexible, and open. Present-day control centers are moving in that direction with varying degrees of success. The technologies employed in today's control centers to enable them to be distributed are briefly reviewed. With the rise of the Internet age, the trend in information and communication technologies is moving toward Grid computing and Web services, or Grid services. A Grid service-based future control center is stipulated.
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