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This course provides a comprehensive examination of electric utility supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems as well as the many adjacent technologies, techniques and industry best practices that accompany them.
Attendees will learn:
- SCADA system benefits, building blocks and system integration
- The business case for SCADA
- Delivering reliability outcomes through digital technologies
- Introduction to and comparison of communication technologies and protocols
- System design and “pain points” during implementation
- Use of SCADA in emerging applications such as utility analytics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and robots
- SCADA system case studies
- Timing constraints of microgrid control and communications
- Distribution Automation (DA) and Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)
- Integration with other systems such as distributed energy resources (specifically solar PV and energy storage systems), new power electronics devices and microgrids
- System design considerations such as alarm management, HMI design, databases and time synchronization
- Cyber security considerations and best practices as it relates to SCADA
A student new to SCADA will leave with a thorough understanding of why these systems are so important to reliable grid operation as well as what other technologies and considerations accompany an actual deployment. With updated content for 2020, those wishing to build on an existing background in SCADA should expect to learn how other applications utilize the data and facilities in an effective and ever-evolving manner. A critical component of this class is the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters and share experiences/issues with follow classmates. The presenters have over 70 years combined experience in this area, so the talk will include many real-world equipment and project examples (utility case studies) to go along with the technology narrative.
Who should attend this course:
- Engineers and managers responsible for planning and cost justifying SCADA, communications and Smart Grid
- Engineers responsible for designing and implementing a SCADA, communications, or smart grid project, or contributing to its design and implementation
- Nontechnical professionals who wish to get an introduction to SCADA and Smart Grid technologies
- Operators and technicians working with SCADA, communications or smart grid systems
- Project managers
- Engineers and sales personnel working for suppliers and integrators of hardware and software products used in SCADA, communications or Smart Grid and related fields
Prerequisite skills, knowledge, certifications: None