Distribution Automation networks using Rapid Self-Healing are designed to ensure low-latency, reliable communications. Many utilities leverage these networks for secondary uses such as SCADA and monitoring applications. The abundance of data available from devices on the grid enables effective analytics. However, backhauling large volumes of data over your distribution automation network could compromise self-healing during an outage.

Data-intensive applications are better managed by an alternative network. Cellular networks already in your service area provide a cost-effective opportunity for utilities to monitor and control grid devices, without overburdening their distribution automation Field Area Network. The SpeedNet Cell Edge Gateway provides a flexible way for new and legacy devices to securely leverage a cellular network.

ntelliTeam SG is a field-proven universal Smart Grid solution that automatically reconfigures distribution feeders after a fault or loss of source as it quickly isolates the fault and then restores service to those segments of the feeder which can be restored. It uses the excess capacity available from any alternate source to restore service in seconds to unfaulted line segments. The IntelliTeam SG system substantially reduces “Customer Minutes of Interruption” (CMI), markedly improving your reliability ratings.

As the number of networked grid devices increases, so does the difficulty of managing network communication. Designed to meet the specialized needs of electric utilities, S&C’s IntelliTeam CNMS Communication Network Management System simplifies monitoring and management of S&C SpeedNet Radio networks supporting SCADA and distribution automation applications.

IntelliTeam CNMS provides utilities with a comprehensive view of network configuration and performance through a browser-based interface. It lets authorized users monitor near real-time and archived data on radio networks of all sizes. With the ability to access IntelliTeam CNMS from any location, users can manage each individual radio and effect configuration changes, data backup, and remote firmware upgrades.

IntelliNode Interface Module

IntelliNode Interface Module enables intelligent electronic devices not of S&C manufacture to function as team members in an IntelliTeam SG Automatic Restoration System. The module does not add new features to its host IED; it enables the host device to communicate with other team members and implement IntelliTeam SG restoration decisions. Fault interrupting and protective functions remain under control of the host IED.

Capacitor controls benefit utilities by reducing unused capacity, regulating voltage, monitoring line conditions, and protecting capacitor banks. S&C’s capacitor control products offer you reliable, easy to use, and flexible ways to add effective automation to your system today. Optional neutral current/voltage sensing reports blown fuses and stuck switches, so your banks can always be productive.

S&C Communication & Control Units are custom-engineered controls specifically designed for use with Scada-Mate Switches and Scada-Mate CX Switches. They accommodate most user-specified remote terminal units and communication devices, and are generally used in distribution automation and other Smart Grid applications that don’t involve the IntelliTeam® SG Automatic Restoration System.