ABSTRACT

This chapter discusses the main functionalities of the energy control center, however, are the generation and transmission supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) application functions or the energy management systems functions. The basic requirement of any automation system is the availability of data from the field, and the SCADA system brings in the required data to the energy control center for further processing and necessary control activity. The control commands are carried back to the field for necessary action. Hence, the SCADA system is the basic requirement for the transmission automation implementation. The successful operation of a power system depends on the accurate tracking of the system load to match the generation. Predicting the load on the system accurately is the first step in planning of the power system operations. Hydroelectric generating plants generally co-exist with thermal plants, and the coordination of hydro and thermal plants requires some attention due to the complex problems associated with scheduling of hydro plants.