Enterprise GIS for

Distribution
Management
Loss Reduction
Reliability
improvement
Workflow
Capital Budgeting
July 23, 2015

Expectations of Power Utility

Improve revenue by improving ENS ( Energy Not Served).
Improve performance by improving SAIFI, SAIDI.
Improving Customer Complaints logs in Trouble Call
Management.
Long-standing faults brought to a minimum.
Limiting number of interruption per day a) Breakdown b)
Preventive Maintenance c) Load-shedding.

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Expectations of Power Utility

Good collection & billing System.
To reduce Outage Time.
To stop Power theft.
To provide better services to the consumers.
To have stabilized Asset Management System.
Safety- Zero fatality rate.

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Enterprise wide Geographical Information System (GIS) in REL

Enterprise Data Management

GIS Platform

Network Data
ArcCatalog, ArcMap

Structural Data
Towers, Pillars,
Poles, Plinths

SLDs, Layouts, Cable Routes

Equipment Data
New EHV Stations ,
HVDS, LTMP,
O&M etc.

Consumer Data
Responder OMS,
ArcFM

ArcSDE, ArcIMS

Name, Kno., Service

Line, DT No

Specifications, Diagrams,
Operational History

Network Analysis
Tools, Application
Programs

Seeing is believing !!!!!!!

We have seen it
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System Architecture
Business
Support

Customer
Care (CIS)
XML

Transmission/Distribution
WMS/Staking/IVR

XML

XML

XML

Integration Framework

ArcFM Solution
(Models and Tools for Mapping and Network Data Management)

ArcGIS
(Core GIS Functions)

Open
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RDBMS

System Architecture

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Need for GIS

Impressive progress in power sector, but still insufficient.

Demand

Widening gap between demand and supply

Supply

due to T& D losses amounting to 25% in the

distribution link.

Losses

BYPL

BRPL

AT&C Loss %

50.71

39.68

Distribution Loss %

48.11

42.7

836000

1070000

No. of Consumers

The estimated T&D losses for the fiscal 04-05 for BRPL and BYPL, Delhi

Target T & D loss Reduction

Solution 1) Implementation of GIS modules

2) Distribution management thru GIS

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Estimates of Implementing
GIS at Delhi
Initiatives taken by GIS group established at Central Technical Services of the
company are as follows Development of Functional Requirements and Data Model.

Updating of Reliance Corporate Land base Maps.

Capturing the entire EHV/HV network.
Capturing the entire LV network.
Capturing Consumer Information.
In House Digitization and field QC.
Consultancy Services by REL

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Updating of Reliance Corporate LAND base Maps

Integrated large scale corporate land base map prepared based on RICs data requirements with base data as IKONOS
imagery imported from Space Imaging.
IKONOS imagery digitized by RDWL team through network of digitization vendors.
Maps supplemented with field survey information conducted by contractors identified by RDWL.
Flaw in above system Information updated by RDWL was insufficient for locating Electrical network and individual
Consumer Service points.
Codification Guidelines of RDWL

Solution * Updating of all buildings with service

line feeding
* Including all new transport features including
road, railway, flyovers.

Land Base
Land Base Updating

Providing unique id to all building for its

identification.
Linking it with its consumer/service line.

Unit

Unit Cost

Qty.

Total Cost
(Mn)

Cost Per
Consumer

Sq Km

20,000

900

18

9.44

Polygons

1,000,000

4.2

Cost Estimates for Land base and Updating

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Development of Functional Requirements and

Data Models
ESRI / M&M appointed as GIS service providers by REL ( on behalf of BRPL and BYPL ) for
- studying existing system.
- developing functional requirement for proposed GIS.
GIS Tools
* COTS available platforms from ESRI.
* Third party applications from Miner and Miner.
* Customer Applications for GIS interfaces for integration with other applications
- SAP (ISU-CCS for Consumer Information).
- SAP (PM) for Operations and Maintenance.
- Cymedist Interface for Network Analysis.
- GIS Interface for SCADA system.
Development of tool based on functional requirement and application design
document approved by REL for ESRI / M&M
Testing and approval for implementation at cluster citrix application servers at DAKC.
Applications made available for access from anywhere in the Reliance Network including both
the DISCOMS in Delhi.

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Capturing Entire EHV/HV Network

Phase 1
The GIS data dictionary included the entire network of EHV and HV.
EHV Grid Stations and their equipments.
11/0.44 kv substations and their equipments.
66.33 and 11 kv feeders.
Survey agencies
identified for capturing
EHV/HV networks.
Unit
Digitization of captured
data using in-house
digitization tools developed
by RDWL and REL

Digitized data migrated to

REL Corporate electric
data base server at DAKC.

Database made accessible

through ESRI COTS and
customer application from
anywhere in Reliance WAN
including both DISCOMS in
Delhi.

Unit Cost

Qty.

Total
Cost
(Mn)

Cost Per
Consume
r

650

476

0.3094

0.16

33/66 KV Conductor

Km

33/66 KV Cables

Km

11 KV Conductor

Km

11 KV Cables

Km

650

1,441

0.9367

0.49

EHV Station

Nos

2,500

124

0.31

0.16

HV Stations

Nos

500

8,000

2.1

Cost Estimates for EHV / HV Data Collection

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Capturing the entire LV Network

Phase 2
Consumer Feeding Structure points
codified with unique codes for
linking them with respective set of
consumers.

Capturing LV network
Features captured
Consumer Feeding Points
* LV Support Structures
* LV Feeder Pillars
* Street Light Structures
LV Feeder Network (0.44 kv ) connectivity

Feeder Pillars/Support Structures

This would enable linking of every

consumer with its feeding point &
11/440 v substation, required for energy
audit, NA, O&M and other
applications.

Unit

Unit
Cost

SS

Qty.

Total
Cost
(Mn)

Cost Per
Consum
er

800,000

3.36

Cost Estimates for LV Data Collection

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In-House Digitization and Field QC

Data being captured is governed
with stringent QA requirements
based on feature being captured
Team deputed for carrying out
QC who conducts field checks
before accepting data for
digitization
Data is then handed over to
digitization team where
digitization is done using
industry standard CAD/GIS
packages.

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Capturing Consumer Information

Non-availability of accurate consumer records had been one of the main reasons for
commercial losses.
GIS based consumer indexing has been carried out by many DISCOMS / SEBs,
without much of a fruitful result.
At BSES, Delhi it is at a conceptual; stage and different models are being evaluated
for collecting consumer information
The consumer data being collected will be integrated with its building id for its
spatial location and network connectivity with its feeding structure id in GIS.

Consumers

Unit

Unit Cost

Qty.

Total
Cost
(Mn)

Consumer

1,906,000

13

Cost Estimates for Consumer Data Collection

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Cost Per
Consume
r
7

Skeleton of GIS
CIS

SCADA

NO

OMS

CIS

DATA
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SAP

Enterprise Wide Integrated GIS.

OMSResponder
Network
Analysis

Consumer
Information
System(CIS)

GISAM/FM

SAP

SCADA-DMS
Custom Tools
( Energy Audit
Scheduler et al.)
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Electric Network Trace

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LT NETWORK

Service Line

Service Point

22

SLD WITH REF-ID

23

SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH ATTRIBUTES

24

CONSUMER DATA

25

Consultancy Services by REL

It is proposed that REL will be appointed as technical consultant to BRPL and BYPL
and carry out management services including
Survey and digitization
Procurement and contracting
Contract management and monitoring
QA and QC
Hardware and Software
Application testing
Migration and hosting services for application and database at DAKC

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Load growth planning Using Geo-referenced data

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Distribution Management thru integrated GIS

Load Calibration (LC), Load Flow Calculation (LFC)

Switching Orders based on minimum Loss path

Static spatial connection and dynamic behavior of organizational model &
equipment model
Switch and switch status telemetry superimposed with cable/conductor type &
length
Electrical parameters (R, X, B, G ) derived there from to give loss data and
options
Voltage profiling with load data superimposed on above
Power quality and THD
Distance relay zones superimposed on map to give nearest fault location
Fault Isolation and switching restoration options

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Estimated Benefits of GIS

As per estimation, GIS will benefit by decreasing both Commercial and Technical losses.
Based on assumption for 0.5%, 1.5% and 2.5% increase in MU billed for the first, second
and third year respectively by reduction of losses and better O & M.
Pre GIS Implementation

BYPL
MU
Domestic

BRPL
MU

Post GIS Implementation

Total

Approx
Tariff

I Yr.
(1.0%
Incr
MU)

Approx.
Increase
in
Revenu
e

II Yr.
(1.5%
Incr
MU)

Approx.
Increase
in
Revenu
e

III Yr.
(2.5%
Incr
MU)

Approx.
Increase
in
Revenu
e

1591

2801

4392

43.92

87.84

66.54

133.08

112.56

225.12

Commercial

580

740

1320

13.2

52.8

20

79.99

33.83

135.32

Industrial

272

406

678

6.78

27.12

10.27

41.09

17.38

69.51

66

67

0.67

0.34

1.02

0.51

1.72

0.86

368

1100

1468

14.68

7.34

22.24

11.12

37.62

18.81

2812

5113

7925

79.25

175.44

120.06

265.78

203.11

449.62

Agriculture
Bulk
Total Units Billed

Benefits after GIS Implementation

Note: From the table, increase in revenues with prevailing tariff is

175mn, 265Mn and 450Mn respectively for three years.

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SAMPLE REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS SHEET

HT Maintenance Department
Sr.
No
1

Activities

Description of activity

How GIS can help

Maintenance of 33 kV, 22 kV
and 11 KV cables in the
system

Information of the 33KV or 22 kV

feeder tripping is conveyed to the
zonal engineering dept
Arrangements are made for the
necessary load transfer operations
as per the directions of the Load
Cell
Staff is deputed along with
personnel of Testing Dept. to
pinpoint the location of fault
Excavation is arranged for exposing
the fault after issuing necessary
intimations to concerned local
authorities.
After exposure, the fault is
ascertained, the cable identified
and punctured. If fault is not
discernible, re-testing is requested
Cable jointing arranged and
intimation given to drawing dept.
regarding the same.
On completion of jointing and
refilling of excavated area, pressure
testing of the cable is carried out

The affected are can be viewed on the GIS, so that th

cusomers may be informed accordingly.
a) Locating a Substation during an emergency, for
carrying out Switchover operations
b) Determining the shortest route between two
substations or any two facilities
Knowledge of existing joints on the cable and the
topology of the area beforehand
Generation of Intimation letters to appropriate BMC
Ward, with drawings of the portion to be excavated

The number of cables lain along the same route can b

verified. The correct cable can then be exposed.

a) Joint details can be updated on to the GIS directly

b) All attribute details, viz jointing date, jointers name,
type of joint etc can be attached to the joint
Keeping track of whether the excavated area has been
reinstated

After successful pressure test,

Other faults/ disturbances/ abnormalities in the vicinity
message for charging the cable is
this area can be checked
given. System normalising
operations carried out as per Load
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Cell
System normalising operations
Keeping track of affected areas, on the GIS map
carried out as per Load Cell.

M aintenance of 11 kV/ 430V

substations

Preventive Maintenance
Substation Inspection & LT Load
reading :The load reading is
carried out as per the known peak
load period of the substation and
may be morning or evening,
morning & evening and in some
instances night
Transformer Oil filtration: Monthly
transformer oil filtration schedules
are distributed to the Load Cell,
Controlling Receiving Station and to
the various districts. The respective
D.I.s arrange for outages as
scheduled by distribution of LineClear car
Switchgear overhauling:
(frequency : once in THREE
YEARS)
The monthly switchgear overhauling
schedules are distributed to the
Load Cell, Controlling Receiving
Station and to the various districts.
The respective D.I.s arrange for the
scheduled outage by

Proposing improvements in
network

a)Area-wise peak load period can be displayed on the

GIS
b) An automatic schedule for load reading & Inspection
can be generated keeping into account the shortest
travel time for the maintenance crew

a) The GIS can provide updated graphical information

on where the outages have been taken
b) Line clear cards can be automatically generated and
ven mailed to the consumer in advance
c) The BDV of the Oil can be attached as an attribute
data to the Transf

Same as above

These proposals are for

a)Detailed interior layout of the Substation is available
improvement of supply conditions in instantly
the area and include:
b) Approach roads and possible shorted cable routes
1) Reinforcement of H.T.U.G. Cable can be identified.
( i.e. replacement of existing cable c) Automatic generation of Bill of Material/ Cost
with higher size cable)
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2) Change / addition of switch-gear d) Displaying areas requiring improvements based on
3) Change / addition of L.T. Panel
load
4) In

Miscellaneous works

R Jobs
These are request jobs executed at a) Generating Estimates for execution of the Job
the behest of consumers, other
b) Locating the area of interest
utilities or the local authorities or
repair works carried out to rectify
damages on our cables as a result
of works carried out by the party.
Estimates for the same are
prepared and forwar

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Estimating Return on Investments

Based on the assumptions of the benefits made, it can be seen that the
project has a pay back less than one year of its implementation.

Cost

Increase in
Revenue

Net Cash
Flow

GIS Implementation

128

-128

GIS Implementation (End of I Yr)

40

175

135

6%

Maintenance Cost estimated as 25% Of total

Implementation (Yr. II)

42

266

224

95%

Maintenance Cost estimated as 15% Of total

Implementation (Yr. iii)

25

450

424

138%

IRR

Return on investments
From the Table it can be seen that the project not only has very less payback period, but has fabulous returns over
second and third year with net cash flows as 135mn, 224mn and 424Mn with IRR as 6%, 955 and 138% for first,
second and third year respectively

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Thank You

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