Authors: R. Allen, T. Olason, S. G. Bridgeman
Abstract
A power utility decision support system (DSS) consists of a tightly integrated computer hardware and software package readily usable by system operators as a decision-making tool for power system operation management decisions. The DSS consists of three logical components: a graphical user interface (GUI), a database management system (DBMS), and a library of processing algorithms. The GUI provides a fast, user-friendly graphical interface for convenient interfacing between man and machine; The DBMS offers fast, reliable access to the current system status historical status records, as well as all pertinent system features. A collection of "smart" processing algorithms are designed to answer a variety of operator queries at a moments notice. The DSS must address these power system management problems in a manner that ensures long term efficiency in water resource management as well as the short term operations, to maximize the net benefits of power production to the utility.
