T&D Automation Buyers Guide Categories

• Communications

  Media used to transmit and receive data across a utility's service territory (radio, Leased phones lines, satellite, microwave, etc.).

  43 Vendors With 44 Products and Services

• Energy Management Systems (EMS) / Distribution Management Systems (DMS)

  EMS = Systems that control and monitor the flow of the power from when it leaves the generating plant and onto and including the transmission system.

  DMS = Control and monitor the flow of power at the distribution level. Includes control within the substation fence and beyond on the "wires". Includes SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition), Distribution Automation (control beyond the substation fence on the distribution network), Substation Automation (management of operations within the substation, but generally not real-time like a SCADA system).

  111 Vendors With 135 Products and Services

• Enterprise Solutions

  Information technology applications and systems that manage business and customer operations for the utility, including Outage Management, Work Management, Asset Management, and Enterprise Resource Planning.

  77 Vendors With 85 Products and Services

• Professional Services

  Consulting services that provide engineering and related technical expertise to the utility in the deployment of T & D Automation systems and applications.

  36 Vendors With 38 Products and Services

• RTUs/IEDs

  Devices that are deployed across a utility's T & D service territory that enable real-time or near real-time monitoring and control of remote facilities.

  42 Vendors With 44 Products and Services