Download or read book An Integrated GIS Environment Enhancing the Operation and Planning of Power Utilities written by George Antoine Yared and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evolution of electrical power systems was tightly geared In the development of two fields: power engineering, with the advanced technology of physical elements comprising all parts of a power system, and information processing tools to manage the performance of electric power utilities Compared to power engineering that has gone through tremendous developments, information technology applications for electrical power systems are relatively young. The possible improvements of these applications are in their graphical, mapping, and data analysis capabilities. State-of-the art information technology such as Geographic Information Systems provides these facilities. The objective of this thesis is to devise a technique that combines power system software tools with the Geographic Information Systems software to enhance the operation, control, and planning of electrical transmission systems. The load flow, voltage control, and fault analysis models for the transmission system will be re-engineered in a Geographic Information System environment Although the research is generic, special attention is given to list application to the Lebanese electrical power system, which is recovering from an infrastructure devastating war. The research entails integrating the Power Systems Analysis and Control Package, or PSACP. developed at the faculty of Engineering and Architecture. American University of Beirut, within a Geographic Information Systems environment (ARCTNFO & . an Environmental Systems Research Institute, or ESRl. product). This will enhance the power modeling capabilities by the use of powerful thematic mapping, geographic and data analy sis, and user interface techniques that come with Geographic Information Systems. An overview of the two technologies involved is presented, followed by a detailed description of the integration technique before describing the integrated system Moving to a higher level, the features (capabilities) of the system are presented, followed by sample applications of the integrated system on the Lebanese electrical power system. The thesis contributes to the research arena by developing a software re-engineering and integration technique, and to the real-world arena by enhancing system security, improving quality of power supply, and increasing the operational efficiency.