Tom PHILLIPS

Strategic Marketing Analyst

INSPIRED INTERFACES

South Africa

Optimal Transmission and Distribution Network Design

Why Optimise

Faster delivery

Design accuracy

Cost reduction

Simplify expansion (what if designs)

The optimisation design process

Pre-engineering

Survey

Transferred into CAD

Electrical analysis

Network optimisation

Changes incorporated into CAD

Generation of line structures

Creation of a Bill Of Quantities and Costing

Rendered geospatially

Pre-engineering analysis

Project area demarcation

Area analysis

Categorisation

Creation of packages

Technology selection

Project and BOM estimation

Pre-engineering completion

Packages

Pole top 50kVA transformer

Survey

Survey data captured using a Trimble device

Surveyor: Tonny Category COUNT ADMD SUM

Line Number: 93 A 2 DSP's 0.40 kVA 0.8 kVA

Line Name: L1-TX-093-09-T3-I B 9 DSP's 0.80 kVA 7.2 kVA

Village Name: Kamanga Ferry C 14 DSP's 1.20 kVA 16.8 kVA

Date: 23/1/2011 Totals 25 DSP's 0.99 kVA 24.8 kVA

SP 3 Bulk Loads 6.50 kVA 31.3 kVA

Waypoint # X Y CODE REMARK

487 482025 9719797 TX T3 Transformer

488 481981 9719758 AP

489 481951 9719714 AP

490 481950 9719664 AP

491 481951 9719592 AP

494 482005 9719505 AP

492 482006 9719492 AP

495 482029 9719427 AP

493 482039 9719377 AP

496 482046 9719357 SP 3.5kVA Power House

Import into CAD

Surveyed information is seamlessly transferred into CAD

Anatomy of analysis

Voltage analysis

Fault currents

Cable optimisation

Load profile analysis

Voltage regulation

Energy loss investigations

Protection device discrimination

Power factor analysis and correction

Energy loss analysis

Bill Of Quantities

Typical Bill Of Quantities

Costed Bill Of Materials

Automatic generation of Project Costing

Geospatial display

Value Added Benefits

Asset registration and location

Customer information update (CRM)

Simplifies network development planning

Assists with work flow management

Becomes the foundation of maintenance planning

THANK YOU

For additional inspiration, please contact:

Inspired Interfaces (Pty) LtdPO Box 967, Hillcrest, 3650, South AfricaTel: +27 31 765 6650Fax: +27 31 765 6649Email: support@interfaces.co.zaWeb: www.reticmaster.com