Electrify Smart Grid Investment with Asset Management
用資產管理系統(tǒng)促進智能電網的投資

Keywords
Smart Grid, Asset Management, Predictive Maintenance, Power Equipment, Substation Automation, Transmission & Distribution, Transformers, Restoration, Cable Faults, Circuit Breakers, Regulators

關鍵字
智能電網，資產管理，預見性維護，電力設備，變電站自動化，輸配電，變壓器，恢復，電纜故障，斷路器，調節(jié)器

Overview
Everyone agrees that the Smart Grid can enable consumers to conserve and reduce energy costs.  However, this also goes against the incentives （earnings per share） of every independent energy supplier.  Conceivably, utilities can lose additional revenue with every smart meter installed.  Without a compelling business case for electric power transmission and distribution （T&D） companies,
the smart electric grid will not be sustainable.  The benefits of predictive asset management, which can reduce outages, restoration time, and maintenance costs for distributed assets, provide compelling value that can help mitigate the high cost of smart grid automation and spur adoption of the Obama Smart Grid initiative. 
 
概述
每個人都同意智能電網可以讓消費者減少能源消耗，但對于以提高每股盈利為目的的能源供應商來說，他們反對這項計劃。因為非常顯然，每安裝一臺智能電表，能源企業(yè)就會損失一些收入。如果不能給電力電網企業(yè)一個有說服力的商業(yè)利益，智能電網計劃是難以持久的。預見性資產管理系統(tǒng)可以幫助電力電網企業(yè)降低儲運損耗，縮短恢復周期，以及降低分散資產的維護成本。這就為這些企業(yè)提供了一項非?，F實的商業(yè)利益，幫助他們降低實行電網自動化的成本，從而更加容易接受奧巴馬智能電網計劃。

Electric Power T&D Needs to Get Involved 
Despite huge automation investments in the power generation industry, T&D has yet to deploy substation automation in a significant way.  The little automation deployed typically uses proprietary SCADA systems.  These systems may talk with ISOs, but can't easily talk with each other, inhibiting communication between different T&D companies and creating islands of automation.  Without integrated open automation systems and the associated infrastructure, T&D cannot enjoy access to information to improve productivity and reduce cost. The T&D industry needs to collaborate with automation and equipment suppliers and understand how to benefit from automation and infrastructure investments to meet future demand.

應該將電力輸配電系統(tǒng)包括在內
盡管發(fā)電行業(yè)有巨大的自動化投資，但輸配電還沒有為變電站部署較完善的自動化系統(tǒng)。這些非?；镜淖詣踊到y(tǒng)都采用的SCADA系統(tǒng)，它們可以采用ISO規(guī)范通信，但比較難以實現相互間的通信，抑制了不同的輸配電公司之間的系統(tǒng)通信，從而成為不同的自動化孤島。如果不能采用開放式的自動化系統(tǒng)和彼此關聯的基礎設施，輸配電系統(tǒng)就不能獲取信息以提高生產率和降低成本。在輸配電產業(yè)需要與自動化和設備供應商合作，了解如何從自動化系統(tǒng)和基礎設施的投資中受益，并滿足未來的需求。

For more than two decades, there has been too little in the way of T&D investment, resulting in a decaying infrastructure driven to its limits;  an infrastructure that is prone to fail at the slightest hint of increasing peak electrical demands. This, combined with an inexperienced workforce, unreliable power equipment, environmental impact, increasing information needs, and the recent availability of government funds for smart grid development, means that T&D companies should be investing now. However, response has been mixed.

二十多年來，對輸配電的投資實在是太少了，導致陳舊的基礎設施運轉到了極限。電力高峰時段的輕微變化就容易導致電力基礎設施的崩潰。。此外，缺乏經驗的工作人員、可靠性不高的電力設備、環(huán)境影響、越來越多的信息需求，以及zui近政府推出用于智能電網發(fā)展的專項資金，都表明應該對輸配電企業(yè)投資了，然而，業(yè)內對此反響不一。

The Smart Grid by itself does not necessarily provide long-term financial benefits for power T&D companies.  On the other hand, commercial and industrial customers that are willing to take the time to learn how to exploit the technology can benefit by reducing electric consumption and lowering their monthly bills.  However, more incentives are clearly needed to drive electric power T&D investment.     

智能電網的本身并不一定能為輸配電企業(yè)提供長期的財務收益，商業(yè)和工業(yè)用戶很愿意花時間學習如何利用這項技術減少電力消耗，從而減少每月賬單。顯然需要更多的激勵來推動輸配電設施的投資。

Hidden Value of Asset Management Provide Incentives   
Electric power T&D utilities companies should evaluate smart grid investments in conjunction with T&D automation and control and asset management.  Combining these elements in a single initiative makes the smart grid a more compelling investment opportunity for T&D utilities.

資產管理的隱藏價值帶來激勵
電力輸配公用事業(yè)公司應評估智能電網投資，連同輸配電自動化控制和資產管理。將這些因素結合到一個單一的計劃使智能電網成為輸配電企業(yè)的一個更令人信服的投資機會。