Distribution Automation
Distribution automation (DA) digitizes electrical distribution services and data, enabling utilities to see deep inside the grid — monitoring assets from the substation level to the consumer’s door.
Why Distribution Automation Is Important
Automated restoration of power to consumers reduces outage durations and storm impacts and restores service faster when outages happen. This approach maintains a higher level of power reliability and consumer satisfaction, helping rapidly identify the location of a fault and then isolating the faulted area to minimize the impact of a power outage.
Why Burns & McDonnell?
We bring the experience of building not only distribution systems, but also field area network (FAN) communications overlays integrated with advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) and intelligent devices in the field. Our experience with all phases of DA deployment — strategy, device placement, communications requirements, standards, installation and testing, and operations and maintenance — helps you maximize efficiency across your grid to meet your DA objectives.
