SCADA 101: Fundamentals with a Focus on Energy Management System (EMS)

July 22-23, 2024 | Online :: Central Time

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“Ivana provided a solid overview. I appreciated her encouragement of discussion amongst attendees. I left with greater knowledge and things to consider.” – SECO Energy

“EUCI did a fantastic presentation for our organization on the topic of SCADA. This is perfect for new members to the company who need a high-level view of the SCADA system. It was interactive and informative.” – Student Trainee (Engineering), Western Area Power Administration

“Ivana was knowledgeable and able to answer most questions. Enthusiastic and clear speaker. I enjoyed the course and hearing her past EMS experiences.” – Principal Analyst at Reliability First

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“Ivana is an engaging speaker. She brings a large level of expertise and is able to communicate the needed information in an easy-to-follow format.” – Reliability First

“Enthusiastic and clear speaker. I enjoyed the course and hearing her past EMS experiences.” – Principal Analyst at Reliability First

“Ivana has good energy and an engaging speaking style. I appreciate her real-world experience and the stories she shared.” –Managing Director of Power Delivery at Grant PUD

“Ivana was able to make the material relatable and keep us interested.” –IT Specialist at WAPA

“I feel a lot more confident coming out of this class than I did going into it. Thanks, EUCI!” – Trico Electric Cooperative

SCADA systems are generally used to monitor and control equipment in industries such as telecommunications, water and waste control, energy, oil and gas refining, and transportation—mainly systems that are geographically widespread. 

Our instructor, a Principal Database Specialist with Xcel Energy, will guide attendees through an intensive review of:

• Typical SCADA hardware components
• How different telemetry points are processed
• Data flow from the field, through RTU, to front-end processor, to control room
• How data can be processed for the end user
• Alarm processing
• Switching controls
• Processing logic in database, and putting it into the dynamic graphic user interface for end-to-end control and monitoring
• Best practices in data maintenance
• The uses of dispatch training system for real-time data analysis

Attendees will leave with a solid understanding of how SCADA systems work, how and why they were developed, how they are structured, its database and data collection techniques, and the uses of the dynamic data by the end user.

Learning Outcomes

• Discuss the history and evolution of SCADA systems 
• Identify the basic hardware and software components of a SCADA system 
• Examine communication protocols that are used to transmit, collect, store, and manage data 
• Describe the increase need for cyber security for ICS 
• Evaluate different instrumentation measurement technologies 
• Review SCADA system architecture and discuss the data flow from field to control room
• Identify alarm processing and supervisory control  

Monday, July 22, 2024 : Central Time

SCADA Overview

• SCADA Definition 

SCADA History and Evolution

• • By technological evolution
  • Telemetry-based SCADA
  • Minicomputers
  • Microprocessors – PLC

SCADA Types 

• • By market evolution
  • Monolithic
  • Distributed
  • Networked

SCADA System Components

• Common SCADA Abbreviations
• Typical Hardware SCADA Architecture
  • Master administrator – data repository
  • Communicator – data acquisition
  • Front end processor – RTU 
  • Historian – data archiving
  • Human Machine Interface – individual users
• Typical System Division
  • Primary system
  • Backup system
  • Training system (DTS)
• RTUs
  • RTU protocols types
  • RTU scans rates and options
  • Field devices

SCADA Data Collection – Point Types and Uses

• • Analog points (measurements)
    • Limits
    • Setpoints
    • Secondary sources
  • Accumulators (periodic collection)
    • Meter collections
    • Counter values
  • Status points (indication and controls)
    • Alarm processing
    • Supervisory controls

Data Collection and Q&A Session

Course Adjourns for the Day

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 : Central Time

Review of Day 1

Data Management

• Maintaining the Data and Best Practices
  • Constructions project
  • Engineering points list
  • Data standards
  • Safe job processing (QAS and productions systems)
  • Station one-line drawings and dynamic graphic user interface
  • Point to point testing
  • Checklist and procedures

SCADA Security and Additional Applications

• Network Processing 
• Dispatch Training
• Cyber Security of SCADA

Course Concludes

Ivana O’Deen
Principal Database Specialist, Xcel Energy

Ivana O’Deen is a current Principal Database Specialist at Xcel Energy. She has been with Xcel Energy for over 15 years where she has been responsible for managing and training employees on SCADA/EMS systems. Prior to her employment at Xcel Energy, she worked 11 years for Siemens, EMS division in Minnetonka, MN. During her employment at Siemens, she helped prototype numerous clients’ databases and displays, and she conducted the in-house training of Siemens Spectrum database and display systems management.

“Ivana was knowledgeable and able to answer most questions. Enthusiastic and clear speaker. I enjoyed the course and hearing her past EMS experiences.” – Principal Analyst at Reliability First

“Ivana has good energy and an engaging speaking style. I appreciate her real-world experience and the stories she shared.” – Managing Director of Power Delivery at Grant PUD

“Ivana was able to make the material relatable and keep us interested.” – IT Specialist at WAPA

We will be using Microsoft Teams to facilitate your participation in the upcoming event. You do not need to have an existing Teams account in order to participate in the broadcast – the course will play in your browser and you will have the option of using a microphone to speak with the room and ask questions, or type any questions in via the chat window and our on-site representative will relay your question to the instructor.

• Microsoft recommends downloading and installing the Teams app if possible. You may also use the Edge browser or Chrome.
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• The remote meeting connection will be open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the course. We encourage you to connect as early as possible in case you experience any unforeseen problems.

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If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

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SCADA 101: Fundamentals with a Focus on Energy Management System (EMS)

July 22-23, 2024 | Online

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Credits

EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEUs for this event.

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must log in each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course.

Instructional Methods

Power Point presentations and open discussion will be used

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Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 11.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preperation: None

EUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

 

Who Should Attend

• • Engineering staff new to SCADA
  • Executives, managers, and other professionals in the energy field
  • Consultants, attorneys, and engineering firms that work within the electricity sector