June 18, 2010
Volume 3, Number 4
Rethinking Your Substation Risk

In our discussions with various utilities globally regarding the topic of Risk Management at the substation, the general theme is around three categories:

  1. Aging substation assets – how can we improve on monitoring the condition of the critical assets at the substation? Are we getting the right data into our risk-monitoring system? Do we know what to do with the data? 
  2. Cyber security – what information are we trying to protect? Do we have secure remote access to the substation information? What do we need to implement to facilitate security compliance to NERC CIP requirement? 
  3. New and legacy equipment must work together – A forklift replacement approach may not be cost justified, how can we upgrade our D20 RTU from serial to IP network based? How can we expand our substation and leverage the new IEC 61850 technologies? Is there a roadmap to migrate from a legacy substation to the Smart Substation?

 If you are going through the same assessment process or want to learn more about how ASAT products address the above challenges, it would be our pleasure to connect with you and discuss options. Please contact us.

Please find below information on our project upgrading the D20 RTUs at 55 electrical substations for the Malaysian Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
 
May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday Season and all the best in 2011! 

Regards

Manford Kwan
President & CEO

Customer Projects & Highlights

ASAT Solutions Inc. is working in partnership with Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to upgrade GE D20 RTU's at 55 substations using ASAT DAPmini server. To further improve its power system availability, reliability and security, as well as to improve operation and maintenance effectiveness, KLIA is upgrading its existing power substations with the latest technologies. "After extensive research, evaluation and site testing, KLIA determined that DAPmini server is the best fit solution for addressing our D20 upgrade requirements including TCP/IP based communication, remote engineering access (REA) for maintenance, and cyber security enhancement,” said Mr. Rahmat Taib, Manager at KLIA. “We are excited to deploy the DAPmini technologies to meet our current and future challenges at KLIA." With over 25 million passengers annually, hotel and commercial complexes, and a Formula 1 racing circuit, KLIA is a major hub of air travel in the south-east Asia region. KLIA continues to enhance its infrastructure to meet its growth challenges. To learn more about this project and its applications please contact us.
 
 

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Community Service

As a part of the Community Service Program, the ASAT team participated in the Operation Christmas Child program at the Samaritan’s Purse Canada. On Wednesday, ASAT staff spent the afternoon volunteering at the Samaritan’s Purse facilities where we helped inspecting, sorting, and packing shoe boxes that stuffed with toys, school supplies, and etc. We processed approximately 2,000 gift boxes that will bring joy and excitement to less fortunate children around the world this Christmas.


 

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