With the incorporation of technological advances in different areas of life, today it is possible to carry out multiple activities that were unthinkable a few years ago. Even, it has been possible to ensure the optimal execution of many others that are part of our everyday life. In this way, around the world, cities are adopting new technologies to take them to the world of energy, and thus offer people the possibility of enjoying a more efficient and reliable electric service.
Moving towards an intelligent network
Thanks to technology, it has been possible to transform cities into intelligent spaces. A fundamental element for the construction of this type of cities is the implementation of a telecontrol system, which makes the electricity network smart.
The new telecontrol system facilitates the monitoring, control and optimization of the electric power service, and is designed to reduce the time of troubleshooting and reduce the number of customers affected, at the time it occurs.
This technology works by installing a set of telecontrolled equipment, which receives this name because they are operated remotely from a control center, to which a signal arrives at the moment in which the suspension of the electric service occurs. In this way, unnecessary displacements by technicians are avoided, and time is saved in stopping the fault, which translates into an improvement in the quality of the service provided to customers.
When the electricity network does not have a telecontrol system, when a failure occurs the Control Center receives the notification, but the exact place where it occurred is unknown, so the technician crew sent to the affected area must travel the entire circuit and carefully review to locate it, significantly incrasing waiting times for the restoration of the service.
Promoting the development of our electrical system
In 2015, in Enel - Codensa we initiated the most important modernization and telemanagement project in the country, which positions Bogotá as a pioneer in the construction of an intelligent city. For the consolidation in 2018 of this electric grid automation project, we have allocated close to 238 billion pesos, which will make it possible to install about 3,800 telecontrolled devices in 558 company circuits. These devices will subdivide the circuits in order to isolate the place where the energy supply was affected. Thus, we reduce the troubleshooting times and minimize the number of affected customers.
“With the execution of this project, the company reaffirms its commitment to improve more and more the quality of the service and to modernize the operation by implementing the best cutting edge technology available in the market”
– David Felipe Acosta, General Manager of Enel - Codensa