APPA 2004 ENGINEERING

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APPA 2004
ENGINEERING OPERATIONS TECHNICAL
CONFERENCE March 8, 2004
Adams Mark Hotel San Antonio, Texas
SUBSTATION MAINTENANCE
CASCADE Software for Utility Maintenance John
Cummins Lafayette Utilities System
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CASCADE Software for Utility Maintenance

• John Cummins
• Lafayette Utilities System

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Maintenance Management Inspection
SystemDeveloped specifically for electric
utilitiesSelected by over 60 utilities across
the U.S.Lafayette Utilities is a Municipal
Utility providing Electric, Water, and Wastewater
Services to the City of Lafayette, Louisiana.
Lafayette Utilities System chose Cascade Software
for Substation Maintenance, and incorporated
Commercial Electric Meter Maintenance into the
database.
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System Overview
CASCADE Server
CASCADE Workstations

Readings
Maintenance Order Reports
Inspections Testing Forms
Work Procedure
Automatic Data Synchronization
Maintenance Orders
CASCADE Field Units (Optional)
Synchronize the data directly to CASCADE
FieldUnits
Maintenance Orders
Inspections Testing
Equipment History
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Functional Overview

• Equipment Database
• Nameplate data, OM history
• Maintenance Procedures and Triggers
• Multiple Triggers and Boolean Logic
• Maintenance forecasting and planning
• Patrol and Maintenance Inspections
• Calculated inspection readings
• Inspection validation

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Core System Components
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Asset Database

• User Defined Structure
• Location Hierarchy
• Equipment Types
• Equipment Nameplate
• Point Click Navigation
• Saved Queries Sorts
• Comments Attachments

Triggers
Procedures
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Maintenance Procedures

• Standardized Practices
• As-found/As-left Maintenance Inspections
• Parts Tools
• Standard Hours

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Maintenance Triggers

• Multiple Trigger Types
• Periodicity, Readings, Date, Event
• Boolean Logic
• Priority Calculation
• Five user-controlled variables to determine
  importance of work
• Alerts or Work Orders

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Operations Benefits

• Consolidate your asset data
• Improve collection and use of data
• Assess equipment health and risk
• Develop consistent maintenance practices
• Prioritize OM dollars and resources
• Produce accurate maintenance forecasts
• Enable field personnel with valuable data

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Triggers for Maintenance Orders

• Lafayette Utilities uses triggers to generate
  Maintenance Orders. In the case of Electric
  Meter Maintenance, the Commercial Meters are
  triggered for calibration after a time interval.
  This way, a percentage of meters is being
  calibrated every month. If a meter is reported
  by a customer and routinely recalibrated, the
  trigger is adjusted so that meters next
  calibration will be triggered in the allotted
  time interval.

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Questions and answers

• Introduction of Mr. John Lane
• Sales Manager
• Digital Inspections, a KEMA Company