PPL is leveraging its Electric Facilities Database (EFD) to determine placement of protective devices in the
field. In an effort to reduce the frequency of outages, PPL is using its ArcStorm and Oracle database along
with transformer and customer databases to determine where to optimally place fuses in the field. PPL is
utilizing upstream device information and downstream customer information to determine conductor spans
which best qualify for additional protective devices. The process targets single-phase laterals with a high
number of customers that lack an upstream fuse protecting a three-phase recloser or sectionalizer. This
paper discusses the process developed at PPL to support this need.
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GIS Weekly Magazine
Susan Smith
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