Literature

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Brochures, Catologs and Product Sheets

Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Feeder Outage Management

Relays & Controls

Security In Depth

Data Access at the Enterprise

Integration at the Substation

Condition Based Maintenance

Peak Load Management

Volt/VAR Management

System Modeling and Simulation

Training

Case Studies

Technical Notes

NEW ! SMP Gateway Malware Protection
"NERC CIP-007 R4 requires the use of anti-virus software and other malicious software ("malware") prevention tools to detect, prevent, and mitigate the introduction, exposure, and propagation of malware on all Cyber Assets within the Electronic Security Perimeter. This document describes how the SMP Gateway implements malware protection."

NEW ! SMP Gateway and Conitel RTUs
"The Conitel protocol is one of the many protocols that are supported by the SMP Gateway. This document provides a quick overview of the protocol and explains the different connectivity options that are available to connect the SMP Gateway to a Conitel RTU."

IEC 61850-Based Substation Integration Solutions:"An increasing number of utilities are using IEC 61850-compatible devices in their substations. New installations sometimes use only such devices; but, in most cases,
IEC 61850 devices are installed along with legacy IEDs and RTUs that do not support IEC 61850. This document presents three applications of the SMP Gateway in IEC 61850-based solutions to establish a link between the control center and substation devices."

Using SMP Gateway to Securely Access Substation PCs: "This document describes how the SMP Gateway security features can be used to provide secure remote access to legacy systems, including substation PCs running older, no longer supported, operating systems."

Meeting NERC Requirements: "This document describes the security features of the SMP Gateway and IED Manager Suite applications. It also describes how these solutions can provide utilities with a secure, NERC CIP-compliant, solution to integrate their substation devices."

Redundancy options with the SMP: "As a central element in a substation, the SMP Gateway offers different options to create redundant solutions. This document outlines each of these options one by one. As much as possible, diagrams are used to illustrate the different functions. In the last section, case studies are presented to show some combinations of the SMP Gateway’s multiple redundant options that were used by Cooper Power Systems’ customers to create sophisticated failsafe communication
systems."

Planning Your Pilot Project, Part I: "Most utilities are faced with the daunting task of integrating new devices with their existing RTUs and SCADA. To provide this type of capability, automation systems now require sophisticated communications infrastructure to connect the substation devices to the various control centers. Because of the complexity of this task, we propose a common-sense approach to pilot projects that has been used successfully to minimize the risks and costs in a large number of substation automation projects."

White Papers

NEW ! Open Enterprise Architectures for a Substation Password Management System, presented by Adam Gauci and André Hamel from Cooper Power Systems. Source: CIGRÉ Canada, Conference on Power Systems, Toronto, October 2009.

Business Benefits of Implementing a New Hydro-Electric Plant Control System, Álvaro Enrique Ávila Gutiérrez, Automatización Avanzada S.A., Jacques Benoit, Cooper Power Systems, paper presented at 2008 IEEE PES T&D Latin America Conference and Exposition, Bogota, Colombia - August 13th to 15th, 2008

Meeting IED Integration Cyber Security Challenges, presented by Jacques Benoit at the Eskom Southern Africa Power System Protection Conference, November 12-14, 2008

Intelligent Electronic Device Data Extraction at Hydro One, prensented by Sheng Hsu (Hydro One) and Adam Gauci (Cooper Power Systems) at the Eskom Southern Africa Power System Protection Conference, November 12-14, 2008

Adding Intelligence to Substations and Distribution Lines, presented by Gerrit Dogger at GCC CIGRE Power, November 12-14, 2008

Hidden Challenges in the Implementation of 61850 in Larger Substation Automation Projects, presented by Robert O’Reilly at DistribuTECH 2008

How to Integrate NERC CIP Requirements in an Ongoing Project, presented by Jacques Benoit at Western Power Delivery Automation Conference 2007, presentation

A Case Study: How a utility Automated and Integrated Automated and Integrated Data/Control for 4000 Pole for 4000 Pole-Top Top Switches and Protection Relays, Switches and Protection Relays, and Reduced its SAIDI, presented by Robert O'Reilly at Western Power Delivery Automation Conference 2007, presentation

Optimizing Substation Automation by Using IED Data in an Intelligent Gateway, presented by Gerrit Dogger at DistribuTECH 2007

Making the Most Out of Substation IEDs in a Secure, NERC Compliant Manner, presented by Jacques Benoit at DistribuTECH 2006

Webcasts

Energy Central Webcast: "How to Green Your Distribution System?", presented by Charles Parsons, James Strong, David Bingenheimer and Robert Hardin, February 18, 2009

Energy Central Webcast: Substation Integration and Automation. Today’s Issues and Leading Solutions, presented by Jacques Benoit and Gerrit Dogger, January 21, 2009

Conferences Presentations

Implementing Real-Time Statistical Analysis of Power Quality in a Distributed Generating Environment (multiple wind farm sites), Martin Boulay, Eng. (The Ohmega Group), Robert O’Reilly (Cooper Power Systems - Cybectec), poster session presented at CanWEA conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 19-22, 2008

How Utilities are Handling (interpreting) NERC CIP Guidelines, Robert O’ Reilly, Senior Application Engineer, Cooper Power Systems, presented at South Dakota State University, Center for Power System Studies, October 2008

Implementing Real-Time Statistical Analysis of Power Quality in a Distributed Generating Environment (multiple wind farm sites), Robert O’ Reilly, Senior Application Engineer, Cooper Power Systems – Canada, Matthew Oong, Regional Sales Manager, Cooper Power Systems – Australia, presented at The Electric Energy Society of Australia, Energy NSW 2008, 29th - 31st October, Sydney, Australia

An Evolutionary Approach to the Implementation of a “Smart Grid”, Robert O’ Reilly, Senior Application Engineer, Cooper Power Systems, presented at Smart Grid RoadShow, Toronto, October 6-7, 2008

The role of Phasor Data Concentrators (PDC requirements for Large Scale Applications), Robert O’ Reilly, Senior Application Engineer, Cooper Power Systems, presented at North American SynchroPhasor Initiative Working Group Meeting March 6 & 7, 2008

Using IED Data To Implement Substation Automation Functions, presented by Gerrit Dogger at DistribuTECH 2007

Workshops

Power Station Automation, Robert O’ Reilly, Senior Application Engineer, Cooper Power Systems, presented at Canadian Utility Telecom Conference, Winnipeg, September 8-11, 2008

A new Breed of Tools for the Power Industry, Robert O’ Reilly, Senior Application Engineer, Cooper Power Systems, presented at i-PCGRID 2008

Security References

Providing Secure and Reliable Access to Substation IEDs, flyer (227KB)

Securing Critical Cyber Assets with Cybectec Products

NERC CIP-002-1 through CIP-009-1
Cyber Security Standards (formerly 1300)
http://www.nerc.com/filez/standards/Cyber-Security-Permanent.html

NISCC Good Practice Guide on Firewall Deployment for SCADA and Process Control Networks
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20050223-00157.pdf

Computer Security Resource Center Library
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/

21 Steps to Improve Cyber Security of SCADA Networks,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Assurance (2.52MB)