Operator > Outage

In dpPower Operator it is possible to create Operation outages, Planned outages and Observations. The type of outage is used to get the correct outage statistic. In Operator, the current outages are displayed in a list with the possibility to do searches by using different filters.

Select an outage in the list and the east panel opens with detailed information about the outage. If you double-click an outage, the map will simultaneously zoom in on the current object. If the object is not in the active view, the views in which the object is displayed are listed.

Update outage list

The outage list is normally updated automatically, but an update can also be done manually with the button Refresh outage list which is located in the upper left corner in the tab Outages.

Add planned outage, operation outage or clearance work

With the tool buttons Add operation outage Add planned outage or Add clearance work it is possible to create new outages of different types. See chapter Create new outage for further information.

Filtering of outages

With the drop down list, you can filter the content of the outage list by using a number of search criteria. Note! That when a specific search criteria is selected, the selected option is displayed in a blue color to indicate which search criteria that is currently used.

All types: Outage type.

All statues: Status.

All temporal modes: Time.

All current: Amount of hours.

All voltage levels: Voltage level.

Outage type

Outage type could be filtered on All types, Customer fault, Observation, Operating order, Operation outage, Planned outage, Planned meter replacement, Station fault, Unknown fault or Select multiple.... If the alternative Select multiple is selected, the dialog Select types is opened which gives the opportunity to filter on several outage types:

Status

Status filters the outages on All statuses, Not verified, Verified, Fixed and Select multiple.

The filter All statuses shows the outages with the status Not verified, Verified and Fixed.

Ended and Invalid outages uses an automatic time filter that only shows the last 3 months. The purpose is to present a list mainly showing ongoing outages due to performance reasons. Older outages can be viewed using the Query tools Outage statistics. The 3 months automatic filtering limit can be modified in the configuration setup.

Time

Filtering on the Time phase for outages. The different time phases available are All temporal modes, Coming, Active, Passed and Select multiple.

At first hand the Occurred time and Restored time will be used as search criteria. If any of these fields are empty, the Planned time and Planned restored time will be used instead.

Coming outages will show all outages where the time for Occurred is in the future.

Active outages will show all outages where the time for Occurred has passed and the time for Restored is empty or has not passed.

Passed will show all outages where the time for Restored has passed.

Amount of hours

Amount of hours filters the outages on All current, Within 3 h, Within 6 h, Within 12 h, Within 24 h, Within 48 h and Within 72 h.

Note! That this filtering option is only available for those with Operating order or Real-time.

Voltage level

The voltage level can be filtered on different voltage levels in the network.

Fields in the Outage tab

The columns to be displayed in the list are determined by pressing the arrow on the far right of the header row.

Type/Category	Shows if the outage is a Planned outage, Operation outage or an Observation.
Outage/Operating order	Is the unique outage ID.
Status	For a status explanation see section Create new outage.
Occurred/Executed	Is the actual times for the outage.
Planned end time	Is the last estimated restore time. The column will be colored if the set time is passed and the outage operation is not yet set as finished. The planned end time for ongoing underlying outages is displayed as the operating order's planned end time in the Outages tab of the south panel.
Customers	Shows the affected customers. The first number displays how many customers that are currently affected. The number inside the parentheses, shows the total number of customers that has been affected by the outage.
Modified by	Shows the operator user that last changed the outage.
ID	Shows the ID and the object type of the disconnecting device. If ID is missing only the object type is shown.
Placement	Shows the ID and the object type for the location of the disconnected device. The placement could either be a Substation or a cable pillar.

Right-click alternative on an outage

If you right-click on an outage, following alternatives are selectable:

Show disconnecting device in map	Zooms to the disconnecting device in the active view. If the object does not exist in the active view, the views where it exists will be displayed in a list. The disconnecting device is the object that originally disconnected customers i.e. the first object in the operating order.
Show faulty component in map	Zooms to the faulty object in active view. If the object does not exist in the active view, the views where it exists will be displayed in a list. The faulty object is the object that caused the fault, for instance a faulty cable joint. This object has to be added manually by the operator for each outage. See the section Information - Outage.
Copy outage	Copies an existing outage to a new outage. The purpose is primarily to not create a new operating order if similar operations has been done before.
Place fault location in map	Places a fault location in the map.
Show fault location in map	Displays the set fault location in the map.
Object history	Opens a dialog with the history of the outage
Change outage type	Will change the outage type (Planned/Operation).
Related objects	Loads the related objects for the outage so it is easier to use other functions as Show/hide attributes for example