Services for

Power Transmission
and Distribution

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Contents

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Introduction ....................................... 9/2

From Initial Planning
to Integrated Solutions ................... 9/3
Financial Solutions .......................... 9/3
Service and Training ....................... 9/4
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Introduction
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The energy market is changing, and so are

the rules of the game. The focus of attention is gradually moving away from the
old individual power suppliers and coming
to rest more and more on what we now
call energy service providers who can
master every aspect of power generation,
transmission and distribution.
Anyone who wants to make the most of the
opportunities offered by a deregulated and
liberalized market needs a business partner
who can advise and support, who offers
an individual service and a high standard of
training and who is always available when
you need him twenty-four hours a day.

Your partner

What we have to offer

As a true partner in everything to do with

power supplies we offer it all. Siemens
Services attend to all the tasks that help
you to achieve not only the best possible
economy in a competitive world but also
reliability of supply, optimum technical performance and safety.
Our range of services extends across the
board into every area of power transmission
and distribution, from analysis, planning
and project design throughout the whole
lifetime of an installation to its eventual
disposal.

This chapter is intended to high-light our

truly comprehensive range of services for
the energy market.
Take a look and see the enormous breadth
of what we have to offer for your products, your systems, your plant and equipment everything to do with power transmission and distribution.

For further information please contact:

Fax: ++ 49 - 91 31- 73 44 49
e-mail: udo.weber@erls04.siemens.de

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From Initial Planning

to Integrated Solutions
Power System Planning The first step
towards economical solutions
The first step towards a new, extended or
modified network always is a reliable initial
planning. No matter if this step involves
network analysis, equipment, plant or system design, or the integration of various
network components we have the right
know-how to perform any of these tasks.
Our services include counselling, power
system calculation, planning and design as
well as the analysis of networks of all voltage levels.
Our innovative approach and experience
of many years allow us to meet all the demands of our customers. To assist us in
this task, we developed several high-level
simulation programs such as NETOMAC,
the worlds most powerful tool for calculating electromagnetic and electromechanical transient response, and SINCAL for
the study of interconnected networks. We
also perform on-site measurements and
advise our customers about viable options
to improve and optimize their power system. With our AC/DC real-time simulator
we determine control and protection settings for HVDC systems, FACTS and power quality equipment. A team of experts will
always assist you with the installation and
commissioning of these devices on site.
Decentralized supplies can be
planned-in too
There is no doubt that in the future some
existing large concentrations of generating
capacity will be replaced by a larger number of smaller decentralized units. Such
units can be powered by wind, biomass or
solar light and will soon be generating between 10 and 15% of all the electricity that
is needed. Intelligent systems will provide
the control and ensure an optimum energy
mix.
This will make great demands on the planning and implementation of integrated energy management systems that cover the
whole distributed network right up to final
consumption.
Our partnership with you also means providing generation management, load management, delivery management and communications, with consumers too, integrated into the network itself. For this purpose
we employ intelligent supply systems, including subsystems such as the NEXUS

meter management system, the DEMS decentralized energy management system, the
SINAUT Spectrum open network control
system and the SICAM system for substation automation.

Project development and

construction of large-scale systems
Infrastructural and industrial projects call for
a broad range of products and services. The
demands frequently go beyond the scope
of just power transmission and distribution.
In such cases, your competent Siemens
contact can open up the door to everything
we have to offer in terms of power engineering.
In international project business, there is
nowadays an increasing trend towards involving consulting engineers, general contractors and project developers.
Because of the global interconnection of
this business it is essential to have an effective communication in place. With our
experience over decades we contribute to
an efficient project execution of such international projects including external and internal Siemens partners.

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Fit for the energy market

with integrated IT solutions
With the ongoing development in information technology IT over the last decade, it is
possible to build up integrated IT solutions,
designed to solve your problems and help
you to optimize your business processes.
However, the world of IT is still characterized by so-called island solutions, which
should be integrated into an overall system.
Our IT solutions cover all your tasks: Network
Management, Energy Trading, Customer
Management and Business Operations.
One good example of our integrated solutions is meter management, where the business process flow from meter reading to
consumption billing is efficiently supported.
A partner in system administration
Whether it be extending a system or simply
looking after it properly, as your partner we
can also undertake all your system and data
management. That could be of great interest for large-scale system administration in
connection with power system management,
for example. Typical tasks of this kind are
the editing of system parameters, regular
checking of system security and the addition and editing of mimic diagrams, listings
and records. In this area we can provide
backup either through on-site service or by
means of teleservice.

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Financial Solutions
So that none of your projects fall at the
hurdle of finance, we can advise you on
how to finance them in the most suitable
way for you.

The international trend: Operator models

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Project finance is in world-wide demand

these days, for major schemes sponsored
by both governments and the private sector. It is this that provides the necessary
freedom of action for investment. We help
you to explore many new avenues of approach total customized solutions, capital
finance from the worlds money markets
to fit your needs at attractive rates.

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Service and Training for

Substations, Switchgear and
System Components
Customized Concepts
Every plant, every installation, every system
and every product associated with electricity supplies can gain in value from skilled
expert service, whether it be through optimum availability, long service life, economical operation or fast help in the event of a
problem.
Whatever the task we have the experts
to deal with it. They are on the spot almost
immediately after you call and you can rely
on them to get the job done properly.

Training for any task

Whether it be task planning, status evaluation or damage analysis, we will be happy

to arrange expert surveys for you at any
time. Such results are an important prerequisite for economical future planning and
for skilled repairs or maintenance.

Just as important as good service are good

operating staff. Only someone who has
been properly trained can recognize early
on the need for service attention, plan it
properly when it is needed and respond
correctly to any operational disturbances
that might occur.
In order to cover this aspect of demand we
offer an extensive range of training programs
that have been tailored specifically to the
needs of our customers. Various courses,
based on theory but practical in nature, are
held for small groups of participants.

Arranging for waste disposal

When installations, plants or parts of them
have come to the end of their useful life,
you will have to dispose of them properly
and in an environmentally compatible manner. We will be happy to give you full backup and take care for arrangements by disposal experts.
On-call service and failure analysis

From a single service to total care

Expert surveys for economical answers

You can choose from a truly comprehensive

range of services. Whether you want a single-contract relationship with us or a longterm maintenance concept offering optimum
availability, we have the right one for you.

Our hotline gives you access to immediate

help. One call is enough to get you all the
support and backup you need over the
telephone or by specialist staff on-site.

Overall training program

As well as the actual training itself, we can
also take care of all your training management needs. This means the organization
and implementation of individual training
activities as a package including all the associated tasks of booking hotels, designing
programs and looking after participants from
the time they arrive to the time they leave.

Customized maintenance contracts

One way of ensuring that you get the best

possible service is to arrange a maintenance contract. Such documents lay down
what individual maintenance services will
be provided by us for example, 24-hour
on-call availability, coordination of service
activities, specific maintenance tasks, fault
analysis, etc., etc., etc. The advantage of
this for you is that you can tailor the scope
of the services to your own individual
requirements and so do what is best for
you in terms of economy.
World-wide service
solving problems on-site

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Residual wear margin

100%

Reference
conditioning
(after repair)

Reference conditioning
(at initial commissioning)
Actual conditioning
deviation Z0 Z1
Actual conditioning Z1

It makes no difference where you are: We

have a service network and a spares delivery service that span the globe, allowing
us to solve your problems quickly, fully and
reliably.

Damage limit

Modernize with RETROFIT

at the right price
Modernization instead of new investment
this is where RETROFIT comes in.
RETROFIT is our economical total concept
for looking after the technical side of your
installations and for adapting everything
to comply with the latest standards. That
means greater safety for your employees,
and greater reliability for the supplies you
provide.

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Lifetime
Inspection t1 Inspection t2

Inspection t3

Failure
Repair
time

Fig. 5: Condition-based maintenance:

The right time for action is when costs can be cut and availability can be enhanced.

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