Survalent Category: Operational Improvements

Maximizing Utility Operations with GIS Integration

In an era where grid reliability and operational efficiency are paramount, utilities are increasingly integrating their Geographic Information System (GIS) technology with their ADMS and DERMS solutions to enhance visibility, streamline decision-making, and optimize network performance. GIS technology has evolved [...]

Is there such a thing as the right offline environment? You bet there is!

Have you tried jogging in dress shoes? You can do it, but not without hurting your feet. Same goes with ADMS offline environments - you can certainly edit in your production environment but at what cost? There’s always a reason [...]

Not everything is better with a human touch. You need automation.

You might have heard that a human aspect makes a company better. Although that might be true in most cases, for electric utilities facing massive storms, nothing beats automation. A control room can feel like a war zone during storms. [...]

Six Reasons to Choose Survalent

Reason # 1: Customer centricity is the core of our business Tired of chasing down your vendors, vying for their attention to get resources allocated to your upgrade or implementation? Need your voice to be heard amongst the sea [...]

Schematic Generator for Faster, Easier Switching Operations

Time is a precious commodity in the control room. Minutes can be particularly critical when switching and load transfer operations are necessary. Schematic Generator is an add-on application for SmartVU that improves the ease and efficiency of switching and load [...]

Expensive, complex, and time-consuming? Dispelling the myths about FLISR and LOV.

Utilities throughout the world are under pressure to ensure a reliable supply of high-quality power to their customers. Deploying Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR) is one of the most reliable ways to do so. With FLISR, you can [...]

It’s Time to End your Reliance on Vendors for Upgrades, Configurations, and Implementations

For many utilities, system upgrades and grid modernization initiatives have faced unexpected delays due to one key challenge: dependence on onsite visits from vendor technicians for configurations, upgrades, training, and system implementations. When utilities rely heavily on external support, any [...]

Remote ADMS Implementations – Myth or Reality?

Many utilities face challenges completing SCADA, Outage Management System (OMS), and Distribution Management System (DMS) implementations when vendor access to facilities is limited. In these cases, projects often pause until on-site support is available. That’s not the case for Survalent [...]

Modernize Your Network With A Single Platform Solution

As mentioned in our featured article, ADMS should deliver a shared network model and a single user experience. Many utilities are already migrating away from obsolete ADMS solutions to future-proof their operations. Often, they’re looking for a centralized ADMS that [...]

You Don’t Have To Be At Your Desk To Be In-The-Know

You can’t always be in the control room but that doesn’t stop issues from happening. Whether you don’t have a 24/7 control room, are a multi-tasking team member, are on a break, or are in a meeting, there’s an ever-present [...]

Three Ways Polaris Improves your Outage Management System

For utilities, an Outage Management System (OMS) is an important application for managing outages effectively. OMS, when integrated with SCADA and the customer service centre, can help you better coordinate outage response activities, resolve outages faster, and increase transparency to [...]

Tips & Tricks for optimizing alarms in SurvalentONE SCADA

Whether it’s an open circuit breaker or a tree on a line, unplanned issues are always going to crop up in utility operations. In these situations, time is of the essence to identify issues and keep the grid operating as [...]