Compare ACS PRISM ADMS vs. Siemens Spectrum Power Advanced Distribution Management System

Minsait ACS offers one of the most advanced and integrated suite of applications available today for distribution network management. Our PRISM advanced DMS, which is based on more than 40 years of experience delivering “mission critical” real-time systems with an open architecture design, features maximum reliability and availability, and offers several key advantages over competing solutions:

-A fully-integrated single database and network model, using the GIS and available planning
data as the source
-A full suite of advanced applications for visualization, optimization, analysis and operation
-A completely integrated OMS suite that eliminates the need for costly and complex
interfaces for data transfer between different SCADA/DMS/OMS platforms
-A unified and comprehensive user interface, providing safer and more efficient system
control
-A high-performance real-time engine for all Smart Grid functions, designed to deliver when
you need it most
-A sophisticated simulator platform that enables training of operators and other personnel -
based on realistic operational scenarios and actual events captured from the operating
system

While the grid system has become increasingly complex due to the integration of distributed energy resources and storage these challenges have created opportunities to rethink the world of power distribution management. When integrated into the distribution grid, smart meters, demand response, and distributed storage and generation – in combination with increased grid automation – are inundating utility systems with data that need to be intelligently managed and leveraged for effective distribution grid operation. At the same time, utilities are facing growing regulatory and customer pressure to maximize grid efficiency and provide reliable service at all times.

To enable utilities to face these current and future challenges successfully, Siemens has entered the next era of power control systems: the Spectrum Power™ Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS). It integrates distribution SCADA, outage management, and advanced fault and network analysis – all operated in a Common User Environment – to gain maximum benefit from smart meter information and provide a solid foundation for the management of tomorrow’s grid today.