Power system control centre: dispatcher’s activities

In a SCADA/EMS control centre the operator is as much an integral part of the control system as the hardware and the software. More than that, the operator represents the most essential part. The operating and the operational planning personnel are the pivot around which the whole control centre revolves. The operator remains the ultimate decision maker because his responsibility for the power system is not separable. Thus the problem of an energy control centre can be approached as a system with three components: Hardware Software Personnel.