Utility Distribution Design and Facility Management

1. Utility Distribution Design and Facility Management Vonnie J. Smith, P.E.

2. Today’s Topics • Introduction • Industry Framework • Technology • Product Overview

3. Electric and Gas Utilities • Big growing businesses • Big IT investors • Big users of technology • Focused on cost containment • Focused on customer service • Focused on service reliability • Vary widely in size and structure • Vary widely in operating and engineering practices • Common system components • Common analytic approaches

4. Product Framework Enterprise Integration Bentley Geospatial Web Publishing Bentley Geospatial Server Bentley Geospatial Industry Applications Bentley Geospatial Desktop Bentley Geospatial Mobile Applications

5. Product Framework Enterprise Integration Bentley Geospatial Web Publishing Bentley Geospatial Server Bentley Geospatial Industry Applications Bentley Geospatial Desktop Bentley Geospatial Mobile Applications

6. Product Framework Expert Designer District Heating Expert Designer Water Expert Designer Storm Expert Designer Sewer Expert Designer Telco Expert Designer Gas Bentley District Heating Bentley Water Bentley Storm Bentley Sewer Bentley Telco Bentley Gas Expert Add on Modules Hammer URD WaterCAD StormCAD SewerCAD SisHYD SisHYD Industry Applications for Advancing GIS for Infrastructure Plan–Analyze–Design–GIS/FM-Operations Expert Designer Electric Add on Modules Telco Work Print District Heating Work Print Electric Work Print Water Work Print Storm Work Print Sewer Work Print Gas Work Print Example: Industry Applications for GIS/FM Bentley Multi-Utility Bentley Electric • Includes: • MicroStation GSX • Bentley Map 6

7. Product Framework Expert Designer District Heating Expert Designer Water Expert Designer Storm Expert Designer Sewer Expert Designer Telco Expert Designer Gas Bentley District Heating Bentley Water Bentley Storm Bentley Sewer Bentley Telco Bentley Gas Electric Solution Water Solution Storm Solution Sewer Solution Telco Solution Gas Solution District Heating Solution Expert Add on Modules Hammer URD WaterCAD StormCAD SewerCAD SisHYD SisHYD Industry Applications for Advancing GIS for Infrastructure Plan–Analyze–Design–GIS/FM-Operations Expert Designer Electric Add on Modules Telco Work Print District Heating Work Print Electric Work Print Water Work Print Storm Work Print Sewer Work Print Gas Work Print Example: Industry Applications for GIS/FM Bentley Electric • Includes: • MicroStation GSX • Bentley Map 7

8. The All New Electric Solution XM • Built on a Common Industry Application Framework • Supports all XFM persistence workflows • Allows Bentley Electric and Expert Designer to work together seamlessly • Packaged with Bentley Map and the Geospatial Extension

9. Electric Solution Building Blocks Expert Designer Bentley Electric Electric Industry Model Geo Platform Platform

10. Electric Industry Model • Offers a complete model for electric distribution • Works out-of-the-box with Bentley Electric and Expert Designer • Provides a clear starting point for customers • Rendered in Visio & Excel • Managed with a model administrator

11. Electric Industry Model • Structural Network • Poles, Framing Standards, Switch Cabinets, Conduit, Vaults & Duct Banks, Guys • Relate to Conducting Features in Primary & Secondary Network • Support for Maintenance Inspections • Support for Structural Analysis (Expert Designer) • Guying • Pole Loading • Sag & Clearance • Cable Pulling • Primary Distribution Network • Conductor • Transformers, Sectionalizers & Other Devices • Support for Electrical Analysis (Expert Designer) • Load Flow • Motor Starting • Voltage Flicker • Equipment Sizing & Optimization • Secondary Distribution Network • Conductors • Street Lighting • Service & Loads • Load Modelling & Secondary Wire Sizing (Expert Designer)

12. Electric Industry Model

13. Model Administrator • Supports Use of Visual Modeling Tools • Allows Bulk Loading of Configuration Data • Extends Capabilities of Geospatial Administrator • Supports and Manages Incremental Model Changes

14. Network Model • Uses XFM feature instances and properties to support all XFM persistence workflows • Provides multi-network support • Networks can optionally be created based on features in user-defined fences • Supports attached dgn files • Support for upstream, downstream and all connected traces • Stop condition specification

15. Bentley Electric • Designed for documentation & facility management • Supports features placement, editing, and viewing • Directional network trace and highlight • Offers generalized customization architecture for tailoring solutions • Logs historical feature transaction information • Validates feature data against configurable business rules • Simple service delivery

16. Bentley Electric • Inference Assisted Placement • Understands and manages relevant relationships • Attaches conductors and devices to physical structures based on proximity • Connects conductors and devices to electrical supply points with user interaction • Runs business rules • Other tasks

17. Unique Bentley Electric XM Capabilities • Smart Editors • Standard attribute view, entry and update • View, highlight and go to • Electrically connected features • Structurally attached features • Dependent child features

18. Solution Tailoring • Custom Hooks for Adding Specific Placement Behaviors • Pre- and Post- Insert • Pre- and Post- Delete • Pre- and Post- Connect • Pre- and Post- Attach • Pre- and Post- Disconnect • Pre- and Post- Join • Supports use of VBA

19. What Can Be Done With Tailoring? • Enable or Disable Validation • Set Properties • Add, Update or Delete Features and / or Sub-Features • Raise Dialogs • Other

20. Configurable Behaviors • Called Through Customization Hooks • Delivered as Sample Code • Adds Intelligence to the Industry Model

21. Delivered Sample Code • Related Feature Synchronization • Phase • Operating Status • Number of Runs and Units • Length • Life Cycle Status • Circuit Collections • Multiple Simultaneous Feature Placement (Switch Cabinets) • 3D Elevations

22. Feature Placement • Select Features from the Command Manager • Fill in Properties in the Editor • Inference Sets Relationships and Validates Business Rules • Customization Hooks Perform Special Tasks • Network Connectivity is Created

23. Expert Designer • Drag and drop feature and multi-feature placement • Design with job defaults and data-driven rules • Associate compatible units to features eliminating double entry • Use in-house or contractor labor to evaluate construction options • Automatically generate bill of materials and estimates

24. Expert Designer • Determine optimal size for transformers, conductors, and fuses • Flicker and AC/Motor start • Minimize costs without impacting reliability or quality of service • Avoid tedious exchange of data with engineering analysis systems • Automate and standardize design decisions

25. Expert Designer • Model Design Workflows • Support for conditional branching, data-driven events, and simultaneous workflows • Invokes external applications • Display, query, and organize work requests, compatible units and design data • Report on history and metrics • Efficiently match workflow to changing business needs

26. Bentley Electric and Expert Designer

27. Bentley Electric and Expert Designer • Simple layout for fast design • Bentley Electric feature placement creates Expert Designer data • Simple Service delivery

28. Bentley Gas – Coming Soon!

29. Bentley Gas • Built on Common Industry Application Framework • Includes an Industry best-practices model • Works simultaneously with Bentley Electric to support the needs of multi-utilities

30. Demonstration Bentley Electric with Expert Designer