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Underground cable maintenance and management in power sector

Open Standards
All the Data to be used by the system requires being available across platforms and applications. This requires use of Open standard norms at least in database connectivity(ODBC) and Interfaces (API)


Fig. 6: Change of password & logout module

Technical
Technical issues related to the solution are of two types, viz, representable (where the representation of the problem is possible) and the unrepresentable (where the representation is not possible or abstract. Both types of difficulties have been faced in the first phase of development.

However it is the Second category that can be expected to be the main hindrance.

Project Cost Estimate overruns could occur in the course of the various difficulties stated above and others that may not be foreseen at this stage.

Recommendations

• Use of Open Standards in Various products related to GIS, Network Management, Maintenance Management, and Databases and also in the Development of the Tools help in standardization, reuse and Interoperability of the system components.
• Development of Solutions in the phased wise manner as envisaged in the paper would lead us to better, customized and stable systems. Development activity should be continuous and thus ensure scalability and updating.

Conclusions
The Cable Maintenance And Management System described above can thus prove to be a cost effective, scalable and customized solution. Completion of the first phase of the solution has provided significant inputs that can lead to a faster, stable and effective Total Solution as Planned.

The Cable Maintenance And Management System solution would provide for the real benefits of automation and use of GIS in terms of improved distribution Management of Power. Such Software development efforts can serve for the needs for Most Indian Power Companies and also worldwide.

Acknowledgement
We wish to thank Tata Infotech Ltd., for allowing us to present this paper. The views presented in this paper are that of the authors.

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