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Yukon Feeder Automation software

Eaton’s Yukon Feeder Automation (YFA) solution is an advanced feeder automation software that focuses on self-healing grid functions such as FLISR (fault location, isolation and service restoration). The system is designed to help lower SAIDI and SAIFI metrics by converting sustained outages into momentary outages by means of automated intelligent switching operations. The YFA system applies real-time data from intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) on the distribution system to detect system disturbances such as faults; it then automatically reconfigures the system to isolate the disturbance and minimise the total number of customers affected by an outage. Eaton’s Yukon Feeder Automation solution provides utility engineers with the tools to easily design and implement a self-healing grid solution. The YFA system makes changing the automation settings effortless, thereby streamlining the process of incorporating new IEDs or adapting to changing field conditions. The YFA system’s ease of use empowers utility companies to incorporate the self-healing grid as a process rather than treating feeder automation as a project.    

Harness real-time data
Improved reliability
Dynamic self-healing software
Minimise customer impact
Reduce SAIDI/SAIFI
Better system metrics

Core features

  • Fault management, voltage loss management and load management
  • Simple configuration
  • Self-healing system
  • Server-based application with centralised communication architecture

Eaton’s Yukon Feeder Automation (YFA) solution turns sustained outages into momentary interruptions

Eaton’s YFA is a fault location isolation service resolution solution (FLISR) that enables utility companies to quickly reduce the length of outages for customers on an affected feeder – restoring many in under two minutes and some in as few as 30 seconds.

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Faster restoration for better system performance

Performs service restorations in approximately 30 seconds to 2 minutes, significantly reducing outage time, SAIDI and SAIFI.
Specifications

Yukon Feeder Automation (YFA) software features

FAULT MANAGEMENT
Quickly detects and isolates faults so that unaffected load sections can be restored via feeders with capacity
VOLTAGE MANAGEMENT
Detects loss-of-voltage situations and can isolate those line sections from the feeder so that the unaffected sections can be restored
LOAD MANAGEMENT
Continuously monitors loads on the system to help prevent overloading in the case of an event
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE INTEGRATION

Allows for the integration of distributed energy resources on the system and understands bidirectional current flow

Can even help to control those resources and manage which feeders which they are connected to

MULTIPLE OPEN PROTOCOLS
Automation system is not locked into a proprietary format
FLEXIBLE COMMUNICATION
The system can use existing communication networks without the need to establish a new or separate network for automation
EASY DEVICE INTEGRATION
Controls from many different manufacturers are available via drop-down menus to integrate those devices easily in the system. This feature means that YFA software does not lock the utility to a single vendor. We also add new devices to the system upon request so that the automation system is future-proof as new devices are developed.
DYNAMIC TOPOLOGY
Does not need to be in a "normal" topology to function correctly; this means YFA software can respond in many different situations for a number of different faults
SIMPLE CONFIGURATION
Makes setting up the YFA system straightforward and allows utility companies to truly own their automation system
MINIMAL LINEMAN AND OPERATOR TRAINING

A fully automatic restoration system that requires very little interaction with operators

Is adaptable to the utility company’s current work practices and can be disabled via in-the-field commands, such as hot line tag or local mode, or via operator commands

BUILT-IN SIMULATOR

The exact same logic that powers the automation engine on a YFA simulation machine also powers the YFA production machine

Testing done in simulation can accurately reflect how the production system will operate

This is very different from distributed systems, where a simulator can only approximate what might happen, because each device\agent operates semi-independently on those types of systems and the simulator always runs on a PC, not the actual hardware

SCALABLE

Can be deployed to control a system with as few as two devices and has operated on systems of over 800 devices in size

The simple configuration makes YFA not only very scalable but also easy to maintain as the utility infrastructure evolves

CENTRALISED AUTOMATION TRACE

As all the data for a YFA system comes to a centralised location, it is all logged, timestamped and stored in that one location

This makes understanding what happened easy, with log events and reports that are readable by humans

This allows for continuous improvement of the automation system so that it can be optimised to operate exactly how the utility wants it to be

OPTIONAL REDUNDANCY
YFA has the option of having a fully redundant hot standby system, so that if something were to happen to the primary machine, the secondary machine could fill in and take over
SECURITY

YFA has undergone extensive security testing and assessments to ensure that it is compliant with the latest best practices in cybersecurity

YFA uses Windows Active Directory for Authentication and ties in role-specific authorisation based on that authentication

This allows different users and groups to access the system, but only those with the right privileges can make modifications

All the modifications are tracked and recorded

Requirements

OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows 7 SP1

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows 10

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

WINDOWS 7 SP1, WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2, WINDOWS SERVER 2012 R2, WINDOWS 10, WINDOWS SERVER 2016
x64
MEMORY SPEED
1333 MHz 
MEMORY CAPACITY
8 GB
CPU SPEED
2.2 Gigahertz Intel Compatible
SERVER DRIVE SIZE
500 GB
SERVER DRIVE TYPE
SATA for better performance or RAID if data persistence is required.
NETWORK ADAPTER
Dual gigabit network adapter
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