TETRA Mobile Radio A Update on the BC Hydro Project

Sol Lancashire, P.Eng. Telecom Architect, Office of the CIO

11:00 AM September 13th, 2012 (20 minutes; Grand Ballroom)

Disclaimer
This presentation is intended for educational purposes only and must not replace independent professional judgment. Statements of fact and opinions expressed are those of the participants individually and, unless expressly stated to the contrary, are not the opinion or position of BC Hydro. BC Hydro does not endorse or approve, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy or completeness of the information presented.

Presentation Outline Overview of BC Hydro

Power System Radio Systems

Project Requirements Implementation Suggestions

BC Hydros Power System

Generation
41 Dam Sites, 30 Hydro facilities, and 9 Thermal units. 11,300 MW of Generation

Transmission
18,000 km of Transmission lines, 260 substations, and 22,000 Steel Towers. Two Control Centers Interconnection to Alberta and US 56,000 km of Distribution Lines 900,000 wood poles, and 300,000 transformers Service to 17 non-integrated areas

Distribution

Stakeholders
Customers
1,800,000 Customers 51,000 GWh of Domestic Load Serving 95% of British Columbia

Shareholder
Crown Corporation Triple bottom Line Performance

Images: City of Vancouver

System Objective
High reliability mobile communications for critical infrastructure (power utility) field operations
Improve Safety Support Efficient Power System Operations and Restoration

Capacity, coverage and features for day-to-day, emergency and disaster scenarios Seamless operational integration
Ease of use and flexibility to support rather than constrain operational effectiveness

Overall Requirements
Cost Reliability
a system that is available during outage, storm, and emergency events.

Coverage
in our case excellent coverage to the vehicle, but also good portable coverage to primary work locations.

Security
including the privacy or user communications

Capacity
and the ability to effectively control prioritize access

Longevity
a mature yet current and ideally growing technology commitment to long term system support
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User Requirements
Station Workers and other Sites (Portable)
Simple to use Clear audio Durable Long battery life Small / light weight Clear display Simple to use Consistent wide area coverage Clear audio Clear display

Power Line Workers or Traveling (Mobiles)

Operators (Consoles) Simple to use Aligned with work processes

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Key Features
Reliable Push-to-Talk (between individuals and work groups) Emergency Call (with 1 button press) Radio to Phone (PBX; 5 digit)
with Caller ID allowing the operator to easily return calls, and other Computer Telephony Integration opportunities (WO pops)

PBX to Radio (Individual and Talk-Groups)

we will use auto attendant but not DID.

Integrated GPS location services Text Messaging Voice Recording Isolated BS operations
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Call Modes

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Logical Connections

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Consoles
Provide Call Status and Queue information as well as GIS presentation.

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NMS

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Coverage
Proof of Performance Drive Testing

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CLOSING SUGGESTIONS

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Coverage Specification (Contract)

Coverage Area 4.02 S

A clear spec should generate clear proposals Put effort into your spec Translate your spec into contract documents and factory, site, and system acceptance test documents.

The required coverage area is shown on the drawings (Div F-DWG). Users desire a high level of coverage reliability for both mobile and portable radios throughout their operational areas. For voice service coverage, acceptable performance is defined as voice quality that meets or exceeds a Delivered Audio Quality 3.4 (DAQ) (defined in TSB88 as speech understandable with repetition only rarely required; some noise and distortion) stipulated for the conditions below, in the worst case direction using the worst case combination of modulation, encoding scheme and, if applicable, type of encryption. In the event of subjective testing, rarely will be interpreted quantitatively as not exceeding one repeated transmission out of 20 transmissions. For mobile radios with a standard quarter wave center roof mount antenna, the coverage design objective is to provide Delivered Audio Quality DAQ 3.4 with: .1 Location reliability of 95% on all paved surfaces. .2 No roadway coverage gap over 600 m linear distance. Acceptable performance at 90% location reliability may be acceptable for coverage along transmission line rights-of-way and on rural and unpaved roads. The portable outdoor coverage objective is to achieve Acceptable Performance to a portable radio worn on the belt (no swivel) of a standing user at 90% of accessible outdoor locations . The coverage objective for portables in specified buildings is to achieve Acceptable Performance to a portable radio worn on the belt (no swivel) of a standing user with a unity-gain, quarter-wave antenna mounted on the radio unit at 95% of generally accessible locations of the buildings or structures. The specified buildings are listed in the drawings (Div F-DW G). Where possible, the coverage provided for a specific talkgroup will be limited to that provided by only that cell or cells required to provide Acceptable Performance w ithin that groups operational area. This constraint will be used to limit the occurrence of traffic being incurred in multiple cells.

Acceptable Coverage Performance

4.03

Mobile

4.04

4.05

Portable Outdoor

4.06

Specified Buildings

4.07

Group/Cell Specific Coverage

4.08

Deployment By Operating Area

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Customize Training Materials

Training developed around existing work processes.
e.g. how to do a switching order using a radio

C2 C1 A1 B1 System Mode B2 Direct Mode B3 Can be used outside the coverage area A2 A3 Direct Mode

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Future Opportunities
More IT integration
Email to/from radios
under consideration radios will need user interface improvements (simple)

Radio text messages to Cellular SMS

under consideration

Location services integrated with the work management systems

today only used for safety by dispatcher

MS Office Communicator (Instant Messages to radio)

Generating stations across the province Interconnection with P25

Potential for interconnection with local PS

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Questions?
Sol Lancashire, P. Eng. Telecom Architect Office of the CIO, BC Hydro and Power Authority Sol.Lancashire@BCHydro.com +1 604 528-2332 6911 Southpoint Drive (E12), Burnaby, BC V3N 4X8, Canada BC Hydros Major Projects http://www.bchydro.com/energy_in_bc/projects.html Bid Opportunities http://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/

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