Definition of Improvements in the Areas of Fluent and Coordinated Restoration of the BIPS

The fluent restoration is a procedure that minimizes the system’s time of interruption quickly, simultaneously and independently. It can be performed by substations’ operators or by agents’ Operation Centers, with minimal communication possible, in accordance with procedures previously defined in studies.

ONS, along with the agents, set and kept fluent and coordinated restoration corridors updated for the restoration of the country's main load centers. Throughout 2015, it was evaluated the fluent restoration process regarding several areas of the BIPS, especially where the entry into operation of new equipment causedrelevant changes in the grid topology, which required areassessment of the restoration process.