Transmission Availability Data System (tads) Data Reporting Instruction Manual August 1, 2014 For Calendar Year 2015

Version History 2

Table of Contents 12

Preface 13

Introduction 14

1.1.1 Manual Suggestions 15

2.1.2 TADS Definitions 15

1.2.1 AC and DC Voltage Classes 15

1.2.2 What ElementsOutages Should be Reported in the Less than 100 kV and 100 -199 kV Voltage Classes? 16

1.2.3 How dDoes the Nnew Bulk Electric System Definition Affect 200 kV+ TADS Elements? 16

3.1.3 Forms Overview 16

4.1.4 Who Must Report 18

5.1. 5 Data Confidentiality 18

6.1.6 TADS Training 20

7.1.7 Calendar Year 2015 Quarterly Inventory and Outage Timelines 20

8.1.8 Outage and Inventory Entry Methods 21

9.1.9 WebTADS - TADS Data Entry and Analysis Software 21

1.9.1 WebTADS Error Message Interpretations 22

10.1.10 NERC IDs and TO Names 23

11.1.11 TADS Help and TADS Contacts 23

12.1.12 Administrative Forms with Transmission Owner Information 24

1.12.1 Form 1.1 Non-Reporting Transmission Owner Statement 24

Form 1.2 Reporting Transmission Owner Information 24

Chapter 2 – Forms for Multiple-Owner Elements 25

13.2.1 Form 2.1 Multiple-Owner AC and DC Circuits 25

14.2.2 Form 2.2 Multiple-Owner AC/DC Back-to-Back Converter 26

Chapter 3 – Forms for Element Inventory and Summary Outage Data 28

15.3.1 AC and DC Inventory Data 28

16.3.2 Transformer Detailed Inventory Data 30

17.3.3 AC/DC BTB Converter Inventory Data 31

18.3.5 AC Multi-Circuit Structure Miles 31

19.3.6 Common Corridors 32

Chapter 4 – Forms for Detailed Automatic Outage Data 33

20.4.1 Outages That Continue Beyond the End of the Year 34

Chapter 5 – TADS Events 35

21.5.1 NERC Multiple Utility Event ID Code Creation 35

22.5.2 Event Type Numbers 36

5.2.1 Non-TADS Element Outages: 37

5.2.2 Event Type Number 13 versus Event Type Number 11: 37

5.2.3 Event Description: 38

23.5.3 Event Analysis Guidelines 39

24.5.4 Event Type Number Determination 39

Step N1 - Normal Clearing determination 39

Step N2 - Screen for Event Type Numbers 05 and 06 40

Step N3 – Screen for Event Type Numbers 11 and 13 40

Step N4 – Screen for Event Type Number 31 40

Step N5 – Screen for Event Type Number 49 – Other Normal Clearing 40

Step A1 - Abnormal Clearing 40

Step A2 – Screen for Event Type Number 60; Breaker Failure 41

Step A3 – Screen for Event Type numbers 61 and 62; Dependability or Security Failures 41

Step A4 – Screen for Event Type Number 90; Other Abnormal Clearing 41

Chapter 6 – Forms for Detailed Non-Automatic Outage Data 42

25.6.1 Outages That Continue Beyond the End of the Year 43

Appendix 1 – Administrative Forms with Transmission Owner Information 44

26.1.1 Non-Reporting Transmission Owner Statement 44

27.1.2 Reporting Transmission Owner Information 46

Appendix 2 – Forms for Multiple-Owner Elements 47

2.1Multiple-Owner AC and DC Circuits 47

2.2Multiple-Owner AC/DC Back-to-Back Converters 48

Appendix 3 - Forms for Detailed Element Inventory Data 49

3.1Detailed AC and DC Circuit Inventory Data 49

3.2Detailed Transformer Inventory Data 50

3.3 Detailed AC/DC Back-to-Back Converter Inventory Data 51

3.5Detailed AC/DC Back-to-Back Converter Inventory Data 52

Appendix 4 Forms for Detailed Automatic Outage Data 53

4.1 AC Circuit Detailed Automatic Outage Data 53

4.2 DC Circuit Detailed Automatic Outage Data 54

4.3 Transformer Detailed Automatic Outage Data 55

4.4 AC/DC Back-to-Back Converter Detailed Automatic Outage Data 56

Appendix 5 Form for Event ID Code and Event Type Number Data 57

Appendix 6 Forms for Detailed Non-Automatic Outage Data 59

6.1 AC Circuit Detailed Non-Automatic Outage Data 59

6.2 DC Circuit Detailed Non-Automatic Outage Data 59

6.3 Transformer Detailed Non-Automatic Outage Data 60

6.4 AC/DC Back-to-Back Converter Detailed Non-Automatic Outage Data 60

Appendix 7 – TADS Definitions 61

Appendix 8 – Inventory Data Examples 62

28.Concepts 62

Equivalent Circuit Mileage 62

Equivalent Number of Elements 62

29.Inventory Data Entry Example 62

Base Model 63

Quarter 1 Data Entry 63

Quarter 2 Data Changes and Additions 64

Quarter 3 Data Changes and Additions 64

Quarter 4 Data Changes and Additions 65

Quarter 4 Multi-Circuit Structure Miles 65

30.Additional Common Inventory Changes 68

Situation 1 68

Appendix 9 – Detailed Automatic Outage Data Examples 69

Appendix 10 – Planned Outages and the 30-Minute Exclusion Examples 81