Case Studies
More and more, the electrical power industry is discovering the
sophistication and ease of use of our products. Cybectec solutions are
already implemented in some of the largest utilities in North America.
The following case studies describe some of the various ways that
utilities and integrators are using our products in their automation,
integration and modernization projects—
Alstom Power—Using an SMP to
allow a PLC using Modicon MODBUS to communicate with two IEMOs (Independent
Electricity Market Operator), a remote SCADA system, and a GRMC (Generation
Resource Management Center), all using DNP 3.0.
Breton, Banville &
Associates—Using the SMP as a communications gateway to provide the
interface between a PC-based server using a IEC 60870-5-104 Master OPC
server, and remote stations using Schweitzer SEL 351 and Modicon MODBUS
protocols.
Georgia
Transmission Corporation Relay Data Server project—Development of a
custom web-based software application to retrieve SOE and DFR data from
substation IEDs, and make the data available using a web browser on the
corporate intranet.
Georgia
Transmission Corporation Substation Automation Project—Using the SMP
to integrate IEDs and provide substation information to the SCADA system.
Using the SMP to push event and waveform data from the IEDs to the Relay
Data Server system.
Hydro-Québec
- Distribution Automation Project—Developing a front-end communication processor (FEP)
to integrate various devices used in the distribution automation system, to
a distribution control center.
Hydro-Quebec - EMS
Center Modernization Project—Using the SMP to connect 200 existing substations,
equipped with a variety of legacy RTUs, to Hydro-Quebec's new Energy
Management System (EMS) center using the IEC 60870-5-101 protocol over a
X.25 WAN.
Hydro-Quebec - National Load
Shedder Project—Using the SMP with custom software and hardware
modules in order to implement a remote control load shedder.
Hydro-Quebec - Automatic Shunt
Reactor Control Project—Using the SMP with custom software and
hardware modules to implement an automatic shunt reactor control.
Hydro-Quebec - RTU
ModernizationProject—Using the SMP with custom software and hardware
modules to modernize existing RTUs.
Hydro One Networks—Using the SMP to connect RTUs and IEDs from
different manufacturers to a new Network Management System (NMS).
Interconexion Eléctrica de Colombia ISA—Using the SMP to connect
an IED using the IEC 60870-5-103 protocol to a control system using MODBUS
over TCP/IP.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power—Using the SMP to
integrate multiple types of IEDs and provide substation information to the
new LADWP ECC (Energy Control Center). Using Visual Substation as the HMI
for local and remote operation and maintenance.
Newfoundland Power—Using the SMP to integrate multiple types of
IEDs and provide substation information to the master SCADA, a substation
terminal server and the Visual Substation HMI.
New York Power Authority Real-Time Circuit Breaker Condition
Monitoring System—Using Visual Substation and SMP communications
technology to implement a real-time circuit breaker condition monitoring
expert system.
Siemens - CNOOC and Shell Nanhai Petrochemical Project—Using
redundant SMPs to develop a fail-safe control system for a major
petrochemical plant in Asia.
Tyco Electronics—Using
the SMP and Visual Substation to develop a fail-safe control system for a
major tunnel lighting project in Asia.
Vattenfall—Using the SMP to integrate IEDs and provide substation
information to the SCADA system. Using the SMP's Passthru function to
retrieve event and waveform data from the IEDs. Using Visual Substation as
the HMI for local and remote operation and maintenance. |
