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News Release from: Catapult Software | Subject: IPower Scada
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 29 November 2001
Utility to implement master station
Customer trust-owned electricity distribution company awards contract for implementation of a replacement master station.
Electric utility Network Tasman has awarded a contract for implementation of a replacement Scada master station Network Tasman is a customer trust-owned electricity distribution company whose principal activity is to distribute electricity to about 30,000 rural, residential, industrial and commercial customers
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 25 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new system is based on IPower, a Scada product for the electricity industry.
IPower is developed on top of the IFix control system from GE Fanuc.
IPower and IFix are Windows based, highly open and extensible products, incorporating relevant industry standards and delivering a ready environment for cross-business integration.
The Scada system will communicate with existing Leeds and Northrup RTUs via a Foxboro DCIU using the 2025 protocol.
Communications to new RTUs, and between IPower and the DCIU will be via DNP 3.0.
The IPower master station will include dual main and hot standby computers, plus a redundancy system for IFix systems.
The Scada also incorporates the Ondemand fully automated electricity load prediction and control system.
This automates management of load control channels to meet half-hourly load targets.
Ondemand makes load predictions based on current and historic profiles, taking into account multiple determining factors such as day of week and environmental conditions.
It supports multiple points of supply, and operates within constraints of maximum instantaneous loads and guaranteed on and off times for channels controlled.
A full event and audit trail of all decisions made and actions performed is maintained.
Ondemand is integrated into the Scada HMI, and is available for Ifix, IPower, Intouch, Citect and Realflex.
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