Case Study – Renewable Integration project

A worldwide client with operations in Romania has a network of several hundred locations focusing on renewable energies: wind farms, PV solar parks, and cogeneration. These locations required multi-path communication.

Challenges:

• Managing multi-vendor equipment running different SCADA protocols
• Maintaining compliance with changing regulation framework
• Geographical distribution of assets (PV solar parks, wind farms, cogeneration)

Objectives:

• Data extraction, aggregation, processing, and storage
• SCADA gateway to the OT command centre and customer’s IT systems.
• Integrated app management, network connectivity, and GPS localization.

Business Solution:

• Eximprod ES200 virtual RTU
• Industrial and IoT protocols
• Cisco Fog Director

Business Benefits:

• One single SCADA for more than 1.000 MW from 40 wind farm and PV plants
• Integration of operation, maintenance, asset management, wind farm security monitoring systems, and forecasting systems
• Advanced cybersecurity deployed in OT

Eximprod Solution:

The proposed solution is  Eximprod’s ES200 – a Virtual Remote Terminal Unit that runs on the Cisco IR809 IOx platform. ES200 deploys and adds new features much more rapidly and without hardware replacement. Security features and custom business logic can now be implemented based on customer requirements.

ES200 enabled the customer to improve grid security, reliability, and efficiency by integrating information and operational technologies (IT& OT).

ES200 can run and deploy at the Network Edge, while securely isolating SCADA microservices from any other process.

Also, together with the Cisco IOx, it offers advanced functions such as integrated app management, network connectivity, and GPS localization.

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Challenges:

• Increase IT & OT efficiency and security
• Improve grid reliability and control
• Reduce the number of service interruptions

Objectives:

• Virtual SCADA System
• Distribution Automation with Network-Embedded Microservices
• IoT Security

Business Solution:

• Eximprod ES200 virtual RTU
• Cisco IOx IR809 Industrial Integrated Services Router
• Cisco Fog Director

Business Benefits:

• Connected existing and new smart grid automated control for Utility distribution systems operators
• Ensured ease of management for SCADA using the Cisco Fog Director
• Advanced cybersecurity deployed in OT

Eximprod Solution:

Eximprod deployed a solution consisting in using Digital Smart Grid applications including:

• Virtualized SCADA System: ES200, virtual Remote Terminal Unit, for Energy Distribution Automation running on Cisco IOx IR809 router
• Distribution Automation with Network-Embedded Microservices: securely connecting existing and new Smart Grid automated control of secondary substations
• IoT Security- SCADA platform runs as a microservice directly on the Cisco IoT Secure Gateway

This solution allowed the DSO

• modernize and add software and services for remote automation and increased distribution control
• real-time visibility of the business – enables a quick response
• a secure, stable and very predictable network
• reduced and controllable cost base

References for Products and equipment

References - Energy Automation and Smart Grid

References for Renewables

References for Dispatch

References for Turnkey Projects