Outputs
Live Data Display
High-performance real-time visualization of animated one-line diagrams in EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation’s SCADA HMI allows you to gain situational awareness of the state of your power system from anywhere, and it allows operators, with the proper credentials, to perform remote control. It displays information coming from the EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation Controller: machine status, power flows, switch status, etc.
A Harmony Magelis Compact iPC can be used for local HMI/SCADA. It communicates with the controller as the monitoring and control access point.
It embeds the following features:
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Monitors and controls the microgrid electrical distribution topology
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Monitors and controls the EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation Controller functions
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Monitors the system architecture and its communication network
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Acts as the maintenance access point of the solution (access to technical documents and configuration software)
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Harmony Magelis Compact iPC |
Events and Alarms
Event log viewers:
Events and alarms are uploaded from devices and visualized in native event and alarm viewers of the Edge Control software (EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation). Chronological views include all events and alarms, acknowledged or unacknowledged alarms, and summary alarms or incidents related to microgrid events. High speed and high precision sequence of events analysis helps locate the source of any switching sequence issues or other related faults. In addition, user remote control actions are traced with operator name and timestamp.
Smart alarming:
With the optional integration of EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert, microgrid events or alarms are intelligently grouped to be displayed as comprehensive microgrid incidents and reduce the overall number of alarms in the viewer. Further analysis can be performed through drill-down (refer to the Power Event Analysis application).
Trends
Historical energy data from the microgrid power system can be displayed as trends in EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation for on-site facility teams to monitor and manage the electrical system and DERs. Trending in EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor can additionally show near-real-time and forecasted energy production and consumption data within the context of other parameters such as energy rate schedules, temperature, and other factors that drive decision-making for optimal microgrid energy usage and production modes.
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Battery Charge/Discharge Trend in EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor |
Reports
When EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert is installed and integrated with EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation, comprehensive reporting on the microgrid electrical network is enabled. Refer to applications such as Electrical Distribution Monitoring and Alarming, Power Quality Monitoring and Compliance, Capacity Management, among other applications for details on reporting that can be embedded in a microgrid solution.
Notifications
Alarm notifications available with the optional Event Notification Module for EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert can be automatically sent via SMS or email to configured recipients on user defined schedules.
Alarm notifications can be configured to delay sending notifications during a user-defined amount of time and to send a single notification for multiple events. This prevents flooding of notifications.
Cloud-Based Analytics and Services
EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor cloud-based analytics help optimize the energy production and consumption of on-site Distributed Energy Resources (DERs).
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EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor HMI |
They forecast and optimize when to produce, consume, and store energy on a customer site, based on electricity tariff rate, site constraints, weather forecast information, and demand response requests.
EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor manages and optimizes the following four DER control orders:
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Accumulation
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Normal
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Low
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Sleep
These orders are sent to the DER itself (energy storage system) or to the existing DER management solutions, such as:
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EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation
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Building Management System for HVAC* systems
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Cluster for Electrical Vehicle (EV) charging stations
Thanks to the web interface, the site facility manager can monitor near-real-time energy data as well as the potential savings and earnings achieved. Such data can also be exported in an Excel file for deeper analysis.
Some optimization use cases include:
Tariff management:
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Controlling DERs according to the variable electricity tariff rate. EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor can modify the energy consumption / energy production ratio of the site to adapt it to the tariff periods (peak/off-peak periods) while maintaining the same level of comfort for occupants.
Demand control:
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Reducing the demand charge of a site by leveraging the DER's flexibility to reduce the consumption peak of the facility (peak shaving) and thereby reducing the demand charge for the customer
Self-consumption:
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Maximizing energy consumption of local energy sources including energy storage systems
Demand response:
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Performing demand response orders by connecting to a utility or a commercial aggregator platform which can monetize demand response orders
Off-grid mode preparation:
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Preparing a customer site to enter island mode using the forecasting capabilities of EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor in association with the EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation Controller. EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation, by collecting weather forecast information, is able to calculate the probability of a storm arriving in the next three hours. If the probability of a storm is high, the facility manager can activate the off-grid preparation mode.
EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation will switch the priority from energy saving / cost optimization to reliability, in order to store and accumulate as much energy as possible, before the EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation Controller goes into off-grid (island) mode.
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EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor Remote Monitoring and Forecasting |