Elipse Software

To manage several network operation and maintenance aspects, power distribution companies rely on specific systems such as SCADA, Call Centers, OMS (Outage Management Systems), and GIS (Geographic Information Systems). These systems can be provided by different suppliers and information exchange among them is crucial to cope with daily challenges.

Integration with geo-referenced systems (GIS) allows the network topology to be automatically upgraded, which ensures that the devices to be operated are quickly identified, therefore saving field team time and resources.

Integration with OMS enables identifying non-automated switches statuses, which allows the module to consider the best grid paths available in real-time, according to the grid topology state.

Sometimes, a geographic view of the distribution network is way too complex to be interpreted. When it comes to operators having to act quickly over an event, this isn’t the best interface.

A simplified schematic view of the network is required; however, to draw a secure and reliable view of this type demands a lot of time, thus raising the engineering costs of the project.

This module has the function of automatically generating simplified schematic views that allow operators to visualize feeders in a more intuitive way, which leads to quicker, more assertive operations.

By integrating Elipse Power with the company’s GIS database, it is possible to detect if any cadastral changes affected the veracity of the current schematic diagrams, avoiding representations that do not reflect the actual electrical system. This process guarantees greater security in the maintenance of the operation screens of the SCADA system.

Power outages cause service interruptions, financial costs, and the deterioration of quality indicators. Restoring maneuvers, on the other hand, may cause undue re-energizing, putting both field teams and the society in danger. Therefore, solutions that mitigate the problems caused by fault effects are essential. A dynamic electric modeling performed by the Elipse Power platform, allows executing the Self-Healing intelligent module, which is capable to automatically isolate and restore the grid loads.

Elipse Power Self-Healing module works to maintain as many energized loads as possible after any grid fault has taken place. By isolating the problem and restoring service in alternative ways, this solution is able to make quick, autonomous decisions that reduce service interruption and the number of de-energized customers significantly, which in turn impact the quality indicators.

Based on the grid model analysis, the operational limits on each device are checked before and after the Self-Healing module has performed, in order to evaluate the best set of restoring actions to be taken that will not violate the system capacity. In addition, since the system topology can be significantly altered by the actions taken by this module, profiles are expected to be modified in order to make sure the protection is coordinated.

Integration with geo-referenced systems (GIS) allows the network topology to be automatically upgraded, which ensures that the devices to be operated are quickly identified, therefore saving field team time and resources. Integration with OMS enables identifying non-automated switches statuses, which allows the module to consider the best grid paths available in real-time, according to the grid topology state.

Different scenarios and behaviors can be previewed and evaluated using Elipse Power Simulator, which decreases financial costs of commissioning and configuration compared to distributed logic systems.

Features

• Intelligent Algorithm: automatically performs a faster and optimized grid recovering process.
• Electrical model and topological state analysis, that allows quick, safe and stable actions.
• Interoperability with any system or field device.
• Centralized solution: allows configuring and commissioning several modules into a single platform.
• Elipse Power Diagram: creates simplified operation diagrams that provide an important tool to help the operator decision-making process.

Benefits

• Improves continuity indicators.
• Reduces field team costs.
• Reduces commercial losses from power outages.
• Reduces implementation and expansion costs.
• Operational security and reliability.