Operator Training System (OTS)

Operations in automated power systems involve a range of actuators, systems, and devices that demand extensive experience from operators and the ability to act quickly under pressure. In the control center, the operator is the last link in a long process chain. Although systems are more reliable today, incidents with more or less serious consequences still occur. Pressure from consumers, regulators, and the companies themselves for better power supply quality indicators is also part of everyday operations.

To ensure these operations are carried out with maximum quality and safety, teams should not be trained in real critical situations. Instead, those situations should be simulated in advance. Because electric power systems are complex, mission-critical applications with high costs and little tolerance for operating errors, OTS is a tool that simulates these systems without compromising their safety, stability, or availability.

The solution is ideal for training new operators and keeping experienced ones in practice, since it dynamically reproduces the operation center. It lets you analyze, safely and reliably, how the power system and its power flows behave in different events, such as switching operations on circuit breakers and disconnect switches.

Operators practice responding to different situations and learn to carry out switching procedures quickly and accurately. Beyond training, the simulator also serves as a SCADA testing platform, allowing improvements to be tested and validated before they go into real operation.

OTS can create simulation environments with any SCADA system through integration via power-sector communication protocols. It can also import real-time scenarios and event sequences, making training sessions very close to reality.

The solution can be applied to power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as to energy-intensive industries. It helps train operators across many areas and contributes to increasingly safe and efficient workplaces.