Renewable Energy Industry Expertise
Optimize modern control system applications for a robust and reliable facility
Consistently achieve target metrics with cutting edge modern control systems.
Our Team offers the following capabilities and experience in the Power Generation industry:
- Control System Design, Integration, & Optimization
- SCADA integration between remote and base sites
- Cybersecurity, IT/OT/IIoT, process control network design and architecture, & virtualization, s95 enterprise integration
- UL-Certified Panel Design, Fabrication, & FAT
- Process Data Historians
- Process Hazard Analysis, SIL Calculations, Safety Requirements Specifications, and SIS Logic Solver Programming
- Industrial Digitalization and Industry 4.0 solutions
Our Team is experienced in a variety of projects
Battery Energy Storage Systems
Solar/Wind/Hydro
Backup Generators
Microgrids
Uninterruptable Power Supplies
Peak Shaving
Supplemental Site Power
Project Spotlight
Solar Integration with BESS
An energy company wanted to supplement their traditional power generation during the peak hours of usage after sundown. Programming was developed to collect excess energy from existing solar fields via the installation of BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) on several sites. After safely collecting the excess energy and storing it in the BESS, it was transferred to the power grid at the specified safe rate of discharge. This involved virtualized FATs (Factory Acceptance Test) through simulation code, onsite SATs (Site Acceptance Test), remote commissioning of the Ignition SCADA system, and data collection through KEPServerEX at each site.
During the project lifecycle, the project involved control narratives development, PLC programming, SCADA programming (remote sites and central command center), KEPServerEX data collection, and custom equipment interfaces. Collaboration with third party vendors helped to create custom workarounds for equipment irregularities, monitor intake and output of energy to ensure rates were consistent with equipment specifications, and remotely monitor the installations while implementing any requested changes. These changes ranged from PLC control to SCADA control to data collection. These sites were implemented with automated scheduling algorithms that required minimal remote operator intervention. Once the project was complete, they were able to maintain a more consistent demand curve of their traditional power generation methods.
Platforms
As a vendor-agnostic system integrator, we have experience with a wide variety of platforms to provide you with the solutions that best fit your systems and facilities. Our experience includes Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Plant Historians.
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