The iReact-Prognosis is an Intelligent System for remote supervision and control of iReact automation controllers and smart sensors installed in power distribution and renewable plant substations. Its’ modular architecture comprises:
The Administration Module, supports all system administration matters, such as installation sites and installed iReact units, users’ account settings, and access rights and licenses management. The module uses a compact database to store relevant information, as well as the history of all users’ actions, events, and settings.
The Real-Time Module, facilitates interfacing & networking of remote iReact units, downloading of stored measurements and current system status (e.g. analog quantities, control inputs, etc.), performing controls and operations, remotely configuring & calibrating units’ parameters, as well as integrating real-time weather conditions. Several software agents supervise all acquired information and promptly inform substation supervisors of fault conditions and alarms, using SMS, emails, or via a smartphone application. In certain cases, automated fault diagnosis is also available. A friendly, web-based, Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides real-time graphs, charts, and icons to visualize operation conditions, and allows users to easily manage controllable assets. The module uses a compact database to store all acquired measurements and unit parameters.
The Data Analytics Module is a useful tool for asset maintenance and business reporting. It delivers reports for daily, monthly, and yearly statistics for any iReact installation to optimize maintenance, prevent damage of critical assets, and support short-term engineering decisions. Regarding the business perspective, the module aggregates results, according to desirable time periods and geographical regions, and provides overall calculations of the system’s performance, thus supporting long-term decisions on system expansion and optimization. All functionalities are delivered via a friendly web GUI and contemporary reporting and visualization schemes.
The Simulation Analytics Module provides a set of added value services to help users achieve maximum optimization levels for operations. Real-time and short-term load prediction, power flow analysis, N-point contingency analysis, grid stability analysis, and several other utilities, offer a multi-disciplinary approach to support operations in real-time and help users to take the right decisions. In addition, the module may be used for power resource allocation and scheduling, as well as to analyze operation profiles, and optimize parameter settings according to desirable operational objectives (e.g. minimum power losses, voltage leveling, stability enhancement, etc.). All utilities are furnished via the friendly web GUI. All aforementioned modules are supported by an agent-based framework, providing efficient integration and abstraction of information, facilitating easy tailoring, according to customer’s requirements.
