Centralized Protection IED Management, Remote Accessibility and Fault file collection solution provides remote access to IEDs, downloads disturbance records and IED settings. The system is vendor agnostic and with the rich protocol support in SYNC 3000 and SYNC 2000, the solution enables data collection from IEDs communicating on standard and proprietary protocols and their transmission to the control center.

Transforming the existing electric power infrastructure through an asset management and monitoring solution is a critical aspect of the Smart Grid and is the way forward to increase efficiency and reliability. With two-way digital communication, Centralized IED Management system together with Automatic Fault Analysis Systems can collect disturbance data remotely, analyse disturbances and initiate corrective action. Utilities can therefore take proactive action to manage grid disturbances and prevent blackouts.

Power grids are monitored and controlled by advanced substation automation systems, which consist of different types of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), installed in substations. These devices perform various functions including primary and secondary protection, monitoring, control and maintain system stability. A disturbance in the system hampers the smooth functioning of the power grid. To analyse these disturbances, utilities need to put in place Remote Access Systems to remotely collect data from substation IEDs, and Automatic Fault Analysis System (AFAS) to understand the captured disturbance records. An AFA system would enable IED operation analysis which enable the user to take necessary steps to prevent outages thereby increasing efficiency and reliability. This is one critical requirement for utilities that plan to move towards unmanned remotely managed substations in the future.

Power System Enterprise Suite (PSES) is an application that helps set up a central monitoring system to effectively monitor, maintain and manage IEDs at multiple locations in a Power System. Utilities face challenges in maintaining and managing multiple makes IEDs installed in substations/power plants across multiple locations. PSES provides a solution to this problem by enabling the utility to set up a central monitoring system and offers powerful redundancy support to establish geographically separated mirrored control centres.