Providing centralised market and asset management systems
ABB’s Network Management business provides centralised market and asset management systems for electrical networks, district heating networks, gas networks and energy markets.
It is a system integrator that offers total telecommunications solutions for the operational needs of utility industry customers, supporting them to grow on WAN applications.
The team also delivers worldwide communication solutions for the utility industry, from system-integrator services to turnkey projects.
CASE STUDY
Ergon Energy - ABB SCADA system takes control
Ergon Energy has replaced six independent power control systems with a single ABB network manager SCADA system, improving the efficiency of electricity
distribution to consumers in Queensland.
The ABB system comprises two control centres and six regional front end locations for data acquisition. It also includes the SCADA Load Management function, with automatic and manual control options.
Under Ergon Energy’s SCADA system design, there is a single database, a single historical database, standard naming conventions for all points, improved monitoring tools and security, maintenance is now managed from one location, and corporate users can access historical data through a single interface. Plus, built-in redundancy means control centres and front ends continue to operate, even on occasions when inter-site communications are lost.
As a result of the SCADA system installation and consolidation, Ergon Energy can deliver a more reliable power supply to its many customers and enjoy the benefits of lower operational and maintenance costs.
Ergon Energy distributes electricity to Australia’s second largest state, one of the largest electricity distribution territories in the world.
Did you know?
ABB’s Network Management SCADA system is the centre piece of Ergon Energy’s new Control Centres. The recently completed project has been the culmination of three years of work by ABB, performed in Australia and the USA.
Innovation
ABB’s Network Manager™ SCADA communicates with substation and feeder RTUs, smart relays and substation automation systems to monitor the real-time status of the network and provide remote control of devices such as switches, capacitor banks and voltage regulators.
A full-graphics user interface, real-time relational database, and modern process communication system are features of the application that can grow from a small, limited-function system to a fully functional EMS or DMS with multiple control centres.