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Eaton SCADA solutions for the solar industry

• Real-time data acquisition and supervisory control

• HMI visualization

• Local and remote alarm management

• User-configurable security model

• Historical data collection and analysis

• Remote user access via web or smartphone

• Comprehensive system diagnostics to simplify troubleshooting

• Open communications interface using industry standard protocol

Proven SCADA Technology. Proven SCADA Solutions.

Providing:

For over 25 years, Wonderware has provided innovative market leading SCADA solutions for the oil and gas, water/wastewater and electric power generation industries. Today, Eaton can provide a comprehensive off-the shelf monitoring and SCADA application built on the field-proven Wonderware System Platform that is specifically designed for utility-scale photovoltaic solar facilities.

This Solar Industry Application is tightly integrated with all of the key components and subsystems typical of any grid-tied solar PV generating plant. It monitors real-time data from inverters, transformers, switchgears, power meters, combiner boxes and weather stations in order to provide key performance indicators that improve operational efficiency and plant reliability.

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• Preconfiguredsolarapplicationdatabase andgraphicsreduceapplicationengineering

deploymentandtestingeffort

• Intuitive“drill-through”interfacerequires minimaltrainingtobeginusingthesystem

• Keyperformanceindicators(KPIs)help improveOperationsandMaintenance(O&M)

efficiency,whichreducethecostofplantownership

• Predictivesystemanalysismonitorsand comparesDCcurrentsfrominvertersand/orcombinerboxesaswellaspredictedversus actualpowerproductiontowarnofpotential arrayissuesandmaintenanceneeds

• Systemacceptsindustryleadingandstandardcommunicationsinterface(ModbusTCP,DNP3,etc.)

• High-resolutionhistoricaldatastoragefacilitatesdiagnosticanalysisandtroubleshooting

• Powerfulclienttoolsfortrending,data analysisandreporting

• Remotewebaccesstothesystemviathe intranetorVPNconnectionfromanyPC,

Smartphoneortabletdevice

• Remotealarmnotificationandacknowledge- mentviacellorSmartphoneusingemailor

textmessaging

• Built-inredundancyensuresmaximum systemavailability

• Comprehensivesecuritymodelallows personalizedaccessbasedonuserlogin

• Modularandscalabletosupporteasyexpansionwithminimalengineeringeffort

• Supervisorycontroltosupportautomaticpowerfactor,voltageregulationandtrackercontrol

• Standarddaily/weeklyreportsforweatherandpowergenerationallowsearlydetection

anddiagnosisofanypotentialissues

Historical DataCollection and Analysis

Performance KPIsand Reports

Access Controland Security

Field I/O

Alarm and EventManagement

SCADA functions for solar PV systemsCloud Server with

Remote Web Access

Remote Alarm Accessfrom Cell or Smartphone

via Email or Text

Combiner Boxes

Real-Time Graphics

Transformers - Inverters Switchgear Power Meter Weather Stations

Features and benefits of the solar industry application

Standard Graphic DisplaysPlant Overview Graphic Display

Providesahigh-leveloverviewofthesystemwithkeyplantperformanceindicatorsincludingdailypowergeneration,instantaneousgeneration,irradianceandplanarirradiance.Keyinverterinformationisalsodisplayedinordertoaidinmaintenanceandtroubleshootingactivities.Operationscaneasilycompareinverterperformanceandcaneasilyidentifyinverterfaultsataglance.

Inverter Detail Display

Selectingoneoftheinvertersfromtheplantoverviewdisplaycallsupamoredetailedviewoftheinverterdata,allowinguserstomonitorperformanceandoutput,includingfeedandoutputvoltageandcurrents.Faultsspecifictotheinverteraredisplayedinthealarmbanneratthebottomoftheinverterdetaildisplay.

Combiner Box Detail Display

Whenstringlevelmonitoringisimplemented,thecombinerdetailallowsforstringlevelinstantaneousandhistoricaloutputperformanceanalysis.Agraphicalcomparativeanalysisandindividualstringalarmsmakeiteasytoidentifylowstringperformanceordegradationissues.Apull-downmenumakesiteasyfortheusertonavigatetootherinvertersandcombinerboxes.

Trending and Analysis Display

Real-timeandhistoricaldatacanbeanalyzedforanysystemcomponentfromthetrenddisplay.Theusercantrendasmanypointsasdesiredanduseahairlinecursorwithpanandzoomfunctionstofurtheranalyzethedataoveranyuser-definedtimeperiod.

Alarm Historical Summary Display

Thisalarmdisplaysummarizesallhistoricalalarmsandallowstheusertoacknowledgealarmsastheyoccurinreal-time.Theusercanquicklyviewthealarmsoverthelasthour,day,weekormonth.Alarmscanbeacknowledgedfromthisscreenorfromaremotesmartphonesothatfaultscanbeidentifiediftheplantisunattendedbyanoperator.

Power Meter Monitoring Display

Providesaviewofkeypowermetrics,includingenergygenerated,apparentpower,powerfactor,historicalpowergeneration(year-to-date,month-to-date,yesterday).Additionally,allpowerattributescanbetrendedforlong-termanalysis.

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WhileEatonoffersproductsandsolutionstomeetyourmostcriticalelectricalpowermanagementchallenges,wealsohaveoneofthelargestandmostexperiencedteamofpowersystemengineersintheindustry.Eaton’s Electrical Engineering Services and Systems focusesonunderstandingyourbusinessrequirementsandoptimizingyourpowersystem.Wenotonly offerstart-up,acceptancetestingandcommissioningservices,butourengineersandconsultantscanhelpdiagnoseproblems,identifywaystoimproveperformanceortransformconceptsintoflexible,practicalsolutionsthatcanimproveproductivityanduseofcapital.Wecanhelpkeepyoursolarpowersystemsafe,efficient,reliableandup-to-date. EatonprovidesturnkeySCADA solutionsusing wirelesscommunicationstomonitorKPIsfor optimizingsolarpowerperformance.

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