Alstom has been awarded a contract by ScottishPower Transmission to provide a flexible wide area monitoring solution to strengthen grid stability in the GB electricity network. The project - Visualization of Real-time System Dynamics using Enhanced Monitoring (VISOR) - is approved by Ofgem, the energy regulator in Great Britain, and is led by ScottishPower Energy Networks, involving Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission and National Grid.
Alstom will develop and deliver the software and service based on its 'e-terraphasorpoint' technology to extend and integrate the existing GB wide area monitoring systems. The intention is to improve visibility of system voltage and stability limits across the entire national electricity network, promoting the aim of the project which is to improve transmission operation through enhanced risk mitigation and boundary transfer management, using real-time synchrophasor and waveform data with advanced analysis and presentation. The project will help manage increasing complexity of the network, such as penetration of renewable generation.
"We believe that the collaboration between ScottishPower Energy Networks, Alstom-Psymetrix and the VISOR partners will deliver valuable insights and tools for improving the efficiency and security of transmission in the Great Britain system, and contribute to international experience and knowledge," said David Campbell, manager of Future Networks at ScottishPower.
The solution will be developed at Psymetrix, Alstom Grid's 'Centre of excellence for wide area monitoring systems', in Edinburgh, Scotland.
This contract follows of the heels of a contract awarded to Alstom by ScottishPower Energy Networks in October, to strengthen the Scottish grid with series compensation monitoring.
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