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SMART GRID SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS for plant secondary
automation CONCO Energy Solutions (CONCO ES), a secondary
ary plant solutions provider, has expanded its product t
range in order to meet the growing demands of
secondary plant automation in the industry.
I n the past year, CONCO ES
completed a number of projects,
including thirty-nine 40-foot container
powerhouses for a solar project, power
plant controllers for wind farms, and a
facility SCADA solution for a solar farm.
Another project, at a wind farm,
consisted of implementing a fully
integrated smart grid enabled automation
and control solution with advanced
protection using IEC 61850, intelligent
Human Machine Interface (HMI)
responsible for motoring and controlling
the substation and wind farm.
An automatic backup
system, integrated
security and
is the International
surveillance system,
Electrotechnical using video over
Commission’s global
IP, was added
standard for the design
for increased
of electrical substation
safety. The work
automation and
included advanced IT
communication. infrastructure with high-
speed satellite broadband
communications, telephony
using voice over IP, role based remote
engineering access, cyber security
policies and procedures, as well as email,
SMS notification for rapid response and
power restoration.
IEC 61850
SYSTEMS CONTROL FOR A
SMARTER GRID
Utilities throughout the world are leaning
more towards complete smart grid
systems, enabling integrated solutions
on all new projects. CONCO ES is able
to supply services, such as control
centre applications, telecommunications,
SCADA/automation, and smart grid
applications, which are mandatory
requirements for the next generation
smart grid.
38 The SCADA/automation team at
CONCO ES is skilled in the design of
multi-vendor substation automation
systems using IEC 61850 and advanced
substation gateways. Experienced
in designing intelligent HMI systems
for substations, facilities SCADA and
implementing plant control solutions for
renewable energy projects, the team is
able to facilitate grid code compliance,
manage grid integration for renewable
energy projects, and provide multi-
protocol support.
Telecommunications experts
in the team are able to implement
secure industrial networking solutions
using routers, firewalls and managed
switches for substation automation. This
includes the design and commission
of telecommunications access and
transport networks for power utilities
using multiplexer devices, GPRS/3G/
LTE, satellite, and digital radio. They are
able to provide secure VPN connectivity
to all customers anywhere in the world
for remote engineering access, as well
as design and commission Wide Area
Networks (WAN) for power utilities using
advanced inter-substation communication
technologies. The team also designs and
commissions telephony, conferencing
and SMS/email notification systems
using advanced smart grid technologies,
implements cyber-security policies and
procedures on all telecommunications
systems for power utilities according
to NERC CIP, and designs automatic
backup systems with systems
restoration policies. This includes the
management of the system control
contracts, and providing customers with
internet connectivity and broadband
communications in substations.
SAFE AND RELIABLE QUALITY
SERVICES CONCO ES’s technical teams perform
testing and commissioning up to 400kV
equipment and including switchgear,
protection relays, tele-protection,
metering control and substation
automation. They use advanced testing
equipment for primary and secondary
injection testing of transformers, VTs, CTs
as well as circuit breaker trip testing.
Specialist teams, made up of
qualified and experienced commissioning
engineers, are able to perform
fault investigations, maintenance,
consultations, technical support and
training. Services include the upgrade of
outdated, fully functioning substations,
which is crucial in maintaining electrical
supply. Offering substation automation
solutions, batteries and chargers, SCADA
systems, MCCs, low voltage AC and DC
distribution boards and yard marshalling
kiosks, CONCO ES is able to take full
responsibility for the solution, ensuring
that every aspect of the control room
meets high standards.
“We aim to provide the highest
quality products for each and every
one of our customers, irrespective of
the size of the work,” says Andreas
Richelmann, Managing Director. “This is
where ‘impossible’ is always viewed as a
challenge which we aim to overcome at
every turn.” ESI
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Only a year ago, CONCO ES was known as
Consolidated Power Project’s Protection and
Automation division. Highly regarded in the
industry for nearly a decade, for their excellence
in design, engineering, manufacturing and
commissioning of their control and automation
solutions, CONCO ES has undertaken to be the
principal secondary plant solution expert.
www.concogrp.com ESI AFRICA ISSUE 2 2015