Real-time tracking of the risk of blackout on Transelectrica’s SCADA/EMS. The steady-state stability reserve computed by QuickStab^® after each run of the state estimator is shown in cyan. The red bottom line depicts instability (blackout). The yellow line shows the security margin. The alarm threshold is shown in magenta: should the steady-state stability reserve fall below this limit, an alarm would be triggered (read more...)

After each successful state estimate, SINAUT Spectrum launches the Real-Time QuickStab^® Extensions which: run on a PC on the SCADA/EMS LAN; trigger the stability calculations; and refresh the QuickStab^® displays on the PC. The key results, e.g., the trending chart that depicts the distance to instability, are displayed in the SINAUT Spectrum native user interface (not shown above). The genuine QuickStab^® interface, including the industry-unique speedometer charts, can be imported on any SINAUT Spectrum console (left) and on the video projection system (right) (read more...)