GE GridNode Microgrid Controller

GE Vernova provides a full spectrum of products and services that can contribute

to achieving the energy goals of our customers. GE Vernova designs, manufactures,

and supplies electrical protection and automation products, microgrid control

systems, network switches, gateways, and DER assets for this type of solution which

guarantees fast and low-cost deployment. GE Vernova’s GridNode Microgrid Solution

includes control and automation features such as real-time operation management,

transition management, dispatch control and optimization, operations planning, market

participation and advanced reporting and analytics.

Key Benefits

• Reliability enhancements through real-time detection of unstable system behavior

and isolation of the affected system ensuring your most critical infrastructure stays

online until normal system operation is restored

• Improve Resiliency by providing a system that can self-isolate from the affected grid

and continue to support its loads independently for desired periods of time

• Energy Cost Reduction through a solution that can efficiently manage and optimize

your energy resources based on real-time energy market prices, operational costs and

energy resource mix

• Increase Revenue providing the capability to your system to provide ancillary services

to the grid such as Frequency Control, Reserve Capacity, and Demand Response

• Energy Security by effectively controlling, monitoring and optimizing your local energy

assets reducing your need to rely on a centralized supply

• High percentage of Renewables integration through an energy management solution

that will support the transition to new renewable energy targets and policies

• Reduce Emissions by optimal dispatch and management of your energy resource mix

Solutions and Services

• Engineering and Consulting Services

• Controls and HMI Development

• GridNode Microgrid Control and Automation Functions

• Protection, Control, Automation, and Communications Products

• Testing incl. Hardware-In-the-Loop Testing

• Integration and On-site Services

• Cyber Security Solutions

• Maintenance and Support

GridNode Control Functions

• Planned Islanding

• Seamless Unplanned Islanding and Fast Load Shedding

• Re-synchronization

• Blackstart

• Power Exchange with the grid

• Load Sharing

• Voltage and Reactive Power Management

• Power Factor Management

• Frequency Control

• Capacity Management

• Load Forecasting

GridNode Optimization

• Optimal DER Dispatch

• State of Charge Management

• Forecasting

• PV Smoothing

Market Interaction

• Ancillary Services Enablement

• IEEE 2030.5 for advanced utility and aggregator integration

GridNode Microgrid Controller - Hardware

The GridNode Microgrid Controller is the hardware platform

of choice for GE Vernova Grid Automation Microgrid solutions

for providing a trusted, powerful, and expandable platform.

GE Vernova’s GridNode software completes the all-in-one solution,

which includes:

• Configurator: used for programming HMI screens and

configuring communications.

• GridNode Functions: provides designed, developed, and

validated application function blocks that are flexible and

configurable based on the customers network.

• Viewer: provides a GUI for controlling and monitoring substation

systems from a station-level computer.

• Concentrator: runs on the GE Vernova Power Gateway (GPG)

and is the communications driver that gathers data from IEDs

and distributes data to different applications.

• Logic Box: includes the latest generation of IEC 61131-3

programming tools to develop complex substation logic.