ABB Integrating operations promotes collaboration

Integrating operations promotes collaboration

One common interface

S+ Operations provides a broad view of the plant 

by integrating data from all plant areas and sys

tems, including turbine control, electrical bal

ance-of-plant as well as remote SCADA systems.

By providing a comprehensive view of the plant,

it enables the operators to see a complete picture

of process operations which ultimately results

in increased safety and efficiency.

S+ Operations perfectly integrates with Sym

phony Plus control system as well as other ABB

control platforms. Through its open architecture,

it flawlessly integrates with 3rd party devices

and systems. Through one common and consis

tent operator environment, regardless of underly

ing control system, S+ Operations lets operators

oversee and manage the total plant with

improved insight and visualization.

Electrical integration via IEC 61850

Electrical system integration with the plant con

trol system allows industrial and utility processes

to be run at a higher level of availability and

energy efficiency. It provides a substantial reduc

tion in plants’ operational costs and overall safety

and reliability. S+ Operations provides native

MMS communication with IEC 61850 IEDs in order

to acquire and display three-phase current, volt

age and all protection values. This native commu

nication is an easy and fast solution which

reduces the cost of implementing electrical inte

gration. Moreover, S+ Operations allows full con

trol of the electrical structures, modelling the

most relevant power system applications includ

ing transformer bays, generator, incoming, mea

suring, outgoing, busbar, VFDs and motor bay.

Geographical information system

S+ Operations offers an integrated Geographical

Information System (GIS) for easy, interactive

exploration of spatial and process information

of wide area applications like hydropower sta

tions and water distribution networks. Customiz

able pre-configured GIS layers present relevant

information with seamless association with the

automation system’s devices and alarms.

With pre-configured GIS layers, this built-in fea

ture allows users to pan and zoom over the map

of entire network without leaving the operations

environment. With simple “one-click” navigation

between the two, the time required for spatial

investigations is significantly reduced with over

all network management improved. Not bound to

any specific GIS platform, S+ Operations can sup

port existing background street maps, satellite

imagery, etc. and background maps from popular

providers such as Google Maps™ and Microsoft

Bing™ Maps. This flexibility makes S+ Operations

the ideal choice for large or small installations

with or without existing GIS infrastructures.

Paperless operations management

Maintenance costs are greatly reduced by stream

lining operation and maintenance work interac

tions. The HMI’s integrated CMMS (Computerized

Maintenance Management System) environment

allows seamless navigation to asset-specific ser

vice activities. From a single click, operators can

submit new equipment work orders or review and

update existing ones logged in the CMMS system.

Further, The HMI’s ShiftBook and electronic shift

log options provide alternatives to “paper” shift

logs. Shift changes and open work actions are

automatically noted in the operator shift log

and the next shift’s “To Do” list respectively.