e²YANKEE SCADA System

CHARACTERISTICS

The e²YANKEE SCADA system is a modern, user-friendly and intuitive supervisory control system designed for monitoring power and energy systems. Its main functions include visualization of the current status of switchgear, control of switching devices, display and archiving of measurement values, as well as reading and management of event, disturbance and protection recorders from individual protection devices. The system also enables viewing and analysis of historical data along with the possibility of generating reports. In a typical configuration, the system consists of a data concentrator cabinet equipped with a server for data collection and archiving, communication devices, a local/service workstation and external operator stations. The scope of system functionality is always tailored to the individual needs of the customer. e²YANKEE can be operated from traditional operator stations (local or remote), mobile devices (laptops, tablets and smartphones) or via the Internet (through web browsers). The system enables alarm notifications via e-mail or SMS and supports multiple monitors and multiple languages. It cooperates with Elektrometal Energetyka SA products (e²TANGO bay controller) as well as with products from other manufacturers. 

FEATURES FOR THE e²YANKEE SCADA SYSTEM FOR PV FACILITIES

The e²YANKEE supervisory system has a function dedicated specifically to RES (Renewable Energy Sources), including photovoltaic and wind farms. Thanks to its modular structure, it can be extended according to the customer’s possibilities and needs, e.g. during a step-by-step modernisation by adding more switchgear or even single panels, or by replacing the protections themselves. There is the possibility of remote access, facilitating the operation of many farms simultaneously, far from the investor. The e²YANKEE system allows up to 1,000 farms to be operated at the same time. In addition, e²YANKEE offers the possibility for the investor to manage the energy part of the farms and a two-way exchange of information with the systems of the DSO and TSO at the request of the client.  

APPLICATION

e²YANKEE’s modular design makes it the choice for both small and complex sites. The system can be used to control sites running multiple devices as well as multi-device substations (transformer, distribution stations). e²YANKEE is ideal for dispersed systems collecting data from multiple sites (e.g. stations located within an administrative region). It can operate and control complex systems (a single system running the switchgear, CCTV, other devices such as pumps, belt conveyors, turbines, mills, etc.) as well as production processes (e.g. producing electrical energy in hydropower plants or wind farms) with metering and reporting functions. It can be used to control rectifiers and inverters, UPS devices, generators and skids, operate power-system protection devices, PLCs, network analysers, recorders, metering transducers, utility meters (energy, water, gas, heat) and other devices allowing for remote data retrieval. The e²YANKEE SCADA system allows viewing from cameras installed in switchgear bays, giving information about the current position of apparatuses. The functionality allows the dispatching staff to see the so-called visible break in the circuit, which increases the safety of work on the site. 

e²YANKEE SYSTEM BENEFITS

SYSTEM STRUCTURE

With e²YANKEE’s modular design, the Customer can achieve any configuration based on their needs and expected reliability. Smaller systems based on a single operator station collect data from and control devices. Medium systems are equipped with a data collecting hub and a local or remote operator console accessed through the internet. Large systems can include multiple hubs with full redundancy as well as numerous operator consoles and remote stations accessed through the internet for the purposes of system operation.