The grids business segment of Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH plans, operates and modernizes the supply grids and is constantly expanding them so that customers are supplied around the clock with electricity, water, district heating and telecommunications products via fiber optics. It also operates and maintains the street lighting network. Spectrum Power™ 5 is a key component in ensuring security of supply and efficiency in operations at the highest level. A powerful system for long-term profitable network operation and an innovative solution to meet current and future requirements.

Solution overview: 

• Spectrum Power™ 5 Version 5.60  
• Upgrade project, start of operation: 07.2021  
• Virtualized, redundant and locally separated multi-computer system  
• Main system, study context  
• Multi-commoduty operation for electricity, water, district heating, gas  
• Service contract for system service, IT security and patch management

Telecontrol protocol:  

• IEC 60870-5-104 / IEC 60870-5-101  
• ICCP, OPC 

System scope: 

• Power stations: 10 SSTs and UWs  
• Local grid stations: 550  
• Water stations: 5  
• Total data points: approx. 65,000  
• Remotely reported data points: approx. 30,000  
• Power system images: approx. 70  
• Water system images: 9  
• District heating system images: 90  
• Other system images: 35z

SCADA functions: 

• Electrical and pipeline grid topology 
• Temporary network elements (TNE)
• Switching sequence management  
• Automatic switching programs  
• Station search

Higher level functions:  

• Schedule management  
• Schedule control to the upstream grid operator (COP)  
• Advanced export functions