Stadtwerke Ahlen GmbH supplies citizens and local companies in Ahlen with electricity, natural gas, water and heat. Close at hand and around the clock. The Spectrum Power™ 5 network control system is an important system component for ensuring optimal and profitable network operation. To ensure security of supply, Stadtwerke Ahlen GmbH relies on a wide range of functions to relieve operating personnel and on innovative solutions to meet legal and regulatory requirements. They see Spectrum Power™ 5 as a future technology that will enable them to comprehensively cover future requirements as well.

Solution overview: 

• Spectrum Power™ 5 Version 5.50  
• New project, start of operation: 05.2021  
• Fully virtualized, redundant and locally separated multi-computer system  
• Main and emergency control system, test system, study mode  
• Multi-commodity operation for electricity, water, gas  
• Operator stations with three monitors each and common large-screen monitor  
• Advanced control system network  
• Service contract for control system, communication infrastructure, IT security/patch management

Telecontrol protocol:

• IEC 60870-5-104

System scope: 

• Power stations MS ~ 15 
• Local grid stations ~ 400  
• Pipeline stations ~ 15 
• Total data points ~ 40,000  
• Remotely reported data points ~ 25,000  
• Total system images ~ 100

Function overview: 

• Electrical grid topology  
• Temporary network elements (TNE)
• Switching sequence management/switching programs  
• Study mode/switching simulation  
• Wireless alarming via e-mail, voice message and text messages  
• Schedule management with import/export 
• Generator forecast  
• Interface for import of weather data for generator forecast  
• BDEW cascade (LAM)  
• EEG Manager 
• Load flow calculation for distribution network  
• Fault localization  
• Earth fault search  
• Advanced Redispatch 2.0 base module with PSS@SINCAL 
• Interface to resource data import