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SOLAR · BESS · POWER PLANT CONTROLLERS

Solar that behaves on the grid.

From rooftop Shams Dubai systems to utility PV and battery plants, we engineer the part that makes solar behave on the grid: protection, SCADA, power plant controllers and hybrid power management, tested to the utility's rules.

SOLAR SYSTEMS

From Shams Dubai rooftops to utility PV and BESS.

Power plant controllers (PPC)

Closed-loop control at the point of interconnection: active and reactive power setpoints, voltage and power-factor modes, frequency response, ramp-rate limits and curtailment from the grid operator.

  • P/Q, voltage and power-factor control at the POI
  • Frequency response (P-f droop) and ramp-rate limits
  • Curtailment and export limitation
  • Setpoints from utility SCADA over IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3 or Modbus
  • Grid-code compliance tests and reports

Shams Dubai & DRRG

Rooftop and ground-mounted systems for DEWA's Shams Dubai net-metering initiative, designed to DEWA's DRRG standards and connection guidelines.

  • Design to DRRG standards and connection guidelines
  • Equipment registered on DEWA's DRRG equipment portal
  • Protection settings, metering and export control
  • Inspection, testing and DEWA connection support
  • Monitoring and O&M after connection

D33 captive solar for industry

Dubai's D33 agenda brought an industry-friendly power policy: factories, data centres and agri-tech sites can install captive solar up to their connected load. We size, integrate and control these plants alongside the existing supply.

  • Load studies and captive-plant sizing
  • Integration with MV/LV switchgear and gensets
  • Export limitation and zero-export control
  • Energy and fuel-saving dashboards
  • Expansion to BESS and hybrid operation

Hybrid PV + BESS + genset

Power management for off-grid and weak-grid sites: generators kept above minimum load, spinning reserve maintained, batteries charged from PV surplus and fuel saved every hour.

  • Minimum-load and spinning-reserve logic
  • BESS charge/discharge strategies
  • Island and grid-parallel operation
  • DEIF, Woodward, ComAp-class and Logix-based PMS
  • Fuel and CO₂ savings reporting

POWER PLANT CONTROL

One controller between the grid and the plant.

The PPC reads the point of interconnection, takes setpoints from the grid operator and dispatches every inverter, battery and generator so the plant meets the grid code.

Grid operatorSCADA / dispatch Power plant controllerSICAM A8000 · S7-1500 · LogixP · Q · V · PF · f · ramp PV inverters BESS PCS Gensets / PMS POI meter · weather station IEC 104 · 61850feedback

Platforms and protocols

Siemens SICAMSIMATIC S7-1500Rockwell ControlLogixDEIF AGC-150Inverter OEM plant controllersIEC 61850 · IEC 104 · DNP3 · ModbusWeather stations & trackersRevenue metering

SIEMENS SICAM

Substation automation and plant control on SICAM.

SICAM A8000

Compact RTU, gateway and PLC platform for substations and PV plants, used as plant controller and IEC 61850 / IEC 60870-5-104 gateway.

SICAM PAS / SCC

Substation automation and station SCADA for collector substations and grid interconnections.

SICAM 8000 power management

Load sharing, load management and generator control across multi-unit plants, as delivered on SEPOC Block 18.

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