Jun 2, 2005
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been awarded a contract to supply a replacement SCADA System to the City of Riverside Public Utilities of California (RPU), replacing the present ABB SPIDER™ system.
The geographically distributed system will be based on OSI's monarch™ open architecture and includes Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, DNP communications over IP, Historical Archiving, Topology Processing, Network Analysis, Data Warehousing, Calculation and Trending capabilities, a Program Development System, and an Operator Training Simulator to enhance operator training.
RPU's main objective was that the new SCADA System be based on an "open system architecture" facilitating upgrades of hardware and software as well as a lower recurring maintenance cost. RPU's objectives were best met with the OSI monarch architecture and the proposed OSI implementation strategy.
Other objectives included replacement of the existing legacy Remote Terminal Units (RTU's) and their associated proprietary protocol with an open and modern protocol such as the DNP protocol over IP; co-locating system components in two (2) geographically distinct sites to achieve the desired increase in reliability for disaster recovery; and lastly acquiring the capabilities for better dispatcher training through the implementation of an Operator Training Simulator.
"We are very pleased with this new award and we welcome RPU to our ever growing user community. We highly appreciate RPU's trust in OSI's technology and we intend to fully meet all their objectives and exceed their expectations on this project," said Bahman Hoveida, President & CEO of OSI.
"This SCADA and RTU project will provide our electric system with the latest technology increasing the overall efficiency of our utility. We're excited about the award to OSI and confident that OSI will provide us with an excellent final product," said Steve Badgett, Assistant Director for Riverside Public Utilities.
The City of Riverside Public Utilities (www.riversidepublicutilities.com) is a municipally owned public utility system providing electric and water services to over 275,000 users via more than 100,000 meters. The electric utility is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power for sale in the city. Riverside Public Utilities is committed to the highest quality water and electric services at the lowest possible rates to benefit the community.
OSI (www.osii.com) provides open, state-of-the-art, and high-performance automation solutions to electric utilities worldwide. These solutions include Energy Management Systems (EMS), Distribution Management Systems (DMS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, and Generation Management Systems (GMS), as well as individual software products and e-business solutions for electric utility operations. OSI is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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