Application of Industrial Intelligent Gateways in Centralized Monitoring of New Energy Power Plants (Photovoltaic/Wind Power)

 

Scenario Pain Points

New energy power plants are typically located in remote areas such as deserts, mountains, and offshore locations. With scattered sites and harsh environmental conditions, wired transmission and Wi-Fi internet access are not viable communication options. Additionally, the large number of devices within the power plants, including inverters, combiner boxes, meteorological stations, and box-type transformers, results in incomplete data collection and poor real-time performance. This leads to inefficient operation and maintenance, making it difficult to accurately assess power generation losses and impacting the asset returns of the power plants.

Solutions

In response, WideIoT offers an integrated hardware-software solution based on edge intelligent gateways and a device management platform. This solution creates an efficient and reliable information management system for new energy power plants, facilitating unmanned or minimally manned operation and intelligent management.

1. Reliable Access to a Vast Number of Devices with Full Protocol Coverage

The gateway supports concurrent connections from a massive number of devices and is compatible with common protocols in the photovoltaic field, such as IEC104, Modbus, DL/T645, and IEC61850. This enables seamless integration with inverters, electricity meters, and environmental monitoring devices of different brands and models, achieving unified data collection and aggregation across the entire power plant.

2. Flexible Network Communication Transmission for Data Reliability

The gateway supports various transmission methods, including 5G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and LoRa. It also features multi-network redundancy, automatic reconnection, and resume-from-breakpoint capabilities, allowing it to adapt to different working environments and ensure data integrity. Additionally, its industrial-grade protection design ensures long-term reliable operation.

3. Deployment of a Device Monitoring and Management Platform

This platform enables real-time monitoring of the operational status and process parameters of each device, such as the power generation capacity, efficiency, and temperature of each inverter. It intelligently diagnoses device faults and automatically generates alerts. By leveraging electronic map data dashboards, it facilitates centralized monitoring and operational management of multiple dispersed power plants, providing data support for power plant optimization and transactions.

Application Value

Enhanced Power Generation Revenue

By enabling precise fault location and rapid maintenance, the solution reduces power generation losses and improves the overall power generation efficiency of the power plant.

Reduced Operational Costs

The implementation of remote centralized monitoring and minimally manned operation decreases the frequency of on-site inspections and travel costs.

Ensured Asset Safety

Real-time monitoring of device operational status and environmental safety allows for early warning of risks such as shutdowns and fires, safeguarding the assets of the power plant.

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