Operador Nacional do Sistema Selects Foxboro Remote Terminal Units to Help Control the Brazilian National Power Grid.FOXBORO, Mass. -- Foxboro RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) A device that collects data from data acquisition equipment and sends them to the main system over a wired or wireless network. See SCADA. 50 remote terminal units from Invensys will provide the core control platform for 34 high-voltage substations in Southern Brazil Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico (ONS), the Brazilian National Electric Grid Operator, recently awarded CDI Power, a long term Foxboro SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control. products integrator in Brazil, a contract to automate the southern portion of the Brazilian electrical grid as part of the country-wide SINOCON energy dispatching project. Under this contract, Invensys will supply CDI with US $1.4 million worth of Foxboro's advanced remote terminal units (RTUs). These will serve as the core of the control platforms in 34 high-voltage electrical substations located in the states of Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (rē`  grän`dĭ th s , Santa Catarina, Parana and Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul (pron. IPA: ['ma.tu 'gɾo.su du suw] [1]) is one of the states of Brazil. Neighbouring states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. . Following a very demanding prequalification process in which ONS carefully evaluated the technical features, quality, reliability, and track record of a large number of remote terminal unit vendors, the Foxboro SCADA unit of Invensys Process Systems was selected as one of the four vendors to provide RTUs for the Brazilian energy dispatch network. The Foxboro RTU 50 is designed to provide highly reliable, high-performance electric substation automation functionality. Foxboro RTUs are already installed in more than 300 electrical substations across Brazil. About ONS ONS (Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico) based in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē` thĭ zhənĕē`r , was created in 1998 by the Brazilian Government to operate the National Interconnected Electric System as well as to administer the main transmission network in Brazil. ONS was organized as a privately owned non-profit civil entity and operates the Interconnected System by delegation from it's Administrative Board Members where the agents of the energy sector (Generation, Transmission and Distribution companies) are represented, following rules, criteria and methodologies established by a code called the Grid Procedures approved by ANEEL ANEEL Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Brazil) (the Brazilian Electric System Regulation Entity). See www.ons.com.br and www.aneel.gov.br About Invensys The Invensys Group (www.invensys.com) is headquartered in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . With 35,000 employees operating in 60 countries, Invensys helps customers to improve their performance and profitability, building value for end users and shareholders alike. |
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