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Ensuring real-time processing and high availability in a virtualized environment.
Achieving vendor independence and an open, cooperative ecosystem.
Reducing hardware dependencies while maintaining strict operational requirements (e.g., cycle times of ~10ms for the fist step).
What is R#SPACE ?
It’s RTE’s new generation PAC System : fully digital, IEC 61850-based and multi-vendor PACS.
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HMI SCADA, developed by RTE on the basis of an off-the-shelf SCADA supervisor, provides the interface of the PACS for operation and maintenance. It also plays an important role in advanced diagnostics and cyber-security.
Telecontrol Gateway, developed by a supplier to interface the R#SPACE site with remote control centers using.
Substation-level automations :: Functions such as alarming, voltage regulation, and overload management, developed by RTE using Straton (a Soft-PLC platform) and running in Docker containers. One automaton is part of the circuit breaker failure protection and has a cycle times of 10ms.
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First deployment
The initial deployment of SEAPATH in a 63kV substation has demonstrated successful operation since late 2023 with the previous functions virtualized.
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