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Inauguration of ABB’s 315kW solar rooftop power plant

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Sensors - Environmental Sensors Sensors - Temperature Sensors
Applicable Industries	Renewable Energy
Applicable Functions	Facility Management
Use Cases	Building Automation & Control Building Energy Management
Challenge	With the newly launched ABB Al-Quoz Solar Power Station, there is a need for the plant to be energy-efficient in order to ensure the benefits of renewable technologies, their seamless integration into the existing electrical grid and reinforce Dubai's position as a world-class smart city. Read More
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Customer Name	The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Read More
Solution	A comprehensive suite of ABB solutions were employed to address the aforementioned challenge. A variety of ABB string inverters will be used to convert current in this solar plant. The BMS system will control and monitor the complete rooftop system, the i-bus® KNX system (temperature and lighting control) plus the power management with the Emax 2 air circuit breakers. This enables monitoring of the inverters, meteorological department data, power metering and analysis of the building’s lighting and temperature settings as well. Ekip SmartVision connects the ABB solar rooftop to the Internet of Things, creating a digital profile of the photovoltaic installation, continuously analyzing the power quality, as well as tracking trends in the site's energy production and demand. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Energy Production, Energy Usage, Lighting, Power Output, Temperature Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Sensors - Environmental Sensors

Sensors - Temperature Sensors

Applicable Industries

Renewable Energy

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Use Cases

Building Automation & Control

Building Energy Management

Challenge

With the newly launched ABB Al-Quoz Solar Power Station, there is a need for the plant to be energy-efficient in order to ensure the benefits of renewable technologies, their seamless integration into the existing electrical grid and reinforce Dubai's position as a world-class smart city.

About Customer

Customer Name

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)

Solution

A comprehensive suite of ABB solutions were employed to address the aforementioned challenge. A variety of ABB string inverters will be used to convert current in this solar plant. The BMS system will control and monitor the complete rooftop system, the i-bus® KNX system (temperature and lighting control) plus the power management with the Emax 2 air circuit breakers. This enables monitoring of the inverters, meteorological department data, power metering and analysis of the building’s lighting and temperature settings as well. Ekip SmartVision connects the ABB solar rooftop to the Internet of Things, creating a digital profile of the photovoltaic installation, continuously analyzing the power quality, as well as tracking trends in the site's energy production and demand.

Data Collected

Energy Production, Energy Usage, Lighting, Power Output, Temperature

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Production] Continuous diagnosis of the rooftop helps maximize the asset's productivity and makes maintenance more effective and intelligent.
Impact #2	[Process Optimization - Remote Control] In addition to collecting, processing and storing data, Ekip SmartVision's cloud-based algorithms also help to monitor, optimize and control electrical systems.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Production]
Continuous diagnosis of the rooftop helps maximize the asset's productivity and makes maintenance more effective and intelligent.

Impact #2

[Process Optimization - Remote Control]
In addition to collecting, processing and storing data, Ekip SmartVision's cloud-based algorithms also help to monitor, optimize and control electrical systems.

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Inauguration of ABB’s 315kW solar rooftop power plant

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