Control & Automation business (C&A) offers integrated electrical and automation
solutions to diverse industry segments, such as oil & gas, water, utility, minerals
& metals, power, solar, automobile, chemical, pharmaceutical and infrastructure.
The business has served many customers with a complete range of electrical and automation
solutions. It has a vast installed base in India. Its comprehensive portfolio encompasses
instrumentation, electricals, drives, inverters, automation, SCADA, telecom and
engineered IT solutions - all customised to the needs of its wide and varied client
base.
The Company's expertise in automation, electrical and instrumentation, acquired
over the years and domain knowledge enables it to offer distinctly superior and
proven solutions.
Smart Utility Solutions
The growing need for efficient power delivery drives utility companies to invest
in enhancing existing infrastructure to ensure an efficient and reliable power ecosystem
- from generation to consumption. This requires technological intervention in various
fields like metering, networking and communication, SCADA and IT applications.
To meet this objective, C&A is geared up to create a blueprint with utility companies,
implement and maintain an array of solutions. C&A's solution brings energy efficiency
to the grid, improves customer service and reduces duration of outages.
The Solution Comprises
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
C&A's AMI offering includes Smart Meters, In-Home Display, RF and cellular communication
infrastructure including gateways / data concentrators, head-end system, meter data
management system and security solutions.
C&A provides reliable bi-directional communication enabling Connect, Disconnect,
pricing information and peak event information. This benefits utilities as well
as helps the end-consumer take informed decisions.
Key offerings:
- Smart Meters in-line with CEAs guideline (IS 16444)
- RF communication in ISM band (865-867MHz)
- Validate, Edit & Estimate (VEE) rule engine
- Service Oriented Architecture-based integration
- Load management based on business rules specially during peak loads situation
- Integration with other solutions like billing, consumer information system, outage
management system, peak load management system, etc.
Operational Technology
C&A offers SCADA and DMS solutions to improve SAIFI and SAIDI for utilities. The
key modules covered under these systems are Real Time data acquisitions and analysis,
control of field electrical equipment, managing electricity flow and maintaining
safety, load flow analysis, state estimation, demand forecast, fault location isolation
and supply restoration (FLISR), etc.
Outage Management System (OMS) and Mobile Work Force Management System (MWFM) improve
co-ordination and management of crew for better customer service.
Key offerings:
- Integrated Outage Management and Mobile Work Force Management
- RTUs/FRTUs
- Geographical Information System
Information Technology
IT plays a vital role by interfacing operational data with business systems. IT
systems are deployed to manage large data, ensure data security and integrate with
various sub-systems including legacy systems.
Key offerings:
- Consumer Information System
- Consumer Relationship Management system
- Asset Management System
- Billing System
- Mobile App for consumers and utilities
Solutions for Renewable Energy
With the growing mix of renewable energy into the grid, automation solutions are
increasingly becoming essential. To meet the requirements of these green power solutions,
C&A offers:
Key offerings:
- Integrated SCADA and generation forecasting to meet requirements of RE scheduling
- Special Energy Meters (SEMs) - based settlement solution
- SCADA system to meet requirements of integration and control of pooling substation
- Billing System
- Web portals, Analytics and Management Information System
Key differentiators:
Leveraging its decades of experience in technology-based Systems Integration, C&A
adds value to utilities, helping them to operate smart.
- Proven project management and execution capability to ensure delivery within the
scheduled time and cost
- Unique strengths of Electrical, Automation and IT under one roof
- Domain knowledge acquired through rich experience with Indian utilities
- Flexible engagement model with vendor neutral solutions meeting customer requirements
Facility management Services
C&A offers Facility Management Services (FMS) to manage the asset's life cycle through
product experts. The systems served vary from AMI, SCADA and DMS to large IT systems
in the utility sector.
The services improve system availability and productivity, maximizing asset sweating.
Our services start from the project implementation stage and are available until
the end of life cycle and beyond through optimised migration plans.
Key offerings:
- Incident Management
- Call Centre and Help Desk
- Transition plan
- SLA Management
- Field Service Management
- Licencing, Warranty & Update/Upgrade Management