With nearly 10,000 process variables and a further 20,000 formula/alarm variables the National Grid 2000MW HVDC Link at Sellindge in Ashford, Kent represents one of the largest Panorama SCADA projects ever undertaken anywhere in the world.
For more than five years Elisys Engineering has developed and maintained this Category 1 System for continuous 24/7 operation.
Add-ons such as a site wide wireless network and VoIP have meant that for the first time Operators can take the Control Room with them to wherever they might be working.
With a dual redundant architecture from the acquisition server down to the point of input this system has offered up zero downtime year after year.