EDSA Intros Paladin BlackBoard for Electrical Systems Simulation

By Jai C.S.

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

San Diego, California-based EDSA Micro Corporation, a developer of software solutions for computer-aided design, modeling, real-time analysis, energy management, and preventative maintenance of complex electrical power systems, has launched its new real-time power systems simulation product, Paladin BlackBoard. This is the latest feature available for EDSA Paladin Live systems.

 

Paladin Live system has the capability to predict potential vulnerabilities in complex electrical distribution systems. It maintains situational awareness of live operations. EDSA’s Paladin is the only power systems software platform for the complete design-through-deployment process.

 

EDSA claims that the New Paladin BlackBoard is the first software feature to enable the simulation and testing of real-time configuration, maintenance, repair, and other procedures before attempting them on live systems.

 

"There's an old saying in carpentry, that says 'measure twice, cut once,' to make absolutely sure that any actions you take will eliminate unforeseen surprises later," said Mark Ascolese, Chairman and CEO at EDSA, in a statement. "The same holds true in power systems engineering; Paladin BlackBoard is the only solution in the marketplace today to allow facilities operators to maintain complete control over the electrical infrastructure that powers their organizations."

 

Paladin BlackBoard is a virtual environment that delivers an off-line, mirror image of electrical operations. It enables users to conduct which include testing of real-time configuration, maintenance, repair, and other procedures, before attempting them on live systems.

 

By leveraging the hyper-accurate virtual power systems model created using EDSA's Paladin DesignBase modeling package, Paladin BlackBoard enables users to create a perfectly detailed, off-line simulation of their operations, and presents this information as a Web-based view of a simplified, electrical one-line model.

 

Some of the key benefits of such simulation includes that chance to perform service actions on virtual electrical facility, prior to doing it live; to train electrical personnel on the equipment in a safe virtual environment; and to add loads, utility sources, etc., in order to predict future states of operation.

 

Paladin BlackBoard is priced at $20,000 for a Class 1, 500-channel system for Paladin Live. The simulation product is currently available in North America.