XFE SCADA
Simplify, connect, and monitor your turbine systems while increasing AEP
XFE SCADA is a fast, flexible, and reliable supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA) tailored for distributed wind and hydrokinetic turbines. The XFE SCADA connects and monitors signals from your power conversion equipment, actuators, and sensors such that turbines can share equipment and data. A single XFE SCADA is capable of performing high-speed, high-complexity aerodynamic control of up to four turbines simultaneously. For deployments with more than four turbines, multiple XFE SCADA’s can be linked together to achieve the same functionality at larger scales.
The XFE SCADA detects and responds to system faults to ensure safe and reliable operation at maximum availability. Using advanced IoT functionality, you can monitor the performance and health of your assets in real-time. Dual web interfaces cater to both OEMs and end-users. An OEM web interface allows you to monitor your fleet and proactively deploy or recommend maintenance, increasing customer satisfaction and AEP. The customer web interface allows end-users to monitor their investment status and energy generation.
Rendering of the XFE SCADA hardware
Key features and functionality
Inherent flexibility
Capable of communication with a continuously growing list of hardware buses and protocols allowing the system to work with the clients’ preferred power conversion hardware and sensors.
Designed to operate any number of turbines and pass information between them.
Advanced data acquisition and remote monitoring capabilities
Aggregates data and error codes from all connected devices in one easy-to-access place
Remotely access your data to monitor performance and system health
Separate browser-based dashboards for end-users and turbine OEM
Internal, array, and cloud connectivity
A single XFE SCADA can control up to four turbines with one piece of hardware
Local XFE SCADAs can share information for array-level control
For internet-connected installations, XFE SCADAs communicate with a remote server
Improves annual energy production
Computational speed and algorithmic flexibility for aero/hydrodynamic control - if you can dream it, XFlow can help you implement it! And if you need assistance developing more advanced algorithms, XFlow offers that too.
Remote monitoring and an automotive OBD-II-like error code system allow for efficient diagnostics to get your system operational faster.
Performs system health and safety monitoring so you can proactively maintain assets
To learn more, download the XFE SCADA Brochure or email us at sales@xflowenergy.com.
Example of a complex instance of the XFlow Power Conversion System (Patent No. US11791634B2) coupling multiple energy assets on a single DC bus
XFlow Power Conversion System
XFlow Energy has developed a modular, low-cost approach to power conversion designed specifically for renewable energy systems using wind or hydrokinetic turbines. XFlow includes complimentary licenses for this patented (Patent No. US11791634B2) to OEMs who sign up for the XFE SCADA software subscription. We also offer paid licenses to OEMs with their own SCADA solutions.
This flexible power conversion architecture enables turbine designers to leverage readily available, low-cost, UL 1741-SB certified inverters. By utilizing inverters from the solar industry which are manufactured on a mass scale, the approach mitigates supply chain risks and eliminates concerns related to the ever-evolving certification landscape.
Key Benefits
Utilizes solar inverters that are pre-certified to the grid-connection standards your product needs, e.g. UL 1741-SB
Multiple turbines can be configured on a common DC bus, allowing for significant savings for multiple turbine configurations
Paired with the XFE SCADA, you will have significantly enhanced control authority over your turbine and groupings of turbines.
To learn more, contact us or email us directly at sales@xflowenergy.com.