Personnel training as part of quality management

Besides the purely economic objectives, the topic of quality assurance for determining the key figures of companies is not only becoming increasingly important in the power supply sector. There are various types of this such as

• general quality targets within the ISO Quality Management System like
  • personnel training
  • security aspects of grid management 
  • documentation of measures etc.
• or especially meeting quality criteria such as
  • the supply or product quality of the power.

Exact copy of the electric grid including its dynamics

In the grid training simulator, the entire electricity grid can be modelled and simulated. This exact copy of the electricity grid in the grid simulator ensures that

• the modelled grid acts in the same way as in reality. 
• both switching operation by direct control as well as tracked processes can be practiced.
• the workflows, such as switching dialogs, go smoothly.
• fault processing (after simulation of ground faults, short circuits, simulation of defective switchgears, protection devices and transformers) can be understood and optimised. 
• various scenarios can be defined and used for the purposes of training or analysis and
• it is possible to run through previous failures.

Teach Profitable Grid Management

Prevention and quick reactions reduce costs and defer investments. Besides the cost of power, the quality of supply can be an important factor in the consumer’s decision. What is mainly relevant here are the supply security and the voltage quality. Both parameters are, on the one hand, determined by

• the layout of the grid and the properties of its assets, but also 
• by the quality of the grid management, which 
• optimally uses the available assets while exploiting their capacity limits,
• extends the lifespan of assets by avoiding overloads, 
• prevents failures and thus reduces outages in which no energy can be sold.
• operator protection. 
• complying with legal regulations.

This is mainly achieved by “training before the job”.