FRACTAL EMS™
Hardware Bundle
Full Stack Energy Storage Controls
- Hardened, industrial-grade site controller and unit controllers for utility and commercial applications
- Enables energy storage plants to meet all competitive requirements
- Efficient communication system with millisecond response time
- Ability to regulate voltage, reactive and active power and the power factor at the grid feed-in point quickly and precisely.
- Individual activation of inverters and subsystem components
- Compact design enables easy and fast installation
- Seamless integration with a SCADA system or any 3rd party controller
- Supports multiple communication protocols: RESTful Web API, Modbus, DNP3, IEC61850, IEC60870-5-104, CAN
- Digital and analogue I/O modules for communication capabilities with third-party devices
- Balance of plant components, thermal management, fire panel and meter ingestion, diagnostics and reporting
- Configuration, parameterization and diagnostics via WebUI
Lightening Fast
100 ms Control Latency
Equipment Specifications
Hardware Listing
- Master Site Controller: 3U server rack mountable enclosure, National Instruments based hardware (GPIC + signal processing board), 1 for 50 PCS
- Unit Controller(s): National Instruments based hardware and enclosure, 1 for each PCS
- SEL RTAC: Optional – Fractal EMSTM can provide SCADA interfacing and accommodate common industry communication protocols
- Network Switches: 24 Port Switches, RJ45 Interface
- Cellular Modem: Optional – Cradlepoint IBR-650B, LTE/HSPA+, non-Wifi modem for failover connectivity
- UPS: 30 Minutes
- Server Cabinet: 10U server cabinet 19in. rack, 200 lb hinged-glass front, wall mountable
- Cables and mounting hardware
- Operating Temp: -25˚C to 70˚C fanless
Managed Devices
- Battery Management System (BMS) from all major vendors
- PCS from all major vendors
- PV Inverters from all major vendors
- DC Combiners
- Protection Switchgears
- Power Transformers
- Power Meters
- Fire Suppression Systems
- HVACs
Communication Protocols and SCADA Supports
- Ethernet, Serial and Fiber Media
- RESTful Web API
- Modbus
- DNP3
- IEC61850
- IEC60870-5-104
- CAN
- MESA and SunSpec compliant
Site Safety and Equipment Protection
- Fire alarm detection and site lock down
- Multi-point environment temperature measurements and system protection
- Ground fault detection and system protection
- Breaker status detection and system protection
Reliability and Security
- Dual controllers with failover arrangement available (second controller hot standby)
- SSL and IPSec VPN Supports
- Port Blocking
- Protocol Whitelisting
- Network Traffic Monitoring
- Controller Performance Monitoring
- Remote Software Update
- Control Audit Trail