zenon for Wind Farm Automation

• Unified Wind Farm Dashboard: Overview of wind farm performance, energy production, and asset health across turbines, substations, and auxiliary systems.

• Wind Meteorological Monitoring: Visual representation of wind speed, direction, and turbine performance across the farm via integration of met-station data or online services.

• Geospatial Overview (GIS): Map-based visualization of asset locations and status across your portfolio.

• Detailed Turbine Monitoring: Real-time visibility into turbine performance and health from any OEM.

• Power Plant Controller (PPC): Energy setpoint dispatching to turbines via zenon Logic templates. Manage P/Q limits and grid-code compliance.

• Offshore Platform Supervision: HVAC, fire suppression, emergency power, oil-water separation, and heliport controls in a single HMI.

• HVDC Converter Station Monitoring: Transmission asset management for long-distance connections.

• Alarm and Event Logging: Intelligent alarm management with event logging for faster fault diagnosis.

• Communications Network Monitoring: SNMP-based monitoring of network infrastructure health and availability.

• Live and Historic Trending: Real-time and historical data visualization for performance analysis.

• Performance Reporting: Automated performance reporting for technical and financial compliance.

• Remote Visualization: Wind farm dashboards and HMI screens from anywhere to monitor and control assets using mobile devices, tablets, or web clients.

• Substation SCADA: Topologic calculations, single line diagrams, switching commands, and sequence of events (SoE) for onshore and offshore substation management.

• Seamless Process Server Redundancy: High availability for critical operations during server failures.

• Edge Data Logger: Local data logging and buffering for reliable data collection even during communication interruptions.

• Notification Service: SMS, email, and voice notifications for critical alarms.

• Engineering Studio: Object-oriented, template-based engineering with multi-project support. Reduce engineering effort and ensure consistency across projects.

• Multi-Project Engineering: Work on multiple projects simultaneously and reuse engineering assets across different wind farms.

• Smart-Object Templates: Pre-developed templates for turbines, substations, and auxiliary systems. Apply with a few mouse clicks.

• PPC Template: Pre-configured Power Plant Controller logic for grid-code compliance, customizable via IEC 61131-3.

• Open Import/Export Formats: XML and wizard-based solutions for seamless data exchange with other engineering tools.

• Automatic Device Engineering: Automated engineering workflows for device integration. Significantly reduce project development time.

• IIoT Services API: Secure REST APIs for integration with energy trading platforms, business analysis tools, ticketing management systems, and any dashboard visualization.

• Historian Integration: Open database interfaces (SQL, GraphQL) and Excel plugins for flexible access to time-series data and advanced reporting.

• SAP Integration: Certified ERP integration that connects operational data with financial data for comprehensive asset lifecycle management.

• Vendor-Agnostic Connectivity: Native support for IEC 61400-25, IEC 61850, OPC-UA, DNP3, IEC 60870, and 300+ protocols. Connect to any device regardless of vendor.

• Secure Architecture (IEC 62443 / IEC 62351): Built on an IEC 62443-4-1 compliant Secure Development Lifecycle with role-based access control and encrypted communications.

• Cyber Resilience & Auditing: Centralized audit trails and seamless SIEM integration for continuous threat monitoring and grid compliance.

Wind farm SCADA software is a supervisory control and data acquisition platform that centralizes monitoring, control, and data management across wind farm assets. It connects to turbines, substations, and auxiliary systems from multiple OEMs, providing operators with a single interface for real-time visibility and fleet-wide operations.

zenon Energy Edition provides a unified software layer for wind farm SCADA, wind park control, substation automation, and offshore platform supervision. Operating as SCADA for wind farms, it connects to any turbine or substation equipment or OEM SCADA regardless of manufacturer and delivers full control, complete visibility, and the freedom to scale on your terms.

OEM SCADA is provided by the turbine manufacturer and is designed specifically for that manufacturer's equipment. It typically only interfaces with its own turbines, uses proprietary data formats, and locks operators into the OEM's upgrade cycle and roadmap. Vendor-agnostic SCADA connects to equipment from any manufacturer using open communication standards.

zenon operates as vendor-agnostic SCADA software, supporting IEC 61400-25, IEC 61850, OPC-UA, DNP3, and IEC 60870 across multiple OEMs. This gives operators a single, consistent interface for their entire fleet, allows them to choose the best turbine or substation equipment for each project, and removes dependence on any single manufacturer's roadmap.

Operators monitor geographically dispersed wind assets by combining Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping with real-time SCADA data in a unified interface. Using zenon's "Worldview" feature, users can seamlessly zoom from high-level fleet overviews down to individual turbine details.

Automatic decluttering dynamically hides or displays objects based on the zoom level, ensuring a clean interface that accelerates fault localization.

Automated reporting and data archiving optimize wind farm ROI by translating raw operational data into actionable insights while simultaneously creating an audit-ready record for regulatory compliance. By consolidating historical and real-time data in zenon, operators can identify underperforming turbines via scheduled or event-driven reports and reduce manual logging effort.

zenon's historian continuously records events and process values in a secure, centralized archive, creating a reliable trace for reporting and audits. Open interfaces also share this data seamlessly with third-party analytics tools, enabling predictive maintenance that maximizes energy yield and reduces long-term costs.

Operators manage multi-vendor wind farm SCADA data utilizing a hardware-independent platform that natively supports industry communication standards like OPC-UA, IEC 61400-25, IEC 61850, IEC 60870 or DNP3. By centralizing disparate OEM data within zenon, operators achieve a single, consistent interface for fleet-wide monitoring and control.

Legacy wind assets are integrated into modern control centers by connecting existing turbine controllers and substation IEDs directly to a unified platform using native communication drivers.

Consolidating this data within zenon avoids costly "rip-and-replace" strategies by bridging older equipment into a single, modern interface. This extends the lifecycle of existing assets and enables unified fleet management.

Wind project deployment and commissioning are accelerated by reducing engineering effort through configuration-driven workflows and reusable templates. Within zenon, manual programming is replaced by standardized project structures and automated parameterization.

This approach enables teams to bring wind assets online faster while ensuring consistent quality across engineering, commissioning, and daily operations.