Downtime Records, Availability and SCADA Connection

GeoEner EAM Duruş ve Güvenilirlik

Downtime and reliability management for generation plants: categorized downtime records, time- and energy-based availability, lost energy, capacity factor, MTBF and MTTR; counter and downtime import from SCADA data sources, GeoEner PSM production data and plant comparison in Business Intelligence.

3 availability measures
Technical, operational and energy-based availability
4 downtime sources
Manual, from failures, from maintenance work orders and from SCADA
No double counting
Overlapping downtimes on the same unit are merged
Actual production
From GeoEner PSM meters; otherwise a rated-power estimate

About the Product

GeoEner EAM Downtime and Reliability calculates how much time and energy a plant lost from its recorded downtime. Downtime is recorded for an asset, or for all generation units of the site when no asset is given, in the unplanned, planned maintenance, grid, environmental, curtailment or other category. Downtime is entered manually or opened and closed automatically by its source: a failure causing downtime, a shutdown-requiring maintenance work order and a SCADA status point each manage their own downtime. The category of an automatically opened downtime can be corrected later.

The reliability summary is calculated for a chosen period over generation units such as turbines, inverters, hydro units and battery racks. Downtimes affecting a unit are merged so no hour is counted twice; future time and time before the unit's commissioning are excluded. Grid, environmental and curtailment downtime is not attributed to the operator, so technical and operational availability are shown separately. The summary is broken down by site, asset type and downtime category, together with lost energy, failure count, MTBF, MTTR and ongoing downtime count.

If the site is linked to its generation plant in GeoEner PSM, actual production is read from meters; the loss is taken as the energy the stopped unit would have produced at the observed output of the units running in the same time slice, and energy-based availability and capacity factor are calculated. This is a simplified form of the IEC 61400-26-2 approach. If production data is missing or unreachable, the loss is estimated from rated power, and the result states which method was used.

SCADA data sources are defined per site as CSV upload or REST pull over HTTPS. Each tag in the source is mapped to an asset: a counter point writes the asset's counter reading, and a status point turns a stopped signal into a downtime record in the given category. An import containing a faulty row writes nothing, and older samples are skipped. EAM indicators such as availability, lost energy, MTBF, MTTR, SLA compliance and maintenance compliance are part of the GeoEner Business Intelligence catalog, where plants can be compared by technology or manufacturer model.

Key Features

Downtime records

Downtime is recorded with start, end, category, cause and notes; without an asset it affects all of the site's generation units. Downtime without an end counts as ongoing and is shown on the dashboard; closed downtime is kept with its closing details.

site · asset · category
Automatically opened downtime

A failure causing downtime opens one from detection to resolution, and a shutdown-requiring maintenance work order from start to completion. If the failure reopens or the work order is cancelled, the downtime corrects itself. The category of an automatically opened downtime can be corrected later.

failure · work order · SCADA
Time-based availability

Availability is calculated over units such as turbines, inverters, hydro units and battery racks. Downtimes on the same unit are merged, and when attributable and excused downtime overlap, the time goes to the attributable side. Grid, environmental and curtailment downtime is not attributed to the operator.

technical · operational · excused
Energy-based availability

Once a site is linked to its generation plant in GeoEner PSM, production is read from the period difference of active energy meters. The loss is calculated from the observed output of units running in the same slice, giving energy-based availability and capacity factor. Without production data the calculation falls back to a rated-power estimate.

PSM · meters · IEC 61400-26-2
Reliability summary

For a chosen period, totals and breakdowns by site, asset type and downtime category give unit hours, attributable and excused downtime hours, availability, lost energy, actual production, capacity factor, failure count, MTBF, MTTR and ongoing downtime count.

MTBF · MTTR · failure count
SCADA data sources

Each site can have a CSV-upload source or a REST source that pulls JSON over HTTPS at a set interval. The authentication header value is stored encrypted and never returned in responses; the last attempt time and error are shown on the source. An import with a faulty row writes nothing.

CSV · REST · HTTPS
Tag-to-asset mapping

Tags in the source are mapped to assets. A counter point writes the asset's cumulative counter reading and feeds maintenance rules; on a status point zero means running and any other value means stopped, opening downtime in the chosen category. Samples older than the point's last processed time are skipped.

counter point · status point
EAM indicators and plant comparison

Technical, operational and energy-based availability, actual production, capacity factor, lost energy, failure count, MTBF, MTTR, ongoing downtime, open work orders, SLA compliance and maintenance compliance are part of the GeoEner Business Intelligence catalog. Indicators are broken down by site, technology, manufacturer model and period, filtered by the user's EAM permissions.

Business Intelligence · comparison

Additional Modules

DowntimesReliabilitySCADA Sources

How It Works

  1. 01
    Connect — SCADA and production data

    A SCADA source is defined and tags are mapped to assets; the site is linked to its GeoEner PSM generation plant.

  2. 02
    Record — downtime

    Downtime is entered manually or opened automatically from failures, maintenance work orders and SCADA.

  3. 03
    Classify — category and attribution

    Categories are corrected; grid, environmental and curtailment downtime is not attributed to the operator.

  4. 04
    Calculate — availability and loss

    Availability, lost energy, capacity factor, MTBF and MTTR are calculated for the period.

  5. 05
    Compare — Business Intelligence

    Plants are compared by technology and manufacturer model in Business Intelligence.

Who It's For

Plant owners and investors

See portfolio availability and lost production with the same method, by site and technology.

Asset management and performance teams

Find which equipment drives losses with MTBF, MTTR and asset type breakdowns.

O&M contractors

Base availability commitments on records by separating attributable from excused downtime.

Roadmap

Planned
Protocol and manufacturer API adapters

Today SCADA data arrives by CSV upload and REST pull; industrial protocol and turbine/inverter manufacturer API adapters are prepared to plug into the same adapter contract.

Technical Summary

Scope
Downtime records, time- and energy-based availability, lost production, reliability indicators, SCADA import
Downtime categories
Unplanned, planned maintenance, grid, environmental, curtailment, other; grid, environmental and curtailment are excused
Downtime sources
Manual, failure, maintenance work order, SCADA status point
Indicators
Technical, operational and energy-based availability, lost energy, actual production, capacity factor, MTBF, MTTR
Loss method
Rated power, observed output or mixed; stated in the result
SCADA
CSV upload, HTTPS REST pull; counter and status points; encrypted credentials
Production data
GeoEner PSM generation plant meters; daily slices; optional net production
Business Intelligence
EAM indicators; site, technology, manufacturer model and period breakdowns; plant comparison
Platform
A GeoEner EAM module; works with GeoEner PSM and GeoEner Business Intelligence

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between technical and operational availability?

Downtime is recorded in the unplanned, planned maintenance, grid, environmental, curtailment and other categories. Grid, environmental and curtailment downtime is not attributed to the operator; technical availability deducts only operator-attributable downtime, while operational availability accounts for all downtime. Overlapping downtimes on the same unit are merged, the time goes to the attributable side, and no hour is counted twice.

How is lost production calculated?

If the site is linked to its generation plant in GeoEner PSM, actual production is read from meters and the loss is taken as the energy the stopped unit would have produced at the observed output of the units running in the same time slice; energy-based availability and capacity factor are derived from this. It is a simplified form of the IEC 61400-26-2 approach. Without production data, the loss is estimated from rated power and the method used is stated in the result.

How does SCADA data get into EAM?

Each site can have a CSV-upload data source or a REST source that pulls JSON over HTTPS at a set interval; credentials are stored encrypted. Tags in the source are mapped to assets: a counter point writes the counter reading, and a status point turns a stopped signal into downtime in the chosen category. An import with a faulty row writes nothing. Industrial protocol and manufacturer API adapters are on the roadmap.

Can we compare plants with each other?

Yes. EAM indicators such as availability, actual production, capacity factor, lost energy, failure count, MTBF, MTTR, SLA compliance and maintenance compliance are part of the GeoEner Business Intelligence catalog. They are shown by site, technology, manufacturer model and period and used in plant comparison; each user sees only the sites they have EAM permission for.

What is GeoEner EAM Duruş ve Güvenilirlik?

Downtime and reliability management for generation plants: categorized downtime records, time- and energy-based availability, lost energy, capacity factor, MTBF and MTTR; counter and downtime import from SCADA data sources, GeoEner PSM production data and plant comparison in Business Intelligence.

Who is GeoEner EAM Duruş ve Güvenilirlik for?

Plant owners and investors: See portfolio availability and lost production with the same method, by site and technology. Asset management and performance teams: Find which equipment drives losses with MTBF, MTTR and asset type breakdowns. O&M contractors: Base availability commitments on records by separating attributable from excused downtime.

How does GeoEner EAM Duruş ve Güvenilirlik work?

1. Connect — SCADA and production data — A SCADA source is defined and tags are mapped to assets; the site is linked to its GeoEner PSM generation plant. 2. Record — downtime — Downtime is entered manually or opened automatically from failures, maintenance work orders and SCADA. 3. Classify — category and attribution — Categories are corrected; grid, environmental and curtailment downtime is not attributed to the operator. 4. Calculate — availability and loss — Availability, lost energy, capacity factor, MTBF and MTTR are calculated for the period. 5. Compare — Business Intelligence — Plants are compared by technology and manufacturer model in Business Intelligence.

Benefits

  • Availability from recorded downtime, consistently
  • Excused downtime shown separately
  • Loss from actual production or rated power
  • Counters and downtime straight from SCADA

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