ABT Monitoring System

Product brochure

Power Generation Applications

Kalki Communication Technologies
Bangalore, India – 560034
http://www.kalkitech.com/
Availability Based Tariff prescribed schedules rather than
generating at the maximum.
Availability based tariff Revenue for generation is linked to
(ABT) regulations were introduced several factors such as declared
by the Central Electricity availability, prescribed schedule
Regulatory Commission (CERC) of and grid conditions in addition to
India with the following objectives: actual energy delivered.
• Enhanced grid discipline by
participants ABT monitoring solution from Kalki
• Encouragement for private Communications is a state-of-the-
sector to invest art solution to enable a generating
• Participation of IPPs/CPPs in the utility to monitor the power
power market exported to the grid from the
• Migration towards a self- perspective of ABT maxims. This is
regulating power market a flexible solution with an
extensive set of features that
allows a generating station to

Initially, central power generating effectively monitor different

stations were brought under the parameters within the ABT regime.
purview of ABT. Successively, all
participants in the power sector Key benefits
including generating stations,
transmission companies, Some of the key benefits offered
distribution companies etc. were all by ABT monitoring solution
brought under the purview of ABT. include:

Under the ABT regime, the • The solution is based on a

generating stations are required to standards based open
output power adhering to communication architecture

Kalki Communication Technologies Private Limited, #147, 2nd Floor, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout, Bangalore 560034
E-mail: sales@kalkitech.com Phone: +91 80 2572 1263 Fax: +91 80 2572 5473 WWW: http://www.kalkitech.com
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 allowing for easy and quick handles collection of data from the
integration with multiple energy meters. Instantaneous data
devices as well as 15-minute block
• The solution comes with a aggregate data are collected from
simple and easy to use the meters and stored in the ABT
configuration utility server. User is allowed to navigate
• The solution comes with a through data display of both
flexible tariff calculation module instantaneous and aggregate data
that allows user to modify tariff for each of the meters in the
calculation to some extent as network.
when CERC revises the
guidelines Day ahead generation schedule for

• The solution comes with the ninety-six 15-minute blocks of

extensive reports and trends the day can be directly entered into
that provides comprehensive the system or can be imported
and intuitive information to the from an MS Excel workbook.
user
• The solution allows reports and The ABT solution then monitors the
other data to be exported to actual generation versus the
spreadsheets allowing for ease scheduled generation. Grid
of maintenance and exchange frequency is monitored separately.
Tariff calculations are then
ABT solution details performed for the energy supplied
to the grid. Unscheduled
The ABT monitoring solution comes Interchange (UI) charges, if
with a communication module that applicable are also calculated

Kalki Communication Technologies Private Limited, #147, 2nd Floor, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout, Bangalore 560034
E-mail: sales@kalkitech.com Phone: +91 80 2572 1263 Fax: +91 80 2572 5473 WWW: http://www.kalkitech.com
© All rights reserved 2005 - 2008
based on grid frequency and Technical details
energy exported. Energy price
calculations, availability Platform: Windows 2000
calculations (for capital cost) and Software requirements: MS Excel
UI charge calculation formulae Communication Interface: DDE
used by the solution can be (Dynamic Data Exchange), OPC
configured through the tariff (OLE for Process Control)
calculation module. An extensive
tariff calculation report is then Further details
generated indicating positive and
negative revenue under different For further details on PPC, please
heads for each of the 15-minute write to sales@kalkitech.com. Phone,
blocks. fax and mailing details can be had
from our website

User can also generate daily, http://www.kalkitech.com/Contactus.htm.

weekly, monthly and shift-wise Details on other solutions like Plant
(eight hour) reports for different Performance Calculation, Merit
details available in the solution Order Dispatch, Plant Simulation
including meter data, tariffs, software, Alarm analysis package
energy exported and imported etc. etc. can be had from the PGA
Trending for key parameters home page at
tracked such as scheduled http://www.kalkitech.com/powergen.htm
generation, actual generation, grid
frequency etc. is also provided.

Kalki Communication Technologies Private Limited, #147, 2nd Floor, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout, Bangalore 560034
E-mail: sales@kalkitech.com Phone: +91 80 2572 1263 Fax: +91 80 2572 5473 WWW: http://www.kalkitech.com
© All rights reserved 2005 - 2008