PSI Awarded Traction Power Contract from the Netherlands
New central PSI control system replaces four existing control centres
Berlin, 3 August 2011 – PSI AG has been contracted by the Dutch rail-infrastructure operator ProRail with the delivery of a centralised control system for the monitoring and controlling of the 1,500 volt direct current, catenary line grid. The system is based on the PSIcontrol product set and will replace the current four control centres in Amsterdam, Zwolle, Eindhoven and Rotterdam with a main control station in Utrecht and a separately located emergency control centre. The planned project duration is two years.
Together with extensive SCADA functionality (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and sophisticated switching administration, the central control station contains other rail-specific functions such as switching programs, tunnel monitoring and emergency planning. For the complex integration of the ProRail IT infrastructure PSI is employing web-based portal functions. These guarantee intensive data exchange with the new control system on the basis of the current IT security guidelines (BDEW whitepaper).
PSI has once again won an order in competition with major international competitors. After Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, the Netherlands represents the fourth country that has chosen to implement a major traction power control system from PSI.
PSI AG develops and integrates complete solutions, on the basis of its own software products, for the management of energy networks (electricity, gas, oil, heat, water), cross-company production management (metals, automotive, mechanical and plant engineering, mining, logistics) and infrastructure management for transport and safety. PSI was founded in 1969 and employs more than 1.400 persons in the group.
