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Substation Computers and Gateways for Generation, Distribution and Renewables
Where Energy Monitoring Systems Are Deployed
Energy computing sits in four places: the substation, the solar or wind site, the remote asset that reports over cellular and the plant where acquisition data drives maintenance. Each has its own electrical environment, temperature range and connectivity, so the right platform differs from one to the next.
Fanless Substation Computers for Protection and Control
A substation computer runs the local HMI, the historian and the protocol gateway between relays and the control centre. Fanless DIN-rail and wall-mount computers with -40 to 70 degrees C operation, isolated serial ports and dual Ethernet for redundant networks run for years in an unmanned switchgear room, with wide-range DC input from the station battery.
Gateways for Photovoltaic Plants and Wind Turbines
Photovoltaic plant and wind turbine gateways collect inverter, tracker and turbine data over Modbus and CAN, run the local monitoring and send it to the operator’s platform. Low-power fanless gateways with serial and digital I/O, wide temperature range and PoE for site cameras sit in the inverter station or the turbine base, where the cabinet is small and unheated.
Cellular Computers for Remote Management
Cellular devices for remote management keep distributed assets reporting when there is no wired network: transformers, meters, cathodic protection and remote generation. Industrial cellular computers with integrated 4G, LTE and 5G modems and multi-SIM bonding act as intelligent routers and edge computers in one unit, so the site stays connected and the data stays local until it is needed.
Data Acquisition and Control for Predictive Maintenance
Predictive maintenance starts with acquisition: vibration, temperature, current and voltage sampled at the machine and analyzed at the edge. PC/104 and mini PCIe analog and digital I/O modules give an embedded computer the channels to read the plant directly, with isolated relay outputs for control and CAN and serial modules for the drives and meters.
Built Around the Interfaces Energy Systems Use
Energy hardware is specified by the interfaces it speaks and the environment it lives in: the station battery, the serial and Ethernet protocols, the cellular link and the acquisition channels. We select products whose datasheets state each one, and the cards below list the specifications that decide the build.
Energy-Ready Hardware
Industrial IoT Gateways
Low-power fanless gateways and cellular computers with serial, CAN, digital I/O and 4G or 5G, for solar, wind and remote assets.
DIN Rail PCs
Fanless DIN-rail computers with wide-range DC input, isolated serial and dual Ethernet, for substation HMIs, historians and protocol gateways.
Data Acquisition and I/O Modules
PC/104 and mini PCIe analog and digital I/O, relay, counter, serial and CAN modules, for reading the plant directly from an embedded computer.
Ethernet Switches
Industrial managed and unmanaged Gigabit and 10GbE switches with PoE+ and SFP uplinks, for substation and site networks.
Ranges in Industrial IoT Gateways
iEP-5000G Atom IoT Controllers
ASRock Industrial Intel Atom x6000RE industrial IoT controllers with DIN-rail mounting and wide-range DC input, for inverter stations and turbine bases.
iEP-7020E Rugged LTE Gateways
ASRock Industrial 13th Gen Intel Core rugged LTE gateways, for remote sites that need a cellular link and local processing in one unit.
POC-700 Ultra-Compact Fanless Computers
Neousys Intel Core i3-N305 and Atom ultra-compact fanless computers, for gateways in small unheated cabinets.
NISE Slim Embedded Computers
Nexcom slim fanless embedded computers, for low-profile gateways in control panels and kiosks.
RSC101 Hailo-8 Edge AI Computers with 5G
Axiomtek industrial Hailo-8 edge AI computers with 5G connectivity, for camera-based inspection and analytics at remote plant.
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Ranges in DIN Rail PCs
BCO-1000 Fanless Embedded Box PCs
C&T Solution Intel Celeron Elkhart Lake fanless box PCs, for low-power local HMIs and historians.
VBOX-3132 DIN-Rail PoE PCs
Sintrones Intel Atom x7000RE fanless DIN-rail PCs with PoE, for switchgear rooms that also power cameras and sensors.
UST210 Fanless Embedded Computers
Axiomtek Intel Atom fanless embedded computers with wide-range DC input, for substation cabinets and pumping stations.
SPC-6000 Wide-Temperature Embedded Computers
Vecow Intel Atom x6425RE wide-temperature embedded computers with 2.5GbE, for unmanned rooms from -40 to 70 degrees C.
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Ranges in Data Acquisition and I/O Modules
DMM Analog I/O Modules
Diamond Systems 16-bit PC/104 analog I/O modules with autocalibration and up to 32 channels, for vibration, temperature and electrical measurement.
RUBY-MM Analog Output Modules
Diamond Systems 16-bit PC/104 analog output modules with digital I/O and waveform generation, for control loops and test rigs.
EMERALD-MM Serial Modules
Diamond Systems 4 and 8-port RS-232/422/485 PC/104 serial modules, with opto-isolated versions for Modbus and meter networks.
JANUS-MM Isolated CAN Modules
Diamond Systems dual and quad isolated CAN bus PC/104 modules with digital I/O, for drives, inverters and vehicle networks.
DS-MPE Mini PCIe I/O Modules
Diamond Systems rugged mini PCIe modules for analog and digital I/O, CAN, serial and Gigabit Ethernet, for adding channels to a compact computer.
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Ranges in Ethernet Switches
LNX and LMP Industrial Ethernet Switches
Antaira industrial Gigabit unmanaged switches with SFP uplinks and 10GbE managed switches with PoE+, for DIN-rail site networks.
EPS Managed Gigabit Switches
Diamond Systems managed 8 to 26-port Gigabit Ethernet switches for embedded and rugged systems, with 10G SFP+ ports on the larger models.
EPSM Ethernet Switch Modules
Diamond Systems ultra-compact managed Gigabit switch modules, for OEMs building a switch into their own enclosure.
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Energy Case Studies and Guides
See how we help operators monitor and control generation and distribution, and read our guides to cellular connectivity, PoE and I/O.
An Extension of Your Engineering Team
Our engineers work as part of your team, not as a reseller. We check the supply, protocols and channel count against the site before you commit to a build.
Built, Imaged and Ready to Deploy
Modules, memory, storage, modems and I/O cards are fitted and the OS image loaded before shipping, so each unit is tested as a complete build and ready to fit on the day it arrives.
Supported for the Life of the Asset
Repeatable builds, revision control and last-time-buy planning keep later units matching the first across an asset base that runs unattended for a decade or more.
Speak to a Power and Energy Computing Specialist.
Tell us what the site is, how the system will be powered and connected, and the meters, relays and sensors it needs to read, and we will recommend the right platform, then configure, image and test it before it ships.