T Plus and Open Vision completed the modernization of the control room in the Penza branch

2023: Control Room Upgrade

T Plus and Open Vision on June 17, 2024 announced the completion of the project to completely modernize the control room in the Penza branch of the company. The project was completed in record time and included a complete renovation of the control room, from repair work to the integration of a modern complex of multimedia equipment. The project was implemented from November 2023 to December 2023 inclusive.

Open Vision

The project was carried out as part of a program to modernize thermal power plants (DPM-2) and is aimed at improving the efficiency and reliability of heat network management.

The need for modernization arose due to the inconsistency of the current state of the premises and technological equipment with the new standards of the company.

PJSC T Plus has extensive experience in introducing digital technologies. As part of the updated development strategy, the company actively uses advanced solutions to improve the efficiency and reliability of its infrastructure. We are actively introducing digital solutions at production facilities in order to ensure the most efficient use of our resources, "said Maxim Mikhailovich Gorodilov, Head of the Digitalization and I&C Systems Department of T Plus PJSC.

The customer needed a team capable of performing the entire cycle of work using exclusively domestic software and equipment in record time - a month and a half. Open Vision has taken on a full cycle of work, ranging from repairing the room to installing and commissioning a new multimedia complex.

The project was divided into three main stages: construction, installation and commissioning. As part of the construction work, existing equipment was dismantled and disconnected, as well as repair and finishing of the control room, including a meal room and fire corridor. The construction stage turned out to be the most difficult due to the shortest terms and the need to meet the customer's expectations for the design of corporate premises.

The industry power engineering specialists belongs to, country's critical infrastructure therefore it was important for the customer that the partner company completed the project solely on the basis of domestic software and equipment, which are included Unified Register of Russian Software COMPUTER DB Ministry of Digital Development Register of equipment of the Ministry of Industry and in and respectively. We met this customer's need, the project used solutions from only Russian manufacturers, "said Sergey Kotelnikov, lead sales manager at Open Vision.

The centerpiece of the project was a video wall of 27 'Eliteboard 55 LCD panels, which was mounted in three days. For autonomous operation of the equipment during power outage, two cabinets with UPS from the manufacturer PULSE FORA 3315 and a battery pack with a total weight of 600 kg were installed.

To manage the video wall, the FORSITE WS video controller was used on the Astra Linux Special Edition operating system. Despite the initial technical difficulties associated with system integration, thanks to the joint efforts of our team and FORSITE engineers, all problems have been fixed, "said Alexander Ponomarev, leading multimedia equipment engineer at Open Vision.

The project also implemented access control and video surveillance systems, which increased the security and efficiency of space use. For the comfortable work of the dispatchers, specialized technological furniture from TechnoConsole was installed.

As a result of the project, a situation center was created that meets all current industry standards. Thanks to the technological equipment, the created situation center allows you to solve a wide range of problems, simplifies the work of dispatchers and provides access to the necessary information in a single space, "said Maxim Melnikov, leading sales manager of Open Vision.

Optimizing the work space improved the efficiency of the staff, improved working conditions and contributed to a faster response to emergency situations.

Significant work was carried out to modernize the dispatch center. The main goals were to improve the working conditions of operational and duty personnel, as well as to ensure effective management of heat networks to improve the quality of the services provided, - said Vadim Gennadievich Oparin, chief engineer of the Penza branch of T Plus PJSC.