Scale

The system has been installed on approximately 632 diesel locomotives and 311 electric locomotives. Installation and commissioning work was carried out at 12 diesel and 5 electric locomotive repair bases throughout the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Scope of Work and Services Provided

The implementation of the Automated Control System for Electric Train Traffic (АСУ ЭДТ) was completed as a turnkey project with subsequent service support throughout the duration of the long-term contract, which includes software development, supply of server equipment, installation of data collection points at locomotive depots and crew rest points, development of personal data collection devices for locomotive drivers, and onboard equipment for locomotives.

Project Essence

The main purpose of the АСУ ЭДТ is to provide comprehensive automation and informational support for business processes regarding the accounting, control, and analysis of consumption: electricity (used for train traction and heating of passenger cars) and diesel fuel (consumed by the diesel locomotive during equipment and operation in all modes) in real time.

Uniqueness

The locomotives and electric locomotives of “Lokomotiv” JSC were equipped with highly accurate unique measuring equipment for accounting diesel fuel consumption and electricity consumption. Thanks to the implementation of innovative technologies and rational use of fuel and energy resources, the Client was able not only to improve the efficiency of railway transportation by reducing energy costs in train traction but also to enhance the management structure of the energy complex, utilizing the most effective technologies available today.

Results Achieved

The implementation of the АСУ ЭДТ system enabled the Client to achieve the following capabilities:

• Measurement of technological parameters of fuel equipment and diesel generator;
• Calculation of the remaining and consumed diesel fuel with specified accuracy over certain time periods;
• Control and comparison of actual diesel fuel/electricity consumption with normative values in various operating modes of the diesel/electric locomotive;
• Indirect diagnostics of the fuel equipment of the diesel locomotives based on fuel consumption data in various operating modes;

Analysis of the diesel/electric locomotive's performance during the shift, highlighting time periods:

• Standstill and movement;
• Diesel operation at idle, under load, and stopped, characteristics of the diesel/electric locomotive's movement in traction and coasting modes;
• Distance traveled, average technical speed over the segment;
• Total fuel and electricity consumption for a trip, shift, period, over the segment;
• Location of the diesel/electric locomotive;
• Visualization of information on the values of technological parameters of fuel equipment and diesel generator (on the diesel locomotive);
• Formation of the electronic route for the driver based on parameters recorded by sensors, information input from the driver's visualization block, and remote terminals;
• Inter-repair mileage of locomotives.

Scale

The railway section Kandagash-Nikeltau is 136.1 km long.

Scope of Work and Services Provided

Within the framework of the project, a complete range of services was performed, including construction and installation work at all stations and sections of the Kandagash-Nikeltau railway, installation and commissioning of equipment, testing works, and training of the operational staff in the use and maintenance of the newly introduced devices.

Project Essence

The primary purpose of the system is to ensure the safety and regulation of train movements on the Kandagash-Nikeltau railway section.

Uniqueness

To address the tasks set by the Client, a comprehensive set of devices necessary for the functions of centralization, signaling, dispatcher management, and movement control was implemented at the stations and sections of the Kandagash-Nikeltau railway. Thanks to step-by-step modernization of the section, none of the intermediate phases caused disruptions in the operation of existing or adjacent systems; on the contrary, it contributed to increased capacity of the section, higher speeds, and improved safety of train movements. The first results of the system implementation showed positive effects just three months after the contract was signed.

Results Achieved

The operational system allowed the Client to ensure:

• Increased capacity of the section and improved safety of train movements by equipping block posts and stations with devices for monitoring track availability on adjacent sections;
• Enhanced movement safety;
• Increased speed of movement thanks to the transmission of an expanded volume of information to the locomotive;
• Reduced operating costs and increased flexibility in operational management;
• Reduced workload on station duty personnel;
• Optimization of energy resources required for train operations;
• Increased flexibility in organizing train movements and providing expanded functions to the section dispatcher.

Scale

Kyzylorda Region. Kumkol Oil and Gas Field.

Scope of Work and Services Provided

Specialists from the company carried out the development of project and cost documentation, equipment supply, construction and installation work, and commissioning.

Project Essence

The Automated Commercial Metering System (ACMS) of JSC "PetroKazakhstan Kumkol Resources" serves as an automated source of information for commercial accounting of electricity and capacity. The system generates databases for commercial accounting of electricity generation and consumption at each metering point, calculates actual balances of electricity production and consumption, and provides objective information for managing electricity and capacity distribution.

Uniqueness

The ACMS of JSC "PetroKazakhstan Kumkol Resources" has been put into industrial operation and registered in the Register of Commercial Electricity Metering Systems of the system operator of the wholesale electricity market of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The extended implementation period of the project is due to the fact that the system was introduced in several stages. In 2007, the first energy facilities of the Kumkol oil and gas field were equipped, after which the Client, assessing the benefits of working with the new system, annually automates new construction projects.

Results Achieved

The operational system has allowed the Client to ensure:

• Collection and provision of information according to regulations, processing and issuing ACMS information in real time to the staff of JSC "PetroKazakhstan Kumkol Resources," as well as collection and provision of information upon request at any time;
• Reliable and legitimate measurements of electricity at each metering point through the use of measuring instruments;
• Increased accuracy of commercial accounting of electricity at metering points due to the use of modern electricity meters and the application of digital measurement technologies, data collection, and processing;
• Optimization of electricity consumption modes;
• Calculation of the electricity balance for the enterprise as a whole and for individual energy facilities;
• Calculation of electricity losses in the electrical network using ACMS data.

Scale

Western and Eastern branches of JSC "KazTransOil." The implementation of the linear telemechanics system for the main oil pipelines of the Western branch of JSC "KazTransOil" was carried out in the cities of Aktau, Atyrau, Kalamkas, Karazhanbas, Uzen, and Samara. The Eastern branch was implemented in the cities of Shymkent, Pavlodar, Karakoin, Kumkol, and Priirtyshsk.

Scope of Work and Services Provided

Technical specialists from our company completed a full "turnkey" package of work—exploratory work, development of project and cost documentation and software, manufacturing and supply of equipment, installation, and commissioning work.

Project Essence

The system provides dispatch control of the technological parameters of oil pumping and operational control of valves on the linear sections of the main oil pipelines.

Uniqueness

A unique project due to its scale, covering the majority of the linear sections of the oil pipelines of JSC "KazTransOil."

Results Achieved

As a result of the project implementation, the Client has improved the efficiency of the company's production and economic activities, including:

• Maximum safety and reliability of oil pipeline operation;
• Continuous monitoring of equipment status;
• Quick response to emergency situations and the ability to localize them in the shortest possible time by blocking problematic areas.

Scale

300 wells distributed across all 12 oil fields in the city of Zhanaozen.

Scope of Work and Services Provided

Our specialists completed a full range of services, including site surveys, production and supply of equipment, commissioning work, as well as training the Client's personnel and handing over the systems for industrial operation.

Project Essence

The ISU SHGNU is designed for remote monitoring and control of operational modes, as well as optimization of the operational modes of rod-pump units for oil extraction, transmitting information to dispatch points using GSM technologies.

Uniqueness

The ISU SHGNU was developed by specialists from TSO "TNS-INTEC" and is a certified Kazakh product (CT-KZ). A unique software solution was created for this system, with no analogs either in Kazakhstan or abroad. Within the framework of the contract, 300 wells were modernized across all 12 oil fields in the city of Zhanaozen.

Results Achieved

The implemented system achieved effective results, such as:

• Reduction in electricity consumption;
• Remote monitoring and control of the technological parameters of SHGNU;
• Automation of control for the electric drive of SHGNU;
• Ensuring equipment operation based on operational modes and the ability to adapt to changing system conditions;
• Optimization of well operation modes;
• Increased mean time between failures for well equipment;
• Prompt identification of emergency operating modes of equipment;
• Reduction of wear on electrical equipment and pumps through smooth starts and significant reduction of inrush currents;
• Standardization of the ISU (ability to work with any type of pumping equipment (SHGNU, UECN) and types of electric motors (asynchronous and synchronous));
• Improvement and facilitation of working conditions for maintenance personnel, reduction of operational costs;
• Increased oil flow rate.

Most importantly, the Client achieved an increase in the profitability of oil production due to reduced operational costs, primarily energy costs, increased oil production, and extended maintenance intervals.

Scale

Western and Eastern branches of KazTransOil JSC. The implementation of the linear telemechanics system for the main oil pipelines of the Western branch of KazTransOil JSC was carried out in the cities of Aktau, Atyrau, Kalamkas, Karazhanbas, Uzen, and Samara. The Eastern branch was implemented in the cities of Shymkent, Pavlodar, Karakoin, Kumkol, and Priirtyshsk.

Scope of Work and Services Provided

Our company's technical specialists completed a full "turnkey" package of work, including feasibility studies, development of design and estimate documentation and software, production and supply of equipment, as well as installation and commissioning work.

Project Essence

The system provides dispatch control over the technological parameters of oil transportation and operational management of valves on the linear sections of the main oil pipelines.

Uniqueness

A unique project in terms of scale, covering most of the linear sections of KazTransOil JSC's pipelines.

Results Achieved

As a result of the project implementation, the Client improved the efficiency of the company's production and economic activities, including:

• Maximum safety and reliability of pipeline operations;
• Continuous monitoring of equipment condition;
• Prompt response to emergency situations and the ability to localize them in the shortest possible time by blocking problematic sections.

Scale

The entire territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Scope of Work and Services Provided

The company's technical specialists conducted a full range of services, including surveys, development and approval of design and estimate documentation, supply and installation of equipment, commissioning work, training of the client's personnel, and the transfer of systems to industrial operation.

Project Essence

The Automated System for Commercial Accounting of Electricity (ASCU) consists of a set of technical, software, and organizational solutions that allow the consumer to account for electricity consumption in accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Electric Power Industry". The system is designed to automate the process of collecting information about consumption by Kazakhstan Railways (Kazakhstan Temir Zholy) from all facilities, providing the ability to monitor the accuracy of electricity accounting and receive operational data on the balance of electrical power.

Uniqueness

This project is a globally distributed system with 22 branches throughout the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the first project of its scale in the Republic and in the CIS countries. The project involved the maximum number of existing communication types of Kazakhstan Railways, from cable wires to satellite communication channels.

Results Achieved

The operational system allowed the Client to ensure:

• Automation of control and accounting of electricity sales;
• Accurate determination of the amount of supplied and consumed electricity;
• Reduction of electricity losses through continuous monitoring during transmission and distribution;
• Increased accuracy of commercial electricity accounting at accounting points in accordance with the requirements of the Kazakhstan wholesale electricity and power market, using modern measuring instruments and applying digital technologies for data collection and processing;
• Reduction of operational costs;
• Improved reliability and quality of electricity supply;
• Ensured synchronization of commercial accounting measurements;
• Increased reliability of the commercial accounting system and information security at all levels due to the technical, software, and organizational solutions used in the system;
• Creation of a unified information system for conducting financial calculations for the Client in the wholesale electricity market of Kazakhstan.

Scale

Karaganda

Scope of Work and Services Provided

As part of the project, our company's experts developed and supplied the necessary equipment, created software, performed commissioning work, and trained the client’s employees.

Project Essence

The Automated System for Commercial Accounting of Electricity (ASCU) for "Karaganda Zharik" is designed to automate the collection of information on electricity consumption by residential consumers in Karaganda (private sector, multi-apartment buildings) using PLC technologies, automatic data processing, and information transfer to energy supply organizations for commercial calculations.

Uniqueness

The scale of the project, in terms of coverage of residential consumers, has no analogs in Kazakhstan or the CIS countries. The system provides for the automatic data collection from over 17,000 subscribers, covering 1,500 transformer substations.

Results Achieved

The operational system allowed the Client to ensure:

• Multi-tariff accounting of electricity consumption;
• Increased accuracy of electricity accounting;
• Optimization of electricity consumption modes;
• Formation of a database of measured parameters and data processing of received information with a function for storage and archiving for a period of no less than five years;
• Maintenance of a unified system time to minimize non-productive costs on energy resources through synchronous measurements;
• Clear visualization of information on electricity intake and supply at accounting points in the form of tables, graphs, and mnemonic diagrams;
• Reduction of manual processing efforts;
• Ensured calculations using customizable calculation algorithms;
• Identification of loss hotspots;
• Determination and forecasting (short-term, medium-term, and long-term) of electricity balance components to minimize analysis time of electricity consumption for further development of measures aimed at optimizing the electricity transmission process;
• Increased efficiency and rational use of available resources;
• Cost savings from reducing electricity losses at the level of 0.4 kV;
• Determination of electricity balances.

Scale

Kyzylorda region. Oil and gas field Kumkol: 4 substations 110/6 kV, 11 distribution substations 6 kV.

Scope of Work and Services Provided

Our specialists developed technical specifications, project estimates, and created an accounting system for the facilities of JSC "TURGAY-PETROLEUM." Additionally, we completed the supply of equipment and software, as well as installation and commissioning work.

Project Essence

The Automated System for Commercial Accounting of Electricity (ASCU) for JSC "TURGAY-PETROLEUM" serves as an automated source of information for commercial and technical electricity accounting. The system provides accurate measurements of electricity at each accounting point, generates databases for the commercial accounting of electricity production and consumption, and calculates the actual production-consumption balance of electricity.

Results Achieved

The operational system enabled the Client to ensure:

• Synchronous measurements of commercial electricity accounting at accounting points;
• Operational control of electricity consumption and implementation of energy-saving and energy-efficiency measures;
• Capability to apply energy-saving tariffs for calculations;
• Optimization of electricity consumption modes;
• Increased accuracy of commercial electricity accounting at accounting points through the use of modern electricity measuring instruments and digital measurement, data collection, and processing technologies;
• Execution of various electrical engineering tasks (calculation of electricity balance for the entire enterprise and for individual energy facilities, calculation of electricity losses in the electrical network) using ASCU data.