Products and Solutions
AGORA — Advanced Grid Observation Reliable Algorithms
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AGORA enhances your existing SCADA/EMS system
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Uses real-time data for fast and reliable information
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Faster and more reliable restoration solutions
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Optimize investment through accurate planning and risk analysis
Imagine a monitoring system that lets you know precisely what's going on within your network, all the time, instantly and accurately. Imagine a restoration tool so effective, it can cut recovery time in half. Imagine a planning tool that brings you closer to real-world answers than you ever thought possible. Okay, now stop imagining. AGORA is here.
AGORA works so well, precisely because it works so differently.
Unlike the industry-standard solutions based on Newton-Raphson algorithms, AGORA employs non-iterative mathematics to arrive at correct solutions nearly 100% of the time—even as systems approach collapse. The result is a set of tools so robust, they will keep you informed of the precise state of your network, even under the most difficult circumstances.
AGORA offers a non-iterative approach with a nearly 100% “convergence” rate.
| AGORA | Other* | |
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| Algorithms | New paradigm | Legacy approach |
| Methodology | Non-iterative algorithm | Newton Raphson iterative |
| Convergence during normal states | 100% | 20% to 90% |
| Convergence through voltage collapse | 100% | 0% |
| Real time 24:7 | Yes | Partial |
| Functionalities | More extensive than competitive tools | Limited by methodology |
| Ease of model augmentation | Automatic | Mostly manual |
| Multi-site capability | Full | Full |
| Implementation schedule | 2 to 4 months | 1 to 2 years |
* Tools from Siemens, GE, PTI, ABB, Alstom among others. Source: AIA Analysis, company reports.