Open Systems International

Solving Transmission and Distribution Challenges

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Bahman Hoveida, CEO, Open Systems InternationalBahman Hoveida, CEO
Energy has been in demand for centuries. The industrial revolution opened new doors for energy generation, transmission, and distribution and the demand for energy is high ever since. Nowadays, utilities face the challenge of deregulation, limited transmission, distribution and generation resources, cybersecurity concerns, and cost pressures. To tackle these challenges, a group of young innovators founded Open Systems International (OSI), a leading supplier of open automation solutions. OSI technology is at the forefront of electric utility operation and control around the world. Utilities of all sizes in the transmission, distribution, and generation market sectors rely on OSI technology for their daily operations.

In response to the demand for powerful and super-scalable automation system, OSI delivers products and services created specifically for utilities to implement unique initiatives. The company has created an ideal software platform for supporting Smart Grid initiatives: monarch/SGP™ (Smart Grid Platform). This secure, high-performance platform is designed to process and analyze millions of data points in real time from all levels of the electrical power supply chain, whether generation or consumption. It is a multi-faceted and integrated solution to the problem of new energy delivery that encourages consumer participation and incorporates distributed energy resources, such as renewable generation, energy storage and Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs).

From their suite of solutions, OSI provides Transmission Management Systems for transmission owners and operators who face new challenges due to stringent regulatory mandates and growing cost pressures. OSI has been at the forefront of developing the next generation of effective Transmission and Energy Management System (EMS) applications since the mid-1990s. OSI’s EMS applications framework was developed from the ground up for effective real-time use, as opposed to the industry’s practice of adopting off-line system planning tools. Efficient algorithms, practical on-line maintenance tools, intuitive graphics and user interface techniques provide for a robust security monitoring and analysis environment for transmission operators. OSI’s Transmission Management and EMS applications have been helping many transmission operators of various size and grid complexity worldwide.

After nine years as an OSI customer, we continue to be impressed by OSI’s product vision and commitment to its customers. They genuinely listen to their customers and continue to enhance their products and services to meet the customers’ needs. The word ‘open’ truly describes their attitude and thinking.


OSI’s answer the questions faced by today’s distribution system operators by an Advanced Distribution Management Systems provided by OSI called Spectra™. It is a real-time integrated solution for Advanced Distribution Management. Spectra™ enables utilities to improve system reliability, efficiency and safety, as well as to provide timely and reliable information to internal and external stakeholders. The system encompasses a complete and integrated set of functions and applications that operate on a standard network model and are accessible through a common, seamless user interface. Moreover, Spectra™ provides an in-depth situational awareness, real-time monitoring and control, advanced analysis applications and centralized distribution automation.

The solutions offered by the company also consist of SCADA platform which is feature-rich and flexible. The SCADA platform, based on their monarch architecture, is a scalable product that can handle from a few hundred to millions of data points. Many vertically integrated utility clients have standardized on the OSI SCADA platform as their single enterprise SCADA platform. Monitoring substations, power plants, distribution networks and transmission networks based on the same core technology and platform allows their clients to consolidate and minimize their technology. A scalable and tiered pricing model allows the cost-effective implementation of the platform for virtually any size application in electric, oil & gas, transportation and water industries.

OSI has been present in the market from more than two and a half decades. One of their clients say, “After nine years as an OSI customer, we continue to be impressed by OSI’s product vision and commitment to its customers. They genuinely listen to their customers and continue to enhance their products and services to meet the customers’ needs. The word ‘open’ truly describes their attitude and thinking.” The Minnesota-based company has grown geographically, and now they are growing in Australia. The company is a distribution and transmission partner of many companies, and they are bound to grow even more in the future.
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Company
Open Systems International

Management
Bahman Hoveida, CEO

Description
It is the leading supplier of open automation solutions for real-time management and optimization of complex production, transport and delivery networks for utilities in the electric, oil & gas, transport and water industries as well as large industrials, data centers and campuses