With TERMIS offline, online and real-time capabilities, you get a design,
planning and operational tool in one single package for day-to-day network
management. These capabilities can help you develop a better operating
strategy in order to optimize cost-effectiveness and improve overall
efficiency.
TERMIS can run in different operation modes, but models are displayed the
same, whether they run offline, online, or real time. The diffferent
operation modes are described in more detail below.
TERMIS Offline
TERMIS offline is primarily used for planning and design purposes, for
instance loss of equipment, extensions to the network, additional consumers,
or other situations that occur in dynamic networks. You can perform network
capacity analyses and determine maximum throughput, optimal pipe sizes, pump
requirements, etc.
Figure 1. TERMIS offline mode
TERMIS Online (Historical)/Real-Time
TERMIS online/real-time is an integrated part of the operational management
system for the district energy utility. By using the TERMIS software in
online or real-time mode, you will attain a much greater understanding of
the network characteristics. The TERMIS software is integrated with the
SCADA system and runs on network process measurements available via the
SCADA system.
TERMIS online/real-time simulates forward in time allowing proactive control
and providing pump and production optimization. By combining the offline
system and the online/real-time system, TERMIS offers a complete district
energy management system, which intercommunicates with GIS, billing
systems, loggers and SCADA systems.
Figure 2. TERMIS online mode