Your grid already has capacity.
SUMO unlocks it, safely, in daily operation.
The Challenge
Reducing our carbon footprint and fossil fuel dependence is a necessary choice in both the long and the short term. Deep electrification is an undeniable part of addressing this challenge, accelerating a societal shift towards Photovoltaics and Wind Power, E-Mobility and Heat Pumps. For the necessary expansion of the electric grid’s capacity and flexibility, new lines cannot be the single answer. Power utilities are actively investing into Grid Enhancing Technologies, such as Dynamic Line Rating and Dynamic Transformer Rating to unlock existing capacities.
The SUMO platform
SUMO is Operato's Dynamic Thermal Rating Platform. Born out of Slovenia's national TSO ELES, it increases the capacity of domestic power lines, congested international tie lines, and power transformers. As a platform it powered the extension of thermal rating applications step-by-step. Dynamic line rating was the first application. Anti-icing (inverse DLR) came in second. Transformers, day-ahead forecasts, N-1 contingencies... the same platform carries what comes next, which is why SUMO outlives any single technology cycle, including DLR itself. Three things that make us unique:
- In Operation - In production, in control rooms, for over a decade
- The Platform - The whole facility, dynamically rated
- Technology Neutral - Any weather station. Any sensor. Any SCADA/EMS
Grid-wide Dynamic Line Rating
SUMO calculates real-time transmission capacity from atmospheric conditions, span by span, so dispatchers can safely use more of the existing grid. Built as a common data-integration platform and a modular system of components and applications.
- Thermal rating of transformers of all sizes
- Day-ahead capacity and security planning
- Modular, vendor-agnostic integration
For Operators. From Operato.
Operato is a leader in Grid Enhancement Technologies, on a mission to enable Dynamic Thermal Rating on every line and every transformer worldwide. Grown from a 2021 startup to an SME serving customers on both sides of the Atlantic.
- ISO 9001 — Quality Management
- ISO 14001 — Environmental Management
- ISO 27001 — Information Security Management
The Customer's Voice
Transmission system operators rely on SUMO in daily operation.
Operato has consistently delivered on their promises and made sure the systems got integrated on time, on budget and with the expected level of quality. Their attitudes demonstrate a deep understanding of the specifics of power domain and a commitment to serve this type of customers at a world-class level.
Aleksander Mervar
CEO, ELES
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