AURA Energy Platform
Remote management for distributed power systems to facilitate adaptable assured field and base power
/ RESEARCH / UX DESIGN / HMI DESIGN / PROTOTYPING
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Current deployable power systems limit operators’ ability to remotely monitor and manage the supply of power to a site.
Assured delivery of power to sensitive loads is essential, especially in mission-critical field and base power applications.
Aura Energy have developed a deployable Stand Alone Power System (SAPS) designed to be interconnected both electrically and digitally thereby allowing operators to remotely plan, maintain, fault-detect, and troubleshoot all connected SAPS without the need for on-site access.
Working with the client we designed and built a prototype for an enterprise application to allow operators to visualise and interact with the data across all interconnected SAPS.
This proof-of-concept demonstrates how a platform with a focus on increased situational awareness and management of distributed power systems can empower operators to make informed decisions to better maintain an assured supply of power.
SECTOR
Defence / Industry
TIMEFRAME
18 weeks
STATUS
In-Development
Our
approach
Fifty Zoo were engaged to execute an Experience Definition focussed on empowering operators to access all relevant data from any connected SAPS easily and efficiently. Our focus was on minimising the cognitive load for operators by understanding what data was most important for them in any given use case.
Our “Experience Definition” engagement methodology allowed us to rapidly align on the needs, challenges, and data requirements of key system users. Through a series of stakeholder workshops, comparative reviews, and rapid prototyping, we developed the insight needed to conceptualise and iteratively ideate the possible solution for the users.
For this engagement we focused on technicians as the core audience allowing us to account for the best functional foundation. This resulted in an intuitive interface for the remote management and monitoring of deployed power systems and a flexible and scalable baseline from which to support additional users and use cases in the future.
Outcome
Fifty Zoo developed a prototype that demonstrates how an intuitive human-machine-interface (HMI) layer can empower operators with the insight needed to better manage, plan, and troubleshoot distributed power systems to provide adaptable assured field and base power.
Benefits
/ IMPROVED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Powerful at-a-glance overview of deployed power systems.
/ REMOTE MANAGEMENT
Single intuitive channel for monitoring and management of distributed systems reducing operator effort and overhead.
/ IMPROVED ANALYSIS
Improved and more accessible analysis of detailed metrics to better optimise performance and troubleshoot faults.
/ SUPPORT PLANNING
A holistic view of key metrics supports effective planning, risk identification, and risk mitigation.
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