About the Project

It is the flagship collaborative Network Innovation Competition (NIC) project, and has involved system designers, operators, developers and researchers. The result is the first Wide Area Monitoring System (AMS) nationwide IT infrastructure.

VISOR combines synchronised measurements from all three GB TOs. The result is real-time visibility of the dynamic system behaviours of the whole network.

As VISOR continues to provide greater visibility and understanding of the network, it will enable more efficient use of existing network assets, and ensure the system remains reliable as the network continues to become more diverse.

The Benefits

• Play a role in reducing uncertainty of electricity supply by providing synchronised monitoring and instantaneous operating points. This will improve system models and operation.
• VISOR has established a new infrastructure to ensure that potential threats are detected and the electricity system remains secure.
• By improving understanding of the dynamic behaviour, it will provide the System Operator with the means to optimise the full capacity and deliver further capacity release using existing assets.
• VISOR has allowed operators to optimise existing assets without deteriorating the reliability of electricity supply.
• Through using existing assets, VISOR is helping to keep the costs low for enhancing the electricity infrastructure.
• VISOR paves the way for the future use of phasor data for enhanced control and protection.

Project Partners

Reports & Documents

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• Project Fact Card Print Version

Project Progress Reports

• VISOR Close Down Report - March 2018.
• VISOR Progress Report - June 2017
• VISOR Progress Report - December 2016
• VISOR Progress Report - June 2016
• VISOR Progress Report - December 2015
• VISOR Progress Report - June 2015
• VISOR Progress Report - December 2014
• VISOR Progress Report - June 2014

Other Documents

• VISOR Close Down Event - 12 March 2018.
• VISOR Roadmap - December 2017
• VISOR Stakeholder Event - 6 July 2016
• VISOR Booklet - July 2016
• VISOR Stakeholder Event - 18 August 2015
• VISOR Project Submission Document