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Hydropower

Stop Forced Turbine Trips Before They Happen

Make sure control systems react to accurate, time-aligned data so small input errors don't escalate into mechanical damage or production loss.

No infrastructure replacement. No pipeline rewrites.

The Problem

When the Signal Isn't Verified

Small data integrity gaps at the sensor level escalate into turbine trips, mechanical damage, and lost generation revenue.

Data Integrity Gaps

  • 5-15% duplicated inputs under retry conditions
  • Seconds of timing drift across generating units
  • Control systems react instantly to distorted data
  • Investigations stretch from hours to days

The Result

  • Reduced generation revenue from unnecessary trips
  • Accelerated wear on turbine components
  • Rising O&M costs across the fleet
  • Constant fear of the next unplanned trip
The Solution

When Integrity Is Enforced at the Source

Expanso validates every signal before it reaches your control systems, ensuring accurate, time-aligned data drives every decision.

Edge Enforcement

  • 70-80% duplicate reduction at source
  • Timing validated in real time across all units
  • Only complete, ordered data reaches control
  • Fault isolation reduced from days to hours

The Outcome

  • Stable turbine control based on verified inputs
  • Lower mechanical stress from fewer false adjustments
  • Fewer trips caused by data artifacts
  • Immediate decisions instead of hours of validation
Real Deployment

14,847 Distributed Endpoints

A major US city deployment proved that edge-first validation transforms how distributed infrastructure handles data integrity.

Before

  • 4.7PB/month centralized ingestion
  • 7-day retention limit
  • 3-day investigation cycles

After

  • 47GB metadata + 230GB flagged clips
  • 5-year retention
  • 4-hour investigations
  • Pilot: 8 weeks, Full rollout: 5 months

"Don't We Already Have SCADA?"

Yes. SCADA visualizes your process data. Historians store it. Control systems react to it. Each of these tools does its job well.

But none of them enforce data integrity at the edge. None of them verify that the signals arriving from turbines, gates, and substations are complete, time-consistent, and free of duplicates before the data enters your systems.

Expanso validates those signals at the source - before SCADA displays them, before historians store them, and before control systems react to them.

Your existing stack stays exactly where it is. The difference is the signals feeding it are now trustworthy.

How Expanso Does It

Edge Telemetry Validation

Validates every data point from turbine sensors, gate controllers, and substation monitors before it enters your data pipeline.

Time & Sequence Enforcement

Ensures all telemetry arrives in proper time order with consistent timestamps across generating units and substations.

Signal Filtering & Reduction

Removes duplicate and retransmitted signals at the source, reducing data volume while preserving every meaningful reading.

Seamless Integration & Monitoring

Integrates with existing SCADA, historians, and control systems without requiring changes to your current infrastructure.

Built For Hydropower Operations

  • Covers turbines, gates, and substations
  • Vendor-agnostic across all OT/IT systems
  • Deployable plant-by-plant without disruption
  • No changes to existing control infrastructure

Why Choose Expanso

  • Edge-first validation - signals verified before they reach systems
  • Fewer false adjustments mean more stable turbine control
  • Lower data volume reduces storage and transmission costs
  • Scales across multiple plants and dam systems

If the Signal Isn't Stable, Neither Is the Turbine

Lock in your signal. Operate with precision.