From operators and manufacturers to EPCs and suppliers, the data-centric platform Engineering Base PTD promises faster, more efficient engineering for everyone in the field of power transmission and distribution. Preliminary primary equipment planning, secondary equipment including control cabinet routing, distributed control system configuration, conversion support – the more complex the project, the greater the gain in efficiency. Engineering Base additionally supports international standards such as IEC 61850, structuring standards and modern exchange formats for the substation of the future. The digital twin forms the basis for the work of all engineering disciplines as well as for plant construction and maintenance. It reflects the current as-built status at all times and makes Engineering Base the dependable center of all knowledge about the plant – throughout its life.

Engineering at all levels
Engineering Base PTD enables convenient, consistent-at-all-times planning of all aspects of a power distribution infrastructure across all voltage levels.
Separate development – shared data
Engineering Base brings together the developers of primary and secondary equipment as well as protection and control technology in a single, universal data model. This puts an end to the manual and delayed exchange of information between different systems and platforms.
buildingSMART
The expert network for digital planning, construction and operation of objects has already helped to get many standards for the construction industry off the ground, including the BIM data format IFC. As a member of buildingSMART Deutschland, AUCOTEC is actively involved in the development and harmonization of norms and standards.
IEC 81346 – turning the extra work to your advantage
Engineering Base PTD makes it possible to implement the exacting requirements of standard IEC 81346 efficiently and consistently. Engineering Base maps the three independent views "Product", "Function" and "Location" in standardized form and fully supports further standard-compliant project planning. In this way, standardization also generates benefits for the engineering side.
IEC 61850 now integrated
Aucotec has carried out some pioneering work by becoming the first company in the world to integrate the control technology definition as per IEC 61850 directly into Engineering Base in standardized form. The cooperation platform makes it possible to map a substation's entire life cycle – from project idea and detailed planning through to construction and finally maintenance – in a piece of software, thereby bridging the divide between the worlds of hardware and software, i.e. between secondary equipment and control technology.
Simple plant configuration using Project Builder
The Project Builder makes plant configuration much easier for planning professionals. This built-in Engineering Base tool is an extension of the Advanced Typical Manager (ATM), which can be used to define cross-disciplinary, function-oriented modules. The Project Builder can be configured for each plant type with the help of conditions and rules, meaning it has the necessary know-how on the "right" typicals for defined projects. And it is familiar with the components of the ATM modules, so it automatically knows which one fits where. This saves time and improves data quality. What's more, specialist knowledge about the existing typicals is no longer required.