National Grid contracted OCC to provide software to model the tension and sagging of overhead lines under different conditions including span length, creep, temperature, wind speed, ice loading and the profile of the ground.
OCC has been providing software to National Grid since 1999 and has built up expertise in modelling the capability of critical components in the network to take electrical load.
Elmhurst Energy's clients range from large organisations filing thousands of surveys each month to individuals who only file a few surveys a year. Billing such a large and varied customer base efficiently and accurately required an automated system.
Sport England selected OCC to develop an interactive web tool to help those delivering sport better understand their markets.
Engineers at National Grid’s National Control Centre in Wokingham are responsible for balancing national supply with demand on a minute-by-minute basis.
National Grid chose OCC to develop and support TRALC2, a desktop application that models the performance of high-voltage transformers as they are subjected to heavy electrical loads.
In response to certain visual cues, some Parkinson’s disease patients experience ‘kinesia paradoxa’ – a sudden disappearance of the major symptoms, greatly increased mobility and a subjective feeling of well-being.
As part of the EU REACT research project, OCC developed new technical solutions to assist emergency services operators in the command and control room.