eLumina^TM is a trademark name owned by GE Vernova Grid Solutions. eLumina^TM is a digital control system in the field of power generation and distribution, primarily for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems.

To be able to acquire data from this system with ibaPDA, a communication interface based on the ibaNet-E protocol has been developed in collaboration with GE Vernova.

This makes it possible to connect an ibaPDA server to an eLumina CCU (Core Computing Unit).

A special eLumina module has been developed for ibaPDA that supports the specific data types and bit offsets for the data model – that is, the payload content of the telegram from the eLumina system.

Since the eLumina module is based on the ibaNet-E generic connectionless module, it can be configured in ibaPDA under the ibaNet-E and ibaN-2E interfaces.

Fast, highly synchronous communication is essential for recording fast processes (transients) in power metering technology. Consequently, the installation of an ibaN-2E board in the ibaPDA server computer is a system requirement.

The ibaN-2E module ensures highly synchronous data acquisition with an accuracy of 1 µs.