Remote control for wind turbines, from wherever you are.
Start, stop and change setpoints on turbines across every site without sending a technician — with hierarchical logins that give each person exactly the control they need.
What is remote turbine control in SCADA?
Remote turbine control lets authorised users send commands — such as start, stop or a new setpoint — to a wind turbine from a central SCADA system rather than at the machine itself. In Rook SCADA, commands are sent from the web dashboard through the Rook RTU at the turbine, and each user’s login decides which commands they can send.
For owners with turbines spread across districts or states, that means fewer site visits and less time between spotting a problem and acting on it.
Control that matches how your team is organised
The right people get the right controls, and everyone else can still see what’s happening.
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Start and stop remotely
Bring a turbine back online, or take it down safely, without travelling to site.
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Change setpoints
Adjust operating setpoints from the dashboard when site, grid or SLDC conditions call for it.
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Multi-level remote control
Hierarchical login credentials with different operational access, so operators, supervisors and owners each get the controls that fit their role.
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See the result live
Watch the turbine respond on the same screen you sent the command from, with real-time monitoring.
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One interface for every OEM
Send commands to turbines from different manufacturers through one consistent interface. See OEM compatibility.
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Fewer site visits
Save travel to remote and scattered turbines, and cut the downtime between a fault and a restart.
How a remote command reaches the turbine
Every command is tied to a named user and confirmed on the live dashboard.
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Sign in
The user signs in with their own credentials. Their role decides which turbines and commands they can reach.
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Send
They select a turbine on the dashboard and issue a start, stop or setpoint command.
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Deliver
The command travels over the SIM or fibre link to the Rook RTU, which passes it to the turbine controller.
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Confirm
The turbine’s new status appears on the live dashboard, so the user can see the command took effect.
Who can do what
A typical three-tier set-up. Access levels are configured to how your organisation works.
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Trips & faults
Operator
Watches live data, acknowledges alarms and starts or stops the turbines assigned to them.
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Escalations
Supervisor
Everything an operator can do, plus setpoint changes and oversight across sites.
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Generation reports
Owner
A portfolio-wide view and the reports that matter, with control kept to the people on the ground.
Remote Control: common questions
Yes. With Rook SCADA, authorised users can start and stop turbines and change setpoints from the web dashboard, without being at the turbine.
Only users whose login allows it. Rook SCADA uses hierarchical login credentials, so each person — operator, supervisor or owner — gets the level of operational access their role needs.
Rook SCADA is web-based, so it opens in a browser on a desktop, tablet or phone. What you can control depends on your login’s access level.
Rook SCADA follows the communication and security standards set by CEA and SLDC, and every user signs in with individual credentials limited to their role.
Rook SCADA is compatible with leading wind OEMs, including Suzlon, Enercon, Vestas, Siemens Gamesa and ReGen Powertech. See the full OEM compatibility list.
Other Rook SCADA solutions
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Real-time Monitoring
Live turbine and plant telemetry, streamed to any device.
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Alarms & Warnings
Prioritised fault alerts with a full acknowledgement trail.
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Reports & Charts
Generation, availability, error, power curve & more.
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OEM Compatibility
Plug-and-play integration with leading wind OEMs.
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Rook RTU
Our own RTU hardware, with SIM-based links or fibre.
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