Immersive Energy Network Operation System for Renewable Resources

I Introduction As new energy sources are beginning to spread in developing countries, there is a need to track and monitor them. Moreover, there is a need to control the operation of these renewable energy resources. A monitoring and control system can range from simple on-site computerized maintenance terminal to a full Network Operation Center (NOC) on the scale of city or even the whole country. The NOC will be connected to energy source controllers via some network connection. The controllers will then connect to the sensors in the power system and convert the digital data to sensor signals and vice-versa. A data network is used to connect the on-site controllers with the control centers. The communication can be based on wired or wireless media. Examples include leased telephone lines, WAN circuits, licensed and unlicensed radio, cellular, microwave, or even satellite for remote areas that have no network coverage. An immersive virtual environment, represented by a practical virtual world implementation, is incorporated. Through the virtual world, it is possible to add visualization combined with other virtual world abilities such as avatar collaborative interaction II NOC Background This section provides the needed background on NOC and their main functionalities.NOC is a centralized location where IT technicians can directly support the efforts of remote monitoring and management of network elements.The NOC staff is responsible for monitoringthe network element and make decisions and adjustments to ensure optimal network performanc