Document Intelligence for
Power & Utilities
Relay setting sheets, protection coordination studies, and asset condition assessments contain critical data that determines grid reliability, but they exist as PDFs in scattered document management systems.
Relay settings exist only as PDFs
Protection engineers manually compare settings across zones. Coordination errors cause cascading outages.
Asset condition data is fragmented
Decades of inspection reports across thousands of assets with no unified view for capital planning.
Relay setting extraction from multi-manufacturer PDF formats
Protection coordination validation across zones
Asset condition data structuring for predictive maintenance
As-built drawing reconciliation against GIS and SCADA records
Capital planning analytics from structured inspection histories
Relay Setting Sheets
Protection settings extracted from manufacturer-specific formats. Coordination validated across zones.
Asset Condition Assessments
Condition data structured and trended for predictive maintenance and capital planning.
As-Built Drawings
Current state of the network extracted and reconciled against GIS and SCADA records.
Single Line Diagrams
Network topology, equipment ratings, and protection zones parsed into structured data.
How does AI extract and validate relay setting sheets for power utilities?
Pathnovo extracts relay parameters, pickup currents, time dials, directional elements, and coordination curves, from multi-manufacturer relay setting sheets in PDF, scanned paper, and legacy formats. Settings are validated against IEC 61850 data models and IEEE protection coordination standards at 99.5% accuracy.
Can AI automate protection coordination validation across substations?
Yes. Pathnovo's agents extract settings from all relays in a coordination path, verify time grading margins between zones, check directional elements, and flag coordination gaps that could cause cascading trips. This replaces weeks of manual coordination studies per substation.
How does asset condition trending work for power utility equipment?
Pathnovo extracts historical inspection data, test results, and condition grades from decades of utility records, then calculates degradation trends and remaining useful life estimates. Results integrate directly into your CMMS for risk-based maintenance planning and capital budgeting.
Can you handle relay settings from different manufacturers?
Yes. We parse settings from ABB, Siemens, GE, SEL, and other manufacturers regardless of format.
How do you support asset condition trending?
We extract condition data from inspection reports across years and structure it for trending and remaining life analysis.
What accuracy do you guarantee for relay setting extraction?
99.5% field-level accuracy on protection settings, pickup values, time delays, and coordination parameters. Contractual SLA with remedy clause included.
How long does it take to process relay settings for an entire network?
For a typical utility with 500 to 5,000 relay setting sheets, turnaround is three to six weeks for full extraction and coordination validation. Expedited timelines available for outage planning.
Do you integrate with SAP PM, Oracle Utilities, and GE APM?
Yes. We deliver structured output directly into SAP PM, Oracle Utilities, GE Asset Performance Management, and OSIsoft PI via certified connectors. No manual data entry required.
What is the pricing model?
We price per asset class or per document corpus with a fixed-fee engagement model. You receive a firm quote after a scoping assessment. No per-page surprises.
Do you offer a pilot engagement?
Yes. We run a paid proof-of-value on a representative network area, typically one substation zone with associated relay settings and single line diagrams, so you can validate accuracy before a network-wide programme.
How do you handle data security and NERC CIP compliance?
All processing runs in your private cloud or on-premises environment. We comply with NERC CIP data handling requirements for critical infrastructure protection. No document data leaves your infrastructure.
Can you process legacy relay settings and hand-drawn single line diagrams?
Yes. We handle scanned paper settings, legacy relay formats, hand-drawn SLDs, and documents from any era. Our models are trained on decades of power utility documentation.
How do you support IEC 61850 and IEEE standards?
We extract and validate relay configurations against IEC 61850 data models and IEEE protection coordination standards. Non-standard settings are flagged automatically for engineer review.
How do you validate protection coordination across zones?
Our agents extract settings from all relays in a coordination path, verify time grading margins, check directional elements, and flag coordination gaps that could cause cascading trips.
How do you compare to manual relay setting management?
Manual setting reviews take weeks per substation at 90% accuracy. We deliver 99.5% accuracy, automated coordination validation, direct system integration, and results in days.
What agent capabilities do you offer for power utilities?
Our AI agents perform autonomous relay setting extraction, protection coordination validation, asset condition trending, SLD reconciliation, and capital planning analytics, each with human-in-the-loop checkpoints.
Can you scale across an entire transmission and distribution network?
Yes. We have processed relay settings and asset records spanning thousands of substations across T&D networks. Our architecture scales horizontally for utility-wide digitisation programmes.
How do you handle as-built drawing reconciliation against GIS?
We extract equipment, connectivity, and ratings from as-built drawings and reconcile against your GIS and SCADA records. Discrepancies in equipment ratings, missing assets, and topology mismatches are flagged automatically.
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