SEAPATH

SEAPATH is an open source software hypervisor designed for IEC 61850 Digital Substation Automation Systems. It has been designed and built as an industrial-grade solution dedicated to the critical context of digital stations, meeting the challenges of interoperability, real-time performance, high availability, standards compliance and cybersecurity constraints. SEAPATH hosts and runs vPAC (Virtualized Protection, Automation and Control) applications for the power grid industry (and potentially beyond).

SEAPATH is a best-of-breed technology that combines mature, existing open source components to create a robust, hardware- and software-agnostic solution that meets high performance expectations (real-time) of its use cases. The project has been developed according to cybersecurity best practices, and utilizes state-of-the-art continuous integration with over 700 daily tests to ensure, for example, that a virtual intelligence electronic device (vIED) hosted/managed by SEAPATH meets the desired criteria in terms of latency and robustness.

SEAPATH is a collaborative project at the convergence of IT/OT, bringing together a diverse community of experts spanning Linux, IT, DevOps, cybersecurity, and electrical engineering.