NORWAY - Siemens and the Norwegian distribution system operator Glitre Energi Nett will build a digital substation to pilot Internet of things (IoT) analytics and applications for power grids.

In the project, IoT-ready protection and control system and automation devices will be connected via OPC UA PubSub, an open standard communication protocol, to the Siemens cloud-based open operating system for IoT. The dashboard cloud application will make previously inaccessible data fully available and help process grid data for the first time in the cloud with zero engineering effort, reports WebWire.

The aim of this project is to improve data accessibility and analytics to increase grid reliability and availability through early detection of field issues and risks, reduce maintenance costs by condition monitoring and extend the nominal substation capacity at lower outside temperatures.

The solution complies with the most stringent cybersecurity requirements.


Source: WebWire