Gas-insulated switchgear, circuit breakers, surge arresters, disconnectors, instrument transformers, and coil products will henceforth be equipped with Sensgear technology. All the devices are connected via a smart and robust Internet of things (IoT) gateway which securely transmits information to a cloud-based storage and visualisation platform. Sensgear provides additional transparency with GPS and local weather information as well as product-specific measurement data, including information on gas density, liquid temperature, gas leakage and switching position.
Sensformer and Sensgear technology enables every operator to have access to a cloud-based platform that visualises collected data and enables a comprehensive overview of all assets and the power grid’s status in real time. The new levels of connectivity and transparency minimises the risk of unplanned outages and, with regard to fossil fuel assets, gas leakage, and potential carbon equivalent emissions penalties. The overall intention is to support operators as they integrate the growing proportion of renewables and distributed energy generation into the power grid.
“The digital age affects us in all areas of our business, in sales, production, logistics and, to an increasing degree, our products” said Beatrix Natter, CEO of Transmission Products at Siemens Gas and Power. “In the IoT world, connectivity of our products will become a mandatory element of the functions on customers expect from our products. Today we would not buy a new car without connectivity enabling apps to support driving and for convenience. With Siemens Sensgear and Sensformer advanced we are shaping this trend in the energy transmission business with enhanced functions on for the main substation equipment”.
Ms Natter added that the innovations provide added transparency with a connective platform and with analytic app enrichment for transmission assets.
Digitalisation is taking place at an unprecedented pace in the transmission product industry. The main substation elements are already prepared for scaling up of product features.
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