Smart Grid Use Cases & Case Studies
Use cases & Case studies that explain how Remote Control & Automation, Power Line Communications, Smart Metering and IT/OT Management are applied in Smart Grid scenarios.
Teldat Use Cases
Digitalizing Smart Grids pushes utilities and integrators with unparalleled opportunities to enhance their operations and deliver differentiated services. With Teldat’s cutting-edge communication solutions, they can achieve seamless connectivity across the grid, from control centers to the edge. Teldat’s technologies are tailored to support utilities in building smarter, more resilient grids.
Smart Grid Meters
Complex deployments in remote and unattended locations.
Challenge
Normally a Utility has thousands of connected remote locations distributed across a geography with long distances between them. To increase this complexity some of those locations are unattended and located in complex spaces to access.
Those locations are offering critical services to the company and they are supporting also critical systems.
Besides the above-mentioned points, Electrical companies are also requesting quick, simple installation processes and competitive management tools with a view to not only controlling and configuring the initial installed base, but also any future devices incorporated into their Smart Metering networks. They need devices that can stablish a trustworthy network for real-time communications, advanced networking protocols and guarantee service isolation.
Solution
Regesta Smart family devices offer next-generation communications for Smart Grid Meter deployments. Teldat devices have the latest technologies to meet all the Smart Grid Meter communications requirements, but also provide state-of the art software and hardware. With PLC technology to connect Smart Grid meters and LTE with dual SIM (backup) they provide the optimal solution to fulfill the requirements.
Teldat’s solution allows you to create groups and templates to simplify this complex installation. Once the configuration is ready, a simple replication can be done for the installed base and for each new installation. After configuring the device and plugging in it is ready to work.
Why Teldat?
The Teldat experience in communications and in the Utilities sector are the key in these kind of projects.
The Regesta Smart router family offer numerous competitive advantages to Smart Meter deployments, permitting solutions that are compatible with any type of architecture, from traditional to the most innovative: flexibility in communications (PLC and LTE connectivity), power source options (AC, DC and multirange) and interfaces like Ethernet and Serial ports.
Automation
Guaranteed reliability, performance and security in the development of complex, sophisticated Smart Grid networks.
Challenge
Remote control and automation of the electricity network play a significant role in the core business of Smart Grid deployments. The use of communications is therefore widely used as a guarantee of reliability, performance and security in the development of complex, sophisticated Smart Grid networks.
The need to comply with strict standards in electrical substations and harsh environment combined with the legacy communications with SCADA and RTU systems increase the complexity of the scenario.
Solution
Teldat propose a compatible solution with both traditional and innovative Smart Grid architectures. Teldat’s Regesta Smart family are future-proof devices incorporating the newest technologies and constantly evolving to adapt to all kinds of scenarios, with the aim of simplifying management and controlling large-scale Automation deployments.
Regesta specific hardware design supports a wide operating temperature range and meets all electrical requirements for use in unattended locations with electrical hazards. All Teldat Smart Grid products have undergone comprehensive testing to ensure the equipment is reliable in the event of accidents, failures and adverse environmental conditions typical in these kinds of Smart Grid substations and transformation centers.
Why Teldat?
Teldat has leveraged its communications know-how to provide an in-house hardware design optimized to the unique needs of electrical companies during the past 10 years and more than 45.000 devices deployed. The Regesta Smart family has been designed to comply with strict standards on safety and performance in electrical environments, with a view to meeting the demanding conditions of processing plant locations.
IT/OT Management
Easy gateway device configuration process, control, security, troubleshooting and management for Smart Grid deployments.
Challenge
The digitalization and automation of distribution networks allows the total and real-time interconnectivity of the network, to know the status of each node, segment and element of the network, and to increase the efficiency and operational effectiveness of the lines but forces the administrators of these networks to manage and/or minimize the risks involved in the deployment of thousands of devices in unattended locations.
These networks are exposed to an increasing number of technologies that are connected to it, where in most cases these devices (Scada, sensors, meters, etc.) are not necessarily designed and prepared to minimize these risks and therefore exponentially increase cybersecurity risks, making protection and availability of unattended devices and installations essential.
Solution
The combination of advanced networking protocols and management tools like Teldat Cloud Net Manager (CNM), make this router ideal for large-scale deployments. CNM also provides electricity companies with full visibility of their networks and allows large organizations to simplify the task of managing their communications networks to achieve more reliable ones. At the same time, the tool provides a proactive analysis of incidents through alarms, statistical reports and network and application-level traffic monitoring.
Teldat’s be.OT solution address those cybersecurity challenges: device identification, augmented visibility, detection of unknown behavior and malicious traffic and attack.
Why Teldat?
All Regesta Smart family devices have Teldat’s advanced internetworking software, endowed with the most advanced state-of-the-art technologies to cover areas such as the safety of encrypted communications, access control and IDS/IPS capabilities.
The experience of Teldat in communications and utilities are a key point in these kinds of projects.
Medium/ Large Utility Companies
Connecting Remote and Inaccessible Locations with Regesta Smart Nessum.
Challenge
Utilities and industrial companies often face the daunting task of connecting remote or inaccessible locations where WWAN connectivity is unreliable or entirely unavailable. These challenges become more pronounced in environments with critical communication requirements, such as Smart Grids or industrial automation networks. Establishing new infrastructure can be cost-prohibitive and time-consuming, leaving companies seeking cost-effective, innovative solutions that leverage existing resources to enable reliable and secure communications.
Solution
The Regesta Smart Nessum router provides a breakthrough approach by harnessing Broadband PLC technology to overcome connectivity obstacles. By using Nessum (HD-PLC) technology, the solution enables high-speed data transmission up to 10 kms distance over existing power lines, effectively transforming them into a communication network.
This approach offers:
- Cost Efficiency: Reusing existing power line infrastructure eliminates the need for costly new installations.
- Seamless Connectivity: High-speed, reliable broadband communication.
- Versatility: Supports multiple communication protocols, including SCADA.
- Scalability: Easily deployable up to 10 kms in distance. With Multi Hop technology, 1 km per hop.
- Rugged Design: Built for extended temperature ranges and compliance with strict industrial and electrical safety standards.
Why Teldat?
Teldat is a trusted leader in developing advanced, field-proven communication solutions for utilities and industrial networks. The Regesta Smart Nessum stands out due to proven expertise, tailored solutions, advanced security and comprehensive support.
With Teldat’s Regesta Smart Nessum, utility and industrial companies can transform existing power lines into a powerful communication backbone. Enabling reliable, cost-effective, and scalable solutions for the most challenging environments.
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