Driving innovation through smart grid investment

These issues go beyond consumer desire for greener energy, but supporting the other trends in green and utility technology - electric vehicles, microgrids and more. The key is to enable support of many trends and strategies by optimizing the grid. Smart grid improvements provide this support.

For any utility looking to optimize its approach to green technologies, advanced energy use and new innovations in general, it is critical to invest in serial to Ethernet converters, terminal servers and the other hardware essential for grid integration and optimization. Doing so enables the growth of smart grid capabilities and ensures successful deployment to consumer homes, businesses and the other legacy technology in use at sub stations. Ultimately, optimization comes down to maintaining the quality of operations through technology investments that allow a firm to keep up with trends and demand.

Perle offers a range of cost effective serial-to-Ethernet converters to help meet NERC-CIP compliance for the protection of critical cyberassets in substations. The IOLAN SDS HV/LDC Terminal Server is designed to meet harsh environments associated with Power Substations with attributes such as support for substation AC and DC voltage ranges, extended operating temperatures and meeting emission, immunity and safety approvals associated with substation IT equipment.