Infrastructure design a key component of smart grid growth

"But these benefits remain invisible to consumers. This seems like a good opportunity to make the smart grid more sexy - and understandable - for the average person," the report stated.

By investing in the right serial to Ethernet converters, Remote I/O solutions and other hardware to optimize infrastructure design, utilities will be able to better support the growth of smart grids and their adoption across the globe. The primary pursuit of smart grid strategies should be the optimization of power for consumers and improved adoption of renewable resources and green efforts. Proper design supports these goals and furthers them above and beyond traditional approaches.

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.