The industry alliance VHPready e.V. will present the project at the E-World 2015 in
Essen (Gemany)
10. - 12. February 2015
Halle 6, Stand 109
Co-exhibitors are:
You could see the IEC 61850 (and IEC 60870-5-104) Model of VHPready 3.0 in action … seen through an IEC 61850 Browser:
Have a look at the booth!
Phoenix Contact (Germany) published a paper “IEC 61850 verknüpft Energie- und Automatisierungsnetz” (IEC 61850 connects Energy Networks and Automation Networks) in the latest issue of the Magazine Computer & Automation (July 2013).
IEC 61850 is understood as a huge benefit in the energy delivers system because it is accepted globally.
Phoenix Contact offers special Managed industrial Ethernet switches that combine extensive network performance and security features with complete IEEE redundancy (STP/RSTP/MST) and 15 ms recovery time extended ring redundancy.
The extended ring redundancy is offered as a cost-effective redundancy solution – compared to solutions based on PRP and HSR.
Click HERE for further information on the IEC 61850-3 compliant Ethernet Switches.
Phoenix Contact (Bad Pyrmont, Germany) has an open position for a Development Engineer for applications in embedded systems. If you have knowledge in programming embedded platforms, in substation automation, in IEC 61850 … you may be the right person for that job.
Click HERE for the job description Job-ID: 1145 [German]
The basics for the infrastructure needed for the Electro Mobility have already been standardized – the electrical power delivery system: generation – transmission – distribution of electric A.C. power. The standardization of the electrical system has a long tradition. The monitoring, protection and control of electric power is automated in many higher voltage levels. There are mainly five international standards used all over: IEC 60870-5-10x for telecontrol, IEC 60870-6 TASE.2 for inter-control center communication, IEC 61850 for substation automation and protection, DER, Hydro power plant monitoring and control, IEC 61400-25 for monitoring and control of wind turbines, and IEC 61131-3 for a open PLC programming language.
These standards cover most of the needs for information modeling, information, system configuration, information exchange, and function programming for substations and power generation.
Mr Roland Bent (CEO of Phoenix Contact) stated the other day in the Open Automation magazine that EV charging stations are small low voltage substations. He is absolutely right! It is crucial to understand that the above mentioned standards are applicable in all voltage levels. What is the difference of a three phase Y-system for 400.000 V and 400 V? The multiplier of factor 10**3. There is no need to re-event the wheel again.
Here is an excerpt of Mr Bent’s statement in German:
“Ein noch wesentlich größeres, neues Marktfeld findet sich in der Infrastruktur für Elektromobilität. Ladestationen für Elektrofahrzeuge sind kleine Niederspannungsschaltanlagen mit all den Komponenten und Steuerungskonzepten aus diesem Bereich. Sie müssen auch informationstechnisch in die intelligenten Netzstrukturen integriert werden und stellen neue Anforderungen an IKT-Strukturen, zum Beispiel im Bereich der Abrechungssysteme. Auch hier werden wieder Kompetenzen und
Know-how aus der Industrieautomation benötigt.”
Click HERE to read the complete statement from Mr Bent.
Phoenix Contact is hiring a Software Developer for Embedded Systems with IEC 61850 experience!
Good Luck!
Click HERE for the job offering [German].
Electric Power systems are on the radar screen of companies that - traditionally - did their business in the factories. One of the well known German companies is Phoenix Contact. What are these companies looking for? More revenue? Very likely.
During the last 20 years there was very little automation in the power industry influenced by factory automation vendors and their solutions. This will change in a fast pace: One of the leading experts (Roland Bent, CEO of Phoenix Contact) stated during the VDI Congress that the market for automation systems in the utility domain (electric power, water, ..., clean and green technologies) will be three times bigger in 2030 than today's factory automation. Wow.
Click HERE for some more details ... what they are looking for ...
Click HERE to read the announcement for an Energy Management Road Show [German].
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