Siemens’ Spectrum Power range of power control systems and protection equipment, substation automation systems and Ethernet switches satisfy all requirements specified by international standards IEC 61968 and IEC 61850 in the framework of future Smart Grid solutions. The interoperability tests performed by the international users association UCA (Utilities Communications Architecture) prove that the tested Siemens products for automating power systems can be integrated into systems comprising products made by other manufacturers, without posing any interface problems. “To be able to offer technology and solutions with a global future, we have always been closely involved in the most important standardisation bodies and play a pioneer role in setting the latest standards. So it goes without saying that we take these standards into account when developing our own products,” says Jan Mrosik, CEO of the Energy Automation Business Unit within Siemens’ Energy Sector.
In the IEC 61968 test, the Siemens network control systems satisfied all the data exchange criteria of the CIM (Common Information Model) standard. IEC 61968 defines standards for the integration of distribution network management solutions, including the data model for distribution networks to the CIM standard. The IEC 61850 interoperability test was performed on Siemens’ Siprotec protection relays, the Sicam PAS substation control system, and Ethernet switches of the Scalance series. Passing these tests reaffirms Siemens’ pioneer role in the implementation of these standards. The distribution management standard IEC 61968, the IEC 61850 communications standard for energy automation, and the CIM model, are recognised worldwide as the key standards for the Smart Grid solutions of the future.
Solutions for building and extending intelligent power supply networks (smart grids) are part of Siemens’ Environmental Portfolio. In fiscal 2010, revenues from the Portfolio totalled about €28 billion and solutions enabled users to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 270 million tons, an amount equal to the total annual emissions of Hong Kong, London, New York, Tokyo, Delhi and Singapore.
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