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Substations with the future built in

The heart of the power supply goes digital. Digitalized substations collect valuable data from the entire power grid. This means that the heart of the power supply can also become the heart of energy data communication – and can create added value.

Digital substation - driver for digital transformation

The energy systems of the future are increasingly decarbonized, distributed, and digitalized. This fundamental transformation is in full swing and poses a wide range of challenges for all stakeholders. Only digitalization will allow us to master these challenges.

Substations are an integral component of power grids. They connect grids of differing voltage levels, and their controlling and coordinating function is vitally important to the stability of the overall system. That’s why they’re considered the heart of the power grid. Their digitalization is a decisive step toward successfully shaping the transformation of energy systems.

Benefits of a digital substation

The integrated 360° portfolio of products and solutions from Siemens covers all digitalization aspects of a substation. It enables operators to significantly increase the availability, efficiency, and sustainability of their grid.

  • investment savings
  • reduced lifecycle costs
  • predictive maintenance
  • operational control.

Explore products which support digital substations

Siemens offers a suite of IoT applications and applications to ensure cybersecurity in the area of energy distribution, automation systems and networks that helps TSOs, DSOs, Industries & Infrastructure customers.

How others use digital substations

UW Sandersdorf

Secure power supply for the new paper mill

Process bus is real - in our video we present a process bus solution with protection devices from Siemens. A secure power supply for the new paper mill of Progroup AG in Sandersdorf-Brehna is realized and by the way 4 tons of copper were saved!

Luz del Sur

Luz del Sur - digitalized energy distribution project

Luz del Sur is a private Peruvian utility that is one of the country's largest electricity distributors with a 30% share of the national market, also supplying electricity to millions of people in the southeast of Lima. As part of a major transmission investment plan, Luz del Sur managers decided to expand & modernize the grid to serve the growing number of customers and demand for electricity.