Smart grids help automate, improve city infrastructure

One step isn't enough
Making one improvement isn't enough to justify a smart grid investment. Cities need to find multiple services to improve through the use of automation, and invest in several at once. While this requires a large initial investment into media converter technology, it will boost savings and show results faster by demonstrating how overall city infrastructure can be enhanced.

Keep improving
Ultimately, the goal of any smart grid integration is to automate and improve as many processes as possible. As a city continues improving services, it needs to keep looking forward and seeing what else can be enhanced. Continual investments into Ethernet I/O tools and the converters to make this possible will quickly become a standard expense and get paid off even faster by the savings achieved with automation.

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.