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Characteristics of the Smart Grid
The Smart Grid is “a power system that serves millions of customers and has an
intelligent communications infrastructure enabling the timely, secure and adaptable
information flow needed to provide power to the evolving digital economy”.
Defined by EPRI
Self-healing Predictive
The ability to identify power grid problems in real-time, and safely respond by Wide area system measurement and analysis of anomalies that affect power
self-correcting in order to reduce interruptions and increase system reliability. quality in order to prevent emergencies from occuring or escalating.
Interactive Distributed
Enabling consumers & utilities with the ability to use electricity more Ensuring the viability of decentralized power generation, such as solar panels,
economically and efficiently in responce to changing market conditions . wind turbines, and biomass generators, to be accommodated by the grid.
Optimized Secure
Combining connectivity, intelligence, and control to ensure the best use of Technology to increase physical and cyber security that not only deters
power production and energy storage resources. man-made threats and anticipates natural hazards, but also responds to and
isolates problematic situations.
Integrated
2-way communications infrastructure between intelligent devices to allow
system data to be transformed into valuable information that is actionable
and clearly visualized.
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GE Smart Grid Offerings
Advancing today’s electrical grid for tomorrow’s needs.
GE is anticipating the energy challenges of tomorrow by providing Smart Grid products and services today. From generation to transmission and end use, GE products optimize
the efficiency, reliability, and security of the electrical grid. We have the vision, experience, and resources needed to realize the Smart Grid quickly and cost-effectively. Our
Global Research Center is helping to keep GE at the forefront of Smart Grid innovation by actively developing advanced technologies. Combined with our innate understanding
of power generation, distribution and utilization at every level, GE is uniquely positioned to be leaders in the continuing transition to a smarter grid.
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Digital Energy
We protect and connect the world’s critical equipment to ensure safe, reliable power
We provide key smart grid products and services for the entire power system from the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, to the industrial, commercial, and
residential power consumers. As pioneers of the electrical grid, GE has spent the last 100 years ensuring power system reliability. For the last 25 years, GE Digital Energy has
provided the technology to improve the resiliency and responsiveness of the grid, enabling greater safety, connectivity and increased security.
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Smart Controls are the brains behind the
Smart Generation Smart Transmission
Digital Energy provides smart grid solutions beginning at the electrical energy generation Our solutions increase reliability and optimization allowing utilities to monitor synchrophasor
sites. From protecting and controlling small to large utility generators, to ensuring safe information, providing demand response initiatives to manage the overall power system.
interconnection of wind and solar generation, and facilitating seamless transfer to backup Digital Energy enables remedial action schemes, wide area protection, and fault and
power systems, Digital Energy provides solutions that increase power grid reliability. disturbance analysis tools which increase utility system reliability and customer service.
G60 T60
N60 L90 D90Plus
• Advanced generator protection • Detailed streaming of • Providing secure high speed sub-cycle
synchrophasor data as per IEEE distance protection
• Synchronization, Control, and Load C37.118
Shedding through advanced automation • Advanced security with NERC/CIP and detailed
• Load shedding, remedial action, Security Audit Trail
and monitoring of power
system networks • Complete data acquisition providing detailed
power system analysis
HardFiber
Microgrid Control
U90Plus
• Anti-Islanding
• Management of
energy storage
SONET/SDH Network
• Enable outage detection
and grid reconfiguration
• Teleprotection utilizing
SONET/SDH Network Transfer Trip, Pilot Wire,
IEEE C37.94
• Enable grid visualization
and predictive analysis
• SCADA including Voice,
Data, CCTV, IP/Ethernet
SONET/SDH Network
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the backbone of the Smart Grid
High Speed Fiber Optics Hardened Ethernet
For both short and long range applications over fiber optics and other media, Digital Substation hardened, managed Ethernet switches from Digital Energy provide secure,
Energy’s Lentronics multiplexer solutions permit consolidation of all telecommunications reliable networking with very fast reconfiguration times to support communications for
requirements into a single high speed network. critical infrastructure devices.
Distribution Substation
Wireless Fast Transfer Trip
• Safe connection of distributed
generation to the grid
• Transmit transfer trip and receive status
Wireless Network
Wireless Backhaul
Distribution Automation
Wireless | High speed, high capacity Distribution Substation
• Network enabling assets to
• Low-cost flexible deployment for a Ethernet Wireless improve grid reliability
wide range of geographies
• Protection/Control • Meter and distributed • Wireless communications for
• Licensed and Unlicensed, Point- LAN separation generation data Reclosers, Switches, Capacitor
to-Point Microwave and Point-to- Banks, Voltage Regulators, and
Multipoint WAN Extensions • SCADA • Video surveillance Transformers
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Digital Energy Smart Grid Offerings
With over a century of experience advancing power system technologies, GE is the industry
leader, implementing real Smart Grid solutions today.
Digital Energy has been at the forefront in pioneering key principle advancements in the GE Digital Energy solutions enable self-healing power systems that predict and react
power system protection, control, and communications industry. Digital Energy is a leader to disturbances, while optimizing power generation and loads. We also enable asset
in providing smart technology; from the introduction the first digital relay (P4A) in 1982, to visualization, power system reconfiguration, and wireless Advanced Metering Infrastructure.
the first protection relay that incorporated Ethernet communications, to the first application Our devices deliver safety, alongside Cyber security and private networks.
using digital communications to enable IEC 61850 Process Bus.
• Generator Protection & Control • HV Line Protection & Control • Transformer Protection & Control • Feeder, Transformer & Motor Protection
• Distributed Generation Management • Wide Area Communications • Feeder Protection & Control • Emergency Backup Power
• Microgrid Control • Reliability Optimization • Power Distribution Safety • Wireless AMI
• Optimized Generation • Grid Visualization • Distribution Automation • Plant Load Shedding & Peak Demand Management
• Grid Interconnect • Digitizing Primary Equipment • Fault Diagnostics & Analytics • Energy Management Systems
• Asset Monitoring
• Sub Metering and Cost Allocation
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Smart Generation
The Smart Grid relies on advanced protection
and control combined with intelligent
communications to ensure a reliable supply
of power.
Digital Energy products work to increase power grid reliability by protecting small,
medium, or large utility generators, ensuring the safe interconnection of wind and
solar generators, and facilitating the seamless transfer to backup power.
Microgrid Control
• Optimized Generation & Grid Interconnect
F60, C30
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Smart Transmission
We provide utility customers worldwide with
the protection and control tools they need to
ensure reliable power transmission through a
self-healing and intelligent grid.
Digital Energy products provide utilities with grid protection, long distance & high-speed
communications through wireless and fiber optic networks, and the ability to self-heal the
grid through remedial action schemes.
Example:
Digitizing Primary Equipment
The HardFiber Process Bus System represents a true
breakthrough in the installation and ownership of protection
and control systems, by reducing the overall labor required
for substation design, construction, and testing. This solution
eliminates miles of expensive copper wires and thousands With GE HardFiber
• Eliminate 33% of breaker • Reduce copper cabling • Eliminate 90% of control • Power system protection
of individual terminations by using fiber optic cables. This terminations needed by 40% building terminations behaves as today
reduces the labor required to upgrade or construct power • Easy replacement of Bricks • Pre-terminated fiber cables • Fewer high energy signals • Built on established Universal
reduces maintenance ensure high quality improve employee safety Relay platform
substations by up to 50%.
Traditional Substation
• Low density copper needs • Outdoor cables carry copper • Thousands of hand wired • Thousands of connections to
1000’s of terminations wires to control building terminations into a rack protection and control devices
• Manual installation by highly • Miles of copper wire in a • Labor-intensive using • Manual wiring prone to errors
skilled workers typical switchyard specialized workers and extended testing
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Smart Distribution
Ensuring power is distributed reliably and
securely requires intelligent protection and
control alongside advanced communications.
Digital Energy products improve safety by detecting fallen power lines or damaged
underground cables, enable advanced monitoring and control through wireless
communications, and protect critical assets to ensure reliability and uptime.
Distribution Automation
Recloser
Digital Energy enables the efficient recovery of
distribution system networks via fault isolation,
sectionalization and power system restoration URC
schemes. GE’s Recloser Control System (URC) Residential Recloser Control
Wireless up to 4 miles
Load
provides an intelligent, high speed and reliable DAS
solution that enables fast service restoration and Industrial
Load
reduces customer outages. Our high speed, wireless 3 1 Fault occurs on the line
Example: Detection of
Downed Power Lines
Detecting live downed power lines, which can cause
fires and safety hazards, is a key requirement for a
safer smart grid. GE’s Hi-Impedance Fault detection
technology, developed over the past 20 years, provide
utilities with the ability to detect when power lines
have been knocked loose by falling trees branches or
had their supporting poles knocked down by storms
or vehicle accidents. Using a safety-first approach,
distribution utilities have the ability to detect and shut
down these power lines before emergency and repair
personnel approach these areas.
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Smart Power
Consumers
From large industry to the home, today’s power
consumers demand advanced control and
complete reliability from utility providers.
Digital Energy provides solutions to track energy usage, monitor power quality,
intelligently shed load, and seamlessly switch to emergency back-up power sources. Our
rugged wireless networks enable Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).
Example: C90Plus
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Our business is the Smart Grid
Protection & Control Communications
Multilin MDS, Lentronics
The Multilin line of power system protection and management solutions Through our MDS and Lentronics communication devices, we are developing
continues the rich tradition of GE’s 100 years in protection & control. From new technologies to deliver complete networking solutions for customers
generators to transmission lines to motors and beyond, we are dedicated to worldwide. From secure wireless communications to rugged Ethernet
ensuring dependable and safe power worldwide. switches and robust data multiplexers, our products are designed to
withstand the harshest environments.
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