Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation and The World’s 2021 Most Sustainable Corporation, advances Partnerships of the Future in smart grids development at Enlit Europe, introducing digital, simplified and open PrismaSeT™ and ComPacT™ as enablers of clean and smart Electricity 4.0.
Schneider Electric believes that power systems carrying smart and clean electricity must form the foundation of our net-zero world. Partnerships offer the most effective way to scale smart software-enabled bi-directional grids capable of absorbing the maximum share of renewable energy and laying the foundation for an effective energy transition.
This is the only way to build the capacity and resilience the network requires to accommodate the expected surge in demand for clean power, supporting the mega trends of mass digitization, greater electrification, along with the increasing role of natively connected digital products and software, in a bid to unleash sustainability and energy efficiency at scale.
Rohan Kelkar, Executive Vice-President of Power Products, said: "Smart grids are key to providing efficient, resilient and future-proof energy supply. They enable us to predict, detect, and prevent outages before they happen. To bring our net zero future to fruition faster, partnerships in the energy space must be harnessed for green sustainable innovation. We know that decentralized energy systems are the future. Yet, the inherent complexities that digital transformation projects bring with them may cause decision paralysis and implementation delays. Through ‘Partnerships of the Future’, our goal is to remove barriers to entry, and equip our partners with strategies, solutions, and services for increased sustainability and efficiency."
Open and Simplified Solutions
Furthering its quest to strengthen global efforts of designing a more resilient, sustainable electric world, Schneider Electric introduces a suite of smart solutions designed to be high-paced, built-to-demand, supportive and simplified, complete with native connectivity to make sustainable and electrical safety goals achievable for its robust network of partners.
These include:
- PrismaSeT™ - an active low-voltage switchboard is an industry-first product to include built-in cloud connectivity, providing instant access to intelligent alarming, energy usage analysis, trends, and preventative maintenance plans. This maximizes efficiency and power availability, while creating the basis for future innovations.
- ComPacT™ - the new generation molded-case circuit breakers feature a refreshed design and tailored for operational excellence and significant simplification of maintenance activities. Now connectivity-ready, the design breakthrough makes it easy to retrofit breakers already in use and give customers the option of expanding the capabilities for ComPacT transgenerationally to unleash digital intelligence.
With this launch, Schneider reaffirms its commitment to provide open, simple to deploy digital solutions to drive sustainability and efficiency, enabling industry-wide collaboration and partnerships in the New Electric World.
These innovations are brought together under EcoStruxure™ Power - a comprehensive, open, IoT-enabled architecture and platform that simplifies and digitizes electrical distribution systems to enable more resilient, sustainable, and efficient facility operations by delivering on the fundamental goals of connected power distribution: electrical safety, power availability/reliability, operational & energy efficiency, and cybersecurity.
