E.ON Westfalen Weser is currently trialing smart grid technology within its network of 1.3 million inhabitants and PPC’s medium voltage BPL solution has connected substations in the project using the existing power grid.
Using BPL technology, standard compliant and IP-based data transfer rates of 5-30mbit/s can be achieved via the medium voltage cable itself.
Within E.ON’s smart grid project, PPC’s medium voltage technology facilitated the extension of Cisco’s Connected Grid Solution.
The Cisco smart grid router and switches used in the project are highly compatible with BPL networks, providing a real cost advantage over fiber optic networks which can be much more expensive where cables are not pre-existing
By combining their technology at Westfalen Weser, PPC and Cisco have ensured the evolution of fast and efficient smart grids which are controlled on an IP basis, the companies said.
