Digitalisierung

Die Dekarbonisierung transformiert unser Energiesystem und treibt die beschleunigte Umstellung von fossiler auf erneuerbare Energieerzeugung sowie die Elektrifizierung des Verkehrs-, Industrie- und Gebäudesektors voran. Daraus ergibt sich die Notwendigkeit, Energie sowohl lokal als auch systemweit zu optimieren, was zu einem komplexen „System von Systemen“ führt, das integriert und verwaltet werden muss. Die Digitalisierung ist die einzige Möglichkeit, diese Komplexität zu bewältigen, wodurch die Kontextualisierung der riesigen Datenmengen vereinfacht wird. Dies muss jedoch mit der Verwaltung und Optimierung der heutigen Abläufe in Einklang gebracht werden. Hitachi Energy kann Ihnen helfen, sich in dieser zunehmend komplexen Energielandschaft zurechtzufinden. Wir haben die richtige Kombination aus vernetzten Produkten, softwarebasierten Lösungen und digitalen Dienstleistungen, um reale Herausforderungen zu lösen und einen echten Mehrwert zu schaffen.

Energy Connect is an Industrial grade IoT data acquisition and ingestion platform that enables Hitachi Energy’s digital solutions portfolio. Unlike general purpose IoT platforms, it was designed specifically for energy industry applications where it is critical to collect and aggregate data from edge locations like substations and move it to the cloud securely, reliably and cost effectively.

Collecting real-time data from assets such as transformers, switchgear, battery energy storage systems and EV chargers provides the ability to make effective and informed decisions about those assets. Up to date information provides visibility into the condition of assets and enables more advanced applications like asset performance management.

Lack of reliable or stale information may lead to delays in responding to important events, potentially causing unplanned outages or catastrophic failures. Reliable data is the foundation for better and faster decision making.

Collecting data is just a means to achieving real value, which is holistic oversight of all monitored assets. With Hitachi Energy’s Lumada software portfolio, insights into performance over time ensures optimal operation and return of investments made.

The Energy Connect platform consists of two major components: Edge and Core. 

Energy Connect employs industry leading cybersecurity:
 

• Energy Connect Edge is entirely controlled by Energy Connect Core, ensuring that changes cannot be made from the edge side.
• Although the edge is connected to the Internet, it will not respond nor react to any connection attempts made from anywhere online, except from the Energy Connect Core environment.
• All connections and data are encrypted in transit and at rest.
• Edge identity is authenticated by a X.509 certificate, secured in a physical Trusted Platform Computing chip.
• Platform access is protected by user identity verification, firewalls and policies enforcing appropriate level of access for specific purposes.