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Central Hudson's Innovative Approach to Distributed Energy Resource Management
技术
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 云中间件与微服务
- 传感器 - 电表
适用行业
- 电网
- 可再生能源
适用功能
- 物流运输
- 产品研发
用例
- 网络安全
- 微电网
服务
- 系统集成
- 测试与认证
挑战
在分布式能源资源扩展中实现现代化和适应
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation 的替代能源推动创新。带有屋顶太阳能电池板的房屋和广阔的商业太阳能农场是该公用事业公司在纽约市北部郊区和州首府奥尔巴尼之间 2,600 平方英里的服务区的一部分。
在覆盖近 400,000 家电力和天然气客户的地区，摆脱传统的分销模式并不像拨动开关那么简单。技术帮助公用事业公司抓住了新电网控制的机会，同时随着需求的发展确保质量和可靠性。
客户
中央哈德逊天然气和电力公司
关于客户
Central Hudson Gas & Electric为 2,600 平方英里（6,700 平方公里）服务区的居民提供电力和天然气，该服务区从纽约市郊区向北延伸至奥尔巴尼的首都区。它是总部位于加拿大的多元化电力公用事业控股公司 Fortis Inc. 的子公司，但 Central Hudson 的总部位于纽约波基普西。
解决方案
该实用程序在他们与长期合作伙伴 Sensus（Xylem 品牌）开始实施的无线通信处理工具中找到了解决方案。 Post 和他的团队最初部署了 Sensus 远程遥测模块 (RTM II) 来监控电网状况并防止断电。配电自动化 (DA) 系统使用战略性地放置在其网络中的智能电子设备来帮助他们监控和控制配电资产。
Central Hudson 扩展了 DA 解决方案，包括对分布式能源 (DER) 的监测和控制，其中包括连接到电网的小型发电机组，使公用事业公司能够引入太阳能等可再生能源。
太阳能并网
该公用事业公司的工程团队提出了一种直接传输跳闸或 (DTT) 系统的设计，该系统将从可互操作的 RTM II 与断路器和重合器进行通信。当检测到存在可能导致过度反向潮流或过电压的情况时，该系统可以自动隔离 DER，并有助于确保电网稳定性。
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