The opportunities offered by digitally supported power distribution

The benefits of digitalization can be quantified

Increasing digitalization, data exchanges in local networks, and the IoT integration of smart devices and cloud-based services play a significant role in boosting energy efficiency and availability.

Optimal interactions between hardware and software lays the foundation for comprehensive power monitoring. Studies show that this can improve operational energy efficiency and increase the associated energy consumption savings by up to 30 percent. If the data acquired is also used for condition-based maintenance, productivity can be boosted by an average of 25 percent.

The number of failures is reduced by up to 70 percent, and maintenance costs can be cut by as much power monitoring functions of energy-efficiency management systems according to ISO 50001.

Comprehensive digitalization of the entire low-voltage architecture reduces expenditures of time and money by up to 80 percent, from planning and engineering to installation and commissioning. In addition, the example of SENTRON demonstrates that the cybersecure use of communication-capable devices and cloud-based software instruments in low-voltage power distribution

is a thoroughly reliable solution.