How DSOs Respect EU Mandates with Smart Remote Terminal Units
Under recently announced European Union mandates , electrical Distribution System Operators (DSOs) are tasked with improving the efficiency of their electrical distribution networks by 1.5 percent each year. In addition, they are challenged with finding new ways of integrating into the grid Distributed Energy Resources (DER) such as EV charging stations and renewable energy generation at consumer locations. Addressing this challenge requires the ability to tightly control voltage. One cost effective solution for DSOs to reach this objective is integration of powerful Remote Terminal Units. With the addition of DER, the DSOs have to manage situations where voltage may be rising on one part of their grid while decreasing on another part. Thus, DSOs are deploying digitized solutions to monitor and regulate voltage all along feeder networks distributed across the grid. Feeder automation is now emerging as a front-line technology for distribution network control and the monitoring of low ...