- Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems will provide connected vehicle technology and smart traffic control infrastructure to the American Center for Mobility for automated and connected vehicle testing.
The American Center for Mobility (ACM) is excited to announce its second partnership with Siemens. Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) will now provide approximately $1 million in state-of-the-art ITS infrastructure, software, and engineering support to aid ACM in developing real-world testing and validation of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). The newest agreement between Siemens and ACM adds physical infrastructure, software applications, and analytics to the Virtual Simulation and Testing solutions provided by Siemens PLM, announced earlier this year. Under the terms of this new agreement Siemens ITS will also have a seat on ACM’s Industry Advisory Board (IAB).
- Rail Service Center inaugurated in Dortmund-Eving, Germany
- Digitalized service and maintenance of RXX trainsets for 32 years
- Contract specifies over 99 percent availability of RRX trains
Today, after one-and-a-half years of construction, Siemens Mobility is officially inaugurating the new maintenance depot for the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX). In the future, 75 employees in the Rail Service Center in Dortmund-Eving will service and maintain the 82 electric RXX Desiro HC multiple-unit trains for a period of 32 years. The digitalized and paperless concept ensures that the trains' contractually agreed availability of over 99 percent can be guaranteed.
- Demand for bonds with a total value of €2.75 billion and maturities of five, nine and twelve years 2.5 times higher than issue volume
- Placement directly after summer lull secures favorable financing conditions
After a five-year absence, Siemens has made an impressive return to the euro capital market. For its new bonds, the company generated very strong demand of €6.8 billion. Siemens issued bonds with a total value of €2.75 billion and maturities of five, nine and twelve years. The high demand enabled Siemens to obtain very good interest-rate conditions over all maturities. At the time of price fixing, the average issue yield for all three maturities was 20 basis points (0.2 percentage points) below the initial indications.
- Scalable uniform-topology power supply and drive solutions
- Customized configuration based on practically tested, standardized components such as Sinamics
- High level of resilience, availability and service friendliness
- Up to zero emissions depending on drive configuration
Siemens is expanding its portfolio of green ship propulsion systems by adding a new member to the Siship BlueDrive Family: Siship BlueDrive Eco. Besides by integrating battery systems produced in-house, the company is now able to offer a scalable and flexible solution to cover every propulsion requirement, with different power graduations for small to medium-sized propulsion systems from 5 kilowatts (kW) in auxiliary mode up to 5.5 megawatts (MW) for the main drive – from Siship BlueDrive Eco through to Siship BlueDrive PlusC. The solutions can be configured to individual customer specifications and are based on practically tested standardized components such as Sinamics converters. With its Siship BlueDrive, Siemens provides an efficient, environmentally friendly propulsion solution providing a high level of reliability, availability and service friendliness, with emissions down as low as zero depending on the drive configuration.
- Joint research and development project with ViP Verkehrsbetriebe Potsdam GmbH
- World premiere at InnoTrans 2018
- Demonstration runs in real traffic
Siemens Mobility, together with ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH, will be presenting their research project on the world's first autonomous tram at InnoTrans 2018. On a six-kilometer section of the tram network in Potsdam, Germany, Siemens Mobility will be demonstrating a test tram driving autonomously in real traffic on September 18 through 21.
- Around 2,170 apprentices and work-study program participants begin their professional life at 20 Siemens locations
- Training further aligned to the requirements of digitalization
- 27 participants in international training program in Berlin
Around 2,170 young people will begin their vocational training next Monday at 20 Siemens locations in Germany alone. Siemens will be training about 1,530 for careers at the company, while a further 640 are from external partners. The ongoing digitalization of the work environment is playing an increasingly important role at Siemens – and in the company's training programs as well. What began in "apprentice corners" back in 1891 is being continued today at advanced, innovative training centers.
- Holistic approach for smart, digital substations capable of handling demands of the power grid of the future
- Ensuring reliability, resilience and efficiency by using intelligent system components and IT/OT convergence
- Environmental protection ensured by integration of eco-friendly technology
Siemens has launched the concept for substations with the future built in – an integrated 360°portfolio of products and solutions based on Siemens' unique technical know-how and consulting expertise, at this years' CIGRE session in Paris. Global trends like decarbonization, decentralization and digitalization are disrupting the energy industry. These trends are posing challenges to energy systems worldwide by making them more complex and stressing the need for smart grid management solutions. As substations are the centerpieces of any energy system, they play a crucial role in the power grid of today and will gain even more importance in the future grid. Siemens is now offering a holistic approach for digital substation solutions making consistent use of all available data, state-of-the-art analysis and comprehensive data connectivity through MindSphere – Siemens' open cloud-based platform for the Internet of Things (IoT).
- The world's first gas-insulated switchgear without SF6 for 170 kV / 50 kA
- Vacuum interrupter unit and purified air replace SF6 as the quenching/insulating medium
Siemens and Iljin Electric, a Korean manufacturer of electrical systems and gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), have signed an agreement to develop an SF6-free GIS for the 170 kilovolt (kV) voltage level. The technology has already been developed by Siemens for applications up to 145 kV. This GIS uses treated air, known as "Clean Air", instead of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as the insulating medium. "This makes the GIS environmentally friendly and does not require any special precautions to be taken during manufacturing, operation, and recycling. The GIS can also be used at extreme temperatures, and there is no need to report the quantities of fluorine gas used.", explains Ralf Christian, CEO of the Siemens Division Energy Management.
- Two back-to-back links with a transmission capacity of 500 MW each ensure a reliable electricity supply of Bangladesh's population and growing economy
- HVDC Classic technology helps stabilize the connected systems in the event of grid disturbances
- The high capacity power link helps to avoid transmission bottlenecks
In June 2018, Siemens has fully commissioned the second block of the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) back-to-back link in Bheramara, Bangladesh, to connect the electricity supply networks of India and Bangladesh with a transmission capacity of up to 500 Megawatts (MW). Block 1 is in operation since 2013 and offers a transmission capacity of up to 500 MW. With block 1 & 2 operating in parallel the Bheramara HVDC back-to-back link has a capacity of up to 1000 MW – the highest reliable power capacity in Bangladesh. On July 27th, 2018, the trial run was successfully completed; however, Block 2 has been put into commercial operation since July 2nd, 2018, to support the customer's operating needs. From Bheramara at the Western border of Bangladesh, the 230-kilovolt (kV) grid of the country will be connected via a substation and overhead lines to India's 400-kV grid.
- High bandwidth to handle growing amounts of data
- Ideal for applications with the need for PoE++ in harsh environments
- Support for Ruggedcom CLP for easier in-field setup
Siemens is expanding its Ruggedcom portfolio with a new Ethernet 19 inch rack switch with Power-over-Ethernet support. Its high port density with up to 24 Power-over-Ethernet ports helps significantly reduce capital expenses by reducing the number of network devices needed. The RST2228P offers Power-over-Ethernet, precision timing and network communication on a single network, helping to reduce maintenance costs related to timing or power solutions that require dedicated wiring. The CLP interface port allows for easy replacement of devices in the field using the Ruggedcom CLP removable media to automatically apply the failed device's configuration to a replacement unit in the unlikely event of a failure. The device is rugged rated and features an operating temperature from -40 to +85 degrees Celsius, as well as electromagnetic interference (EMI) immunity. The product can be used in the harsh environments of Electric Power, Transportation and Oil & Gas industries and is ideal to handle ever growing amounts of data.