- 300 megawatts of emergency power can now be provided to San Francisco via the Trans Bay Cable system to restore power following a network event
Siemens announced this week at the IEEE T&D Conference in Denver that it has installed an upgraded control system for the Trans Bay Cable (TBC) project, a high- voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system with voltage-sourced converter (VSC) technology realized in a modular multi-level converter (MMC) topology. The project includes a 53-mile HVDC cable that runs under the San Francisco Bay. The upgraded system will enable Trans Bay Cable, via their Pittsburg converter station, to restore electricity to the San Francisco peninsula after a severe network event and is the first project of its kind in the U.S.
CIGRE 2018 took place at Paris from August 25th until 31st. Digitalization provides the key to success in the increasingly distributed energy landscape. Siemens experts explained how to make these changing energy systems even more safe and efficient. Digitalization enables predictive planning and new business models beyond just the provision of grid capacity.
- Booth slogan: "Digital Enterprise – Implement now!"
- The time for implementation has arrived: Digital Enterprise solutions for production enable machine builders and users to already benefit from Industrie 4.0
- Solutions for the integration of handling systems and robots into the digital integrated value chain
At the automatica 2018, Siemens will be demonstrating how machine builders and users can already benefit from Industrie 4.0. Exhibiting under the banner "Digital Enterprise – Implement now!", Siemens will be focusing on integrated, user-oriented solutions from the Digital Enterprise portfolio for enterprises of all sizes and branch of industry – along the entire value chain from product design and production planning, through the engineering process, to new data-based services. As a first-time exhibitor at automatica, Siemens will also be showcasing whole new possibilities for the integration of handling systems and robots through simulation, engineering and machine connectivity with its world leading portfolio of automation, drive technology and software. Automated engineering and the simulation of machines and product lines enable greater flexibility, shorter times to market, and improved efficiency and quality.
- Improved mechanical and electrical design for Sinamics S120 Chassis-2
- Chassis with smaller standard footprint and up to 60 percent lower width
- Benefits of innovated Sinamics S120 Chassis-2 applied to type-tested ready-to-use cabinet solution Sinamics S120 Cabinet Modules-2
Siemens has adapted the electrical and mechanical design of the Sinamics S120 Chassis-2 to meet today’s and tomorrows market requirements. The new frequency converters are designed to meet the very highest demands with state-of-the-art components, an innovated cooling concept with speed controlled fan and is like always type and system tested to ensure the very highest reliability and availability.
- Booth slogan: "Digital Enterprise – Implement now!"
- User-oriented Digital Enterprise solutions for manufacturing sharpen competitive edge of end users and machine builders
- Wide-ranging practically-oriented exhibits and models visualize digital progress along the entire value chain
Siemens will be exhibiting at the automatica 2018 with an array of integrated and user-oriented Digital Enterprise solutions designed to sharpen the competitive edge of both end users and machine builders. Exhibiting under the banner "Digital Enterprise – Implement now!", Siemens will be focusing on ways in which industrial enterprises of all sizes can benefit from the digital transformation – along the entire value chain from product design and production planning through the engineering process to new services. With product variants changing at an ever faster pace, today's machines have to offer not only greater flexibility but also a higher degree of automation through the use of handling and assembly systems – a process supported by integrating robotics into production machinery. At the same time, automated engineering and the simulation of machines and product lines are enabling an ever shorter time to market.
- State-of-the-art reactive power compensation systems from Siemens are supporting the power supply for the greater Frankfurt area.
- The transmission systems for grid operator Amprion have been successfully running in test operation since the end of December 2018.
Commissioned by grid operator Amprion, Siemens built two reactive power compensation systems for the important Kriftel power grid node: a mechanically switched capacitor with damping network (MSCDN) and a power-electronic static synchronous compensator (STATCOM). The systems have been running successfully in test operation since December 2018. They're able to dynamically, rapidly, and flexibly increase or decrease the grid voltage on demand, which is necessary to keep the grid stable despite the increase in fluctuating power supplies from renewable and distributed energy sources. At the same time, the system will help prevent gaps in supply due to large power plant shutdowns. The Kriftel substation between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden controls power distribution for the Greater Frankfurt Area and its almost six million inhabitants.
- Focus on combining the real and the digital worlds
- IIoT: Data-based algorithms increase operational efficiency of plants
- Process optimization and modularization as the key to success
At the "Achema Pulse" live digital event, Siemens will be demonstrating how the combination of the real and the digital worlds empowers industrial companies to act in a versatile and sustainable manner. Companies in the process industry are facing urgent and rapidly changing challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic in particular has transformed demand patterns and global supply chains virtually overnight. At the same time, industry-specific regulations and standards are creating new framework conditions for production. Digitalization and automation are the levers for mastering these changes. Industrial IoT solutions can exploit the resulting data to secure a competitive advantage since the intelligent analysis, understanding and utilization of the data allows companies to adapt their processes faster to changing requirements. The Siemens Digital Enterprise portfolio makes this possible by combining the real world with the digital world, thus enabling solutions for simulation, virtual processes, remote access and connectivity as well as presenting service offerings for digital transformation. Thanks to the corresponding industry-specific know-how, individual sector requirements can be taken into account.
- The TIA Portal moves into the cloud: flexible use of the engineering framework in various phases of development
- Fast, flexible access to pre-installed engineering environments
- Integration of the widest range of PC and tablet hardware into the development process
- Fast access to project data through storage in a cloud-based FileShare
With the TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation Portal) in the cloud, Siemens is expanding the options of using the engineering framework even more flexible in the various phases of planning, engineering and commissioning. The possibilities that this offers are based on all the main features of TIA Portal V15.1, with additional available innovations of TIA Portal options – the simulation of the application in the cloud environment with the help of S7-PLCSIM Advanced, full use of the application possibilities, for example the complete controller portfolio including the new, redundant S7-1500R/H controller, the configuration of visualizations with HMI Panels, PC-based runtime systems, and the fully integrated Sinamics drives portfolio.
On the first day of the Hannover Messe, April 1, Klaus Helmrich welcomed you to the annual Siemens Press Conference. As member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Klaus Helmrich is responsible for the Digital Industries Operating Company. The Press Conference took place at 6:30 PM in the Trade Fair's Convention Center, Room 1 A/B.Mr. Helmrich talked about the latest developments of digitalization and the next step towards the digital transformation in the manufacturing and process industries under the theme "Digital Enterprise – Thinking industry further!".
- 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.