We aim for maintenance process optimization using satellite communication and 5G features, reinforcing the security of facilities and professionals and improving response time to any eventuality. Satellite communications as a backup of the 5G terrestrial network can ensure a high performance connection in any geographical point and scenario.
To generate new services and business models around current assets
Active
The objective of this project is to validate the electricity infrastructures of Red Eléctrica as a suitable site for 5G systems. In this way, a roadmap is established with the implementation of several minimum viable products (MVP) with which to accumulate experience on the installation of 5G systems in the networks (requirements, special needs, etc.) and to check the possible impact on the environment of the facilities themselves.
Installation of 5G antennas in a substation.
Installation of solar panels on an electricity support to autonomously power satellite equipment also installed on the same support.
Installation of 5G antennas on an electricity support with power supply via power voltage transformer (PVT) to 5G equipment.
Installation of a disconnector in the support to isolate the PVT in case of failure.
Optimize system operation and increase reliability and flexibility of the grid
Completed
Together with Orange, Huawei and the Red Eléctrica Group, we are working to develop a pilot that can analyse the potential of 5G technology for protection, control and automation systems. The pilot will show the potential of 5G for these systems: they will become independent from the means of access to the communications network (fibre optics or 5G), which makes it possible to make new designs and optimise the infrastructure required, making it suitable to the needs, criteria and philosophy of the different agents. There are 3 different scenarios proposed to replace usual communications via fibre optics with 5G radio solutions:
- 5G for WAMPAC
- 5G for line protections
- 5G to deploy the process bus outside the sub-station
- Replace the line protection by its digital twin
use 5G technology to replace the communications between phasor measurement units (PMU) in the sub-stations and a phasor data concentrator (PDC), located in a remote location.
Analysis of 5G communications of line differential protection equipment located at each end of a power line, the sending of digitalised analogue measurements to a remote location, again using 5G to access the communications network.
Enable connectivity everywhere
Completed
Together with Orange, Huawei, Arbórea Intellbird and Hispasat we are implementing 5G technology to make real time analyses of accident scenarios in critical infrastructures, enabling us to carry out inspections of critical aspects of our infrastructures using remotely controlled and robotic systems.
This will improve our response time by incorporating inspection processes and the analysis of critical infrastructures, increasing their safety. It is also proposed to include communication satellites as backup for the terrestrial 5G network via Network Slicing in different situations.
The layout of the high-voltage line, along with various Red Eléctrica sub-stations in the Community of Valencia will be the sites selected to run a test that will place special emphasis on the first section of the Morvedre-Eliana line.
Electric grid infrastructures and asset management
Finalished
Through Elewit's venture client program, Red Eléctrica and Orbital EOS are exploring the capabilities of satellite image analysis to identify faults in high-voltage power lines and thus reduce asset restoration times. The results of the project demonstrate that the satellite capture of SAR images can detect faults on high-voltage power lines.
Simulation and visualization of different damages that could take place in aerial power lines.
Analysis of aspects such as image accuracy, requirements for effective image capture and their viability for visualizing different types of faults.