Smart Grid Prague

Smart grid in the Czech Republic: Siemens to build a network control system for Prague’s power grid .Siemens Infrastructure & Cities signed an agreement with the Czech distribution network operator PREdistribuce to build a network control system for Prague’s power grid. In order to support all aspects of the operations of the Czech distribution network operator, Siemens will implement the latest software version of the Spectrum Power network control system over the next three years. The contract volume of roughly six million euros will be divided up between Siemens and its consortium partner, the IT services provider Atos, which will integrate, together with Siemens, the network control system into the existing IT systems of the distribution network operator. The new network control system, which will replace the old SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems of the Czech grid operator, will manage the voltage levels of 110 kV (kilovolts), 22 kV and 0.4 kV. As part of the installation process, the 200,000 remotely monitored data points from the high-voltage and medium-voltage network will be extended to the 400-Volt level, for a total of 2.5 million data points, all of which will be mapped in the system