Electricity and Control August 2020

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT : PRODUCTS + SERVICES

Industrial Energy Efficiency Award at Hannover Messe

In another announcement, Schneider Electric reports that it has won the Industrial Energy Efficiency Award, in the category ‘Energy Economy’, for its new SM AirSeT switchgear, a green and digital medium voltage technology. The innovation makes it possible to end reliance on the industry-standard sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) greenhouse gas commonly contained in electrical equipment used to power the grid and industrial electrical installations. The Industrial Energy Efficiency Award showcases companies’ out- standing commitment to investing in and applying energy-efficient solu- tions. In cooperation with independent market research and consulting company EuPD Research, the award was presented by Deutsche Messe at the Hannover Messe Digital Days. When choosing the recipient of the award, the jury considered each product’s degree of innovation, contri- bution to efficiency, economic benefits, and social sustainability charac- teristics. Frederic Godemel, Executive Vice President of Power Systems at Schneider Electric, said, “As electrification increases around the world, and renewables continue to grow, more MV switchgear is needed. With our new SF6-free technology, which replaces the greenhouse gas with pure air, we’ve accomplished a key step towards decarbonising the grid and making power systems that are truly green. Schneider Electric prides itself on pioneering a sustainable future of electricity, so I am delighted to accept this award.” The SM AirSeT medium voltage switchgear uses pure air insulation combined with Schneider Electric’s new shunt vacuum interruption (SVI) technology. It enables the adoption of green technology while maintaining the advantages of the compact physical footprint, cost-effectiveness, and trusted operating mode of traditional SF6-based equipment. “The replacement of SF6 gas with air in switchgear contributes to mak- ing the energy industry more sustainable. Schneider Electric has devel- oped an innovative plug-and-play solution and demonstrated its usage

Schneider Electric was presented with the IEEA for Energy Economy at Hannover Messe’s Digital Days.

in various projects,” said Martin Ammon, Managing Partner and Head of Energy Industry at EuPD Research. One exemplary project is with electric utility company EEC ENGIE in New Caledonia. Here, SM AirSeT is already proving its worth in the utility’s pursuit of grid decarbonisation. Schneider Electric has reported suc- cessful pilot projects of its new SF6-free medium voltage SM AirSeT range at a number of other electric utilities, includ- ing E.ON in Sweden and GreenAlp in France, with more being energised on a regular basis. These include private power networks for commercial and in- dustrial applications.

For more information contact Schneider Electric. Tel: +27 (0)11 245 6400 Visit: www.se.com

Bluetooth 5 low energy module

Mouser Electronics Inc., leading distributor of new product introductions and offering a wide selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the PAN1780 module from Panasonic. The ultra-low-power Bluetooth ® Low Energy 5.0 module enables the transmission of large amounts of data in connectionless environments, providing a compact solution for Internet of Things (IoT), beacon, and mesh network applications. The Panasonic PAN1780 module is based on the Nordic nRF52840 single-chip controller, which provides an Arm ® Cortex ® -M4F processor core with 1 Mbyte of embedded flash memory and 256 Kbytes of internal RAM. The robust Nordic SoC allows engineers to use the module in standalone mode, which eliminates the need for an external processor, reduces cost, and frees board space. The module also features an Arm TrustZone ® CryptoCell 310 security core that supports a secure boot process and makes it a fitting solution for edge computing applications. The PAN1780 module’s Bluetooth 5.0 features enable

a high symbol rate of 2 Mbits per second (Mbps) using the high-speed LE 2M PHY (physical layer) or a signif- icantly longer range using the LE coded PHY at either 500 Kbits per second (Kbps)

The PAN1780 Bluetooth ® Low Energy 5.0 module provides a compact solution to transmit large amounts of data for IoT and industrial mesh networks.

or 125 Kbps. A high output power of up to +8 dBm and the excellent sensitivity of the nRF52840 (-103 dBm at 125 Kbps) in combination with the LE coded PHY make the module ideal for applications that require long-range communication. In addition to Bluetooth Low Energy with qualified Bluetooth mesh profile stack, the module sup- ports 802.15.4 (Thread and Zigbee) and NFC-A. The compact module, 15.6 mm × 8.7 mm × 2.0 mm, offers the same form factor as PAN1026A and PAN1762 modules, but features smaller pitch and more pins. It pro- vides a space-effective solution for smart city infrastruc- ture, industrial mesh networks, Industry 4.0 robotics, and smart medical applications.

For more information contact Mouser Electronics. Visit: www.mouser.com

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