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Distribution Substation
Smart Grid communications solutions
from power generation to consumers
Digital Energy
As pioneers of the electrical grid, GE has ensured power
system reliability for over 100 years. For the last 25 years, GE
Digital Energy has developed and implemented technology
that improves the resiliency and responsiveness of the grid,
enabling greater connectivity and increased security.
Digital Energy delivers the foundations of Smart Grid
communications with multi-service, fiber optic Lentronics
multiplexers, flexible MDS wireless devices that create reliable,
long distance, wireless networks, and rugged MultiLink
Ethernet management and data handling products.
Wireless | High speed, high capacity
Advanced Metering
Infrastructure
Wireless Fast Transfer Trip
Distribution Automation
Distribution Substation
Wireless Backhaul
Wireless Network
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· Protection/Control
LAN separation
· SCADA
· Meteranddistributed
generation data
· Videosurveillance
Wireless
Ethernet
· Safeconnectionofdistributed
generation to the grid
· Transmittransfertripand
receive status
· Low-costflexibledeploymentfora
wide range of geographies
· LicensedandUnlicensed,Point-
to-Point Microwave and Point-to-
Multipoint WAN Extensions
· Enablingconsumerstomonitor
and manage electrical usage
· Longdistance,privateWiMAX
network at 3.65GHz
· Networkenablingassetsto
improve grid reliability
· Reclosers,Switches,Capacitor
Banks, Voltage Regulators, and
Transformers
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