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The electric revolution is here. That means energy systems will need to be more flexible to keep the power on, manage costs and reduce carbon footprint. And getting there requires elements of our energy infrastructure to work together – at home, at work and in our communities.
Here’s the catch: electrical systems are built to last for years and incorporate technology from many manufacturers. As infrastructure is updated, upgraded and modernized, making sure that all the hardware, software and controls talk to each other can be a challenge.
Interoperability is as much about the physical and mechanical interfaces as it is about software and control. It enables you to choose the best-in-breed technology and know that it will work with all the other equipment you have.
In home energy systems, having technology that works together is already adding value. For example, demand response programs traditionally have helped utilities balance supply and demand by reducing home energy usage. Today, interoperability is enabling demand response models that don’t rely on cutting home energy use -- keeping the power flowing to your air conditioning, pool pump or whatever you need, while supporting the grid.
How is this possible? Through an open communications platform, our smart breakers make it possible to accelerate energy management and monitoring, providing new ability to switch out energy sources as needed and control everything from your preferred mobile application. This kind of flexibility is valuable and required to support electrification and the energy transition.
Promoting an open platform is common across our industry, but how many organizations are really making it happen? At Eaton, we’re at the heart of electrical systems across the world—you’ll find our solutions everywhere there’s electricity. Here’s how we’re making interoperability a reality:
For example, our Brightlayer Experience Hub makes it easy to share ideas and access the physical, digital and data assets through multiple APIs. And with our UPS connectivity cards, the first technology dual-certified to UL and IEC cybersecurity standards, you can connect to the outside world safely, securely and uniformly across all of our software solutions.
Additionally, our smart breaker technology allows third parties to easily integrate our smart breakers into energy programs and monitoring systems. Earlier this year, we joined Samsung’s SmartThings Energy platform. Our breakers enable homeowners to use data from connected devices throughout their home to make better decisions about energy use. We’re also partnering with LG Electronics. Both our smart breakers and EV charging technology integrate with the LG ThinQ Energy mobile app and LG energy management solutions to provide critical data and load management for solar and storage applications.
It’s an extraordinarily exciting time to be part of the electrical energy sector. We’re at an inflection point of a global transformation, and we have the chance to transform energy systems for a resilient, low-carbon, and more affordable energy future.
Amid big changes to energy systems, we at Eaton are reinventing the way power is distributed, stored and consumed. And we’re doing it on a global scale. The keystone to our success and the surging demand for our technology is our ability to deliver solutions around world that meet local standards and are interoperable out of the box.
