Distribution Automation | Hitachi Energy

From primary equipment to control centers, Hitachi Energy's comprehensive portfolio of distribution automation solutions enables utilities to see what is happening inside the distribution grid, ensuring efficient, reliable and uninterrupted operation, anywhere, anytime.

The Power of Connection in Energy Distribution

Connect. Manage. Protect.

Power distribution systems are facing unprecedented challenges. The increasing electrification demand and the unpredictable climate patterns, combined with the rise of renewable energy sources, the aging infrastructure, the evolving regulatory requirements, and the diverse cybersecurity and geopolitical risks, are pushing the energy infrastructure to its limits.

Confronted with these challenges, distribution utilities and other industries must change faster and more profoundly than they have in decades, to ensure secure, sustainable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Hitachi Energy's Distribution Automation solutions provide insightful monitoring, control, measurement, and protection functionality, guaranteeing the highest availability and quality of service for utilities and end customers.

Enabling a distribution grid without limits

With a Distribution Automation portfolio designed for full interoperability with international standards, equipped with the latest cybersecurity features, and built robust enough to perform well in the harshest environments, Hitachi Energy is connecting the field to the control room to increase operational efficiency and guarantee optimal grid reliability.

One application

Effectively manage your fleet of automation devices and communications networks. Use low-touch provisioning for easy deployment and scale up to hundreds of thousands of devices.

Uncompromising architecture

Bridge the gap between IT and OT. Get best in-class hardware- and software-based authentication and cryptography in line with the most stringent international standards.

Effective outage management

Achieve faster fault isolation, reduce SAIDI and CAIDI, and ensure regulatory compliance. Via the remote control of field devices, reduce fault investigation, patrol time, and operational cost.

Optimized power quality  

Keep voltages within the required limits to reduce power losses, increase grid stability and efficiency, attain optimal asset performance and duration, and maximize operational continuity and investment protection.

Complete protection and control

Discover Distribution Automation solutions optimally designed to protect, monitor, and run the distribution grid in real time.

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Monitoring, control, measurement, and protection

Enhance real-time monitoring and control of your distribution network to ensure its efficient and uninterrupted operation.

Fault and outage management

Reduce outage times by up to 81 percent and increase safety, efficiency, and quality of service with our advanced fault and outage management systems.

Volt-var management

Our volt-var management solution enables you to reduce energy losses by minimizing reactive power flows, keeping voltages within limits, and reducing peak power.

Segments

Covering both primary distribution substations and the secondary distribution grid, Hitachi Energy solutions in Distribution Automation connect

Environmental technology concept. Sustainable development goals. SDGs.

Primary distribution automation

Primary Distribution systems distribute power from distribution substations to distribution transformers. Hitachi Energy's offering for primary distribution substations ensures grid reliability and resilience through a broad portfolio of automation, protection, and control solutions.

Secondary distribution automation

Secondary Distribution systems connect to the primary distribution and are responsible for delivering power to end users. Hitachi Energy's offering for secondary distribution grid automation is the key to affordable, accessible, and secure energy supply for consumer use.

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The power of connection with Hitachi Energy

With over 100 years of expertise and the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of products, solutions, and services, Hitachi Energy is here to help you address your needs and secure the success of your investment across all stages of the asset lifecycle. Experience a smarter, more efficient, and economical approach to operating the distribution grid.

130 years

of domain expertise and technical partnerships

Global footprint in 90 + countries

with the world‘s largest installed base

The # 1 global technology leader

in grid automation solutions, power quality and transformer applications

Access to 200 service centers

with 24/7 support and 1500 field engineers

Are you ready to enhance power distribution?

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