PA C E

PACE towards a clean energy future

Trends for Smart Grid Automation and Industry 4.0

Integration

Seminar Series on Selected Topics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering2017

Venue: Billings Room

DATE: Thursday, 12 Oct 2017
TIME: 10:00 - 11:00AM

Abstract
The demand for intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in SMART Grid applications is continuously grow-
ing. The communication method and media for these devices is clearly defined in most parts of the
world using internationally recognized standards. The functionality of these IEDs is typically fixed.
However, the demand for distributed process control devices with a user programming interface is al-
so growing. The past two decades have shown how the electrical utility industry developed from de-
ploying propriety technology owned by individual companies to open standards technology applied by
most vendors worldwide. These days newly developed smart grid systems demand even more com-
munication interfaces linking the traditional utility communication network safely into the World Wide
Web, cloud services and the Industry 4.0 industry. Any new communication link requires careful plan-
ning regarding the accessibility of user data, secured communication and the implementation of safety
barriers in smart grid IED node. The historical path from the beginning of electrical grid management
to todays challenges of our modern IT communication environment will be presented and discussed
in this session.

About the presenter

Detlef Raddatz serves as the Managing Director at SystemCORP Embedded Technology Pty Ltd. Mr
Raddatz has several years of work experience in the telecommunications sector. In 1995, he estab-
lished SystemCORP Pty Ltd with the aim of providing substation control and automation products and
services. SystemCORP Pty Ltd has successfully executed substation controls projects in the region
such as Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand and North Korea in partnership with multinational
companies such as Siemens and ABB. In 2010, he established SystemCORP Embedded Technology
pty Ltd to focus even more on the SMART GRID market, concentrating on developing company into a
leading software solution provider for SMART GRID applications. He is a Member of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineer Power & Energy Society. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engi-
neering (Honours) majoring in Power Electronics from Technical University, Heilbronn Germany in
1988. Mr. Raddatz also has a professional degree as Telecommunication Technician.

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