Energy
Accelerate digitization and achieve heightened reliability, efficiency, safety and sustainability
Belden’s agile, vendor-agnostic approach allows deployment of flexible, custom-fit solutions that leverage existing infrastructure, while building a future-ready substation and smart grid network.
With our connected energy solution, Belden empowers power companies to accelerate digitization and outperform industry benchmarks in three key operational areas:
Operational area #1: Substation automation system
3 common network or system levels:
- Station level
- Bay level
- Process level
Operational area #2: Smart grid
Operational telecommunications:
- Over a WAN
- Connects all together
- Based on data transport technology
Operational area #3: Load dispatch centers
Centralized operations management:
- Control center
- Oversees the PT&D network
- Single or multiple locations
Key connected energy products
XTran: Unrivalled network resilience
Industrial customers face some major challenges as traditional SDH/SONET based networks will need to be replaced. To rise to this challenge, OTN Systems has developed XTran, a flexible product built on MPLS-TP technology allowing customers to go full packet.
TXCare: Network Management System
TXCare is an intuitive, graphical interface for the network administrator. It has built-in traffic engineering capabilities making sure that critical services are configured properly. Network failures are detected and diagnosed.
Belden OTN Systems
OTN Systems develops mission-critical networks for specific industrial markets including power utilities, metros, light rails, oil and gas, and mining.