OMICRON Magazine

nological change. Utilities worldwide can benefit from Iceland’s experience as they implement digital substations. And with a growing number of digital substations, grids will be prepared for further expanding renewable energy. The ongoing cooperation be tween OMICRON and Landsnet has been a great success for both of them. We are already planning future steps because challenges still lie ahead, and we look forward to tackling them together.

stations are also more environ mentally friendly than conven tional substations. Thanks to the more compact design, the smaller number of components required, and the drastically reduced wiring effort, valuable resources can be saved.

Meeting the demands of the future

Landsnet is convinced that digi tal substations can make better use of existing transmission net works and open up many new possibilities. Load fluctuations and dynamic changes in the network can be compensated efficiently with digital technol ogy. The extensive digital data from operations makes it pos sible to detect events immedi ately, and this data can be used to react quickly and remotely during normal operations or unexpected events. Digital sub

A role model for transformation

Landsnet’s nationwide power grid transformation will sup port the further deployment of digital substations in other regions. The project can serve as a model for driving tech

LANDSNET

› Operator of the Icelandic Transmission System › Established in 2004 › Over 93% owned by the Icelandic State › 148 employees › Transmission System: ­ › ≈ 3,200 km / 1,980 mi overhead lines › ≈ 330 km / 205 mi underground cables › 83 substations

Digital substation in Hrútatunga

Magazine | Issue 2 2023

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