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Power Xpert microgrid solutions

Eaton’s Power Xpert microgrid solutions help companies facilitate electrical energy savings, resiliency and independence from a utility. By integrating generation sources on a common grid structure, users gain a reliable, scalable and efficient solution to unexpected power loss while enhancing cybersecurity. Eaton works with customers offering turnkey services on the concept, design, cost, implementation and maintenance of the entire system. 

View this update on our Puerto Rico microgrid with Enel X project.

Scalable and repeatable
Meets any application size
Modular
Sources/loads uniquely configured
Reliable and resilient
Utility-proven solution

Core features

  • The Power Xpert Energy Optimizer controller, maintains system stability and optimizes distributed energy resources for energy savings (ROI),  peak shaving, intelligent islanding and more
  • Feasibility studies offer a careful analysis of risks and needs specific to each situation
  • Virtual microgrid testing in a closed loop simulation test ensures system functionality and control integrity before it arrives at your site
  • Multiple distributed generation sources — including generators, solar, wind and energy storage — can be integrated on a common grid structure

Achieve energy resiliency and uptime

The reliability of the U.S. power grid has been significantly compromised by factors such as aging equipment, lack of maintenance, insufficient infrastructure and the proliferation of energy-hungry devices. With the ability to isolate from the primary grid, microgrids have emerged as an ideal solution to assure energy resiliency, independence from utilities, islanding, load control and optimized energy usage.

Eaton’s Microgrid Energy System concept includes:

  • System optimization software
  • Automaton and product services
  • LV load control
  • Smart inverter suite
  • Supporting electrics
  • Smart MV grid-tie connection
  • Utility automation products

Eaton’s flexible Power Xpert Energy Optmizer controller includes:

  • Local and system controllers
  • Local HMI and historian
  • Configured programming
  • Modular, scalable & repeatable solution
  • Powerful control functions

We made it easy for Fort Sill’s microgrid

Learn how Eaton worked with The Department of Defense to develop a microgrid at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. This microgrid provided valuable experience for seamless transitions between grid-connected and islanded operation, and experience with a high concentration of dynamic and nonlinear loads.

Discover if a microgrid is right for you

There are numerous benefits from a microgrid yet because requirements and specifications are highly unique to every organization, developing a microgrid requires a careful analysis. From understanding optimal configuration and components to determining the most economical way to power your microgrid while keeping it resilient, Eaton’s team of experienced engineers can provide a cost-effective microgrid feasibility study for building a system that maximizes uptime and reliability, while also addressing financial factors.

Making microgrids work – and advance power resiliency

Microgrids provide a platform to keep the power on and operate critical assets over long periods of time while isolated from a damaged or failed grid. Learn how feasibility studies, virtual microgrids and selecting the right partner are essential to advancing your power resiliency.

Gain comprehensive control

Eaton’s Power Xpert Energy Optimizer  microgrid  controller is a flexible control system that enables easy system configuration, commissioning and future adaptability to changing system assets. The controller maintains system stability, shaves peak demand, shifts loads, and helps achieve lowest total cost of operation, maximized renewable energy and utility demand response functionality.

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Specifications

Eaton understands that various market segments and regions of the country have different needs and considerations when implementing a microgrid energy system. Eaton’s knowledge, expertise and resources make us uniquely qualified to provide a completely customized approach every step of the way, ensuring all specific microgrid application needs are met, including:

  • Islanding 
  • Black start
  • Generation/load balance control
  • Renewable firming
  • Resiliency 
  • Reduced greenhouse gases and minimize carbon footprint
  • Battery energy storage and frequency response
  • Military and government need for energy resiliency

View our microgrid application videos

See how others have implemented Eaton’s microgrid and distributed energy resources:

Portland General Electric Smart Center Tour

Eaton collaborated with Portland General Electric in the development of The Salem Smart Power Center, which forms the hub of one of the most advanced electrical systems in the nation.

Eaton, Nissan and The Mobility House provide Amsterdam ArenA with battery storage

Nissan, Eaton and The Mobility House developed an energy storage system that makes the energy management of the Amsterdam ArenA more efficient, sustainable and reliable.

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