OREANDA-NEWS. Power management company Eaton is delivering an industry-leading portfolio of products and services engineered to help utility customers design, build and maintain an automated, secure and cost-effective grid. Eaton’s solutions will be on display Feb. 9 through 11 at the 2016 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. Visitors to Eaton booth #1700 can interact with products and consult with Eaton application experts on the latest strategies for improving reliability, driving operational efficiency, reducing cost, and protecting people and the environment.

“Eaton's extensive portfolio of electrical equipment and systems is designed to help customers modernize the electrical grid,” said Lyle Hildebrand, vice president North American utility sales and marketing at Eaton. “By tapping our innovative technology, local engineering support network, and project management experts, utilities can develop a comprehensive program to improve reliability, reduce costs and enhance safety.”

At Eaton booth #1700, experts from Eaton’s engineering services, smart grid and product development teams will be available to discuss:

  • Smart grid projects designed to help reduce electricity demand and costs, while strengthening the distribution system to improve power quality and reliability
  • Substation automation upgrades to enhance power reliability and real-time response to events
  • Secondary network system projects aimed at reducing arc flash incident energy and improving reliability for urban customers
  • Cost-effective legacy remote terminal unit (RTU) upgrades designed to improve substation performance
Visitors to Eaton’s booth can also learn about the recently announced microgrid energy system, which is designed to help simplify and expedite the deployment of complex microgrid and energy storage systems. Developed specifically for critical applications requiring secure, safe and efficient reliable power, the innovative solution can help customers deploy stand-alone power systems using existing and new assets with the adaptability to easily meet future needs.

Additionally, Eaton will showcase a range of solutions for advanced utility-scale voltage transformation, regulation and grid automation. Through the development of technology designed to strengthen infrastructure, Eaton’s Cooper Power series smart apparatus solutions with enterprise-level software help customers achieve a dynamic, resilient and -secure two-way grid. To help minimize costs, Eaton offers simplified integration of systems and technologies with dedicated support and services to extend the life of legacy products.

Eaton will also highlight its wide range of voltage regulator solutions, which include pole-mount, substation and underground pad-mount options. This offering includes Eaton’s innovative Cooper PowerTM series CL-7 technology, which provides multi-phase control for three regulators to help utilities to save costs while supporting reliable, high-quality power.

Eaton has one of the largest and most experienced teams of power system engineers in the industry. Eaton offers a comprehensive portfolio of services tailored for every stage of a power system’s life cycle, whether design, build or support.

Eaton offers Cooper Power series products that provide a range of power delivery and reliability, automation and control, advanced metering and demand response solutions designed to increase efficiency and smart operations. These products serve customers in the utility, commercial, industrial, mining, renewable energy and other markets.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company with 2015 sales of $20.9 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 97,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.