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News Release
Contact:
Connie Smith
Cooper Power Systems
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Connie.Smith@cooperindustries.com
Cooper Power Systems Substation Gateway Certified for Reliable Smart
Grid Monitoring and Management
Empowering the Smart Grid by Meeting Worldwide Standards with Best-in-Class Solutions
Waukesha, WI, April 30, 2013 – The SMP 16 substation gateway from Cooper Power Systems, a
division of diversified power management company Eaton, has received certification for
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850 interoperability, from DNV KEMA, a leading
certification organization for IEC protocols. The certification follows testing at KEMA Protocol
Competence and Test Center in Arnhem, Netherlands, and verifies that the SMP 16 meets the IEC
61850 requirements as defined by the Utility Communications Architecture (UCA) International
Users Group.
“Global customers now have independent confirmation and confidence that the SMP 16 will
perform optimally in smart grid environments,” said Tom Pitstick, vice president and general
manager, Energy Automation Solutions business unit, Cooper Power Systems. “It also highlights
our commitment to provide Cooper Power Systems’ customers with solutions that meet or exceed
today’s recognized standards.”
IEC 61850 is quickly becoming a critical global standard for the design of electrical substations,
and is even being extended beyond the substation to all power systems. It enables the integration
of protection, control, measurement, and monitoring functions, combining the convenience of
Ethernet with performance and security that are essential to the smart grid.
In 2005, the SMP 16 was one of the first communication gateways in the electrical industry to
successfully implement IEC 61850. Since that time, Cooper Power Systems has successfully
completed multiple substation and distribution automation projects with various utilities and
industrial companies, demonstrating interoperability with IEC 61850 Intelligent Electronic Devices
from different manufacturers.
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DNV KEMA is a global, leading authority in business and technical consultancy, testing,
inspections and certification, risk management, and verification, along the energy value-chain.
KEMA’s Protocol Competence and Test Center is the leading certification organization for IEC
protocols, and is the first independent test organization authorized by the UCA International Users
Group to perform official IEC 61850 conformance tests and issue certificates.
For more information about the Cooper Power Systems’ SMP 16, please visit
http://www.cooperpower.com.
Editor’s Note: For additional information, contact Mike Petrasek of Burson-Marsteller at
(412) 394-6611 or michael.petrasek@bm.com.
Cooper Power Systems is part of the electrical business of Eaton. Eaton acquired Cooper
Industries plc in late 2012. Cooper Power Systems provides world-class power delivery apparatus
and solutions for the utility, commercial, and industrial markets. Cooper Power Systems maintains
a complete portfolio of products and services required to transform, protect, connect, and build out
an electric power system backbone. Smart apparatus – voltage regulators, capacitors, reclosers,
switchgear, smart sensors, and controls – integrated with enterprise level software and secure
communications enable customers to increase productivity, optimize asset efficiency, improve
system reliability, and reduce costs. Reliability and grid-point solutions include: Integrated Volt/VAR
Control (IVVC), feeder, and substation automation systems. End-point solutions include: Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Demand Response (DR). Cooper Power Systems is a leading
provider of engineering optimization and modeling tools. For more information, please visit
www.cooperpower.com. For information about Eaton, visit www.eaton.com.
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