Turn your existing substation into an intelligent grid node.

GRIDNOW creates a local operating and diagnostic layer for existing medium-voltage substations. Switchgear, protection, transformer, compensation, ventilation, sensors, communication and history become one coherent asset view.

Vendor
independent
Integrate installed device generations and heterogeneous systems.
Local
edge
Process operational data inside the customer environment.
Single
view
Bring assets, events, signals and history into one context.
Wrap
& extend
Modernize brownfield stations without premature replacement.

See Everything. Control What Matters.

GRIDNOW connects, harmonizes, and visualizes infrastructure in real time — without vendor lock-in.

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The operational gap

The substation works. But it does not operate as one system.

Many medium-voltage substations have grown over time: new protection relays, additional meters, transformers, compensation systems, ventilation equipment, sensors, building automation, communication interfaces and control system connections. Each component does its job. In daily operation, the bigger picture is often missing.

  • A protection event appears without the surrounding operating context.
  • Transformer, ventilation and compensation data are evaluated separately.
  • Sensor alarms, switching history and documentation are spread across systems.
  • Diagnosis depends heavily on a few experienced people.
One
Asset View

From isolated assets to a connected technical system.

GRIDNOW does not replace protection, control systems or service teams. It provides the missing layer between them.

  • Connected station context

    Switchgear, transformer, ventilation, compensation, sensors and documentation are mapped to the real asset structure.

  • Technical correlation

    Events are evaluated together: load, temperature, pressure, acoustic behavior, switching history and protection messages.

  • Edge intelligence

    Data is processed locally, close to the asset. Critical operational data remains inside the customer environment.

  • Vendor-independent integration

    Installed device generations and multiple manufacturers can be integrated into one operational view.

  • Digital substation logbook

    Maintenance, switching operations, notes, tasks and documents stay connected to the asset.

  • Service-ready operation

    Remote experts can assess relevant condition data faster and support on-site teams with better context.

Condition data

GRIDNOW evaluates more than electrical data.

The condition of a substation is defined by many signals. Electrical values matter, but critical developments often appear thermally, mechanically, acoustically or through environmental conditions first.

Voltage / current / load
Temperature
Humidity / ventilation
Vibration / pressure
Acoustic signatures
Arc / fire indicators
Transformer status
Compensation behavior
Normalization layer

From signals to substation condition

Open where it matters. Controlled where it counts.

GRIDNOW connects heterogeneous brownfield environments without replacing existing protection or control systems. Processing happens locally at the edge.

  • IEC 61850

    Protection technology and station automation.

  • IEC 60870-5-104

    Control-center connectivity.

  • Modbus TCP

    Meters, instruments, sensors and retrofit components.

  • OPC UA

    Industrial IT/OT integration.

  • MQTT

    Event-driven data communication.

  • REST API

    Service, asset and documentation systems.

  • Local data sovereignty

    Processing takes place locally at the edge. Sensitive operational data can remain inside the customer environment.

  • Integration instead of replacement

    Existing devices, protocols and data paths are integrated into a shared operating layer.

Existing station Adaptive grid node

Wrap & Extend

Add measurement points, sensors, edge computing and service access where they create operational value. Keep the infrastructure that still works.

Brownfield retrofit

Add intelligence. Keep the infrastructure.

GRIDNOW is designed for substations that have grown over years. Existing systems are integrated. Missing measurement points are added only where they support operation, diagnostics or maintenance.

The value is better operability.

GRIDNOW is not a digitalization project for its own sake. The platform addresses concrete challenges in operating critical substation infrastructure.

  • Shorter diagnosis

    Signals from systems, sensors and history are available in context.

  • Targeted maintenance

    Interventions can be planned around actual condition, not only fixed intervals.

  • Knowledge retention

    Events, documents, notes and tasks stay connected to the station.

  • Longer asset lifetime

    Retrofit protects existing infrastructure and avoids premature replacement.

Assess how adaptive your substation already is.

In a GRIDNOW audit, we evaluate installed systems, protection technology, sensors, communication interfaces, documentation and retrofit potential. The result is a concrete modernization path for your existing station.