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The solution combines engineering-grade simulation with live operational data to help support grid resilience and modernization.
Schneider Electric, together with ETAP, introduced a physics-based digital twin designed to help bridge planning and operational environments for utilities and operators of critical infrastructure. The solution links electrical network models with real-time operational data to further support more informed, proactive grid management.
ETAP, which became part of Schneider Electric’s software portfolio in 2021, provides engineering-grade power system modeling and simulation capabilities that complement Schneider Electric’s digital grid technologies. By combining lifecycle asset models with live grid conditions, the digital twin is designed to help reduce data silos and improve continuity from design through operations.
Linking Design Models with Live Grid Operations
The physics-based digital twin integrates with Schneider Electric’s One Digital Grid Platform and EcoStruxure ArcFM Web geographic information system to connect spatial asset data with real-time operational intelligence. This integration helps utilities to move beyond static network visualization and toward predictive analysis based on electrical physics versus abstract modeling.
Engineering-Grade Simulation Capabilities
Versus solely-visualization-focused digital twins, the ETAP-based model applies electrical physics to help support operational decision-making, including the ability to:
Run contingency scenarios to assess system behavior under fault or outage conditions.
Validate protection coordination to help reduce nuisance trips and improve reliability.
Conduct arc-flash studies to support safety and compliance requirements.
Simulate switching operations before execution to help reduce operational risk.
Maintain a unified lifecycle model, spanning design, planning, and operations.
Supporting a Changing Grid Environment
As utilities face growing pressure from electrification, distributed energy resources, and extreme weather, engineering-grade simulation is becoming increasingly central to grid operations. The digital twin approach is intended to help support faster decision-making, improved resilience, and more coordinated modernization initiatives across transmission and distribution networks.
Beyond utility applications, the solution is also positioned for use in mission-critical environments, such as data centers, healthcare facilities, and aerospace infrastructure, where downtime and operational risk must be minimized.
Validated Across Critical Infrastructure
The digital twin capabilities have been deployed across a large installed base, including high-availability data centers and regulated infrastructure environments. Reported outcomes include faster interconnection of distributed energy resources and reductions in unplanned protection events through automated coordination and simulation-driven validation.
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