Partnership with VR technology for the energy supply

Horstmann is a partner in the research project "VARele" (Virtual and Augmented Reality in Electrical Energy Supply), which is being carried out as part of the #FederalGovernment's 7th Energy Research Program.

The aim of the three-year research project is to create a virtual energy system based on virtual reality.
In the virtual energy system, elementary systems and action sequences within the #distribution grid at high and medium voltage level are mapped and made interactively tangible. The focus will be on a detailed mapping of substations, intelligent local grid stations in #SmartGrid systems and transmission systems, such as high-voltage and medium-voltage overhead line and cable systems.

Together with our partner, the University of Wuppertal, the first on-site working meeting took place yesterday at Horstmann in Heiligenhaus. Mr. Stefan Brenke (Head of Development) and Dr. Erwin Burkhardt (Head of Product and Innovation Management) showed the university partner various switchgears and stations that are to be mapped virtually as part of the project. Due to the on-site availability of various #switchgear and #stations from different manufacturers, the research assistants Pascal Bolz (Chair of Electrical Power Supply Technology) and Christian Dominic Fehling (TMDT) were able to digitize even complex system components with the help of 3D scanners.

The first 3D models could thus already be virtually mapped and we are pleased with the good progress of the project.
The research project is an important #milestone for the digitalization of the energy transition and we are proud to be able to make a significant contribution to it.

A big thank you also to Horstmann & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG for the opportunity to view a container and compact station on site.

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