Siemens – Siemens introduces breakthrough time synchronization to fortify digital substations

• New Siemens Siprotec 5 PTP Grandmaster Clocks (GMC) keep protection functions running without interruption – even during clock switchovers
• Patent-pending technology eliminates costly downtime risks for critical grid infrastructure
• Enhanced cybersecurity through strict separation of process bus and station bus networks

Siemens has unveiled its latest innovation for energy infrastructure: the Siprotec 5 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Grandmaster Clocks (GMC). Built to secure the backbone of modern power grids, this solution ensures resilient, fail-safe time synchronization for digital substations, safeguarding critical protection functions from disruption, shielding against external disturbances, and strengthening cybersecurity to boost overall grid reliability.

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