Rüdiger Scholz

Energy management via load profile analysis, meters, heat maps and Excel spreadsheets – Connectivity and availability of private 5G campus networks

The podcast showcases the added values of the energy management system. The three parties talk about two use cases – preceded by a briefly explained use case to illustrate the topic of private networks and 5G using the example in the plant of e.GO in the automotive production of the electric small car in more detail and to the main use case – more transparency with Energy Data Management (EDM). The project was implemented by Vodafone together with Magna International, the world’s leading automotive supplier. Large savings can be achieved through data from energy meters in the field, intelligent questioning of load profiles, transparency through so-called “heat maps” and data from energy suppliers. At the end, Markus gives us valuable tips from his experiences and Rüdiger an outlook on the topic of 5G. State-of-the-art automotive manufacturing meets cutting-edge mobile communications technology. Vodafone, Ericsson and e.GO Mobile AG today launch mobile data networking in production. At Plant 1, where e.GO Mobile AG manufactures the e.GO Life small electric car, the network of the future is now transmitting. Vodafone and technology partner Ericsson bring 5G technologies “mobile edge computing” (MEC) and “network slicing” directly to the factory. Small real-time data centers now process the data directly on the production floor. “Network Slicing” creates a self-sufficient network made to measure for e.GO – precisely optimized for the requirements of series production of the small electric car. A total of 36 small mobile radio antennas will guarantee bandwidths in the gigabit range and low latency times of just a few milliseconds in the future in the 8,500m² production hall and the almost equally large logistics hall. Communication between machines is thus even faster, the digital penetration of production processes is higher, and workflows are even more efficient. Further information on Use Case 1 e.GO