Teleport use cases
An overview of use cases for the Withthegrid Teleport to unlock flexibility
Teleport Connectivity
The Teleport connects to assets to unlock flexibility
Adheres to standards
Supports read-out and control over RS232, RS485, Ethernet, through protocols like Modbus, OCPP and SunSpec.
Is secure by default
Teleport establishes outbound connections only. All communication is encrypted.
Offers standardized control
A single JSON REST API to control all asset types
Responds in real-time
Response times between cloud and asset < 1 second
Integrates with your systems
Can forward messages to destinations like your own database (eg. MySQL, Postgres, Influx), message broker (eg. Kafka) or webhook.
Solar curtailment
Avoid the risk of negative electricity prices. Use the Teleport to enable automatic curtailment of solar by your energy trader.
Wind turbine curtailment
Avoid the risk of negative electricity prices. Use the Teleport to enable automatic curtailment of wind by your energy trader.
Battery FCR
Generate more revenue. Use the Teleport to automatically (or manually) schedule charging and discharging schedules and trade on balancing markets such as FCR.
Peak shaving
Generate more renewable energy. Use the Teleport to dynamically limit your solar production based on grid constraints taking into account battery strategies.
Demand side management
Increase self-consumption %, lower your energy costs and increase revenue. Use the Teleport to control assets to match supply with demand and trade on balancing markets.
Real Time Interface
Dutch regulations require any renewable asset above 1 MW to be able to be connected to grid operators systems for control in cases of emergency. The Teleport supports the required IEC-61850 Real-Time Interface protocol