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Overview of the Group’s strategy, markets and businesses Research & Development

thermal monitoring capability to follow busway’s temperature and support predictive maintenance (especially for data center customers). Utilities & infrastructures With more decentralized generation, 2 way flow of decarbonized energy and new demand profiles from active consumers, energy communities and EV, Utilities must digitize to optimize flexible energy resources. By leveraging the Internet of Things, integrating IT and OT systems and consistently managing all data, EcoStruxure™ Grid is enabling utility digital transformation by providing comprehensive IT/ OT utility solutions. EcoStruxure™ ADMS is the core integrated application with new IT/OT functionalities like DERMS (Distributed Energy Resources Management System), Demand Response, Energy Storage, critical in the evolving energy system environment. In order to manage the Group’s EcoStruxure™ Grid and Power ambition, the 2017 plan was a massive move towards digital switchgear both for private and utility markets. Schneider Electric has been released a new range of protection relay Easergy P3 and a new Remote Terminal Unit Easergy T300. Easergy P3 is the latest modular solution for protecting, controlling and monitoring medium voltage assets including feeders, motors, transformers, generators and capacitors in the power networks with advanced communication, cybersecurity and latest compliance with the IEC61850 standards delivering unparalleled flexibility and configurability, while at the same maintaining ease of use, commissioning and reduced total lifecycle cost. It is designed for unparalleled efficiency, greater connectivity and enhanced safety to allow panel builders, contractors and partners to save time every day, whilst helping to ensure that critical assets and personnel remain protected. With our unique easy-to-use One-Box design, Easergy P3 includes more than 40 protection functions and 9 communication protocols to reduce variation, specification, ordering and delivery times. Easergy T300 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) is a modular hardware and firmware platform and an application building block for medium voltage and low-voltage public distribution network management and for distribution automation. It offers a single solution for control and monitoring, from a simple pole-top device to a large MV/ MV or MV/LV substation. Combined with its powerful communication capabilities in terms of protocols and media support, it can be deployed to enable a variety of applications including distribution grid self-healing applications, fault current detection with centralized and decentralized feeder automation and transformer medium voltage and low voltage monitoring. The industry-leading RTU complies with the latest 61850 standards with advanced cybersecurity features complying to IEC62351 and IEEE P16866 and provides advanced power quality information complying to various IEC standards. Then, being the leader in secondary distribution, the Group has been enhancing its star offers with the smart RMU for utilities, the connected SM6 for buildings and a new generation of circuit breaker.

Smart RMU is the combination of the Group’s core product RM6 with the new T300 RTU, which enables the new Utilities challenges (network availability, integration of distributed energy, energy quality and efficiency, and obviously cost and asset management optimization) to be met. With the advantage of compactness, and integration of power metering and fault detection, the Smart RMU is delivered and guaranteed as a pre-configured, pre-tested solution, thus ensuring peace of mind for the customer. Connected SM6 combines its renowned efficiency and safety with a best-in-class digital experience. New IoT capabilities have been added to this proven medium voltage switchgear in order to enhance the customer experience. This IoT-ready switchgear not only allows condition monitoring of the asset 24/7 to prevent downtime and boost operational efficiency but also enhances safety with fast embedded arc detection. Easypact EXE is the latest addition and the first product of Schneider Electric’s new generation of Vacuum Circuit Breakers. Based on a limited number of global bricks, it offers increased reliability for better safety, improved flexibility for an easier integration, and enhanced modularity for more partner added value. Supply chain efficiency has been optimized to offer more reactivity and a shortened customer logistic offer with Easypact EXE. Ready to be integrated into EcoStuXure and ready for online configuring and ordering, Easypact EXE brings customers into an enhanced digital experience. Industries & machine manufacturers As end users and OEMs re-examine their automation and operation management strategies to take advantage of the Industrial IoT to enable operational excellence and improve overall business performance, EcoStruxure™ architectures for Machines and Plants play a key role in managing convergence between information technology and operational technology through Connected Products, Edge Control and Applications, Analytics Services while embedding natively cybersecurity features. The Modicon M580 Ethernet programmable automation controller (ePAC) possesses industry-leading processing speed and memory, plus stronger embedded cybersecurity. Its core Ethernet capabilities allow seamless, faster, enterprise-wide access to operating data. For the hybrid industry, it is considered the highest-performing PAC in the marketplace – designed as the right controller for the IIoT and beyond. Modicon M580 ePAC is the controller which, especially when applied with EcoStruxure™ Hybrid DCS, can help manufacturers achieve better, measurable, earlier ROI and up to 100% returns on their project investments in less than 3 months. For switching and controlling, Schneider Electric has just launched a new Tesys D Green contactor offer. This new line of contactors is not only compliant to new REACH and RoHS standards, but also energy efficient, with the lowest power consumption in the market. It is directly connected to PLC and digital controllers, in order to really optimize the automation system of our OEM customers, while reducing the number of commercial references by 10. Lastly, the Group also integrated the Smart Motor protection relay Tesys T offer in EcoStruxure™ Plant, providing all necessary libraries for our Oil & Gas, Mining Minerals Metals Water & Waste Water customers.

2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

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