Instead of reconfiguring the 11kV network, creating an outage and taking customers off supply, utility engineers can now safely maintain the RTU with a connection from a configuration PC, the operators connects a PC supporting Bluetooth to the RTU, which  integrates a Bluetooth Serial Port Adapter. 

Schneider Electric UK has developed a Bluetooth Management System to simplify for operators to manage pole mounted RTUs used in the distribution of electrical energy. Instead of shutting down the power line before climbing up the pole and connect a configuration PC, the operators connects a PC supporting Bluetooth to the RTU, which integrates a Bluetooth Serial Port Adapter. The operator can make software upgrades, re-configure the RTUs, and make diagnoses of the distribution of electrical energy on site using their PC from a distance up to 100 meters.

Bluetooth® technology is a cutting-edge open specification that enables short-range wireless connections between desktop and notebook computers, handhelds, personal digital assistants, mobile phones, camera phones, printers, digital cameras, headsets, keyboards and even a computer mouse. Now being used extensively by our partners to provide industrial wireless access to the control.  Check it out!