Readying the Grid for Electrification

Our Connected World | TE Connectivity

With a wider consciousness of climate change, the world is becoming increasingly electrified. From passenger vehicles to home cooling and heating, the Electrification of Everything is driving enormous demand for clean, reliable electricity.

To deliver on the promise of worldwide electrification, electricity grids will require significant changes. What upgrades does the grid need in order to be prepared for electrification? And what are the challenges and solutions?

On the latest Our Connected World podcast, host Michelle Dawn Mooney chatted with Dr. Christoph Lederle, Senior Director of Global Product Management of Energy at TE Connectivity, about the electrification of everything, growing demand for renewable energy sources, and measures to fortify the grid in view of these advances.

Mooney and Lederle talk about…

1. The challenges with upgrading existing electric grids

2. How the growth rate of electrical usage will impact electrification

3. TE Connectivity's role in providing assistance and why efficient training takes precedence in that

“TE is helping the grid owners because we are in the full process. We consult, we design, we build, and we also train installers. So, we are early in the game, and we consult the grid owners, what is the right product for the application to achieve the performance. But also meeting the safety aspects, designing using the right material, using the correct design for the application, as well as building in our global footprint and our global factories; and one aspect, which is key from our perspective, is the training. So, enabling the installers of the owner to do a proper job, and as we said good installer personnel is very difficult to get currently in the market and in the installation is key for sustainable and long-term performance of the product,” said Lederle.

Dr. Lederle has been with TE for more than 15 years. He holds a Ph.D. in high voltage engineering from the Technical University of Munich.