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Features At SmartSynch, we create digital, state-of-the-art smart grids.

From start to finish. End to end. Weve done it for more than a decade and for more than 130utilities throughout North America. We know what were doing and how to create the best

possible smart grid for you.

We also know that a one-size grid does not fit all, so well work closely with you to design

your smart grid to deliver the data you need with the functionality you demand. Well create

a custom smart grid that is fully capable of meeting your needs today and has the flexibility

to meet them well into the future.

Our advanced smart grid system leverages existing cellular networks and enables utilities to

reduce operational costs, enhance management of generation resources, improve customer

service and increase profitability. Our system also enables end users to more effectively

conserve electricity. With real-time pricing capabilities, consumers can make informed

decisions about shifting their usage to off-peak periods and contributing to local, regional

andultimatelyglobal conservation efforts.

Here are but a few of the features and applications that SmartSynch can provide to make your

smart grid a reality:

Advanced Metering Demand Response Outage Monitoring Power Quality Load Research Tamper/Theft Detection Prepaid Metering 3G Applications

Features Advanced Metering

SmartSynch's SmartMeter System facilitates two-way wireless communication with each

meter, making continuously updated information available to utilities and their customers.

All components of the SmartMeter are encased under the glass of the meter. Key advanced

metering applications include:

Time-Of-Use and Load Profile Data

Ability to collect TOU only or TOU and load profile data at a future date Meter memory to store both TOU and load profile data Ability to support TOU calendars with weekdays and holidays Support for up to four daily rates/tiers with 24 switch points as well as weekday,


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holiday and seasonal rate definition

Ability to handle customer disputes and high bill complaints Ability to retrieve historical mass memory data Data stored in the meter if communication is lost

Accurate Billing Data

Billing grade data Real-time and scheduled on-demand reads On-demand and scheduled demand resets

Accurate Timekeeping

Integrated meter clock Automatic time synchronization of meter clock with atomic time

Remote Configuration

Remote firmware updates Remote meter programming

Real-Time Alarms

Real-time outage/restoration notification Tilt and tamper detection Meter diagnostics and events

Real-Time Alarms

Real-time outage/restoration notification Tilt and tamper detection Meter diagnostics and events

Home Area Networks (HAN)

ZigBee communications via residential SmartMeters to in-premise devices Smart Energy Profile (SEP) compliance Smart thermostats


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Load-control switches In-home display units

Interface with Gas and Water Meters

SmartMeter can receive data from nearby Badger ORION-enabled meters SmartMeter sends gas and water data to utilty via cellular network

Net Metering

Bi-directional metering for power-generating consumers (e.g., solar, wind) Received and delivered data metrics stored in the SmartMeter Monitoring of distributed generation for green credit programs

Features Demand Response

SmartSynchs SmartMeter System features a host of demand-response metering functions

designed to help utilities and their customers make smart decisions about electricity service,

usage and pricing.

Each SmartSynch SmartMeter can transmit timely and accurate interval data as often as

every 15 minutes for intervals as short as one minute. The utility can then use this

information to implement load-curtailment and real-time pricing programs that offer

customers dynamic rate incentives for decreased usage at peak times.

Demand-response information can be made available to customers via in-home displays, e-

mail or Web-based account access. The availability of such detailed usage data helps turn

passive, uninformed consumers into active, informed participants.

Features Outage Monitoring

SmartSynch's SmartMeter System helps utilities to reduce the duration of power outages by

speeding up the detection, notification, investigation and restoration processes.

The SmartMeter System features real-time notification of power outages via existing cellular

networks. When a deployed SmartMeter experiences an outage, an alarm is automatically

sent to the host system, where it is recorded and routed to designated users, outage

management systems and field technicians. SmartMeters also notify the host system when

the power is restored following an outage.

With patented built-in ultracapacitor energy storage, each SmartMeter will transmit a last


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gasp notification when detecting an AC power outage at the metering point. The

SmartMeter will also notify TMS or other head-end software application when the AC

power is restored. TMS enables the configuration of the SmartMeter module to transmit

these alarms if the corresponding events last a specified minimum duration.

Features Power Quality

Our Commercial & Industrial SmartMeters are capable of performing a variety of Power

Quality (PQ) tests. The SmartMeter module may be configured to monitor and report PQ

events based on the number of events or within a specified time period. The following PQ

tests are performed by the meter and then transmitted via public wireless networks to the

host system:

Voltage Sag Test Low Voltage Test (Sag) High Voltage Test (Swell) Reverse Power Test Low Current Test Power Factor Test Second Harmonic Current Test Total Harmonic Distortion Current % Total Harmonic Distortion Voltage % Voltage Imbalance Test Current Imbalance Test MIVS Reconfiguring Test Parameters Power Quality Event Routing

Features Load Research

Today's smart grid requires expert trend analysis at every level, from individual end users to

an entire service territory.

With the SmartSynch SmartMeter System's load research capabilities, utilities can assess

usage trends across the grid. This detailed reporting functionality allows for productive loadresearch programs and helps to determine usage classes and rate structures.

The SmartMeter module retrieves and transmits up to 32 unique instrumentation values from

over 400 instrumentation sources, including current and voltage sources, for intervals as

short as five minutes. Recorded events and exceptions with each interval are also transmitted

to the Transaction Management System (TMS), which interprets them and logs appropriate

messages.


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Products Software

The Transaction Management System (TMS) head-end system is a robust software

application that can integrate SmartSynch SmartMeter data to key utility information

systems (MDMS, CIS, Outage Management) using cellular networks as the communications

medium. This enterprise software system provides the utility the ability to monitor millionsof electric meters for meter and billing data, real-time usage during load curtailment events

and meter diagnostic alarms.

Now utilities can wirelessly monitor all meter points with a single tool, which seamlessly

interfaces with their existing billing and meter data management systems and provides easy-

to-use, flexible automation not available with any other data acquisition package.

TMS manages all scheduled metering functions and is aware of all expected responses. If a

SmartMeter does not return its data on schedule, TMS can automatically re-request the data.

SmartMeters configured with TMS utilize push technology to allow the SmartMeters

themselves to track and automatically initiate the transmission of data to TMS. This ensures

that all data may be collected without requiring the additional processing, time and data

burden.

The intelligence built into TMS and the SmartMeters ensures that only the specific bits

absolutely required to fulfill a request are sent over the air, thus minimizing over-the-air data

usage. TMS supports the asynchronous nature of wireless networks and handles any latency

gracefully. For data security, 256-bit encryption is applied to all messages exchanged

between TMS and the SmartMeter module, employing a unique meter-specific encryption

key.

Ease of Use

Browser-Based User Interface Alarm and Meter Event Notification via E-mail Flexible Searching Capability Comprehensive Online Help System Import Tool for SmartMeter and Billing Cycle Information SmartMeter Grouping for Easy Management Billing Cycle and Customer Event Scheduling Automated Meter Registration


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Software Environment Options

Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX) Application Servers (BEA WebLogic) Database System (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle)

Scalable Architecture

Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Standards XML Multi-Tiered Development Architecture Standards-Based Open Architecture

Features Tamper/Theft Detection

All SmartSynch SmartMeters can provide automatic real-time reporting of all theft and

tamper detection events.

Each SmartMeter supports a configurable set of real-time alarms notifying the utility's host

system of a theft or tamper situation. The SmartMeter contains a tilt switch and can detect

and report tilt events that occur when it is moved from its installation position. Oncereceived, an alarm will be automatically routed to a specific user or group of users.

SmartSynch's head-end application, the Transaction Management System (TMS), is used to

configure specific filters in each SmartMeter for qualifying events, enabling the transmission

of a theft or tamper alert only after the event is repeated a predetermined number of times

during a specific duration. TMS can also remotely configure the SmartMeter to reset the

event counter following an alert.

Features Prepaid Metering

The SmartSynch SmartMeter solution includes the ability to forward prepayment

transactions to the residential SmartMeter. SmartSynch currently collaborates with

companies such as Exceleron, Smart Grid CIS and PayGo to provide prepayment solutions

to utilities.

Prepaid metering logic is available as an option with our GE I-210+c SmartMeter. The

solution consists of firmware embedded in the SmartMeter which allows it to operate as a


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Premise Load Management Distributed Generation Control Consumer-Focused Smart Grid Applications Prepaid Metering

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