Sergey KhudyakovData Transfer, Inc.

Russia

 

Large-scale RF mesh AMR implementation

(experience in St.Petersburg)

Non-technical loss elimination Reduce theft Increase payment control

Technical loss elimination Transformer loss monitoring Transmission loss monitoring

Billing improvements Decrease collection interval Increase total collections

Human factor reduction

AMR drivers

Why RF mesh?

Proven in implementations around the World, significant advantages of RF mesh network over other wired and wireless network solutions

Ultimately, technology agnostic – need for reliable data delivery at lowest cost

Selected RF mesh from Eka Systems for lowest estimated cost of ownership

Eka Systems Inc.

Leader in wireless mesh AMR solutions for utilities and energy service providers.

Eka’s innovative mesh networking technology, EkaNetTM, is the most advanced and feature-rich networking platform on the market today.

Applications include utility-scale advanced meter-reading systems and energy-management systems.

Organizations using Eka Systems technology include utility companies, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and systems integrators.

About the provider of the solution

True RF mesh AMI

Self organizing – no manual network node provisioning

Ad hoc – no manual network hierarchy assignment

Peer-to-peer – no multiple node types, such as coordinator, router, end device, etc.

Self healing & redundant – distributed intelligence to re-route

Multi-hop: no hop limits, no meter to gateway mapping

RF system operating at 2.4 GHz Reliability of Bluetooth – stable,

proven, robust License free band in Russia 20 milliwatts of transmit power

– range of 500m in free space External antenna options add

flexibility

Connectivity

EkaNetTM architecture

EkaNetTM is fully Internet-enabled, providing access

to the local wireless network throughout the

world. The flexible, scalable architecture is sophisticated enough to

handle the rigorous requirements of industrial

and commercial environments, as well as ideally suited to very low-

cost residential networking applications

Utility CRM Application

Utility Billing Application

Network Manager

WirelessGateway

Internet

Eka Wireless Mesh Sensor Network Eka Back End System

Application Server Database

Utility CRM Database

Electric meterswith embeddedEka modules

EkaNetTM wireless mesh meter-node network

EkaNetTM Network Manager at data center

Network Manager Client

Meter multi-brand AMR networks

GE kv2c meterDT ECR-3 and

ECR-2400 meter

Lan&Gyr meter

Elster Alpha meter

Itron CENTRON

meter

Meter multi-brand AMR networks

• Easy adjustable

• Compatibility with any metermeter

Wireless modem

No hard limit of meters per gateway (1400+ in deployment)

Multi-tier systems security Gateway redundancy – each node

can go to multiple gateways Option to add battery nodes for

multi-utility metering Easy-to-install in any kind of meter

Technical highlights

27,000 single phase meters 293 three-phase meters 25 gateways

Pilot project

1,427,224 residential customers

1,982 employees 70 offices – payment centers Annual consumption (2005)

2,995 million kWh Annual turnover (2005)

400 million Euro

Company facts

Typical building

Gateway - 1

Relays - 3

Meters - 166

Install time – 2 hours Install team – 3 electricians

Example of self organization

Gateways - 1

Relays - 19

Meters - 736

Mesh of multiple buildings

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Bidirectional (demand reset, remote upgrades)

Under-the-glass – vandalism Time synchronization (accurate time of

use) Redundant data storage at meters and

gateways 128 bit encryption Easy to install (no need for highly

qualified technicians) Easy to service (few highly qualified

engineers)

Important system features

No limitation on number of hops

No network addressing for nodes

No hierarchy in network Any node to any gateway No hard limit on nodes to

gateway

Simplified planning

Total cost of ownership often missed in AMI decisions

Corporations with only a few thousand employees maintain large IT departments to manage data communications

The true cost of installing, managing and maintaining a network of several hundred thousand AMR points is not well understood or fully appreciated by many utilities

AMI cost of ownership

Self-configuring system leads to rapid and cost effective installation

Self-organization features of system lead to significant cost savings in operating and maintaining system over useful life

Cost of installing, operating and maintaining large AMI networks is significant and not well understood by utilities

Independence from meter manufactures grants meter multi-brand AMI networks

Summary

For any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the presenters.

Sergey Khudyakov Data Transfer, Inc.

office@datatransfer.ru

+7 812 334 49 80

Thank you