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Broadband over Power Line: Meeting Utility AMR/DA Needs

Broadband over Power Line: Meeting Utility AMR/DA Needs. Matt Oja Vice President & General Manager, BPL Deployment Presented at IEEE ISPLC – April 2005. IDACOMM. The opportunity. BPL is an IP-based network Connection into the network is based on standards BPL is unique

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Broadband over Power Line: Meeting Utility AMR/DA Needs

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  1. Broadband over Power Line: Meeting Utility AMR/DA Needs Matt Oja Vice President & General Manager, BPL Deployment Presented at IEEE ISPLC – April 2005

  2. IDACOMM

  3. The opportunity • BPL is an IP-based network • Connection into the network is based on standards • BPL is unique • Capable of monitoring/controlling the lines used as it’s transmission medium • The need for a smarter grid is has never been more important • Reliability • Customer satisfaction • Regulatory incentives • Examples from utilities that have done utility applications via BPL

  4. Progress Energy - Raleigh • RTU interface via serial port • programmed for DNP protocol • Remote access to work orders and intranet • Via Wi-Fi adapters on laptops • AMR with mesh network • Elster’s Rex system • Modeled: underground cable fault detection • Water tree effect

  5. Hawaiian Electric - Honolulu • Substation equipment monitoring (deployed) • Transformer and temperature measurements • Power quality monitoring • Current and voltage readings • At-the-Premises • Advanced metering (load profile, remote data collection) • Time of use at collection server • Theft detection • Direct load control (W/H, A/C) • On-the-Grid • Outage location identification • Distribution automation (open switches and breakers) • Relay monitoring • Distributed generation (DG) monitoring and control • Security monitoring

  6. ConEdison – New York City • Focus on utility applications of BPL • Attractive understanding of the PLC opportunities for utility applications • Particular focus related to “on-grid” applications • Utility applications are key to the BPL business case • Existing Remote Monitoring System (RMS) links us to 24,000 underground vaults utilizes PLC (using an older, slower technology) • Partners: Ambient and EarthLink, expect additional partnerships to evolve • Existing pilots • Overhead, Underground, In-building, Substation • Vision for Smart Grid pilot demonstration

  7. 1 2 4 3 Duke Energy – on the grid • ITRON ERT meter collector • Leveraging existing infrastructure • Connects to Ethernet port on MV backbone repeater • Form 9 polyphase transformer-rated IP meter • Replacement for exception route meter • Dedicated LV repeater • Switched capacitor bank control model • Existing utility equipment • Connected to dedicated LV repeater • Security camera at substation • New utility application • Connected to dedicated LV repeater • All had dedicated IP address(s)

  8. Duke Energy – in the home • Utility Applications • Meter Reading (electric and water) • Remote connect/disconnect • Remote thermostat control

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