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AMR and Other Compelling BPL Utility Applications

AMR and Other Compelling BPL Utility Applications. Leland Keller E SOURCE Research Services Metering America April 12 2005, Las Vegas, NV. a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Presentation Overview. Basic terms of BPL BPL can support AMR

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AMR and Other Compelling BPL Utility Applications

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  1. AMR and Other Compelling BPL Utility Applications Leland Keller E SOURCE Research Services Metering America April 12 2005, Las Vegas, NV a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies

  2. Presentation Overview • Basic terms of BPL • BPL can support AMR • BPL pilots illustrating AMR and other utility applications • What applications make sense

  3. Defining the terms • Access BPL • Backhaul • Collector • Repeater • “BPL-ready”

  4. BPL Supports Utility Applications • Northeast Utilities • City of Manassas • Duke Energy • Progress Energy • Chelan County PUD

  5. BPL for Residential Fixed Network AMR at Duke Energy • 500 home trial • “Plug & play” fixed network receiver uses BPL as backhaul • Main.net BPL technology

  6. Ethernet from meter routed to Main.Net modem Modem power cord wired directly into 240V. BPL for IP Commercial Demand Meters at Duke Energy

  7. Duke Energy BPL Utility Applications “To leverage the infrastructure with fixed network AMR looks to be a viable thing to do. It’s not justified on meter reading, but by other operational benefits: rereads, move-in/move-out and outage monitoring”

  8. Duke Energy Capacitor Bank Remote Control Serial Port Serial to Ethernet Converter

  9. What makes BPL viable for meter communications • BPL business model • Types of metering • Physical location • Coverage from public networks

  10. BPL for Mesh Network AMR at Progress Energy • Amperion Griffin injector • WiFi panel antenna • 420 homes passed in 3 counties • Market trial ended Q4 2004

  11. BPL for Mesh Network AMR at Progress Energy • Elster REX collector meter • Serial to Ethernet converter • Ethernet to WiFi • Parallel dual socket meter cabinet • REX wireless mesh network

  12. BPL for Mesh Network AMR at Progress Energy Progress engineers use the “vertle” for underground systems. “You don’t have hot spots, you have hot zones or neighborhoods” -Matt Oja, Progress Energy

  13. Progress Energy BPL Applications • AMR • Outage detection • RTU monitoring and control • WiFi access for field personnel

  14. Why is meter access speed and two-way communication important? “BPL doesn’t justify AMR, it’s just potentially a faster, hopefully more cost-effective way to get data back from the meters than the existing dial-up or drive-by systems that exist today. If you can get it back in a matter of seconds or a few minutes, does that matter? Why does it matter?” -Matt Oja, Progress Energy

  15. Other BPL Utility Applications • Underground fault detection • Equipment failure prediction • Distribution asset management • Distribution system optimization • Demand response / load control • Remote control for RTUs, capacitor banks, substations • Monitoring for security

  16. Hurdles for BPL • Still cost-prohibitive for rural • Deployment costs vary for each utility • Equipment durability and reliability • Interference concerns • Regulatory issues

  17. Leland Keller E SOURCE Research Services720-548-5658leland_keller@platts.com www.esource.com Questions ??

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