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Customized metering Rounding out your Smart Grid Florida Electric Cooperative Association June 10, 2014 Clearwater, fl

Technology for today, Flexibility for tomorrow. Customized metering Rounding out your Smart Grid Florida Electric Cooperative Association June 10, 2014 Clearwater, fl. Topics. Vision Metering-Who are we? Meter Services Vision Meter family Niche Metering Data on Demand

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Customized metering Rounding out your Smart Grid Florida Electric Cooperative Association June 10, 2014 Clearwater, fl

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  1. Technology for today, Flexibility for tomorrow Customized metering Rounding out your Smart Grid Florida Electric Cooperative Association June 10, 2014 Clearwater, fl Confidential
  2. Topics Vision Metering-Who are we? Meter Services Vision Meter family Niche Metering Data on Demand HawkEye Elevated Metering Cogeneration Metering Expanded AMR Magnetic Tampering Confidential
  3. History of Vision Metering Austin International was founded in 1991 as an investment recovery solution for utilities AI grew to become the largest electric meter lab in the country Company changed name to Vision Metering in 2011 to more accurately reflect our core business Confidential
  4. Company Overview Headquarters in York, SC 265,000 sq ft facility Approximately 190 employees Confidential
  5. Who We Are Randy Austin-President Debbie Ruth-Executive VP Shane Blackwood-VP Sales Emily Howell-VP Finance Sales Contacts Katie Britton Peter Edquist Jenner Sequeira Confidential
  6. Divisions of Vision Metering Vision Metering is comprised of 6 divisions working together Electric Meter Lab Gas Meter Lab Standards & Transformer Lab Engineering/Special Projects Investment Recovery Vision Meter Confidential
  7. Electric Meter Lab Refurbishes over 1 million meters annually Electromechanical meters GE I-70S Elster AB1 Schlumberger J5S Landis + Gyr MX Solid State meters GE I-210 Itron Centron Landis + Gyr Focus (with and without TWACS modules) Confidential
  8. Electric Meter Lab Electric meter lab customers include: Confidential
  9. Electric Meter Lab SEMA region customers include: Confidential
  10. Service Offerings Typical meter service programs include: Full outsourcing of shop All meter testing outsourced to service provider Partial Outsourcing Singlephase meter testing outsourced Polyphase metering kept in house Overflow Relief Service provider utilized when back log occurs in the meter shop Confidential
  11. Gas Meter Lab 16 Sonic nozzle provers in operation Seven wet leak test stations Over 500 meters/day currently produced with capacity of 1,000 meters/day Environmental chamber for extreme temperature testing Approximately 35 employees in gas lab Confidential
  12. Standards & Transformer Lab Standards Lab Standards lab ensures accuracy of Vision Metering’s electric and gas meter labs Only private meter company in the US with Radian 703A Transformer Lab Refurbish CT’s and PT’s from 600V through 35 kV Certify utility equipment Confidential
  13. Engineering/Electronics Sentry Product Line Isolation Relays Totalizers Recorders ERT reading devices Power Transfer Relays Custom engineering designs Confidential
  14. Investment Recovery Vision Metering began as an investment recovery company Specialize in the following types of equipment Metering Instrument transformers Distribution equipment Lighting Test equipment Confidential
  15. Vision Meter Lab Vision family of meters Vision LT Low cost platform Vision Standard singlephase platform Vision XT Polyphase meters Demand meters Smart meters Confidential
  16. Advantages of Vision family of meters Utilize CT’s for current sensing Improved stability Better temperature stability Longer life Transformer based power supply More robust power supply Longer life Higher power output to support AMI devices LCD display is soldered onto metrology board More reliable than displays using connectors or pressure fits Single printed circuit board Lower cost No board connectors=Fewer failure points Confidential
  17. Advantages of Vision family of meters No extra cost for advanced functionality!!! All meters come fully equipped Net metering Load profile (12 channels) Time of Use Reactive No soft keys for advanced metering values Easy to use programming software Vision 20/20 software Short lead times Typical lead time measured in days, not months Confidential
  18. AMI/AMR Capabilities Vision Metering offers a number of AMI/AMR communication options to fit every deployment scenario RF Mesh NexGrid-Provides multi-mesh solution for electric, water, gas, street lighting, distribution automation and much more CISCO Secure Mesh Fixed Network OnRamp Wireless-2.4 GHz fixed network offering long range RF coverage for electric and distribution automation Cellular Locus Energy-3G cellular coverage using AT&T network Confidential
  19. AMI/AMR Capabilities Demand Management/Sub-Metering 900 MHZ RF Data on Demand-real time, fixed network system providing voltage, current, and power as often as 15 seconds intervals Legacy Drive-By AMR High Power RF module (ERT equivalent) Programmable transmission rate (3-30 seconds) Up to 5 ERT radios per meter Confidential
  20. Vision 20/20 Software Vision 20/20 software benefits include Easy to use No need to build an entire program to change one parameter Fully customizable Programs take minutes to build Three levels of security access Free to all users Software live demo Confidential
  21. Beyond AMI Demand Management Most utilities have demand management accounts that require real time data to take full advantage of special rates AMI infrastructure not always practical for every location Customer access to data is critical Confidential
  22. Data on Demand Data on Demand provides 15 second energy readings kWh Voltage (per phase) Current (per phase) Power factor kVah kVarh Extremely low infrastructure cost Confidential
  23. Data on Demand One way 900 MHz Near real time Data is collected via Visions EndSight software Data also available using modbus protocol for integration into building automation systems Confidential
  24. DoD Installations Data on Demand Installations include College campuses Confidential
  25. DoD Installations Confidential Confidential
  26. Near Real Time Data Confidential
  27. DoD Installations Data on Demand Installations include College campuses Industrial Parks Confidential
  28. Envision Charlotte Confidential
  29. DoD Installations Data on Demand Installations include College campuses Industrial Parks Government Housing Confidential
  30. HawkEye Elevated Metering System HawkEye was designed for the Aboitiz group of utilities in the Philippines Revenue protection is critical Meters mounted in “billboards” atop poles Meter reading done with high resolution camera Confidential
  31. HawkEye HawkEye is designed to provide high security elevated metering in a compact, easy to install system. Confidential
  32. HawkEye Modular compact meter design Each meter contains two 100A relays for remote connect/disconnect Remote display for centralized customer access Tamper detection Confidential
  33. HawkEye Meters utilize optical communication with RadioGate for increased security and reliability RadioGates capable of mesh communication between enclosures Prepay metering capable using STS protocol Confidential
  34. Cogeneration Metering Metering solution for installations that are powered from cogeneration sources or non-utility owned sources Desired a single meter solution Confidential
  35. Cogeneration Metering Vision meter customized to detect alternate supply voltage When voltage detected on alternate supply, meter transitions power from kWH delivered register to kWH delivered power even though current flows in same direction Confidential
  36. Expanded Drive By AMR Vision was approached by several utilities seeking to expand their drive by SCM message capabilities Time of Use not compatible with existing SCM technology Confidential
  37. Expanded AMR Current revenue meters only capable of up to 3 SCM ID’s SCM only configure for kWH registers, not TOU Utilities desired up to 5 SCM ID’s with fully customizable payloads Confidential
  38. Expanded AMR Vision Meters now support 5 fully customizable SCM’s including: kWh delivered, received & net kVAh delivered kVARh delivered Max kW, Max kVA & Max kVAR Cumulative kW & Continuous cumulative kW TOU: kWh Rate, A, B, C &D TOU Demand: Max kW Rate A, B, C & D Confidential
  39. Magnetic Tampering Magnetic Tampering All solid state meters currently offered in the US are susceptible to magnetic tampering Singlephase meters More importantly, Polyphase meters! Confidential
  40. Magnetic Tampering Solid State meters are vulnerable to high strength magnetic fields in two manners Power supply Current Sensing AMI meters equipped with remote disconnects can also be opened/closed with magnets So, what kind of magnet is needed? Confidential
  41. Magnetic Tampering Magnetic fields that exceed as little as 5,000 gauss can affect the accuracy of solid state meters As field strength increase, meter accuracy goes down rapidly Confidential
  42. Magnetic Tampering Rare earth magnets are readily available on the internet The magnet shown here produces a 13,000 gauss field 2” x 2” x 1” Available for under $40 Will self adhere to meter cover Confidential
  43. Magnetic Tampering Accuracy affected by anywhere from 25%-75% on every meter tested Some meters actually shut down due to the magnetic field Confidential
  44. Magnetic Tampering So what can be done? Meters can contain magnetic tamper detection Utility may be alerted but revenue still lost Meters can move CT’s and power supply closer to center of meter Not effective against strong magnetic fields Not possible with AMI meters that have remote disconnects Meters can use shielded CT’s and power supplies Best solution, makes meter immunes to magnetic tampering Adds nominal cost and weight to meter Confidential
  45. Questions Confidential
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