International Case Study:
Integrating Measurements of Energy, Water and Gas
PRIME advantages & best practices
Alfredo Sanz
Atmel Corp
Director of Operations & Technology, Power Line Communication Products
Alfredo.sanz@atmel.com
PRIME advantages
Australia
Brazil
Lebanon
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
PRIME advantages
The concept:
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End-to-End Communication solution for Utilities
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Power Line Communications (PLC) Technology
•
It defines OSI layers 1 & 2
•
IPv6 support
•
Future-proof global oriented solution
•
Fully open, license-free multi-vendor interoperable
PLC system
•
International Standard published as ITU-T
Recommendations G.9901 and G.9904
PRIME advantages
PRIME provides:
•
a forum for the definition,
maintenance and support of open
and comprehensive solutions for
Smart Grid communications
in Medium and Low Voltage
Networks.
PRIME includes:
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Utilities & Research Institutes
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Chipset & Software Companies
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Meter & Data Concentrator Vendors
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Integrators & Consultants
PRIME milestones
2009
PRIME
registered as an
Non-ProfitOrganisation
Iberdrola installs
first 100k
PRIME meters
in Spain
PRIME Alliance
established by
8 founding
industry leaders
2010
Worlds First
Interoperable
PLC System
installed
2011
GNF starts
deploying &
opening
research
laboratory in
Spain
Energa starts
deploying first
310k meters in
Poland
2012
Energex
Australia – First
Installation
outside Europe
First Pilot in the
Middle-East by
EDL Lebanon
2013
2014
EDP deploys
90k meters in 6
locations across
Portugal
Integrating Measurements of
Energy, Water and Gas
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The Integrating Measurements of Energy, Water and Gas in a massive deployment
is a complex task that need the commitment of the utility in a long period
•
According PRIME experience, some best practices can improve the process
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Some study cases;
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Pilot project in Middle-East:
PRIME 1.3.6
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Pilot project in Europe:
PRIME 1.3.6
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Pilot project in South America: PRIME 1.4
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MULTI UTILITY Pilot project :
Energy + Gas
Pilot project in Middle-East: Measurement
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Measurement process provide indication of;
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Performance of technology and
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recommended architecture.
Pilot project in Europe: Measurement
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MEDIDA
Measurement process provide indication of;
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Performance of technology and
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recommended architecture.
•
assessment for the massive deployment
# Att (dB)
N (dBuV)
S0_CT (bps)
S0_CC (bps)
na
40
45
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
25
25
20
35
35
45
55
60
50
50
85
85
64
21
0
85
85
0
0
0
CC14CC01
5
5
1
3
3
1
80
35
25
40
40
35
40
40
45
45
45
40
0
64
85
0
0
64
0
85
85
0
0
42
CC14CC15
4
50
70
0
0
CC16CC15
5
35
60
0
21
CTRRCTRR
CTRRCC17
CTRRCC06
CC07CC06
CC07CC08
CC09CC08
CC09CC10
CC11CC10
CC04CC02
CC12CC02
CC13CC02
Comments
Ruido muy alto en CC a 45KHz y
60KHz
Ruido muy alto en CC07
Ruido muy alto en CC07
Atenuación muy alta. Instalación
defectuosa.
Ruido extremadamente fuerte en
CC15
Ruido extremadamente fuerte en
CC15
Pilot project in South America: Measurement
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Measurement process using PRIME 1.4 provide indication of:
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Performance of technology and
•
recommended architecture.
•
assessment for the massive deployment
Description of deployment
MV
Aragón 1
Aragón 2
Aragón 3
Aragón 4
Aragón 5
Aragón 6
Aragón 7
Aragón 8
LV
Pilot project in South America: Performance
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Performance using PRIME 1.4:
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LV devices only need to form network
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Passes through the MV / LV transformers
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Stable topology
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High Availability >80%
Node
Number of Attempted Cycles
Availability
Number of Attempted Cycles
Availability
Aragon_2
Aragon_3
Aragon_4
Aragon_5
Aragon_6
Aragon_7
Aragon_8
(07:00 to 19:00)
144
144
125
144
141
128
123
(07:00 to 19:00)
100 %
100 %
90.40 %
100 %
100 %
96.09 %
80.49 %
(19:00 to 07:00)
143
143
128
143
140
130
123
(19:00 to 07:00)
100 %
100 %
88.28 %
100 %
100 %
92.31 %
86.18 %
Pilot project in South America: Architecture
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Recommended architecture using PRIME 1.4:
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LV devices only need to form network
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Passes through the MV / LV transformers
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Injection is not necessary in MV
MV
LV
DC PRIME
concentrated measure
Med
Med
Med
Med
Med
Service Node PRIME
concentrated measure
Med
Med
Med
Med
Med
Service Node PRIME
concentrated measure
Med
Med
Med
Med
Med
Service Node PRIME
concentrated measure
Med
Med
Med
Med
Med
MULTI UTILITY Pilot project
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Provide AMI to multi utility systems:
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Uses PRIME PLC network as the main network
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LDC and gateway;
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Collect information of gas meters and convert to PRIME PLC network nodes
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Convert from wM-Bus to DLMS cosem/ PLC PRIME
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Concentrator in CT see electrical meter and LDC and gateway as PRIME nodes
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Back office manage the information colected from DC as DLMS cosem objets
MULTI UTILITY Pilot project
Recent Updates + Version 1.4
Expanded
Frequency
Expanded Frequency PRIME bands span from CENELEC A band
(<95kHz) to FCC and ARIB spectrums (<500 kHz)
with a data rate of 980kbps
Backwards
Compatibility
Fully backwards compatible with the 4+ million installed meters,
corresponding Data Concentrators and Gateways with PRIME
Specifications 1.3.6.
Increased
Robustness
New PHY PDU defined, adding increased robustness without
additional complexity or cost implication
Security
Data Security for successful roll-out of large scale PLC-based
networks. State-of-the-art encryption and authentication at MAC and
APP Layer by new Security Profile
IPv6 Support
IPv4 and IEC 62056-4 -32 support, IPv6 support as a convergence layer over
PR IME MAC and PHY layers.
PRIME v1.4: robustness improvement, throughput increase, band extension, backwards capability +
ALL the benefits of PRIME v1.3.6
PRIME v1.4 - Reality beyond Metering
Version 1.4 now:
• makes PRIME fit any grid or environment
worldwide:
– FCC and ARIB bands (0 – 500 kHz)
• makes PRIME fit any application worldwide:
– Medium voltage transmission, automotive
comms, …
• projects PLC for Smart Metering into Smart Grid:
– LV grid remote control applications.
– LV infrastructure control and knowledge:
transformer, feeder and phase identification.
The Eco System
PRIME provides a forum for the definition, maintenance and support of
open and comprehensive solutions for Smart Grid communications
in Medium and Low Voltage Networks.
ADVANCED METERING
PRIME PLC Dataconcentrators
PRIME PLC Meter Devices
GRID CONTROL
Control and Automation along the
Medium & Low Voltage Network
UTILITY COMMUNICATIONS
Medium VoltageNetwork Communications
Low Voltage Network Communications
In-Home Network Communications
ASSET MONITORING
Monitoring of Distributed Generation,
Demand Response and In-Home
Automation assets
The Metering+ Capabilities
The Benefits
Independency
PRIME is a vendor independent and license free public communication standard
based on utility-owned assets
Lower Cost
Non-proprietary, license-free open standard that results in lower meter device costs
(CAPEX) & lower communication carrier cost (OPEX)
Lower Risk
Decentralized network architecture approach provides distributed intelligence with
actionable intelligence at site. Distributed intelligence eliminates bulk risks.
End-to-End
Solution
A solution serving utilities communication needs due to vertical integration of
medium and low voltage networks, in-home and distributed energy resources
Reality Proven
The only PLC based open standard that is mass deployment proven, providing a
mature and complete ecosystem
Future Proven
Investment
A system platform based on open standards eases the integration of future
communications, grid monitor & control solutions in MV, LV and in-home networks
The Standardisation
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PRIME is already an approved Worldwide standard by ITU
– Published as ITU-T Recommendations G.9901 and G.9904
– PRIME Alliance to become an ITU-T A.4/A.5 qualified organization
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PRIME is Normative Annex of IEEE P1901.2 standard
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CENELEC EN 52056-8-4 standard is ready to be published including
DLMS/COSEM profile with PRIME protocol reference to ITU-T G.9904
Recommendations
The Certification
Compliancy
Assurance
Neutral Conformance Labs now certifying vendor technologies assuring
compliance with PRIME Alliance requirements
Conformance
Testing
Renowned third party certification groups, DNV-GL, LABEIN Tecnalia, and
ITE, are providing conformance testing in accordance with PRIME Alliance
Standards
Performance
Testing
Independent authorithies executing system stress tests in field-like test
procedures, allowing for intra-PRIME performance comparisons
New Streamlined
Certification
Certification Process for chipsets, DC’s, and Meters facilitates PRIMEcompliant and interoperable products in the market. Tests based on
specifications provided and maintained by PRIME
Version 1.4
Certification
Certification process prepared for Version 1.4 and test cases available.
Interoperability between PRIME v1.4 products tested
The Summary
Communications for Medium, Low-Voltage, In-Home & Distributed Elements
Fully proven solution by 4+m deployed Meters, +15 utilities & 14 PRIME vendors
Grid Control & Asset Monitoring Features supporting beyond Metering needs
Independent Certification Labs ensuring Quality & Performance
Benchmarking
True openness by millions of interoparable devices out in utilities networks
The Conclusion
PRIME is the reality & future-proven solution for
Smart Grid communications in Medium, Low
Voltage and In-Home Networks.
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