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: • End-to-End Communication solution for Utilities • 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: • Utilities & Research Institutes • Chipset & Software Companies • Meter & Data Concentrator Vendors • 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 • 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 • Some study cases; • Pilot project in Middle-East: PRIME 1.3.6 • Pilot project in Europe: PRIME 1.3.6 • Pilot project in South America: PRIME 1.4 • MULTI UTILITY Pilot project : Energy + Gas Pilot project in Middle-East: Measurement • Measurement process provide indication of; • Performance of technology and • recommended architecture. Pilot project in Europe: Measurement • MEDIDA Measurement process provide indication of; • Performance of technology and • 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 • Measurement process using PRIME 1.4 provide indication of: • 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 • Performance using PRIME 1.4: • LV devices only need to form network • Passes through the MV / LV transformers • Stable topology • 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 • Recommended architecture using PRIME 1.4: • LV devices only need to form network • Passes through the MV / LV transformers • 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 • Provide AMI to multi utility systems: • Uses PRIME PLC network as the main network • LDC and gateway; • Collect information of gas meters and convert to PRIME PLC network nodes • Convert from wM-Bus to DLMS cosem/ PLC PRIME • Concentrator in CT see electrical meter and LDC and gateway as PRIME nodes • 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 • 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 • PRIME is Normative Annex of IEEE P1901.2 standard • 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. prime-alliance.org