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A FIELD PROVEN TECHNOLOGY READY FOR SMART METERING
DEPLOYMENTS
• Mauro Colombo
• Technical Marketing Manager
• G3-PLC Alliance
• Italy
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What’s G3-PLC?
Open technology without license fees
Reliable solution for PLC based on OFDM modulation
Worldwide standard specified in ITU-T G.9903
Protocol stack defined to interface IPv6 services and DLMS/COSEM application layer
Main technology adopted for new worldwide smart metering deployments
Alliance defining also certification procedures to guarantee interoperability
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G3-PLC: Open Alliance
• Organization founded in 2010 to support and implement G3 technology in PLC applications
• Over 70 industry members : – Operators (utilities, DSOs,..) – Devices Manufacturers (Meters, Concentrators, HEMS,..) – Silicon and chipset Providers – System and platform integrators
• Open participation and standard availability • Achieved results:
– G3-PLC standard (PHY, MAC, 6LowPAN layers) definition and ITU-T (G.9903) acceptance
– Worldwide deployments in many PLC applications
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G3-PLC technology main applications
Electric vehicules– communication with
electric charging stations
G3 – PLC is not limited in terms of applications, thus facilitating creation of new services :
Smart Grids : communication on MV network, wind energy
Smart cities : energy optimization, light
control, communication
Smart homes : energy efficiency, PV, internet of
things
Smart grids : communication on LV
network
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G3-PLC: robust PLC technology
• G3-PLC is based on OFDM modulation – State-of-the-art technology
– Robustness and superior communication performance
– Adaptive tone mapping opportunity
• G3-PLC is defined over 3 different bandwidth
– ARIB band: [154-403] kHz
– FCC band: [154.7-487.5] kHz
– CEN-A band: [35.9-90.6] kHz
0.E+00 1.E+05 2.E+05 3.E+05 4.E+05 5.E+05
CEN-A
FCC
ARIB
Frequency [Hz]
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G3-PLC as mature standard
• Interoperability ensured through international standard: ITU-T G.9903, available for free
• PHY, MAC and 6LowPAN layers definition
• Automatic network formation
DLMS Wrapper Layer (IEC 62056-4-7)
DLMS(COSEM App. Layer (IEC 62056-5-3)
Upper Application Layer -Control Function
TCP/UDP
IP
PHY, MAC layers
ITU-T G.9903
• Complete protocol stack interfacing DLMS/COSEM application layer
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G3-PLC: certification process
• G3-PLC Alliance granted two official bodies (LAN, France and TUV, Japan) to certify compliant devices: – Platform (chipsets) – Products (meters and DCs)
• Two target functional modes 1. PAN Device 2. PAN Coordinator
• Three target bandwidth 1. CENELEC A 2. FCC 3. ARIB
► 73 devices certified
► 54 platforms
► 19 products
► 15 different vendors
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G3-PLC main deployments worldwide
Pilot
Rollout
G3-PLC is attracting DSOs in a growing number of countries
Field tests
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G3 deployment status: France, ERDF • Target network: 35 M Smart Meters 600,000 Data Concentrators
• Project time: 6 years (2015..2021)
• Leopard pattern roll-out
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G3 deployment status: France, ERDF
• Meters installed (2016, March): 37000
• Results:
– Meters discovery success rate: 99 %
– Daily data collection rate: 99 %
– Meters SW upgrade (12 days interval): 99.5 %
– Remote operation success rate: 99 %
• SOGRID project, involving G3-PLC over MV network, still in progress
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G3 pilot example: Turkey, CLK Enerji
• CLK-Enerji is piloting G3-PLC among other communication technologies
• 4 DSOs involved
• 1 500 G3-PLC installed
• Pilot timeframe: 1 year
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G3 pilot example: Dubai, EAU
• Complete smart metering project involving G3 (PHY, MAC, 6LowPAN) and DLMS application layer
• 100,000 meters roll-out
• Latest daily data:
– 800 meters/day registered
– 1000 meters/day read data out
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G3 pilot example: Malaysia • Deployment through star topology (i.e. No repeaters
between DC and meters)
• Meters grouped in separated clusters
• Optimization on G3 OFDM Subcarriers modulation
• Results:
≤ 5s
≤10s
≤15s
≤20s ≤30s
BILLING COLLECTION TIME AVERAGE
ROBO DBPSK
DQPSK
D8PSK
OFDM MODULATION
ROBO DBPSK DQPSK D8PSK
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G3 Field tests example: South Korea • Tests in both residential and rural areas, in
wide region
• Communication end-to-end tests (Ping)
• Tests results: near 100%
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I A
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0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
day 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 Mean
Ping (100Byte) Success Rate
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G3-PLC over MV: SOGRID project
• G3-PLC enabling the end-to-end integration from Smart Meter to Smart Grid – Increased granularity in grid observability with Smart Sensing (LV/MV)
– Full real time supervision and grid management (both LV/MV and LV)
• Field experiment schedule – Toulouse, France
– 1 000 locations
– November 2015 – June 2016
MV LV
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SOGRID Field Tests: MV PLC
• Key test targets: – PHY link must allow a data rate that will guarantee Smart Grid functions
– Link quality must be quite stable over time for continuous data exchange
• PHY test results: – The utilized chipsets enabled reliable communication using different G3
modes up to 8PSK differential and coherent
• UDP test results: – Endurance tests have shown stable network performance and link
quality over time
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Summary
• G3-PLC is a mature technology – Standard definition validated and accepted by ITU-T
– Certification procedure active, more than 50 solutions granted
– Electrical specifications covering all countries requirements
• G3-PLC is showing worldwide reliability – Main roll-out project: France, ERDF, 35 M meters
– Many pilot projects: outstanding performance worldwide
– Incoming field tests: first technology taken into account
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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Visit us at http://www.g3-plc.com/
C6 booth at AUW, Cape Town, 17-19 May 2016
Mauro Colombo
Technical Marketing Manager
G3-PLC Alliance - STMicroelectronics
Italy
Serghei Druta
Software R&D Manager
G3-PLC Alliance – ADD Grup
Moldova