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Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

Submission Title: Smart Utility Networks – An International PerspectiveDate Submitted: 09 July, 2009Source: Morten Hald, AmplexAddress Office No. 1001, Saba Tower 1, Jumeirah Lake Towers, P.O. Box, Dubai 34648, U.A.E.Voice +971 50 600 9318 & +971 4 4270320, FAX: +971 4 4270300, E-Mail: hal@amplex.dk

Re: original contribution

Abstract: Contribution to the 802.15.4g Smart Utility Networking group outlining the requirements for wireless systems to be deployed in international markets based on real-world projects from a systems integrator and service provider point of view.

Purpose: For presentation at the July 2009 IEEE TG4g meeting in San Francisco.

Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein.Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15.

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Infrastructure Asset Management

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Amplex Worldwide• Incorporated 2001 in Denmark, privately held

• Offices in UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi), USA (Washington DC), China, Singapore and Denmark

• HQ and R&D in Aarhus, Denmark

• Shareholder in SVI Electronics in Bangkok, Thailand

• First large-scale GPRS sensing application project in EU (2001)

• AmpLight for streetlight covers 50% in Denmark

• More than 1.5 million fixtures controlled globally today

Currently installing major “Smart Grid” solution in the Middle East covering LV Network, Smart Metering, Streetlights and

Water & Sewerage

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The Task at Hand

Infrastructure Asset Management – Anywhere: To connect and manage millions of mission critical, field-deployed infrastructure assets via cohesive, intelligent, fully managed sensor network solutions

Field devices, device management, interfaces and applications, core system integration and management and…..

…a unified communication network for connecting the field assets with its piers

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Objectives and Results

The objective is delivery of customized, prioritized and actionable data – and to make sure that this data correlates with customer systems and procedures

The result is increased efficiency, reliability and functionality of existing and future infrastructure networks and systems

This is also Smart Grid – but it goes far beyond that, hence the infrastructure must adapt and scale

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The Smart Grid Reality

Approach and Use Cases

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Middle East Case Study:From Streetlights over AMI, LV to Water…..

Project started with streetlight automation 2004 - Now covering 275,000 poles

AMR covering 600,000 points - going to 900,000 to 1,200,000 points

Electricity, Water and Gas Meters on a unified platform

Integrated monitoring and control of 60,000 substations/feeder in the distribution network

Intelligent breakers

Storage - reduce expensive peak production, power back-up

Water and Sewerage – 50.000 acoustic loggers, 300.000+ level & flow sensors

Going Towards Total Utility Infrastructure Asset Management

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Smart Grid Eco-System

Distributed Architecture

CPU Cell Structure enables intelligent fall back and decentralized

data processing offloading sensor network

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From Manual Reading to Smart Grid

MeterReading

Manual operation

Smart Metering• Load control• Disconnection• Quality of Supply• On-demand reading• Identification of losses• Home displays• Outages

Smart Grid• Energy Management• Add More Assets & Systems• Load profiling• Phase balancing• Opt. of transformers• Empowering field force• Reducing outage minutes • Outage statistics• Automatic restoring• Distribution automation• Asset management• Forecasting

AMR• Automatic

reading• Different

interval

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Water & Sewerage Management

Real-Time Monitoring & Management of Water and Sewerage Networks

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Water: Focus is on awareness, efficiency, higher service toward customers – Sounds Familiar?

• Emphasis on water leakages and flooding & odour in sewerage. The following goals are defined:

• Reduce water leakages to 10% and further down to 6%

• Reduce Risk of flooding & odour problems

• Real Time Model will be implemented

• New on-line instrumentation throughout the networks

• Management system will follow progress of achieving

the target

• Holistic Management System

• Define new processes

• Focus to enable new working procedures

BackgroundBackground

ToolsTools

AdaptionAdaption

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A Pipe Dream?

NMS can show a quick overview of status in areas

NMS can show a quick overview of status in areas

Zoom in and see details from instrumentation

Zoom in and see details from instrumentation

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Utility Infrastructure Management

Turn-key solution provider

System Integration & Change Management

Technology & Services enables

Communication

Data Processing, Integration and Presentation

Network Operation & Management

Holistic Integration with SCADA, CRM, ERP, GIS

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The Vision:Holistic Management of ALL Utility Assets

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People Assets: Empowering field workers

Instant update of GIS

Geo-awareness will provide the right

people and equipment at the fastest time

Full tracking of any changes to the

network

Asset management with pictures

Workflow management in the field

Amplex uses SmartPhones/iPhones to provide the state-of-the-art technology with the most intuitive user interface - simplicity at the best

Field tools

Field tools

Geo Awarenes

Geo Awarenes

Assert Manage

ment

Assert Manage

ment

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Pictures: Easy support•A picture says more than a thousand words

•Helping support from control center

•Email pictures of faulty equipment to vendors

•Annotate pictures with assisting texts and drawings to simplify discussions on issues

•Available on iPhone in the field and on a web browser in the control room

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Middle East Use Case:Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned

It all starts with GIS, asset ID and labeling, then defining the topology, you will be surprised….

Infrastructure, environment, regulation and people – all adds complexity of their own

Not only technology: Change management a key factor for successful deployments

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Middle East Use Case:Communication is Key - and a Royal Pain!

Lessons Learned

Wireless Mesh (433 MHz) = Problems with interference/reach

Wi-Fi = Problems with regulation, cost of deployment/overkill

PLC = Problems with performance due to ever changing environment

GPRS = Problem$

Regulatory, Environmental, Technical and Commercial Issues

Solution

Hybrid Network Configurations = High Complexity

A selection of widely adopted and standardized communication platforms

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Middle East Use Case: Conclusions

Conclusions

Communication the single most teething issue

Hybrid Network Configuration needed = Adding further complexity

To what extent does utilities/clients embrace the concept of becoming a full blown IP WAN operator owning and controlling telecom and sensing infrastructure and managing a host of new vendors/partners – the jury is out

Clear definitions of responsibility among the stakeholders of each project is required

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Middle East Use Case: Conclusions

Conclusions

New business models will surface in this space, managed services/ASP seems to gain traction

Purpose and industry applications should drive the standardization of the much needed communication platforms

Complex and diverse markets need standardization even more to avoid further complexity, increase transparency and critical mass advantages for customers, service providers and manufacturers

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Requirements - Critical Factors

IEEE 802.15 is crucial - Wireless Makes Sense in this landscape….

Standards must accommodate international markets – Smart Grid and Sensor Networks for utilities and municipalities is a truly Global Phenomenon

Standards should take into account the wide array of different RF spectrum needed on an international scale

Standards should accommodate varying power restrictions

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Requirements - Critical Factors

Smart Utility Networks is not just about Smart Meters

– it´s about hooking up vital infrastructure and people Anywhere!

We need wireless platforms embracing hard to reach locations (…water pipes and sewers, remember)

Electricity not a given: We need platforms working in environments where battery operation is required

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Requirements - Critical Factors

We need platforms for fixed and mobile applications in platforms tailored for specific applications and bandwidth requirements

We need platforms with cost/benefit creating viable alternatives to legacy communication systems

We need platforms that are easy to deploy – easy to operate – again, utilities are not telecom companies

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Over and Out

An industrial Revolution is in the Making

Now is the time to act with both short term determination and long term vision

We need a strong, international framework for wireless utility networks ASAP – but no so ASAP that perspective and vision is jammed

Remember the Internet - Smart Grid is just the beginning

Smart Utility Network or SANS - Smart Asset Sensing Networks

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Questions?

Thank you!