Software, Integration and … Pat Corrigan

July 2014

Elster • Over 100 years in metering – electricity, water and gas • Over 100 Elster AMI systems at public owned utilities • 200 million meters installed • Introduced microprocessor based metering in 1980 • Introduced solid state metering in 1992 • Introduced AMI in 2003 • Formerly …

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Data and the Big Picture

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Information

Knowledge

Decisions

Knowing What to Do

Data

Loads of data

Everywhere

All the time

Business Process Improvement

Sample Business Processes

• Customer Service Calls • Outage Management • Billing • Aging Accounts Receivable • Asset Management • Distribution Planning • Work Order Management

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Grid Awareness

Outage/Voltage Monitoring • View Outage/Voltage events for devices within a time

frame. • Ability to perform power status check and voltage read

on devices

Troubleshooting • State of Devices with Active Alarms available (cleared

automatically as issues resolved)

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Network Visualizer

Network Management

• Visualize logical network topology of the Elster mesh network • Ping device’s and receive network RSSI values to localize RF problems • Network state capture for exchange

Device Management

• Examine network topology • nodal relationships, network hop depth, repeater loading

• Multiple visualization layouts supported

Alarm Browser

Autonomous Identification of Issues that need Attention • System automatically raises and clears alarms based on event activity

Quickly Filter on specific devices or alarm types or categories • Easy to use comprehensive interface to find and filter all alarms • Covers System Communication, Schedule and Device alarms • Filter based on alarm category, type, time, severity or object

Facilitates Quick Troubleshooting – Focused Issue Resolution • Correlates any Events that raise or clear the alarm • Users can acknowledge and tag with notes • Sort, filter and export options to quickly see time-sequenced alarms

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Sample Preventative Action AMI Update

Transformer Overload

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Sample Preventative Action

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Sample Preventative Action

Sample Digital Connectivity

IPhone SMS

Facebook Friends

Twitter

AMI Update

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Interoperability

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Interoperability Model (3D)

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Interoperability

Designing for 3D Interoperability Universal Meter Concept

• IEEE 802.15.4g SUN, ANSI C12 Series

• Software programmable radio protocol

• Programmable radio power output

• Integrated multi-radio

• New power supply – provides backup power

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Interoperability

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>70% of AMI Meters use RF Mesh

Data and Applications Today

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• Multiple applications • Multiple databases • Multiple credentials • Learning curves

Interoperability

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Configuration

Systems Integration Alternatives Interoperability

Easy Integration to Business Processes

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Helps People Do Their Jobs Reduce knowledge delays Pre-configured universal dashboard All needed applications All needed screens

Easy to Learn and Use Single sign on

Less Credentialing Easier to stay informed Less Navigation Easier to focus on important human tasks Create positive experiences/relations

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Structured Workflow: Customer Service Call

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AMI Dashboard •See any alarms

Billing •See last month’s bill

MDM • View daily load profile for the week or month

Map •View any neighborhood outages or voltage issues

Rates • View available

rates

MDM • Model available

rates against last month’s usage

Workforce Management •Schedule field visit if needed

Flexible ownership models offer choices that are easier on cash flow.

Elements Own & Operate

Infrastructure as a Service

Software as a Service

Smart Grid as a Service

Software License Buy Buy Subscription Subscription Head End Hardware (Back Office) Buy Subscription Subscription Subscription Annual Support Services Buy Subscription Subscription Subscription Endpoint Hardware Buy Buy Buy Subscription WAN Own or Buy Own or Buy Own or Buy Subscription

Partner Windstream Utilismart Leidos

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Thank you Pat Corrigan

VP – Public Utilities

pat.corrigan@elster.com

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…. For all you do.