Moving Beyond AMI with the Internet of Things. Paul Nelsen Senior Director, Smartgrid Solutions APAC

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1 Moving Beyond AMI with the Internet of Things Paul Nelsen Senior Director, Smartgrid Solutions APAC

2 A CHANGING LANDSCAPE Increasing Demand Rising Fuel Costs New Energy Sources Moving beyond AMI with IOT 2

3 A Smart Grid is an electricity network that can intelligently integrate the actions of all users connected to it generators, consumers and those that do both in order to efficiently deliver sustainable, economic and secure electricity supplies. Source: The European Technology Platform Smart Grid (ETPSG)

4 The previous generation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure does two things very well: measures and communicates. Moving beyond AMI with IOT 4

5 Annual Benefit per Customer 30 Outage Response THE BENEFITS OF FIRST GENERATION AMI Energy Savings Demand Response» Reduced cost of field operations» Enables flexible energy rate structures» Customer engagement for energy savings Capital Avoidance / TLM Revenue Assurance 5 Customer Service Benefits 0 AMR AMI Meter Reading Benefits Moving beyond AMI with IOT 5

6 THE LIMITATIONS» Benefits primarily focused on meter to cash» Data is still returned to central systems for analysis and action» Response times are better, but still dependent on human intervention» Operational and Safety benefits are limited by lack of integration to operational systems Moving beyond AMI with IOT 6

7 AMI 1.0 Lots of meters sending lots of data back Value creation largely focused on meter to cash business process Smart Grid 1.0 Collecting non-revenue data, beginning to utilize the data for distribution side benefits, value-added services, etc. Application of analytics in utility back office Smart Grid 2.0 Coordinated analysis and action to the edge of the network and endpoint Interoperation of diverse grid devices/assets Moving beyond AMI with IOT 7

8 ANNUAL BENEFITS PER CUSTOMER THE BENEFITS OF Smart Grid Volt/Var CVR Predictive Outage Outage Response AMR AMI Smart Grid Energy Savings Demand Response Capital Avoidance / TLM Revenue Assurance Customer Service Benefits Moving beyond AMI with IOT 8

9 EVOLUTION OF THE IOT UNLOCKS THESE BENEFITS

10 Standards Enabled Interoperability» IEEE /4e/4g (RF link) (2012)» IEEE (narrowband PLC) (2013)» IEEE 802.1x (for authentication - EAPOL)» IETF RPL routing protocol» IETF IPv6 networking protocols» IETF EAP-TLS» Extensions to standards to fill technology gaps Moving beyond AMI with IOT 10

11 Computing Power at the Edge An iphone or PC on every meter and grid device? A unified software platform running multiple apps, protocols New Technology Options New Communication Capabilities Multi-modulation, multi-media, peer-to-peer, local broadcast The intelligence to choose among them Locational Awareness On the distribution system (feeder, phase, transformer, other meters, etc.) Continuously and intelligently updating Multilingualism Support for multiple communication and application protocols Smart metering, DA, Load Control/DR, HAN Moving beyond AMI with IOT 11

12 The smart grid becomes an IOT network populated with devices that not only measure and communicate, but make decisions and take action in real time.» Intelligent meters and sensors positioned throughout the system, enabling efficiency, conservation and cost-effective balancing of supply and demand» Location-aware devices detect and identify equipment problems or safety concerns, as well as provide accurate, timely information for events like outages and leaks» Provide businesses and consumers with detailed consumption information, enabling them to become more resourceful about their energy and water consumption Welcome to the active Smart grid. Moving beyond AMI with IOT 12

13 Itron Riva Now true intelligence can be found throughout any network, not only on the computers and hard drives back at the office. Itron Riva is a revolutionary sensing and communications platform for the Internet of Things. Pushing Intelligence to the Edge Itron Riva makes an entire network visible by putting computing power and adaptive communications in field devices. Now Information can be analyzed and acted upon immediately. Instant Results With real-time communication between devices, they can actually work together automatically to decide how information is efficiently applied. Adaptive Communications Technology This breakthrough platform can even be customized with applications that live within field devices, allowing a wide variety of networks utility and otherwise to save time, resources and money. Moving beyond AMI with IOT 13

14 Adaptive Communications Technology» Single network solution incorporates two communications technologies -RF and PLC - on the same chip set» Continuously monitors network for most reliable and fastest communication path RF Mesh Power Line Carrier (PLC)» Network dynamically self-selects best communication path, from available media and modulation schemes» Assured connectivity at highest available speed» Performance to support applications beyond smart metering (i.e. smart grid, smart cities applications) Moving beyond AMI with IOT 14

15 Solves Key Connectivity Challenges Moving beyond AMI with IOT 15

16 Cost / Difficulty Cost / Difficulty Adaptive Communications Technology Benefits» Simplified, zero-touch deployment» Maximizes network coverage minimizes mitigation More options for connection (RF or PLC depending on best path)» Assured connectivity at highest possible speed Dynamic link (RF/PLC), modulation and data rate selection SINGLE MEDIA 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Moving beyond AMI with IOT 16

17 SMART ENERGY AND WATER Together can make a smart city. Beyond utility infrastructure, the active grid network can integrate once disparate systems, such as traffic control, emergency response and other municipal systems to create more resourceful communities. Moving beyond AMI with IOT 17

18 BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. As cities around the world face aging infrastructure, growing urban populations, government mandates and shrinking budgets, managing energy and water is critical to ongoing economic prosperity and social well being. Building a Smarter City 18

19 THANK YOU itron.com/smartcities