Smart appliance issues integrating applications and smart meters in the home environment World Meter Design Conference Oleg Logvinov, Chief Technology Officer HomePlug Powerline Alliance 20-April-2011
Agenda Smart Appliance and Smart Meter Market Backgrounder AHAM and Smart Appliance Requirements Smart Meter Challenges HomePlug technologies: a platform for interoperability Are we there yet? 2
Smart Appliance and Smart Meter Market Backgrounder 3
Consumer Engagement, a Building Block of Smart Grid Images courtesy of Southern California Edison
Growth of Home Area Networks A home energy management system (HEM) enables householders to: manage appliances set thermostats monitor power use regulate power usage HEMs provide their own network OR connect to the Home Area Network (HAN) which communicates through the home s smart meter By 2015 GTM Research projects: The HAN penetration rate will grow from 1 in 40 to 1 in 8 U.S. homes representing 4 million units and a $250 million market. 48% national deployment of smart meters in the U.S. 5
Global Smart Appliance Market Growth According to Pike Research, smart appliance sales will pick up the pace starting in the 2013 timeframe and become an annual market of $26.1 billion by 2019 Per Zpryme Smart Grid Insights, from 2011 to 2015, the global household smart appliance market is projected to grow from $3.06 billion to $15.12 billion. Berg Insight concludes that the worldwide deployment of smart electricity meters will reach 302.5 million at the end of 2015, based on a compound annual growth rate of 31.1 percent between 2009 and 2015. 6
US Smart Appliance Market Growth Zyprme predicts The US will dominate the household smart appliance market in 2011, accounting for 46.6 % ($1.43 billion) of the global market In 2015, the US market share is projected to maintain a significant share, 36.0% ($5.46 billion) of the global household smart appliance market IDC Energy Insights forecasts that by 2015, North American smart meter deployments will reach 88 million, representing a penetration rate of 51.4%. 7
AHAM and Smart Appliance Requirements 8
AHAM Study The AHAM (Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers) in the US commissioned a study, to evaluate each communications technologies ability to meet the unique needs of appliance consumers. The assessment showed a clear separation of the leaders from their peers for use in appliance Smart Grid applications: Highest across the media and network layers evaluated were : Wi-Fi, ZigBee, and HomePlug Green PHY Highest scores for the Application layer were: SEP 2.0 OpenADR The draft revision of SEP 2.0, dated May 7, 2010, was used in the analysis 9
AHAM Study: Consensus Architecture 10
AHAM Study: Consumer Expectation List 11
HomePlug technologies: a platform for interoperability. 12
Powerline Networking Joins the IEEE family of Global Standards IEEE 1901 powerline Industry groups and other IEEE standards IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.15.1 IEEE 802.15.4
HomePlug fast facts Mission / charter summary Industry-led initiative: creating specifications and certification programs for using the power lines for reliable home networking and Smart Grid applications. HomePlug works to accelerate worldwide adoption for powerline technology Promotion and market development; user education programs Certification logo : compliance and interoperability testing Formal liaison agreements with key industry groups such as ZigBee and Wi-Fi alliances Entity membership and support for key IEEE standards 1901 -- broadband-speed powerline (standard published) 1901.2 -- low-frequency, narrow-band powerline 1905.1 -- convergent digital home network for heterogeneous technologies HomePlug products = 90% share of 2010 broadband-speed powerline shipments Estimated cumulative shipments: 65 million HomePlug devices 14
HomePlug: Largest industry group dedicated to powerline networking Adopter Members: 33 additional companies 15
HomePlug Smart Grid Solutions Home Gateway Smart Energy / HAN Smart Meter / WAN Solar Panels HPGP Light Switches HPGP Thermostats HPAV HPGP HPGP Automotive HPGP Customer Premises Charging Station HPAV HPGP HPGP Meter NB- LF Utility Backhaul NB- LF WAN Authentication Server Controlled Port Security Cameras HPAV Appliances Consumer Electronics Utility Network 16
HomePlug driving Smart Energy management Common application layer solution Smart Energy Profile 2.0 Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP2) working group Chaired by Robby Simpson, GE Energy Open Standard http://www.zigbee.org/standards/zigbeesmartenergy/version20documents.aspx
Are we there yet? 18
Smart Appliance Market Projections Smart appliances will completely replace traditional machines by 2020 -Mark Ishac, a managing director at Zpryme Research & Consulting in Austin, Tex. According to Pike Research, a total of 118 million smart appliances will be sold worldwide between 2010 to 2019 IMS Research forecasts the adoption of smart appliances will begin in the US, followed by Canada and then Western Europe. fuelled by investment by governments and by the utility companies themselves, and by the introduction of financial incentives for consumers 19
Smart Appliance Industry Whirlpool Awarded US$19.3M in stimulus funding to build smart grid-enabled appliances Made ambitious commitment to manufacture only smart appliances by the year 2016and have 1 million smart appliances available to the market by 2012 GE plans to begin shipping smart washers and dryers by the end of 2011 or early 2012, followed shortly by refrigerators that will have a port to which a communication module can later be inserted. Other companies waiting for a firm agreement on communication technology standards so they can integrate the entire package within the appliance. 20
Smart Appliance Industry Samsung is offering a fridge with Wi-Fi connectivity and an 8-inch touchscreen that displays recipes and runs applications like Pandora Media Internet radio. Fridges, washers, dryers, dishwashers, and ovens are becoming more like computers that can connect wirelessly to smartphones, tablets, and other devices. -James Politeski, Senior Vice-President, Samsung Electronics America http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan20 11/tc20110126_265727.htm 21
Smart Appliance Industry LG to Launch Complete Range of Smart Appliances -enabled by LG THINQ(TM) Technology The smart grid is central to LG THINQ. It installs a smart meter for making sure that appliances consume the minimum amount of energy at the cheapest possible prices. The appliances energy consumption levels are shown on their LCD displays. Consumers can use their smartphone or tablet PC to remotely monitor and control home appliances from outside the house. http://www.smartmeters.com/the-news/1479-lg-tolaunch-complete-range-of-smart-appliances.html 22
Thank You! Special thanks to all contributors: Allen Huotari, Technical Leader, Cisco Systems, Inc. Gary Stuebing, Strategic Planning Manager, Duke Energy Corporation Nanci Vogtli, VP of Marketing, Greenvity Communications Vladimir Borisov, Principal Engineer, Itron