Wireless Network Applications

For
Smart Energy System
Presented at
Embed Asia 2009 Conference
Bangalore
18th June 2009

Venki Venkataraman
Practice Head
Wireless and Smart Energy

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Smart Energy System – Slide Index

Introduction

Key Takeaways

System Components

Energy System Overview

Wireless Technologies involved

Future roadmap

Summary

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Introduction

What is Smart Energy all about?

Focus on Efficient Energy generation and consumption

System definition primarily includes Electricity, but encompasses
Gas and Water energy also

Why do we need it?

To reduce energy waste, optimize energy demand and generation

How to achieve this?

Measure and Inform energy consumption at real-time to Consumer

Automatic load control by Consumer and/or by Utilities

Communication connectivity from Utilities to Energy consuming
devices

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Key takeaways

Energy Management Systems (EMS)

Automated Meter Reading (AMR)

Demand Response Load Control (DRLC)

Wireless Technologies

Residential space - Home Area Network (HAN)

Commercial & Civic Utility space – Local Area Network (LAN)

Network Management systems (NMS) - Wide Area Network (WAN)

Enterprise Energy Management Systems – Wide Area Network (WAN)

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 Smart Energy System
Energy Load and
Energy Utility Transmission & Power Harvest
Distribution

Smart
Electric
Appliance
Energy Flow Gas
Energy Flow
Meter

Energy
Energy Flow HAN Management
System
Residential
Control and
Control and
Data
EMS NMS Data
Energy
In-Premise
Gateway Harvesting
Gateway display
Enterprise Network
System WAN Operations WAN Lighting Solar
Energy
Management Panel
Service
Portal Network

Billing
Web server Enterprise
Database Database LAN
Web server
Server
Commercial &
Civic Utility Energy
GSM/GPRS/3G GSM/GPRS/3G
Management
WiMax WiFi/IPv6 System
Microwave/Satellite IT
Datacenter
Management
ZigBee

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Energy System components

Energy Transmission &

Utility Energy Load
Distribution

Energy Flow Energy Flow

Energy Flow
Residential

Energy Flow
Commercial &
Civic Utility

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ZigBee Protocol – Brief Introduction

Short Range Low Power wireless communication Protocol

Based on IEEE 802.15.4 MAC/PHY standard

Operates at 2.4 GHz and Sub 1 GHz frequencies

Supports large number of nodes with mesh communication

Self Healing and Self Forming Mesh Network

Designed for infrequent and small amount of data communication, thus
supports long battery life

In-built support for secured communication and recovery from
frequency interferences

Native support for IP communication (ZigBee/IP Gateway)

Extension in the protocol (application profile definition) to build Smart
Energy products

Selected as one of key wireless communication standard by National
Institute of Science and Technology (NIST, USA) to build Smart Energy
systems

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 Automated Meter Reading (AMR)

Energy Transmission & Energy Load

Utility Distribution

ZigBee

EMS NMS Electric

Meter
Data Data
Enterprise Network
System WAN
Operations WAN Gateway
Gateway Gateway

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Energy Load – Residential space

Energy
Transmission &
Distribution
Electric meter

Energy Consumption

Energy Flow Energy Flow Microwave oven

Refrigerator
Washing machine

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 Demand Response Load Control – Residential Space

Residential

ZigBee
NMS
EMS

Enterprise WAN Network WAN Electric HAN Display

System Operations Meter

Gateway Gateway EMS

Gateway
Control Control
and and
Data Data Thermostat

Appliance

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Energy Load – Commercial and Civic Utility space

Energy Commercial &

Transmission & Civic Utility
Distribution

Outdoor/Street
Lighting

Energy Consumption

Energy Flow Energy Flow

IT Datacenter Building Power

Power Management
Management

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 AMR to Smart Energy – Commercial and Civic Utility Space
Civic
Utility

ZigBee
EMS
NMS Lighting
EMS
Management

Enterprise WAN Network WAN

System Operations LAN
NMS
Gateway
Gateway Gateway

Control Control
and and
Data Data IT Datacenter Building Control

Commercial

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 Wireless Communication Protocols

Residential
Control Control
and Data and Data
EMS NMS

Enterprise Network
System Operations Gateway
WAN WAN
Gateway
Gateway
Commercial &
Civic Utility
GSM/GPRS/3G
GSM/GPRS/3G
WiMax ZigBee
WiFi/IPv6
Microwave/Satellite

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 Future roadmap – Residential Space

Residential
Energy Flow

Gas and
Water Meter
Pre-payment
NMS Terminal
EMS

Enterprise Network HAN

WAN WAN
System Operations
Gateway Gateway
Gateway
ZigBee

Control Control
and and
Energy
Data Data PHEV Harvesting

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 Future Roadmap – Commercial Space

Commercial
Energy Flow

NMS Solar Panel

EMS
Network

Enterprise Network LAN

WAN WAN
System Operations
Gateway Gateway Gateway
ZigBee

Control Control
and and
Data Data
Charging
Station

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 Future Roadmap - Wireless Communication Protocols

Residential
Control Control
and Data and Data
EMS NMS

Enterprise Network
System Operations Gateway
WAN WAN
Gateway
Gateway
Commercial &
Civic Utility
GSM/GPRS/3G
GSM/GPRS/3G ZigBee - IP
WiMax
WiFi/IPv6 6LoWPAN,
Microwave/Satellite
IPSO
WiFi

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 Smart Energy – NOC and Enterprise Systems

Residential
Control Control
and Data and Data
EMS NMS

Enterprise Network
System Operations Gateway
WAN WAN
Gateway
Gateway

Web
server
Billing Commercial &
Enterprise Database Web Civic Utility
Database Server server

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 Smart Energy System
Energy Load and
Energy Utility Transmission & Power Harvest
Distribution

Smart
Electric
Appliance
Energy Flow Gas
Energy Flow
Meter

Energy
Energy Flow HAN Management
System
Residential
Control and
Control and
Data
EMS NMS Data
Energy
In-Premise
Gateway Harvesting
Gateway display
Enterprise Network
System WAN Operations WAN Lighting Solar
Energy
Management Panel
Service
Portal Network

Billing
Web server Enterprise
Database Database LAN
Web server
Server
Commercial &
Civic Utility Energy
GSM/GPRS/3G GSM/GPRS/3G
Management
WiMax WiFi/IPv6 System
Microwave/Satellite IT
Datacenter
Management
ZigBee

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Energy Management System – Residential space

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EMS Consumer Portal – Residential space

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EMS Utility Portal

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Lighting Management Application – Civic Utility

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Solar Panel Network System - Commercial

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Summary – Smart Energy systems

Smart Energy systems

Optimize energy generation and consumption

Monitor at real-time and take actions to control the load

Communication network Infrastructure

Wireless communication within residential space
 ZigBee

Wireless communication within commercial and Civic Utility space
 ZigBee

Connectivity from residential/commercial space to Transmission
and distribution network
 GSM/GPRS/3G cellular, Wi-Fi

Connectivity from the distribution center to Energy Utility
companies
 GSM/GPRS/3G cellular
 WiMax/Satellite/Microwave wireless technologies

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