Smart Grid &

Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Solution capabilities

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 Background
India has inherited British’s power distribution system and enhanced over
6 decades. As on today, transmission loss across states in india on
average is around 27%, that can be reduced to 9%.

Maintenance cost is been increased due to the following reasons.

1. Power Theft
2. Traditional Power grid management system
3. Losses due to Billing Manipulations
4. Higher maintenance cost ( Manpower & Operations)

Smart Grid solution depicts that deployment of Smart Meter, Smart

Transformer, Smart Grid along with IoT cloud, big data and business
application integration. This is to improvise current infrastructure.

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 What is Smart Grid ?
Smart Grid is digital technology that enables current infrastructure such that it can be
monitored, extract data and controlled remotely

1. Smart Grids are advanced Transmission &

Distribution networks based on the integration of Business Applications
Information and Communications technology
IT Infrastructure
2. Delivers electricity to consumers using two- way
digital technology which enables efficient
Communications
management of both end- use & grid- use

3. Capable of monitoring & responding to changes in Measurement devices

(Sensors, PMU, PDCs etc)
everything from power plants to customer
preferences to individual appliances
Electrical Infrastructure

4. It impacts the entire value chain from equipment

manufacturing to sales and is not just restricted to
transmission & distribution

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 Business Benefits
Significant reduction in power theft

Control transmission loss

Efficient power grid system, zero down time

Avoid Billing manipulations

Better Sync between feeders and consumers

Minimum human intervention for maintenance

More revenue benefits for energy generation companies

Smart payment method by consumers

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Smart Grid Significant Features

Asset
management

MIS & Consumer

Reconciliation Management

Smart Grid

Meter &
Network Finance
Management Management

Maintenance

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Landscape of Smart Grid

Consumption/
Generation Transmission Distribution Consumer
Power Quality
Industrial &
control
commercial
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Electrical Network support

Information Technology & Information Security

Telecommunication with Data Analytics & Integration support

An integrated data communication & IT platform for supporting end- to- end solutions across the entire supply
chain

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 Benefits of Smart Grid to Utilities
Traits Traditional Grid Smart Grid
Loss Inability to address the problem of very Prevents disruptions, minimizes impact, more of consumer participation thus
Reduction high AT& C losses in India plaguing the having a proactive approach for better energy management and energy
Discoms accounting. Being Smart, leakage can be detected quickly and prevented.

Department Human resource required for bill Auto Billing & Transformer maintenance reduces human dependency and
Benefits generation & Transformer Maintenance increase efficiency by 25 %

Peak Reactive approach. Utilities tend to Smart Grid technology enable utilities to reduce purchase of costly power,
Reduction purchase high cost power during peak avoid paying UI charge and maintain grid discipline
hours and pay UI charges as well

Integration of Classic grid s were designed for one- way Allows individual consumers to generate power onsite and feed into the grid
DG with flow of electricity without raising reverse flow reliability and safety issues Capacity to integrate
system electricity generated through solar wind and motor vehicles.

Reliability of Post breakdown repair Self healing. Power quality a priority with a variety of quality/price options
supply according to needs

Consumer Less consumer participation due to non- Consumer can optimize monthly bill
Benefits price visibility, rare time-of-day pricing rare,
few choices. Consumer is user

Rural Provision of Electricity in rural areas is still Micro Grids and efficient use of available supply will pave the way for
Outreach an issue. increasing the outreach of electricity

Quality of Limited efforts for quality of supply Quality parameters can be monitored and controlled at each node point
Supply

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The Distribution segment continues to carry
electricity from the point where transmission leaves
Distribution off

Distribution continues to be the weakest link in the power

sector.

Distribution Loss of Discoms have increased from Rs. 27000 Cr in 2006-

07 to Rs. 60000 Cr in 2011-12

Private Distribution
State Utilities
Licensees Franchisees Principle reason for above loss- Huge AT & C losses of 27%
compared to 10% average in developed countries

TATA Power,
Torrent Power
State DISCOMs Reliance Energy
etc
etc The Govt. has invested heavily in various schemes to bring
the losses to <15%

Private sector participation in 2 ways- PPP & DF

(Distribution Franchisee)

The Govt. has ambitious plans to double the distribution

network by the end of 12th Plan

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 Distribution –Market Backward
Market Need
Segmentation Focus Area
Smart meters

Comm networks AMI- Advanced Metering

Infrastructure
Data management
systems

Infra mapping

Visualisation s/w DMS- Distribution

Management systems
Energy accounting &
auditing

RT monitor, coordinate & Distribution Energy

operate components DA- Distribution
remotely Automation
FDIR

Loading limit detection

Theft detection & report Customer side & DR-

Demand Response
Local intelligence

Load connect-
disconnect facility

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Issues/Concerns with Discom
Theft/ Losses

• In areas where SCADA has not been setup (378-135=243), there are huge theft losses
• No mechanism available to detect & report above problems, cost- effective solutionsneeded

Underground cable fault detection

• During rains, faults occur in a number of undergroundcables

• Solutions needed to detect such faults

Energy saving/ losses reduction mechanisms

• Any mechanisms needed which will directly have an effect on T&C losses

Auto Disconnect/ Alarm

• Cost- effective solutions needed to caution customers who default on bill- Automatically- Either through warning signal in
meters, sms, calls etc

GIS data integration (quick)

• Currently it takes hours (more than 4-5 hrs) for the GIS data sent by various substations to integrate and arrive at the
Centre
• Cost- effective solutions needed to ensure that it updates withinminutes

Synchronization issues

• In case of failure/issues of some generation facility, power is borrowed from nearby states/ IPPs
• As and when in-house generation is restored, power supply disrupts due to asynchronised frequencies
between both supplies
• Mechanisms needed to synchronise both these frequencies automatically
Substation Data at Central location

• MahaDiscom has 2500 substations of 33kV (with/ without SCADA)

• It is required to have data of all substations at central location
• Data regarding feeder working/ not working, loading & its breakdown and other important parameters like
spinning reserve, VRT, peak load characteristics etc
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 AMI System Architecture

Application CRM Billing Payment DMS ERP EMS

Data Collection Platform

DCP

Head End System Meter Data Management System

WAN

GPRS/3G Ethernet PLC

NAN DCU(Data Concentrator Unit)
Industrial 3phase meter
PLC/RS-485 Zigbee
With GPRS

SmartMeter SmartMeter
Low Density Area Industrial Customer

High Density Area

HES Architecture

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HES Features

• TCP/IP Adaptor to transfer the Meter data in OBIS format

TCP/IP from Meter/DCU to HES

• Data received will be stored in queue and acknowledgment is

Redis sent to meter.

• Meter Data will be stored in Mongo DB

HES

• Transforms the Meter data from OBIS and load the data into
ETL MDM Server

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MDM Architecture

MDM
Downstream
Automated Data Systems
Processes
Data Billing Billing
Analysis Determinants Determinants
VEE EMS
Configurations On-Demand Interval Meter
Reads
CRM
Reports Analytics Aggregated
Exception Load
HES
Management Billing
Historical
Customer Information Data
Payment
Revenue Customer

Protection Meter Asset Information

Revenue DMS
Load Profiles Protection
Incidents
Service Order Revenue Protection ERP
Service/
Processing Work Orders
Meter Data Demand
Repository Response
(Interval & Monthly Read) Signals

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MDM Features

VEE Algorithms

Dash Boards

Aggregations

Reports

On-Demand Requests

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MDM Dashboards

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MDM Aggregations

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Reports
Our Service Offerings in AMI Space

Solution Development • Head End System Development

• MDM development
and Implementation • Integration with Utility applications like CIS and Billing
• Mobile App for Utility users and end consumers

• Survey
• Pilot
MDM Implementation • Installation and Commissioning
• Operations and Maintenance

•8 weeks of highly focused training on Electricity Network, Power Sector

MDM Training (Proprietary Trends, HES and MDM concepts and our proprietary MDMsolution
MDM Solution) • AMI Laboratory for practical experience

• Certified AMI Domain Experts

Professional Services • Certified Mean Stack Developers
• MDM Implementation Consultants

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Our Competence in Tools and Technologies

Technical Functional Industry

Expertise Expertise Expertise
• Angular JS • AMR • Indian DISCOMs
• Node JS • HES
• Mongo dB and Oracle • MDM
DB • AMI Readiness Audits
• Mobile App in iOS and • Oracle MDM
Android Implementation
• ETL Tools like SPARK
• REDIS Middleware

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Our Resource capabilities

Data Migration

Utility Integrations

Operations and Maintenance

Analytics & Reports

Existing Applications Maintenance

Any other implementation work

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 Rama Mukkamalla, M.Tech ( Industrial Engineering)

Managing Director ,Email : ramam@varahaconsulting.com Mobile: +91 9866991259

19 years of experience as Technology Consulting Partner for various Industries across geographies

Technology Partner
Procure to pay solution architecture based on Siebel Marketing and Oracle e-Procurement module for a financial
services company in USA.
 Oracle Supply chain Planning solution design and delivery for an hi-tech manufacturing company inJapan
 Transport and warehouse system integration using oracle ERP for hi tech products sales company in Canada
 Financial Accounting Hub design and delivery for an insurance company reporting process in USA.
 Configurator solution for long cycle order management process for a telecom company in Germany
 Mobile wallet solution for a telecom based service provider in Hong Kong

Delivery Management
 Managed multiple projects across technologies like Baan ERP, i2,Oracle,SOA, OBIEE ,Web and Mobile Technologies
Configured and delivered several e-commerce solutions across the industries like retail, education, Pharma and
technology
 Handled global rollouts across geographies working with different nationalities.
 Managed various support, development and Implementation projects both at offshore andonsite.
 Consistency and predictability in quality and time of delivery with CMMi Level 5 standards.
 Recognized leader as mentor and counsellor for new and experienced ITprofessionals

Mentor for start-ups

 Developed a strategy solution called ‘4-Quadrants’ for start-ups involving Mobile app, Backend system, CallCentre
and Marketing.
 Consulting and Advisory services for start-up companies.
Conduct war room sessions on Start-up Ideas , prepare a business case, revenue model and deliver presentations for
investors.

Companies Worked in the past

 Infor(Baan ), Infosys and Deloitte Consulting