Meter Data Management

Smart Metering for all market participants

The present utility business scenario is getting more and more competitive. As a result companies have to optimize processes and direct their focus on several key factors. Accurate forecasting, monitoring of energy consumption and a product design according to the customer needs are just some of them. As a logical consequence many utilities have adopted IT practices to comply with current challen-ges of the market. As a family-owned company we are proud to be listed as one of the Meter Data Management providers in the latest magic quadrant of the Gartner group.

For more than two decades Robotron is successfully developing IT solutions for the utility sector. As Oracle platinum partner we are specialized on managing effectively very large data sets. With our product robotron*esmart we are delivering tailor made solutions focused on the requirements of utility companies. The processes of our solutions are mostly automated and provide comprehensive VEE (validation, estimation, editing) capabilities, the creation of customer specific offers, optimized smart grid control and individual billing preparation from scratch. It further provides a high level of data security and through its open system architecture it can be seamlessly integrated into existing system landscapes. The interaction without interfaces between Robotron modules, from meter reading up to the export of billing relevant data, are speeding up your processes, offering full transparency and as a result giving you and your customers the opportunity to focus on energy efficiency and cost optimization.

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Overview of Robotron’s MDM solution

Smart Metering implies measuring and managing energy use in an intelligent manner. This applies not only to billing-relevant consumption data but also to information about energy flows and the status of the energy network. Innovative metering systems offer secure channels for controlling individual components within intelligent energy networks (Smart Grid). Besides timely collection and analysis of meter data Smart Metering with robotron*esmart allows intelligent control of generation and consumption components. At this stage the universal head-end-system robotron*SwitchingServer ideally combines both aspects and perfectly integrates existing infrastructures.

Intelligent IT solutions complete the concept of Smart Metering. The MDM system robotron*esmart is the optimal solution for collecting and processing of any available mass data.

Essential elements are:

��Highly automated meter data collection (AMR) via all common communication channels

�� Support of latest security requirements (in particular according to BSI protection profiles, technical guidelines and ISO 27001)

�� Integration of any typical remote readable meter and new Smart Metering systems within one system solution – vendor-independent

��High-performance device management, synchronization with external asset management systems (EAM)

��Managing and tracking firmware updates and device parameterization

��Highly efficient time series management with automated plausibility checks and substitute value generation (VEE – Validating – Editing – Estimating)

�� Fully automated and configurable calculation module

��Customer Internet Portal (CIP) solution for consumption data visualization

�� Fully automated, intercompany data exchange (IDE) – market-compliant meter and master data exchange via EDIFACT formats and/or ebIX

��Change process management for a simple configuration of automated market-compliant change processes

��Configuration management (creation and administration of communication, evaluation and tariff profiles)

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robotron*SwitchingServer – the “missing link” between Smart Metering and Smart Grid.Flexible communication platform and highly efficient device management.

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HEAD-END SYSTEM –

The robotron*SwitchingServer takes the role of a database-supported, scalable and failsafe switching center or data hub for IP-based M2M data communication. Complete support of Web services, IP telemetry standards acc. to DIN 43863-4 as well as TAINY- SwitchingCenter protocols (TSC) guarantee an integration of the latest equipment technology. Therefore communication according to the requirements of the technical guideline of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI TR-03109) is ensured.

Load balancing and high avalability

The sharing of integrated devices and communication components (gates) to several communication nodes provides also a redundant operation in multi-node mode. The administration of all gates and nodes within one Oracle database allows for interoperability between all registered components.

Essential core functionalities of the robotron*SwitchingServer

�� Support of IP telemetry acc. to E-DIN 43863-4 as well as TSC protocol

��M2M dial-up and leased line operation

�� Establishing of secured TLS channels (with/without integration of hardware security module (HSM))

��Multitenancy through grouping of gates

�� Smart Grid functionalities (protocol conversion e.g. to/from IEC60870-5-104) for integration of SCADA systems

�� Support of several push procedures incl. defined push-target registration

��Complete data volume registration per gate

�� Switching-routing option: mapping of cascaded communication connections, routing to not directly connected participants

The importance of robotron*SwitchingServer for Smart Meter Gateways

The robotron*SwitchingServer plays an important role regarding the orderly realization of particularly high safety demands of Smart Metering systems in Germany. In this context it serves as remote station to the secure communication channel acc. to BSI TR-03109 for Smart Meter Gateways (SMGW) and therefore provides a central M2M communication interface for efficient and secure data transfer and administration of SMGW.

Solutions for high performance

ADVANCED METERING –

Efficient data management including a fully automated collection and processing of consumption and power quality data plays also a key role especially in case of the following:

�� Smart Grid with controllable consumers or green energy feeders

��Control of energy storage systems or electrical consumers in households (Smart Home)

�� Integration of new Smart Metering systems

�� Integration of charging – infrastructure for eMobility

�� Energy efficiency for C&I (commercial and industrial)

robotron*ecollect comprehensively meets these highly complex requirements. It allows automated meter data collection of C&I- as well as residential customers. The data collection of Smart Grid or Submetering components for managing energy efficiency is done the same way. Furthermore, administration and parameterization of all involved devices (meters, communication modules etc.) as well as the management of metering point topology is guaranteed.

Push, pull, and poll communication via modem connection (GSM, PSTN etc.), IP telemetry or TCP/IP connections (DSL, GPRS, UMTS etc.) as well as WebServices (SOAP, REST) are supported.

Monitoring with automated fault detection and subsequent meter reading reduce manual intervention to a minimum. System performance can be individually adjusted by scalable system components to allow a faster parallelized collection and processing of meter data. robotron*ecollect has already proven its mass data compatibility in several customer projects.

Collected meter data are directly imported into the energy data management of Robotron EDM/MDM solution robotron*esmart and therefore they are immediately available for the associated processes.

System structure and operation

A high level of efficiency and future sustainability is guaranteed through vendor-independent support of existing as well as future meter and communication infrastructure. robotron*ecollect supports all common meter types, load profile recorders, Smart Meter as well as data concentrators or head-end-systems with all communication protocols and data formats.

The portfolio of supported devices ranges from remote readable electricity or gas standard and interval meters to different volume meters and load profile recorders up to modern Smart Meter systems. In addition, Smart Grid components such as controllable loads, generation facilities, energy storages as well as charging infrastructure components for electric vehicles are collected and controlled.

Maximum increase of process performance: robotron*ecollect reduces the processing time of data from the meter to market communication.

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» Vendor-independent device support: robotron*ecollect supports all common meters, meter systems and communication modules with the respective and partly vendor-specific communication protocols independent of manufacturer of the device. Head-end-systems can be integrated via open interfaces.

The list of supported communication modules includes:

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robotron*ecollect offers the following basic functionalities:

��Automated meter data collection (Advanced Meter Reading)

– Support of all relevant communication media in push and pull operation

– Vendor-independent support of all common communication protocols and data formats of meters, modems, gateways, as well as head-end systems (e.g. DLMS, IEC1107, SML, SCTM, DSfG, M-Bus, PRIME, Mod-Bus, LON, FNP, ABL...)

– Scalable, failsafe system components – suitable for processing mass data

��Management and processing of meter data – Meter data processing of load profiles, registered data, billing data, power quality data,

– Arbitrary time series/meter periods and individual values as well as statuses, alarms and

– Additional information

– Automated conversion of meter data in standard format (OBIS)

– Separate raw data storage

– Scheduled and historicized allocation of metering points

��Readout control with monitoring and subsequent data reading mechanism

– Spontaneous or cyclical reading

– Meter data fault detection with automated subsequent reading of missing values

– Partial processing in case of connection loss during a reading process

– Read-out and analysis of meter log book

�� Integrated device management (AMI) – Administration of meter and communication infrastructure (meters, communication devices, additional equipment with historicized allocations)

– Automated synchronization/import of device master data

– Lifecycle management for devices

��Device parameterization and control functions (single and mass operation)

– Time synchronization

– Firmware upload (incl. activation) with historicized firmware management

– Setting of communication parameters

– Transmission and administration of tariff structures

– Remote control/load control

�� System integration – Open interfaces for meter and master data with common technologies (file, Web service, database)

�� Seamless integration within the Robotron Energy Market Suite for Validation, Editing, and Estimation (VEE), meter data analysis, balancing, market communication, change process management, Web portal illustration etc.

Overall system performance as competitive advantage

In the context of a scalability test it was possible to demonstrate the mass data capability of an entire system. Meter data of 12 million meters each with 96 meter readings were collected and processed within less than 24 hours via free scalable integration of communication server.

At the same time corresponding work values (quarter-hourly difference of meter readings) were calculated and imported to the system. In total 24 million time series with altogether 2.3 billion meter readings and work values were processed.

Vendor-independent, highly automated and fully integrated

ADVANCED METER READING –

The fast and progressive development of terminals and mobile devices also encourages EDM customers to look for new methods and ways to manage their business processes. Particular attention is given to the provision of EDM functionalities and the availability of information nearly in real time. With this perception Robotron has designed its web portal solution.

The robotron*Webportal meets with its modular character and the responsive design the latest requirements of the customers. It offers a big variety of combinable module configurations to map different processes for various target groups (e.g. tariff customers, external market participants, chain stores etc.). Beside the standard features such as consumption analysis, creation of operating figures, target monitoring and mapping of location or organizational structures also EDM processes can be selected and executed through the portal.

��Tariff customers

��Dashboard with individually configurable widgets

��Administration and displaying of load profiles and operating figures

��Chain stores

�� Interactive map to administer store locations

��Mapping of single store locations or entire regions

�� External market participants

��Displaying of utility customers

��Creation and listing of final EDM/MDM operating figures

�� EDM customers

��Offer calculation

��Customer pricing

Additional features are:

��Web portal login dialog management via the Robotron back end system permitting an unlimited amount of user (e.g. tenants, admins, specialized employees)

��Commodity and OBIS code independent processing of meter data

��Graphical display of metered values and load profiles (zoom & drag, pinch to zoom etc.) in any time period including analysis options; data export via PDF document

��Display of metered values in table form; data export as CSV file

��Messaging system to individually contact the different web portal user

��Administration of metering point or watch lists (e.g. favorites)

�� Storage option for evaluations

�� Implemented security measurements according to OWASP guidelines (OWASP Testing Guide v4)

EDM at any time – anywhere

MOBILE OVERVIEW –

robotron*Webportal: From comprehensive data analysis up to EDM functionalities - diverse application possibilities on all platforms.»

Customized dashboard: Optimized usability and display of metered values and load profiles on mobile devices at a glance.»

Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbHHeadquarters Stuttgarter Straße 2901189 Dresden

Tel.: +49 351 25859-0Fax: +49 351 25859-3699E-Mail: rds@robotron.de

www.robotron.eu

Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbHTraining CenterHeilbronner Straße 2101189 Dresden

Tel.: +49 351 25859-2660Fax: +49 351 25859-3697E-Mail: schulung@robotron.de

Status: 11/2016