Innovative water-proof and tamper-proof Smart DIN

meter solutions Guo Tao(Captain)

Marketing Director

Shenzhen Inhemeter co., Ltd.

China

Table of Content

1. Target of Metering Solution

2. Challenges for Utilities

3. Water/Tamper Proof Smart DIN Meter Solution

4. Smart DIN Meter Solution Using Cases

5. Conclusion

1. Target of Metering Solution

Improving Revenue and Cash Flow

Fair Distribution of Electricity

Speeding Up Billing & Customer Service

Effective Asset Management

Cost Saving for Customer & Utility

Positive ROI

Access to Electricity & Improve Quality of Supply

Saving Natural Resource & Decreasing CO2

Powering People for Better Life

Target of Metering Solution

2. Challenges for Utilities

High line

loss rate

(technical

and Non-

technical)

Bad debt,

overdue

payments

and Cash

flow

Load

Shedding

and

Shortage of

Electricity

Failure

Rate and

maintenanc

e cost

Challenges for Utilities In General

Low level

of

automation

High Cost Customer

satisfaction

Human

Error

Challenges for Utilities

Blantyre/Malawi (Dec 2013) Water Ingress Damage Assets

Challenges for Utilities on Site

Harare/Zimbabwe (Aug 2014) Water Ingress Damage Assets

Challenges for Utilities on Site

Nairobi/Kenya (July 2015) Water Ingress Damage Assets/Tamper Loss

Challenges for Utilities on Site

Johannesburg/South Africa(Jan 2016) Water Ingress Damage Assets/Tamper Loss

Challenges for Utilities on Site

Kampala/Uganda (Mar 2016) Water Ingress Damage Assets/Tamper Loss

Challenges for Utilities on Site

…from primitive to smart…

Challenges for Utilities in Future

3. Water /Tamper Proof Smart DIN Meter Solution

Water & Tamper Proof Smart DIN Meter Solution

Support STS (Prepayment) & DLMS (AMR/AMI)

Two Way Communication to Support all AMI Functions & Remote

Firmware upgrade

Multi Communication: PLC (G3, Prime, SFSK, BPSK) , RF/RF Mesh,

Zigbee, GPRS, etc

Multi Channel Vending: POS, Cellphone, E-Banking, Scratch card, CDU,

AVM, etc;

Demand Side Management/Load Control/TOU

Tamper Proof Solution

High Secure and Extendable

High Performance

Smart DIN Meter Solution Highlight

DIN-III DIN-ABC

Water & Tamper Proof Smart DIN Meter

Dual Measurement Sensor/Contact

MC171 Port (VTC)

Prepayment /Post Payment

Anti-Tamper/Theft

Water-Proof Design (IP54)

STS (Prepayment) & DLMS (AMR/AMI)

Two Way Communication

Remote Firm Wave

Multi Communication: PLC/PLC Mesh,

RF/RF Mesh, Zigbee.

DIN-III

Water & Tamper Proof Smart DIN-III Meter Solution

No ingress of dust

Protection against effects of continuous immersion in water

IP68

IEC60529(Water/Dust):IP51,IP54 VS IP68

MALAWI ESCOM &

KENYA KPLC &

SUDAN SEDC &

ZIMBABWE ZETDC’ s headache:

Meter burnt / failed because of water in meter

IP51 Is NOT Enough

DIN-III

Water Proof Structure Design

IP54 Ultrasonically Welded

Dual sensor and contactor

Cancellation of Tampers

Fully disconnect Customer from Power Network

Safety and Security

Current Bypass

Phase & neutral interchanged

I/C & O/G interchanged

Neutral disconnected

I/C & O/G (phase or neutral)

disconnected

Load connected to ground ……

Phase & neutral disconnected,

load connected to ground;

Why Dual Sensor & Contactor

Not only calculate, but also control.

Nout Lout

Nin Lin

Nout Lout

Nin Lin

BYPASS

Dual Sensor & Contactor ?

Not only calculate, but also control.

Nou

t

Lout

Nin Lin

Nout Lout

Nin Lin

Dual Sensor & Contactor ?

How Can Illegal Power Connection Be Stopped?

Water & Tamper Proof Smart DIN-ABC Meter

How Can Unauthorized Power Disconnection Be Stopped?

Water & Tamper Proof Smart DIN-ABC Meter

Direct Installation on Self-

Supporting ABC Cable

with IPC Connector.

Water & Tamper Proof Smart DIN-ABC Meter

Prepayment /Post Payment

Anti-Tamper/Theft

Water-Proof Design (IP68)

STS (Prepayment) & DLMS

(AMR/AMI)

Two Way Communication

Remote Firm Wave

Multi Communication: PLC/PLC

Mesh, RF/RF Mesh, Zigbee.

DIN-ABC

Water & Tamper Proof Smart DIN-ABC Meter

Application of Smart DIN-ABC

Enterprise Bus (CIM)

AMI System

SFDM System

SCADA

Vending System

Payment Platform

Billing System

Integration Platform Based on CIM

HES System integrates multiple Meter Data Collection Systems,

billing data, distribution management data, and makes sophisticated process on meter data.

HES System Function Architecture

• Communication Media: GSM/GPRS, Fiber Optic, RF,

PLC, etc.

• Communication Protocol: DLMS/COSEM, ANSI, DLT

• High performance (Using Clustering Method)

• Automatic Detection of Meter to Simplified Installation

• Open Interface for Integration & Compatibility

• Support >500,000 Metering Points/Instant

• 24/7 Real Time Online Service Support….

HES System Highlight

Data Exchange platform (open interface to other System)

Interface to Different Smart Metering System

Data Warehouse AMM function

Unified Event and alarm management

Report and Analysis

Data and line loss analysis

Audit Trail and Data versioning

VEE (Validation, Estimation and editing)

Calculation engine (aggregation)

Load control

Work flow and task management

Customer Portal and Customer Management

New Function

MDM system as multi-vendor platform gathers metering information from different brand of

Smart metering system or Smart Meter, make processing on received information and after

categorizing send it related utilities applications.

MDM System Function Architecture

Service Point Concept Meter & Customer Modeling

Rich Set of Configurable Data Validation

Configurable & Automated Data Delivery Rules

Asset Management

Strong Aggregation & Calculation Method

Highly Secure, Extremely Available, Highly Scalable

Modular Design, Easily Extensible, Fully Flexible

Support of Open Interfaces to Other System

Support Different AMI System from Different Suppliers

MDM System Highlight

4.Smart DIN Meter Solution Using Cases

Disconnection Done in

Customer Level Instead of

Feeder Level

Make limitation on Customer Consumption

Disconnection of Customer

Appliance Instead of Fully Disconnection

Two Way Measurement

Provide Infrastructure for Integration of New Energy

Cu

sto

mer

Sat

isfa

ctio

n

Reduce Load Shedding Effect

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Over Load Signal

Smart Terminal 0101010

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SCADA System

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Load Control

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AMI System

Demand Side Management

To activate demand limiting function, Utility will relay a command to the specific meter to turn on the demand limiting module.

Demand Limiting Module will cut off when the consumption exceeds a certain predetermined level

Utility

DONE DC

Request AMI System

PLC

or R

F

Demand Limiting

Concentrator will collect meter data from meters within its domain and transmit it back to the Utility at a regular frequency

DC

Request

Response

Utility

AMI system

PLC

or R

F

Scheduled Meter Reading

An Alarm sent out identifying the meter when that specific meter is tampered

ALARM NOTIFICATION

Tamper Alarm

Utility

DC

AMI System GIS system

PLC

or R

F

Tamper Detect

Request Special Read of a specific Meter from utility

DISCONNECT

DONE

Utility

DC

AMI system

PLC

or R

F

Remote Control: Connect/Disconnect

If the meter need to increase some new functions

Upgrade firmware

Utility

DC

DONE

Request

AMI System

PLC

or R

F

Remote Firmware Upgrading

AMI can gather real time data to provide to customer to proof the

quality of the energy supplied to their vicinity

DC

Utility

Request

Response

AMI System

PLC

or R

F

Quality of Power Supply

ALARM NOTIFICATION

Outage Alarm

Utility

AMI System

Outage Management system

PLC

or R

F

Outage Detection

New Tariff

Utility

DC

DONE

Request AMI System

PLC

or R

F

Remote Tariff Programming

DC

Request

Response

Utility

AMI System

PLC

or R

F

Time Synchronization

AMI Server can establish two way communication with Customer for Billing, Credit, advertising

Two Way Communication with Customer

DC

Utility

SMARTview

Customer Communication

5. Conclusion

• Increase Visibility of Power Network

• Reduce Line Losses (Technical/Non-Technical)

• Reduce Asset Loss and Improve Revenue

• Improve Demand/Load Management

• Realize AMR/AMI Management of Metering & Meter Assets

• Improve customer satisfaction through offering better services

Smart DIN Meter Solution

Conclusion

Powering People of Better Life

Make Metering More Smart