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Smart Gas Meters & Middleware for Energy Efficient Embedded

Services

Integration between Smart Meters and Home Area

Network

Ramon Jane (Gas Natural Fenosa)

Alejandro de Oleza (Doxa Consulting Ricoh)

17th October 2013

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Agenda

1.  Introduction

2.  ME3Gas Ecosystem

3.  ME3Gas Pilots

4.  Business Opportunities and Exploitation Plan

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Introduction

l  ME3Gas project is coordinated by Gas Natural Fenosa and includes several partners in a wide consortium:

l  Industry/Services : Sensing and Control, Kromschroeder, Itron, Telefónica Soluciones , Elster, Sistemas Avanzados de Control and Thya Tehnologije.

l  Software developers: CNet, Resourcekraft and Communications Research Labs

l  Technology research: Tyndall National Institute, Arup, Steinbeiss and Swedish Institute of Computer Science

l  End user: Gas Natural and Gas Natural Distribuzione

l  ME3Gas: SMART GAS METERS & MIDDLEWARE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT EMBEDDED SERVICES.

l  ME3Gas is an Artemis funded project.

l  The ARTEMIS European Technology Platform was established in June 2004. Its aim was to bring together key players in the Embedded Computing arena across the entire spectrum of industrial sectors by 17 major companies.

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Agenda

1.  Introduction


3.  ME3Gas Pilots


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ME3Gas Ecosystem Introduction

The integra+on with the BDC and the middleware can only be carried out with RF technology.

Portal to foster collec+ve, community based ac+vity among different users

Web-‐based energy management cost control system

Telefonica’s applica+on to manage power and

comfort devices

Customer

ME3Gas Middleware M2M pla0orm

Electric Meters

Gas Meters

Smart Plug

Current Clamp

Thermostat Climate Control

Building Data Concentrator

Energy Home Monitoring

(RK)

Community Portal (CNET)

Open Cloud ApplicaDons

(SICS)

Climate monitoring & control system (Mobile) (TSOL)

Integra<on

IISS

U"lity / DSO

Different senors

Ambient display

Cloud based storage and retrieval of large amounts of energy related data

Home Area Network “HAN” Smart Meters

ESCO

l  ME3Gas project offers a complete ecosystem for providing energy efficiency services.

ME3Gas Ecosystem Differential factors

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l  The new ecosystem of ME3GAS solution generates a clear business opportunity with differential aspects of improvement / innovation that are not covered to date.

l  Currently on the market, there are only vertical solutions oriented to one of the service models.

l  The ME³GAS solution will provide an overall open solution for both service models (middleware system / smart utility meter). This solution stands out towards the existing market for some differentiating factors:

l  The ME3Gas project will offer an integrated energy efficiency management service, which comprises the following elements:

l  The integration of this elements is a unique selling proposition offered to the final customer.

l  Secondary business opportunities can be exploited, offering these elements separately.

Smart Gas meters

Building Data

Concentrator Electric Meters

M2M devices Middleware

Energy efficiency

apps

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1.  Introduction


3.  ME3Gas Pilots


Agenda

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ME3Gas Pilots Introduction l  The aim of this chapter is to introduce the different pilots of the ME3Gas project,

with the objective of complementary testing and evaluating the different parts developed within the project.

l  Four pilots have been developed: 1.  Swedish Pilot

2.  Irish Pilot

3.  Italian Pilot

4.  Spanish Pilot

l  To introduce each pilot, the following aspects will be outlined:

Objective Scope Technical Indicators

Situation in the ME3Gas ecosystem

Success Criteria (Main KPIs)

Sustainable Energy

End User Perception

Scope

Main KPIs

Objectives

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Customer

ME3Gas Middleware

M2M platform

Electric MetersGas Meters

Smart Plug

Current Clamp

ThermostatClimate Control



(RK)

CommunityPortal (CNET)

Climate monitoring& control system(Mobile) (TSOL)

Integration

IISS

Utility

ME3Gas Mote

Ambient display

Open Cloud Applications

(SICS)

Methodology

•  Complete Technical validation of the Me3gas Ecosystem

•  Integration site to validate and test the Middleware platform elements (HW, Contiki OS, Linksmart+ business GUI) before expanding to other pilot sites.

•  Deploy and test LinkSmart compatible applications

•  Successful integration of HW, OS, LinkSmart MW & ResourceKraft GUI

•  Successful integration of additional features (like Google calendar undersink actuation, use of ambient display, dynamic config of GUI,…)

•  Bugs / evolutive developments identified/implemented

Continuous Monitoring of system Pilot Evaluation Reports Use of various GUIs

Public energy displays

ME3Gas Pilots Irish pilot

Phase 1 • Deploy a mesh network reporting data back to middleware

• Deploy commercial business GUI Application with middleware

Phase 2 • Demonstrate interoperability • Add 868MHz wireless components

• Add Data-concetrator (BCD) • Add Actuation capabilities

Phase 3 • Add Zigbee Gas meter and BDC • Experiment with Energy Harvesting

• Collect Data • Add non invasive user interface

Technical Indicators

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ME3Gas Pilots Italian pilot

Scope

Main KPIs

Objectives

•  Validate different application environments for the smart gas meter in domestic and tertiary customers.

•  Focused in testing GPRS Smart Meter (also wMBus at 169MHz will be considered).

•  Test the technical reliability of the functionalities defined and its operation in different housing typologies.

•  Validate the end user perception and the added value of the system


Phase 1 • 25+25 units of GPRS smart meters developed by Elster and Itron

Phase 2 • 100+100 units of GPRS smart meters developed by Elster and Itron

Phase 3 • Integration of third party smart meters with Building Data Concentrator using RF technologies

Specific survey (0 to 5)

•  Customer awareness of its energy consumption •  Customer satisfaction •  Service suitability •  Reduction of invoicing periods acceptance •  Acceptance of prepayment model •  Acceptance of Time of Use (ToU) pricing model •  Acceptance of flexible tariff model

Follow-up (%)

•  Reduction of customer claims

Technical Indicators End User Perception

Follow-up reports (number/kind)

•  Alarms detected •  Tracking of incidences

Follow-up (%)

•  Accuracy of the automatic meter readings

•  Readings received/expected

Customer

ME3Gas Middleware

M2M platform


Smart Plug

Current Clamp




(RK)



(SICS)


Integration

IISS

Utility

ME3Gas Mote

Ambient display

Methodology

Scope

Main KPIs

Objectives

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ME3Gas Pilots Spanish pilot


Customer

ME3Gas Middleware

M2M platform


Smart Plug

Current Clamp




(RK)



(SICS)


Integration

IISS

Utility

ME3Gas Mote

Ambient display

Methodology

•  Demonstrate the technical feasibility of the integration of LinkSmart in a real pre-commercial environment:

•  Integration of ME3gas with commercial M2M platform and devices or directly into operator’s gateway.

• Use of application of the ME3GAS ecosystem

•  Check the Energy Efficiency achieved with the system and the End User Perception in order to feedback the Exploitation plan.

Lab test • Integration of Link Smart with commercial M2M platform of Telefonica or directly into Telefonica’s gateway

Zone 0 • Deployment of the system in 15 homes in a pre commercial environment. This will be typically nearly project users

Zone 1 • Deployment of SOHO devices’ kits in 15 Sites (SOHO) in a pre commercial environment in A Coruña.

Follow –up report of the integrations (number /kind)

Technical Indicators •  Customer awareness of its energy consumption •  Customer satisfaction for the benefits •  Service suitability •  Commercial valuation of Telefonica to define the product viability. •  Acceptance of payment model (basic+plus)

•  Customer claims

Technical Indicators End User Perception

•  Accessing information of the devices •  Tracking of incidences •  Successful deployment of SOHO devices’ kits

Follow-up (num/kind)

Calculation of energetic consumption savings

Sustainable energy

Specific survey (0 to 5)

•  Energy consumption reduction •  Economic savings •  CO2 emission reduction

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ME3Gas Pilots Swedish pilot

Scope

Main KPIs

Objectives

Methodology


Customer

ME3Gas Middleware

M2M platform


Smart Plug

Current Clamp




(RK)



(SICS)


Integration

IISS

Utility

ME3Gas Mote

Ambient display

•  Test and demonstrate ME3Gas technology in domestic settings. Focus on two differential applications / algorithms

•  Stand-by electricity reduction

•  Hot-water predictive production

•  Experiments with different feedback and actuation mechanisms in a “safe” environment.

•  Check the energy efficiency achieved with the system

•  Accuracy of the algorithms in real usage

•  Correlation of predicted hot water usage with “real” data

Measurements of “before” and “after” effects l  Machine learning algorithms applied on historical data

Technical Indicators

Phase 1 • 3 project houses • Prototyping and test of software and interfaces

Phase 2 • 3 additional project houses • 10 customer houses • Analysis of hot water production • Test customer rollout, feedback

Phase 3 • CRL office installation • Focus on hard actuation • Measure energy savings

•  Energy consumption reduction •  Economic savings •  CO2 emission reduction

Sustainable energy

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ME3Gas Pilots Examples – Pilots

Irish Pilot

Spanish Pilot

Monthly remote data of an installed smart meter

Italian Pilot

Zigbee data concentrator Zigbee Gas meter

Swedish Pilot

The standby energy

reduction installed

in the office of

CRL

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ME3Gas Pilots Examples – ME3Gas videos

ME3Gas Energy Aware Light Control

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZk4HDhRBEI

Collaborative Hot Water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSxyuNHUcYM

Energy Awareness via a Multi-Coloured Lamp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTgk2VnJrts

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1.  Introduction

2.  ME3Gas ecosystem

3.  ME3Gas Pilots

4.  Business opportunities and Exploitation Plan

Agenda

Business Opportunities Introduction

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l  Studies in different Energy Management Systems existing in the market show the following trends:

Customer Needs

§  Remote control and supervision (SOHO environment)

§  Reduce energy usage in daily life

§  Sustain/increase comfort and convenience in daily life

§  90% consumers would like to reduce energy bills

§  65% would like an information devices •  60% use daily

•  75% use every 2 days

§  Used for budgeting by 70% users

§  75% report that their experience has been positive

Customer Experience

Sources: Datamonitor, geo, Doxa Consulting

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Business Opportunities Methodology l  There have been identified various business opportunities, establishing a

methodology for each of them.

l  The aim of this methodology has been to establish the mechanism for analyzing all opportunities and going deeper into the business plan.

l  The methodology consists of defining the following parameters for each business opportunity: §  Key elements

§  Business model

§  Market analysis (current market conditions / commercial opportunities)

§  Industry competitors analysis

§  Viability analysis – Business case

§  Use case

§  Risk analysis

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Business Opportunities Methodology – Business Oportunities

• Providing services for energy consumers and creating social media communities

• Intelligent apps that will allow end-consumers to monitor and control appliances in their homes

• Help device manufacturers to “smartify” their devices or create a p p s t a r g e t i n g p r e d i c t i v e maintenance

•  Provide sensors for energy metering and environmental sensing that works in a standardised environment based in IPv6

•  Ontologies and semantic technologies comprise the foundation for “intelligent” applications

• Extraction of energy related measurements and conversion of this to real saving by triggering energy saving actions

• Commercialization of smart gas meters developed in the ME3Gas Project

• Commercialization of the BDC developed in the ME3Gas Project

• Providing low cost services for gathering information about energy consumption and implementing energy-efficiency actions in buildings.

•  The ME³GAS middleware provides essential services for gathering information about energy consumption, device u s a g e p a t t e r n s , a n d implementing energy-efficient functionality

•  Consumers and energy providers can both benefit f r o m b e t t e r i n t e r a c t i o n capabilities

l  Various business opportunities were identified

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Business Opportunities Examples l  Community Portal

§  The purpose of the Community Portal is to provide people with feedback on t h e i r h o u s e h o l d s ’ e n e r g y consumption and challenge them to save energyWeb portal application or Iphone application

§  This section lists the community portal requirements divided into three groups:

l  Building Data Concentrator §  This business opportunity is based on the need

of the gas and electric providers of measuring the users’ consumption remotely, so they can adjust the amount of energy provided according to the user profi le. The Building Data Concentrator working with the ME3GAS Middleware platform can provide the users with real time data provided by both gas and electricity meters.

Information to present

1.  Electricity consumption

2.  Gas consumption

3.  Water consumption

4.  Environmental values

5.  Anonymous data

Community functions

1.  Applications (apps)

2.  Compared energy consumption

3.  Share tips

System behaviour

1.  Reminders/alarms

2.  Create own policies

Home - Quick overview Total consumption – Households total energy consumption

Compare – energy consumption with others

This is the BDC developed by S A C w h i c h i s a b l e t o communicate with the different kinds of meters, both ZigBee and W-MBUS gas meters and electricity meters.

The BDC is based on a Power PC microcontroller which runs a Linux operating system where the application protocols are run.

Data is transmitted to the ME3Gas middleware platform so they can offer it for the consumer and is also sent to the utilities.

Polaris Building Data Concentrator

Exploitation Plan Integrated business ecosystem

Ø  Commercialization

Ø  CRM

Ø  Deployment of MeteringHardware

Ø  Deployment of HAN Hardware

Ø  Integration of HAN System / Services

Ø  T e c h n i c a l O p e r a t i o n & maintenance of whole System

Ø  Provis ion of speci f ic O&M Platforms

Ø  Product provision

Ø  Product evolution

Ø  Technical support

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Customer

Utility / ESCO

Telecom Service Provider

HAN Hardware Software Metering Hardware

•  Gateway

•  Intelligent

•  Devices / Sensors

•  Systems

•  Middleware

•  Specific Applications

•  Smart Meters

•  Concentrator

Main Business Activities

Exploitation Plan Target market l  The elements of the service offered may change depending on the target

market:

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Residential SOHO / Small Commercial

Exploitation Plan Impact

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l  The Exploitation of the unique selling solution will have a direct impact into the energy efficiency through three main areas:

1. Environment •  Optimization and reduction of CO2 emissions

2. End Customers • Energy uses’ optimization in order to achieve a consumption reduction

3. Utilities

• Optimization of internal processes

• Meter Readings

• Service maintenance

• Exploitation costs’ reduction of distribution network

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ME3Gas Pilots Examples – ME3Gas videos

ME3Gas Energy Aware Light Control

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZk4HDhRBEI

Collaborative Hot Water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSxyuNHUcYM

Energy Awareness via a Multi-Coloured Lamp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTgk2VnJrts

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