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Smart Grid with IPv6 for IndiaThe Need for Research and Experimentation

Syam MadanapalliFounder - iRam Technologies

Technology Board Member of IPv6 Forum India

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What is Smart Grid?

For me

− It is an application over the Internet for

efficiently and securely managing the

Power generation, transmission, distribution

and utilization

− The number of devices to be connected to

the Internet for this application would

dwarfs the existing devices connected to

the Internet

IPv6 Makes it Possible

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IPv6 based Architecture for the Smart GridSensors/

Switches/

Things

Relays/

AggregatorsTransport Network Applications

Enterprise

Utilities

Household

3rd Party

IPv6/6lowpan/

IEEE 802.15.4

IPv6/WiMAX,

LTE, xDSL, LAN

Optical Fiber,

Satellite

IPv6/IPSec

Telecom

Network

Internet

Enterprise

Network

Web, Email, ZigBee,

Mobile Applications,

Microsoft Hohm,

Google PowerMeter

?

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6LoWPAN – An Open IETF Standard

6LoWPAN - IPv6 over Low power WPAN− Massively scalable networking as an end-to-end part

of the Internet

6LoWPAN applicable to any low-power, low-rate wireless radio − IP protocols tie together heterogeneous networks.

IPv6 addresses the Smart grid requirements− End-to-end Addressing, Security, Mobility, Traffic

Multiplexing

− Reusability and Maintainability,

− Web-services

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Protocols for Things of Internet

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India is Unique – so are the Problems

Poorly planned distribution network

Overloading of the system

Lack of reactive power supply

Low metering efficiency and bill collection

Power theft

Poor power quality

Frequent blackouts

The networking community can help in fixing some of these

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The Barriers to the Smart Grid

Regulatory and Legislative barriers

High levels of uncertainty

− Technology feasibility

− Business case: costs of implementation and RoI

Perceived complexity

Security and privacy

Burden of operating and maintaining the

solutions

Some of these requires Research and Experimentation

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ACTIONS AND EXPERIMENTS

What can we do for India?

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Open Global Standards

India is unique: May require something

unique; unless we shout nobody listens

Push for open standards based on IPv6

− More equipment vendors

− No royalties, cheaper products

− Easy to maintain and operate

Huge population not only creates problems but solutions as well

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Collaborative Pilot Projects

Identification of Power Thefts− Average power theft in India is 26%

• Apparently in some states, it is over 50%

− Networking can help in identifying the location of power theft

iBuildings− Lighting and Appliances automation

− Understanding of Implementation, Maintenance and RoI

Study of Consumers− Acceptability

− Energy savings by behavioral change

− Study of Security and Privacy

− Time based billing

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Collaboration

Unite and Win

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THANK YOU

Syam@iRamTechnologies.net