Paradigm Shift in

Advanced Metering
From An Expensive Novelty To The Best
Value For Utilities Keen On Upgrading The
Capabilities Of The Energy Grid
 Metering Is At a Generational Turning Point

From electro-mechanical to digital

From isolated to networked

From basic measurement to rich
base functionality

From limited to flexible tariff plans

From single application to a flexible
network platform

From fixed function to remote
upgradeability

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 Next-Generation Systems Have Already Taken Hold
in Europe — Powered By Echelon Technology

Smart meters, Mr Conti believes, will give Enel an

edge “for the next 20 or 30 years”.
— Fulvio Conti, CEO Enel, from The Economist magazine

“…during the tender process, a generation

change in technology took place…”
— Göran Lundgren, CEO of Vattenfall distribution, from Ny Teknik magazine

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 Vattenfall Represents A Good Case Study For
North American Utilities

Network topology similar to

North America
– In their current project, more than 50% of their
transformers have 8 or fewer meters
– 75% have 20 or fewer meters

Deploying in volume
– 600,000 meters in current project

Deep experience in 2-way networked metering
systems
– From AMR, to AMR+, to AMI

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 Traditional Point-to-point “Network” Architecture
Is Expensive and Inflexible

Point-to-point
connection from meter
to backhaul
– Communication card
in each meter

Proprietary networking
“pipe”

Proprietary headend
interfaces

Limited use of
networking standards

Limited security
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 Open IP Networking Architecture Lowers Cost
and Increases Flexibility

Leverage network to share

expensive components
– Share physical communications
cards via “virtual”
communications cards
– 1/nth the cost and management
complexity

Open IP transport
– Freedom to adopt new WAN
technologies over time
– Greater security and scalability

Web-services head-end
interface
– Simplifies integration
– Provides scalability, fault
tolerance
– Enables “future-proof” evolution

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 Advanced Functionality Without Extra Cost

Every meter is an advanced meter — providing a

“future proof” platform
– Power quality
– Multi-tariff
– Data logging
– Power limiting
– Direct load control
–…

Integrated disconnect in every meter
– Expensive if retrofitted to existing meter designs
– Cost-effective if designed into meter as an integral
component
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 Vattenfall Eldistribution AB, Sweden
Project AMR – Automatic Meter Reading

Stockholm January 15:th 2007

Erik Nordgren
Head of AMR-project
Vattenfall Eldistribution AB

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 Content of presentation

 Brief of Vattenfall Group

 AMR in the Vattenfall Group
 Background of AMR Project
 Procurement
 Installation and roll-out
 Lessons learned – so far

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 Vattenfall Group in brief
BG Vattenfall Nordic
(Sweden, Finland, Denmark)
BG Vattenfall Europe
(Germany)
BG Vattenfall Poland
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• Europe’s fourth largest generator of
electricity and the largest generator of heat
• Vision: To be a leading European energy
company
• Operations in Sweden, Finland, Denmark,
Germany and Poland
• Electricity generation, transmission,
distribution, sales and trading
• Heat generation, distribution and sales
• More than 32,000 employees
• Turn-over 13,697 MEUR (2005)
• Vattenfall AB is wholly owned by the
Swedish State
 The Background – Why AMR in Vattenfall
Management Vision
“Vattenfall is number one when ”I would like to
the customer considers us as the understand my
obvious first hand choice” electricity bill.”
Lars G. Josefsson, President & CEO
The answers to those demands was a
New legislation
Automated Meter Reading System
 Monthly readings for all customers
at the latest 01 July 2009
 Hourly readings for all customers
having a subscription of electricity
with a power limit 80-200 Amperes at
the latest by 1 July 2006
Customer demands

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 AMR Installation Roll Out Plan
Number of meters to be exchanged

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total

Per year 75 000 135 000 210 000 300 000 130 000 850 000
AMR ack 75 000 210 000 420 000 720 000 850 000

No
130 000 850 000
800 000
300 000

600 000

210 000
400 000

135 000
200 000
75 000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total

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 The Sourcing Strategy – important issues

• Market oriented sourcing

• Options and alternatives
• Follow the market development

……..and we have to follow

the Public Procurement Process
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 The Sourcing Strategy
Purchase lead time

Month 1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7

Announcement – TED

Pre-Qualification

Request for Tender

Tender

Evaluation

”Shortlist”

Negotiations

Contract

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 Experience – Type of meters

AMR 1: Actaris ACE 4000 RF AMR 3 – Telvent/Echelon AMR 2 - Iskraemeco MT 351

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 Project AMR – Roll-out status in January 2007
AMR 3- Telvent (Dec 2005) Procurement
Residential Meters, 600 000 ordered
Pilot 2400 meters in June 2006 in SW
Massive roll-out started up in August 2006
in three regions

AMR 2 – Iskraemeco (July 2004)

Residential & Hourly Meters,
150 000 ordered
Main part installed in Central Sweden
and Gotland
Residential finalised in June 2006 and
Hourly Readed Meters in September
2006

AMR 1- Actaris (June 2003)

Residential Meters, 100 000 ordered
Main part installed in SW
Finalised in June 2006

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 Integration with existing systems

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MDMS
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PLC METER VALUES

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GPRS
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environment
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AMR Service

PLC METER VALUES

Concentrator
GPRS
PLC Titanium

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 Experiences and lessons learned – so far…….
Roll-out
Project planning and control
Procurement
Customer contacts, communication
Marked oriented sourcing
Training of installation teams
Optional procurement
Delivery and logistics of surplus materials
Supplier evaluation
Quality control
Inspections and follow-ups
Transfer to operational organisation
Planning
Define rolls and responsibilities – internal and external, attend
project members.
Define methodology – Standards and Handbooks
Time planning – time schedule with deadlines
Change management

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 Operational comparison - Radio or PLC
Installation and
O&M Communication

• Placement of equipment GSM communication between collector and the central system
up high to secure radio
Radio Communication • The Central AMR system initiate the meter read collection by
connection
dialling up the Collector
• May require installation
• After installation, the meters are logging on to the Collector by
of a external antenna
AMR
Concentrator
WAN themselves and reports to the Central AMR system
Meters

GSM • Requires 2 people to

Meter Radio Collector • The system collects all meter reads stored in the meter
Central undertake service
AMR system • Weather and environmental sensitive – f e better radio
communication when cloudy
• Approx 100 meters/collector

• Placement of equipment GPRS communication between collector and the central system
low
PLC Communication • PLC based communication on the dedicated A-band for power
• No need for an line communication
installation of an extra
PLC antenna • After installation, the set-up between the Concentrator database
WAN
AMR
Meters PLC Collector and the Central AMR system, is initiated by the AMR system.
GPRS • Requires only 1 person The delivery point must have been created in the Central AMR
Meter PLC Concentrator Central to undertake service system
AMR system actions
• The Central AMR system initiate the meter read collection by
using the network IP-addresses
• System influence from power line interference, eg. engines and
pumps, CD-players etc
• Approx 8 meters/ concentrator

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 Market development - investment

Functionality

Cost

AMR 1 AMR 2 AMR 3

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 AMR – Not only for billing based on actual consumption
Remote upgrading
Vattenfall AMR (1-3) system can be upgraded remotely
Power Outages
Vattenfall AMR (1-3) system can report all power outages > 3 minutes

Power Quality
Vattenfall AMR3 system can report: Under and over voltage, Over-current
Frequency, Phase loss
Power Control
Vattenfall AMR3 system can: Remotely disconnect customers as well as
load control customer equipment, f e water heaters
Tamper detection
Vattenfall AMR3 system can detect: Terminal Cover Removal, Magnetic
Tamper, Reverse Energy, Phase Inversion, Current Flow with No Voltage

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 Vattenfall Eldistribution AB
Project AMR – Automatic Meter Reading

Thank you for you attention!

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