Itron Advances Grid Reliability with Dynamic Grid Connectivity Modeling Service
January 25 2017 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
Itron Grid Connectivity Dynamically Identifies
Meter-to-Transformer and Meter-to-Phase Connectivity
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), a world-leading technology and
services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and
water, is helping utilities improve grid performance with its new
Itron Grid Connectivity offering, which is now commercially
available.
The repair of distribution infrastructure following a power
outage can sometimes lead to meters being reconnected to the wrong
transformer or phase, which leads to issues with grid balancing.
Delivered as a service, Itron Grid Connectivity helps utilities
quickly and accurately identify meter-to-transformer and
meter-to-phase connectivity using hourly interval voltage data and
sophisticated machine learning algorithms, without the need for
expensive hardware or field labor. The offering was developed by
Itron Idea Labs, an organization within Itron that accelerates
business innovation.
“Traditionally, verifying transformer and phase connectivity has
required either visual tracing of overhead lines or sending and
receiving electrical signals over the wire. With Itron Grid
Connectivity, we are using existing voltage data to significantly
improve the speed and accuracy of connectivity and helping
utilities ensure high-performance grid operations and
applications,” said Roberto Aiello, managing director of Itron Idea
Labs. “Enabling smart grid applications without accurate and timely
knowledge of meter to transformer and phase connectivity is like
finding your way with an out-of-date map. Itron Grid Connectivity
is like the GPS, accurately tracking meter locations in relation to
the transformers that serve them.”
With accurate knowledge of meter to transformer and phase
connectivity, electric utilities can enable a balanced grid and
achieve better outcomes from their applications, such as outage
restoration, revenue protection, load balancing, system planning,
voltage optimization and asset optimization. Itron Grid
Connectivity is a cloud-based offering that helps achieve this by
applying algorithms to determine the precise connectivity from
every meter to its distribution transformer as well as the feeder
phase supplying the power. This helps utilities eliminate the
substantial costs and risks associated with sending personnel into
the field to trace the circuit of every meter to its distribution
feeder as well achieve operational efficiencies and reduced truck
rolls for unplanned outages.
About Itron
Itron is a world-leading technology and services company
dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water. We provide
comprehensive solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and
water. Our broad product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water
and thermal energy measurement devices and control technology;
communications systems; software; as well as managed and consulting
services. With thousands of employees supporting nearly 8,000
customers in more than 100 countries, Itron applies knowledge and
technology to better manage energy and water resources. Together,
we can create a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.
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