Semitech Power Line Communications Used in Chinese Smart Grid Meter Deployments
Using Semitech's GS18, LangFang Gao Shan Meters Provide China's Most Reliable AMI Deployment in Multiple Residential Sub Metering Installations
(firmenpresse) - SINGAPORE -- (Marketwire) -- 12/14/11 -- , a provider of power line communications solutions that enable the transformation of the electricity grid into a smart grid, today announced that its GS18 power line communications (PLC) semiconductor is now deployed in volume in LangFang Gao Shan smart meters installed on the China State Grid in Hebei Province.
In its initial deployment phase, Gao Shan has installed over 5,000 Semitech-based PLC smart meters in two residential sites for building sub metering and one village site for remote-reading of meters, demonstrating and reliability unmatched in China. The meters have a power line node to node distance of up to 3 KM and implement real-time reading of meters reaching as high as 18 floors in buildings. Data communications is at a sustained throughput data rate of 18 Kbps. Semitech's GS18 uses 18 independent channels for data transfer. To ensure the highest reliability, Gao Shan uses the GS18's redundancy capability to implement 18 times redundancy, using all 18 channels to send and receive the same data. This results in sustained throughput at 1 Kbps with no errors. The raw data rate of the GS18 is 125 Kbps. This is an AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) system with bidirectional communications with each meter and the controller every 30 minutes. There are 500 meters per network controller.
The GS18's reliability and data throughput enables connection of more meters per node than existing solutions, which reduces the installation cost of large numbers of meter deployments by decreasing the number of concentrators and network controllers. With the reliability and performance of this smart meter installation, the Northern China (Huabei) Power Supply Bureau can implement AMI to provide energy management capabilities throughout the Huabei Province.
To achieve reliability and performance, Semitech's GS18 uses modulation and signal processing technology that is adjustable in speed but also 'frequency agile' to deliver highly robust and reliable communications. The GS18 adapts to noisy environments, choosing the most effective transmission frequency. It also employs a Multi Access scheme to provide additional robustness and enables communication with multiple nodes simultaneously -- thus providing the customer better results via the highest throughput, most reliable communication available. Energy management using the smart grid is critical to the City of LangFang and the China State Grid. These initial installations enable the Government of LangFang to implement reliable and effective power management in the city.
Headquartered in LangFang of Hebei province, China, LangFang Gao Shan is a leader in smart grid infrastructure solutions. LangFang Gao Shan has used the Semitech power line communications in its medium voltage (MV) products to provide the highest power line communications reliability, range and throughput on to the China State Grid since 2007. Gao Shan has recently brought this same reliability and performance to the volume low voltage smart metering market with introduction of its PLC Smart Meters using the GS18 PLC modem.
"Until now, smart meters in China have been used for lower performance meter reading applications. To enable the benefits of the smart grid, higher reliability, data through put and range are required," noted Mr. Chen Yong Shan, Chairman of LangFang Gao Shan. "This is what the Gao Shan meters using the Semitech GS18 PLC achieve." Gao Shan, Semitech and Harbin University architected the GS18 to implement the most reliable power line communications.
Unique capabilities of Semitech's GS18 include:
Programmable modulation to improve communications reliability: OFDMA transceiver with 54 carriers and up to 18 channels
High data transfer rates in noisy environments: User selectable between BPSK modulation for higher carrier voltages and higher noise immunity and QPSK modulation for higher data rate dynamically
Narrow band emulation and low frequency mode putting channels in CENELEC frequency range
Selectable frequency range for each carrier dynamically
Transmit power regulation
Error correction
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LangFang Gao Shan is located in LangFang, between Beijing and Tianjin in the LangFang Economic and Technological Development Zone. From its inception in 2005, LangFang Gao Shan has been committed to developing power system technology, and has introduced a number of products for smart grid power systems. LangFang Gao Shan has established itself as a leader in the smart grid market.
With technical support from the Harbin Institute of Technology, LangFang Gao Shan has launched its smart power meters, power-line monitoring for control and management system. Representative products are: GS-1 digital transceiver, LGRO-1/14.5, LGRO- 2K/6.6 capacitive coupling. These products are deployed on the China power grid.
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Semitech Semiconductor, headquartered in Singapore, provides the semiconductor devices that enable the transformation of the electricity grid into a smart grid. By connecting utilities to their customers, Semitech's chips help to transform homes into energy-aware "smart homes" that react to conditions on the grid, thus implementing a worldwide communications network based on the existing power grid.
Semitech's devices are used in smart meters, smart grid monitors and street light controllers to implement a connected system that is significantly more reliable and flexible than existing approaches -- and interoperates well with prior deployments.
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