doc.: IEEE leci Submission May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 1 Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title:[Remote Monitoring Applications] Date Submitted: [May 2010] Source:[Nikica Mikulandra] Company [KONČAR] Address [Zagreb, Croatia] Voice:[ ], FAX:[], Web:[ Abstract:[This presentation describes potential applications for LECIM] Purpose:[For information] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Outline Two applications –Smart Buoys –Smart water meters –Smart gas meters May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 2

doc.: IEEE leci Submission SMART BUOYS May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 3

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Summary Motivation –SB: Smart Buoys project –Interesting application for all nautical destinations Objective –Application description –Application requirements –Challenges May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 4

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Opportunity 99,99% of mooring buoys are so far “manually” operated Mooring with buoys VS “free” mooring –Organized mooring –Environmentally more friendly –Possibility of automation No real-time monitoring of existing mooring buoys Ad hoc tracking and inspection only at choke points (RFID) May 2010 Slide 5Nikica Mikulandra

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Application challenges All kind of possible different user vessels Minimum maintanance costs Features –Ensure secure mooring –Ensure real time monitoring –Prevent loss of buoys –Ensure payment of service –Reduce cost –Improve customer service May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 6

doc.: IEEE leci Submission About Smart Buoys Have to ensure secure mooring for different kind of vessels In the sea water for whole year All electronics inside battery operated Several different sensors included May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 7

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Monitoring communication technologies Satellite communication –Advantage: global coverage –Disadvantage: expensive GSM –Advantage: often good coverage –Disadvantage: expensive Others –none May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 8

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Application requirements Real Time Monitoring –Good coverage –Low infrastructure cost –Low operational cost Ability to install node inside buoys Battery life: > 1 year Includes variety of sensors in same node (see water temperature, water inside buoy, vessel connected) several square miles coverage with hundreds of buoys Access point connected to backhaul –> SCADA LAN TCP/IP backhaul Transmitter inside buoy Sensors: GPS Temp Vibration Intrusion Connection Access Point May 2010 Slide 9Nikica Mikulandra

doc.: IEEE leci Submission WATER/ GAS METERS May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 10

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Summary Motivation –Water/ Gas Meters –Basic project for Smart Grid implementation Objective –Application description –Application requirements –Challenges May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 11

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Opportunity €100B industry –Over 60% of present meters are not smart yet EU regulation: all meters have to smart by year 2020 Problems with existing technologies There is no acctepted standard May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 12

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Application challenges Bidirectional communication between system and meter Large number of meters within urban areas Large area of coverage for rural areas Features –Monthly, daily, 15-min measuring –Measuring on demand –Dynamic pricing –Reduce cost –Improve customer service May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 13

doc.: IEEE leci Submission About Smart Meters Precise measurement of consumed water / gas Communication capabilities Dynamic pricing capabilities, different tariffs May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 14

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Metering communication technologies PLC (Power Line Communication) –Advantage: low PLC module cost –Disadvantage: technology problems GSM –Advantage: often good coverage –Disadvantage: expensive infrastructure and operational costs Others –Deployments with Euridis, ZigBee May 2010 Nikica MikulandraSlide 15

doc.: IEEE leci Submission Application requirements Information system Data processing Water meter Gas meter Data acquisition ERP BILLING EXPORT payments Help desk Pricing system utility customers May 2010 Slide 16Nikica Mikulandra