According to the company, this certification is required to sell smart meters in Brazil.
Echelon, an open-standard energy control networking company, is providing smart metering sub-systems to ELO including power line control and communication technology and embedded firmware for smart meters.
In conjunction with Echelon’s control operating system-powered control nodes and data center-based system software, ELO is providing an open-standard and multi-application control network solution customized for the Brazilian market.
ELO vice president of business development Marcos Rizzo said basing ELO’s smart grid product line on Echelon technology and the industry standard open smart grid protocol, uniquely delivers improved quality of service, and reduces peak demand and operational costs.
