The integrated product, which is an example of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Distribution Automation (DA) convergence solutions, is anticipated to provide remote wireless feeder monitoring at the medium voltage level.
Data gathered from medium voltage sensing points can be combined and time-synchronized with other system-level data allowing utilities to more efficiently monitor and operate their distribution network.
Elster Solutions president and CEO Mark Munday said that ABB’s utility-grade technology coupled with the company’s field-proven solutions in AMI-DA convergence give utilities the missing elements that will enable a host of critical applications, including adaptive voltage conservation, load control and transformer monitoring.
This offering is expected to provide utilities with a cost-effective solution for plug-and-play metering of overhead medium voltage feeders, and it can either be integrated into existing SCADA infrastructure or into Elster’s EnergyAxis communications system.
