Equipped with latest Corinex BPL-to-the-meter technology, the centre also features facilities for testing and evaluation of BPL communications performance on both LV and MV lines, as well as free samples from leading meter vendors.
Having nearly the same nominal costs as any other narrowband powerline technology used for meter data acquisition, BPL technology is however hundreds of times faster than the existing technologies, enabling deployment and application of full AES 56-bit or 128-bit security.
Specifically, the two partners plan to enrich the Corinex BPL concentrator and SmartGrid solution with new algorithms researched and developed by the University, and their subsequent validation with Corinex customers.
Corinex CEO Peter Sobotka said the utilities are expressing interest in automated load management on the LV level, which requires rapid and responsive delivery of metered data and supplied energy measurements, including local PV production, to the local Smart Grid concentrator unit.
”The Corinex concentrator is powerful and fast in communicating with the meters. It is ready to employ sophisticated algorithms to process these data together with data on forecasted weather in order to generate effective responses and issue commands to the meters, such that efficient localized energy load management and/or storage is realized,” Sobotka added.
Additionally, the university intends to introduce a new learning subject specialization, Energy Sustainability and Smart Grids comprising BPL and its applications in the energy sector.
