Smart Grid is the concept of modernizing the electric grid. It visions for an end to end solution that automates everything between power generations to consumptions. It is a next generation intelligent electricity network which optimizes the energy efficiency to graft Information Communication Technology onto the existing network and exchange real time information between supplier and customer.

It has the efficient operation by the automated grid management and real time management of electricity supply and demand to provide perse services for customers. It's an easy implement pack that bridges Smart Meter Vendors, Utilities and the Consumers to take the advantage at common bars. It takes the system to a real vision what is it made for.

Who Will Play The Role

Needless to say, right from generation to consumption related parties’ needs to play the concerned roles. Smart meter vendors are, off course, the next players to produce such responsive devices. Even to a good extent data centre and its hardware infrastructure will also play the required roles.

On the other side, the potential that lies in Smart Grid can surely overcome the investment factors as well. The overall analysis indicates that, here in Smart Grid the real player is technology. Everywhere in very Smart Grid infrastructure, technology only can ensure to take it forward.

What Is Challenging

The most challenging part of it is to design highly flexible software architectures for meter and device communications for both data and instructions from the central servers in the specified interval to the highest number of meters in a given scenarios to enable most performing real-time statistics.

The objective of the Smart Grid can only be achieved if it really does things in real-time. No software solution can grant next implementation to be smoother than the previous unless it is, in itself, high configurable to each and every deployed infrastructure.

Smart Grid 6 Slice Solution

We see the solutions in 6 slices. Our Smart Grid 6 Slice Solution aims to enable every aspects of smart meter management with highly configurable and interactive software solutions. Our designs solve issues to enable more effective user controls over real-time activities. They are listed as under:

• Smart Communication

  Smart communication is the API that talks and controls the smart meters. It doesn’t do anything in itself, rather it can be consumed by other tools without the understanding of intelligence that is required to talk or control the smart meters.

• Smart Call Adaptor

  Smart call adaptor is a set of stand-alone tools uses the Smart Communication APIs to talk or control the smart meters. It does simultaneous calls to any number of meters as per the schedules. It stores the response and smart meter data into a database warehouse.

• Smart Adaptor Controller

  Smart adaptor controller is the web based interface to configure the parameters based on which the smart call adaptor works. This plays the real-time tuner for smart call adaptor.

• Smart Instance Controller

  Smart instance controller is tool implies set intelligence enablement to facilitate multiple instantiations to handle any number additional smart meters. It does grouping of the list of meters to suit a best memory and hardware utilisation.

• Smart Data Explorer

  Smart data explorer is a web based interface to give real-time information, alerts, statistics, dashboards and event tracking. It will suggest the filling of gaps between the readings.

• Smart Data Provider

  Smart data explorer is a web based interface to give real-time information, alerts, statistics, dashboards and event tracking. It will suggest the filling of gaps between the readings.

How Does It Work

It maintains a database of smart meters and their configurations. It reads the smart meters as scheduled. Controls the smart meter by sending commands for connect/disconnect etc. Provides browser based interfaces and dashboards for real-time transactions and configurations. It alerts for necessary errors and events. It can be customised for specific needs.

Why This Solution

This 6 slices solution is architecture considering the demanding enterprise needs. It is wisely sliced to emerge the technical compliances to suit the functionalities. Few things can be focused here for ready references.

• Clear Functionalities In Each Slice

  Every slice of the solution is architected to meet a group of related functionalities. Each of the slice is pluggable to external entities.

• Most Successful Meter Communication

  Smart meter communication is the most critical aspect where Smart Grid is really failing. A never hanging intelligence is the essence of smart meter communication. Simultaneous calls are the next important thing needed for success of Smart Grid.

• Lightweight Executions

  Practices have been seen that the unsliced solutions are deployed in huge hardware infrastructure and the end result is to deploy more infrastructures. There exist dependencies on increase in the number of meters. Our solutions are independent.

• Wisely Adapted Technologies

  Technology is the foremost thing that needs to be selected wisely. Our architecture uses almost all kind of tools and technologies to ensure the best suit for each of the slice.

• Integration To Other Applications

  The data, information and control are needed from many other third party applications. We value our client and efforts have been taken not to burden them on their exiting set up.

• Adaptability Of Customisation

  Our database architecture ensures less procedural language coding extensions. We use tightly integrated connectors for client’s opted database. We understand Smart Grid rejects the technologies which try to be flexible with all databases without tight integrations. We have different database deployment strategies like independent database, or independent user or even independent database objects. On the other side, have separate layers for customising the solutions for deferent type of Smart Meters from different vendors.