Key Features for the energy efficient city
StartGrid™ lets you monitor power distribution in real time and respond quickly and accurately to faults and losses.
- Get total low-voltage network visibility through advanced metering infrastructure at every node
- Monitor transformers, power quality and load in real time
- Identify and correct power losses and non-revenue power consumption quickly and easily
- Protect and control the power network with remote controlled, multi-functional circuit breakers and robust local intelligence
- Minimize unplanned outages and ensure optimum power network configuration
- Monitor all power distribution network systems – medium- and low-voltage distribution networks, AMI and streetlights – all from an integrated control room
- Reduce overall customer supply downtime with improved network switching
- Respond quickly and accurately to incidents with a single monitoring point for all alarms
- Improve performance and asset use with advanced power network analysis and planning insight
- Use the webcam to review photos from on-site and receive immediate alarms if motion is detected.
The components: modular means flexible
StartGrid™ is a modular system that combines:
- Advanced metering infrastructure for transformers, control cabinets and service turrets
- Remote control of circuit breakers
- Loss and balancing calculations throughout the entire power distribution network
- Alarms, status and electrical values in meters and circuit breakers
- Control room with control and monitoring facilities
With the ability to install StartGrid™ in stages, the utility company can start with the most essential monitoring, and gradually transform the LV network into a fully automated grid.
Amplex Communication Platform
StartGrid™ connects all low-voltage power distribution assets into a full, two-way IPv6 network via powerline communications, including:
- Low-voltage feeder pillars
- Low-voltage service cabinets
- Streetlight poles and control cabinets
- Consumer power meters
- Household equipment
The StartGrid™ device management system includes:
- Plug-and-play deployment and remote upgradeability
- Operational management including status, reports, statistics, history, logging and traceability
- Configuration management including version, structure and components management
A turnkey solution
StartGrid™ is a complete, turn-key solution that is field-proven and backed by a precise, proven deployment methodology.
With its modular structure, StartGrid™ is easy to configure according to the needs of each deployment.
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