Intelligence throughout the low voltage power distribution network
Overview

StartGrid is a simple but powerful solution that gives you total control and automation of your entire low-voltage power distribution network.

The solution is based on AMI-enabled meters and switches at the various nodes within the low-voltage power network, all feeding back data to a central management platform to provide a complete overview of system efficiency and losses. Simple but amazingly effective.

Insight for the efficient city
With StartGrid, you can analyze your low-voltage power network performance with complete circuit information such as voltage, current, power factor, etc. Use primary substation meter data to map your complete low-voltage system energy use (and loss) across all nodes. Energy savings is only the beginning.

Control for city utilities
 Remotely operated circuit breakers provide earth fault, over current and short circuit protection tripping, with a local control facility and alarm notification. Local intelligence lets you minimize blackouts and, when inevitable, confine them to the smallest possible area. (Read more here about the components in our solutions).

Uptime for municipal energy
 Our advanced communication paradigm ensures high reliability and maximum uptime. And with local intelligence and data storage, StartGrid maintains state awareness and can make local decisions even when communications go down.

The Amplex platform
 Amplex StartGrid is deployed on a modular, carrier-neutral Amplex platform based on open standards. This powerful monitoring and management system helps utilities and municipalities run their systems in greener, smarter ways that pay for themselves by driving down costs.

StartGrid applications integrate through open interfaces with existing utility systems, including billing, GIS, work order and planning.

Amplex Integration
 StartGrid integrates with other Amplex solutions such as Amplex AmpLight and AmpMetering as well as your medium voltage power network management so all events are centralized and turned into actionable insight.

With added AMI-enabled meters at customer premises and intelligent street lighting systems, you gain valuable consumption and statistical data on the entire low-voltage power network, all in one command center. City utilities were never so smart.

Deploy to fit
 StartGrid is fully flexible so you can install intelligence exactly where it is needed – from the most critical low-voltage substations to the entire LV power distribution grid. Many clients deploy at the substation or feeder pillar level, then complement these with selected lower nodes when they need a full overview.

Start city energy savings now. With an advanced metering infrastructure throughout the low-voltage power distribution system that will give you insight, control and energy savings.

 

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