On-Ramp Wireless: Program Final Report
- On-Ramp Wireless, San Diego, CA (United States)
The objective of the project was to develop and demonstrate a centrally managed, wide area wireless distribution grid sensor and faulted circuit indicator system capable of monitoring underground and other hard-to-reach distribution circuits while delivering the reliability, ease of installation, security, battery life and low cost structure required to be a commercially viable product for the electric utility industry. This integrated wireless grid monitoring system enables utilities across the United States to enhance the reliability of their distribution grids, improve performance metrics (i.e., SAIFI, CAIDI, SAIDI), support dynamic load management and predictive maintenance, and enable future remote monitoring applications necessary to achieve the goals of the Smart Grid. This project scope included: conceptual design; trade studies focused on maximizing ease of installation, sensing capabilities, power budget analysis to reduce maintenance costs and time to replace; sensor product development; and field technology demonstration. The trade studies included Radio Frequency (RF) propagation. The RF Trade Study was completed for the 2.4 GHz ISM-band and not extended to 1 GHz band due to availability of suitable radio solutions and associated impacts to overall commercial value of the solution. The technology demonstrations/field trials were performed in partnership with Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric. The sensing systems included fault indicator and wireless analog sensor devices from Schweitzer Engineering Labs (SEL) and smart transformer monitoring devices from Gridsense. Both SEL and Gridsense worked with ORW during this project to During the demonstration phase, sensors were deployed in multiple locations. Resulting data was analyzed for the following: RF performance, communication systems reliability, sensor system capabilities, and system level analytics relative to the commercial value to the smart grid.
- Research Organization:
- On-Ramp Wireless, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- OE0000550
- OSTI ID:
- 1504936
- Report Number(s):
- NETL-ONRAMP-0000550; FOA-313
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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