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Smart Grid Systems

In the electricity industry day by day there is a transformation, which leads us towards an evolution that goes from a centralized electricity network to a more derivative one that requires a greater participation of the client.  This is where Smart Grids make their appearance, since they propose to modify the business model established today, generating a new way of understanding, and efficiently managing electricity.

What does GB Technology offer regarding the product?

In GB Tecnología we offer the services of technical support, advice and supply and installation of the products for AMI networks of the company Landis + Gyr, which makes us pioneers to carry out the installation and commissioning of these services, carrying out projects throughout Central America and the Caribbean. We provide the training services of the personnel of your company for the proper and efficient management of the system, together with our technical support service for the attention of doubts and emergencies.

Smart Grid Systems Command Center

Types or models of Smart grid

GridStream

Landis+Gyr Command Center

LandisGyr Electricity meters FOCUS

Landis+Gyr Electricity meters FOCUS E331-E351

Landis+Gyr Commercial and Industrial meters E650 S4X

Landis+Gyr Commercial and Industrial meters E650 S4X

N2400 N2450 Network Gateway

Landis+Gyr Collector Network Gateway N2400/N2450

Smart Grid System

Advantages of the Smart grid service

  • More efficient transmission of electricity.
  • Establishment of the service in a faster and more efficient way after an interruption.
  • Reduction of costs in the operations and in the expenses of the final consumer.
  • Reduction of demand peaks, which will also result in a reduction in costs.
  • Greater security.

Why should companies hire a Smart Grid system?

Smart Grid systems are of vital importance for electricity distribution companies that wish to operate their electricity network in a more automated, efficient, and orderly way, always trying to maintain strict control and efficiency over the company’s resources. Seeking with this to provide the end customer with a better-quality service at a fair price, since with these systems it is sought to reduce operating costs, since many cases emergency care, service disconnections and meter reading can be done remotely, without having to move staff to the event site.

Product features

Command Center

  • Support for multiple applications, including AMI and personal power management.
  • Reliability index reporting capabilities.
  • Power outage reports.
  • System diagnostics.
  • Remote scheduling of billing structures by time.
  • Detection of manipulations.
  • The available accommodation service reduces the demands on utility personnel.

Network Gateway N2400/N2450 collector

  • Multiple radio options, up to 3 radios, support a wide range of communications technologies, including RF Mesh, Mesh IP and cellular WAN backhaul.
  • Single network solution, enabling the integration of third-party devices for a cost-effective solution.
  • Maintenance-free lithium-ion phosphate battery.
  • Configurable, repairable, and upgradeable.
  • Secure Wi-Fi for local radio setup or integrated sensor controller.
  • 2 Ethernet ports.

Commercial and Industrial Meter E650 S4X

  • It has 16 256K charging channels, with an option of up to 1 MB.
  • It has 32-bit data storage memory.
  • Measurement of four quadrants.
  • kW, kVA and kVAR demands delivered and received.
  • Two alternative methods of calculating VAR and VA.
  • Magnetic manipulation detection.
  • Cover removal switch.
  • Tilt and vibration sensor.
  • Improved Gridstream RF module.
  • Three-phase power supply.

FOCUS E331/E351 meter.

  • Two simultaneous demand measurements, which can be kWh and kVA or kVAR.
  • Able to detect: the removal or insertion of the meter into the meter socket.
  • Capable of reading power quality data (sag/swell).
  • Has expanded non-volatile memory
  • Detection of magnetic presence and contine current.
  • Supports two kVA/kVAR calculation methods.
  • Improved power supply.

What is a Smart Grid system?

Smart Grid systems are an intelligent network capable of efficiently integrating the behavior and actions of all users connected to it, basically they are electrical distribution networks combined with the most modern information technologies, providing Data to both electricity distribution companies and consumers, in such a way as to ensure a sustainable and efficient energy system, with low losses and high levels of quality and security of supply.

Function and objectives of Smart Grids

  • Objectives:
    • The main objective of a Smart Grid is to achieve maximum energy efficiency, since electricity must be consumed at the time it is generated, and unused electricity is lost. And it is due to the current inability to store electricity, which causes a great loss of resources. So, this type of networks appears as a necessity and the solution to the main problems.
  • Functions:
    • Watch the consumption that occurs, since it is always visible and not only through the electricity bill.
    • Offer the possibility of monitoring and measuring the electrical behavior of all the devices that are connected in an infrastructure.

Why hire GB Technology?

In GB Technology we are suppliers of the products of the Landis + Gyr brand, a company with which we have carried out many projects in Central America and the Caribbean, our years of experience position us as a pioneer in the installation, commissioning, training, and technical support of the AMI systems of the company Landis + Gyr. We have extensive experience in handling the different equipment and software used for these systems, which will guarantee an excellent service.