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Kalkitech along with its partner Powel provides an AMR /AMI Platform that is open, customizable and scalable for metering and billing applications with remote communications support for CDMA, GPRS, GSM, PSTN, Radio, Wi-Max, Broad-band and so on as well as a host of metering protocols.
DLMS Library, AMR and remote metering solutions from Kalkitech enables utilities, OEM's and distributed business to monitor, manage, control and optimize their metering systems. The metering solutions from Kalkitech, is based on Kalkitech's HDAP architecture, which enable multi-protocol, multi-communication, multi-hardware remote metering. The system is capable of scaling from a small metering requirement for a utility circle to a region, state and nation-wide metering system.
Kalkitech's metering solutions are detailed below:
Turnkey Metering System Implementation
Kalkitech undertakes turnkey Remote Metering implementation for you. This turnkey implementation provides you with a centralized metering and billing system, with complete power to monitor and control in real-time. This solution shall use the communication technology of your choice; include GSM, PSTN, RF, VSAT etc. This solution also provides you with integration support to your EMS and ERP for billing and other optimization purposes.
Metering Protocol Implementation
Kalkitech offers metering protocols like IEC 60870-5-102, IEC 62056, DLMS and future IEC61850 for your product or project requirements.
Metering Protocol Gateways
Kalki together with principals provides IEC 60870-5-102 Master and Slave OPC Server for integration with your SCADA or DNP3 Devices.
Energy Meter SMS Gateway
Kalkitech offers gateway for energy meter to SMS, which enables meters to directly send SMS messages to mobile phones or Energy Billing Centers.
Metering Protocol Converters
Kalkitech shall design and develop customized or general purpose protocol converters that enable your specific meter to communicate with a standard protocol to the external world.
Metering Integration
Kalkitech provides Meter integration with your SCADA or Billing Software.
Metering Consulting and Development Services
- Project Startup Assistance
- External Reviews
- Knowledge transfer and training
- Protocol Implementation Design Document (PID)
- API requirements for customer systems & architecture
- Designing of specific interfaces based on the current H/W and S/W setup
- Validation Testing
Meter Protocol Validation and Training
- Preparing test plan
- Conformance testing
- Training (Basic and Detailed)
Meter Protocol Life Cycle Support after development
- Interoperability testing on site
- Consultancy and Problem investigation service at factory and customer sites.
- Turnkey Protocol Implementation, Validation and Life Cycle Support
Meter Interface Card
- Microcontroller based solution of small form factor which could be interfaced to meter internally or externally
- Designed as a pluggable module even on live meters without having to switch off the meter
- Supports standard protocol clients, such as DLMS/ANSI C12/Modbus / proprietary protocols for communication between meter and MIC
- Supports standard protocol servers such as DLMS/ANSI C12/Modbus for communication between MIC and upstream device(In-Home Display/Data concentrator/ AMR Central system)
- Communication secured by AES GCM 128. Custom security algorithms can be added on request
- Remote firmware upgrade
- Sub metering for M Bus Gas and Water meters through RS232/485 or M Bus wireless
- Support for various communication technologies : RS232/485/PSTN, GSM/GPRS, PLC, Zigbee/RF
- Zigbee Smart energy profile for supporting In-Home Display communication
Data Concentrator
- Scalable data concentrator built on Embedded linux platform
- Support for various communication technologies : RS232/485/PSTN, GSM/GPRS, PLC, Zigbee/RF
- User friendly GUI for configuration, diagnostics and firmware upgrade
- Security : Protocol security(e.g. AES GCM 128 for DLMS) and end-to-end VPN security Custom security algorithms can be added on request
- Network monitoring : network health, meter online/office status, number of timeouts/retries
- Communication to central system is highly optimized to reduce power usage, traffic on GPRS/GSM networks and thereby reduce cost and improve performance
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MDAS
- Scalable data aquistion system developed as platform independant Java application
- Distributed architecture : various modules such as Meter Reading Module(MRM), Data Delivary Module(DDM), Database(DB) can run on same or distributed systems
- DLMS and Modbus client protocols supported for data aquistion from meters. Other protocols can be added based on request.
- DLMS server and CIM XML(IEC 61970) supported for data exchange to MDMS
Powel ELIN
Kalkitech’s technology partner Powel is a leading European manufacturer that provides data collection and data management solutions.Powel ELIN is a vendor independent system that collects and manages the consumption data from virtually any utility meter or sub-meter using open protocols. Adapter modules for electricity, heat, water, and gas accommodate the wide variety of protocols available industry-wide, enabling utilities to operate and manage their heterogeneous metering network with one single system.
For more information:www.powel.com/Products/Smart-Metering/
Download Powel ELIN factsheet:
End to End AMR impplementation for power utilities
- Site study and requirement collection
- Frame specification and design network for AMR
- Specification consultation and review
- Supply, installation and commissioning of meters, communication cards/modems, Data concentrators, MDAS and MDMS
Meter firmware development and certification
- World leader in DLMS server and client libraries
- Strong expertise in metering communication protocols such as DLMS, Modbus, ANSI C12 and metering/communication chips of Microchip, ATMEL, Freescale, Teridian, NEC, TI
- Expertise in various country/utility companion specification
- Expertise in DLMS UA certification and Indian Companion Certification testing
Tools
- Tools for communication and/or functionality testing for meters and meter reading applications
- Test tools for large scale AMR systems
- Custom Calibration tools for meters with standard communication protocol drivers and security
