Energy Storage Monitoring IoT Solution

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Energy Storage Monitoring IoT Solution

Business Challenges

Energy storage systems are an important part of the power production process that includes power generation, transmission, distribution, utilisation and storage. Storage systems are a strategic part of smart grid construction.

Communication requirements of an energy storage monitoring system include:

  • Many and varied types of devices, resulting in a huge demand for communication
  • Distributed deployment of energy gathering stations which makes wired network use difficult to cover all remote sites
  • Energy generating stations tend to operate in extreme environments so stability and high IP rating is critical to ongoing stable operations. energy storage system

Solution

The R3000 series products are an ideal range for use in energy storage monitoring solutions as they have standard RS485 interface, they support Modbus protocol, and are easily connected to common devices in an energy-storage system.

With two SIM backup and ICMP detection, R3000 series provide unbreakable communication for energy-storage system even in remote and highly areas.

R3000 Quad LTE WiFi Router

R3000-Q4LA Quad is a versatile, easy-to-deploy, rugged and reliable VPN gateway designed for harsh environment, providing seamless, secure, fast wireless connectivity to M2M/IoT applications.  GoRugged R3000-Q4LA Quad is an Industrial Cellular VPN Router with 4 Ethernet Ports for GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA/EVDO/4G LTE Networks.

R3000 Lite 4G Router

R3000-L4L LITE is a cost effective, industrial-grade VPN gateway designed for cost-sensitive M2M applications.

R3000-4L LTE WiFi Router

The Robustel GoRugged R3000-4L is a rugged 2G/3G/4G router offering state-of-the-art mobile connectivity for machine to machine (M2M) applications.

R3000 HSPA+ WiFi Router

Benefits

Accurate and efficient data acquisition – With smart IoT device and standard Modbus protocol supported, acquisition frequency is adjustable, data acquisition is accurate and highly efficient;

Secure and stable data transmission – Industrial grade router R3000 can work steadily under all kinds of harsh environments, providing seamless connection for end devices, ensuring real-time communication. With VPN tunnel, data transmission is highly secure;

Flexible and cost-effective deployment – Suitable for different applications of energy-storage systems, with maximum system deployment flexibility and efficiency, and with minimum cost.

Congratulations Robustel for “Best IoT/M2M Hardware ..2017” Award

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Robustel Wins Award For Excellence

Robustel was awarded “Best IoT/M2M Hardware Provider 2017 & Cellular Modem Supplier of the Year 2017” of the 2017 Utilities & Telecommunications Awards, presented by Global Energy News.

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Robustel is a leading industrial IoT/M2M hardware and solution provider and announced today it was awarded “Best IoT/M2M Hardware Provider 2017 & Cellular Modem Supplier of the Year 2017” of the 2017 Utilities & Telecommunications Awards presented by Global Energy News.

The utilities and telecommunications industries, is one that is constantly changing and developing with new movements within the sector. Despite the constant change, individuals and firms continue to strive towards success, with their innovative thinking and tireless efforts.

Robustel was recognised for having adapted to the constant shift in the market and managed to make the company stand out with the hard work and best practice in the profession as the best in the industry.

About Global Energy News

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About Robustel
Guangzhou Robustel Technologies Co., Ltd. is a leading industrial IoT and M2M hardware and solution provider. Since its establishment in 2010 in Guangzhou, China, Robustel has been providing industrial cellular routers, gateways, modems, cloud platforms, and E2E solutions to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. The company´s solutions aim at smart grids, oil & gas, the financial sector, security & surveillance, industrial automation, eHealth, and many other industries. Robustel has subsidiaries in Germany, Australia, Japan, Netherlands and Hong Kong. Customers include leading mobile operators such as AT&T, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, Rogers, SingTel, Teliasonera, Vodafone, etc.

Case Study – M2M Smart Lighting System

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Critical Requirements for a Smart Lighting System

Street lighting is one of the biggest expenses of local governments. In order to save costs on maintenance and reduce energy cost, a particular solution was called for to monitor the status of remote lighting in real time and control the light in a variety of ways – specifically with regards to brightness levels, adjustment of on/off timing, Notification of Lamp Failure, Consumed Energy, Lamp Burning Hours.

Robustel products can provide a wireless solution to enable a complete smart street lighting system. Through the Robustel R3000 series router, the status of data could be constantly transmitted via cellular network. With a RobustLink platform installed in the control center, the remote lighting could be monitored and controlled intelligently. Meanwhile, maintenance resources could be managed more effectively according to the lamp data which could be collected remotely.

Robustel Solution

Robustel R3000 router and RobustLink platform help to build up a remote monitoring and control system with real-time and stable data transmission. The typical operating map is shown below:

M2m Smart Lighting System

  • R3000 Dual SIM Router provides stable 3G/GPRS communications.
  • RobustLink (Centralised M2M management platform) installed in Control Center is used for remote monitoring.
  • Ruggedised design secures reliable performance in harsh environment.

All Robustel products can be found HERE.

To find out more about the R3000 Dual SIM Router:  R3000 Robustel Specification Sheet

M2M Utility Markets

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M2M IN UTILITY MARKETS

Utilising Band 28, 700Mhz

In a power distribution network, it is estimated that over 80% of the network faults can be attributed to transient overvoltage and overcurrent caused by weather events and natural disasters.

Breakers which are installed in substations and reclosers deployed in the whole distribution networks are the key to prevent the substations from damage.

A 24/7, real-time connectivity solution is a must for recloser remote control. In some sparsely populated areas, the signal coverage is limited, and Band 28 (700Mhz), which broadens wireless coverage with efficient deployment, is a perfect radio spectrum for such scenario.

Robustel offers a safe, cost-effective solution for power distribution market by products with Band 28 modules. Robustel R3000 Lite (Band 28 ready) can be triggered remotely and also provides data back to the centres.

A typical topology is below:

M2M Utility Market

 

  • R3000 Lite is perfect for outdoor applications, having good resistance to high EMC and severe weather thanks to its industrial design.
  • R3000 Lite can be connected to RTU via RS232 or RS485 to ensure reliable real-time data communication by having a second TCP connection as backup.
  • Working on LTE Band 28, R3000 Lite provides fast and real-time data transmission as well as lowering power consumption and costs.

With intelligent network measurement capacity, R3000 Lite can reboot automatically in case of unavailable network access.

For more information on the R3000 Lite specifications go HERE.

M2M Utility Market

What is IoT? IoT Applications

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What are IoT Applications?

If you haven’t heard of this before, be advised that you will be hearing it a lot over the next few years. IoT is the abbreviation for the “Internet of Things”.  In a nutshell IoT applications are they way for machines to talk to each other through wireless networks to deliver real-time information. It covers Machine to Machine, Mobile to Machine, or Machine to Mobile.

The Advantages of IoT

The advantages are many but the main ones included more efficient use of real-time data enabling managers to make decisions, monitor and allocate resources.  Just think, if there is something wrong in your Server room, you could find out immediately, and you can fix it.  The alternative is not finding out until much later, potentially losing data and increasing costs of employee downtime.

“Ping” is a term used more and more and is one of those behind the scenes benefits of IoT.  A Ping is a way to test that devices are still working correctly. Put simply, you send a message to another machine and expect a response within a certain amount of time. If you don’t receive your ping back then something is wrong and procedures are pre-programed for stage 2 troubleshooting to commence.  Stage 2 troubleshooting could include another ping then an automated sms sent to a manager warning of a problem. It’s a lot more complicated than this – the ping measures the time of the entire trip, and records any packet lost plus more – but that’s the general gist.

The end result of all these improvements is better customer service and hopefully a better customer experience.

IoT Applications across Industries

Every day a new IoT application is added to the list of seemly endless improvements able to be made to people lives.  The area of health and safety particularly has seen great improvements with less bodies doing dangerous work and more machines taking over materials.

Examples showing how businesses are using IoT within different industries as follows:

Medical Industry IoT

  • Handheld Equipment
  • Medical Monitoring Devices
  • Patient Tracking
  • Telemedicine

Mining Applications IoT

  • Data Transmission
  • Equipment Tracking
  • Gas/oil levels
  • Remote monitoring
  • Wireless communication

Farming IoT

  • Lifestock tracking
  • Equipment Tracking
  • Remote Monitoring
  • Wireless Communication

POS/Vending Machine IoT

  • Automatic vending and credit card/mobile payment to increase sales
  • Improved route and replenishment planning
  • Point of Sale equipment
  • Remote monitoring to have optimum stock in each machine
  • Remotely change pricing

Smart Homes/Cities IoT

  • Access Points

Parking & Public Transportation IoT

  • Smart Lighting & Smart Metering
  • Security
  • Traffic Monitoring
  • Transportation
  • Container Tracking

For an application within the real world, check out M2M manufacturer Robustel’s recent installation of their M1000-U4L LTE modem across a city-wide transport system including bus’, trams, trains and ferry’s.  Robustel was selected because of its sturdiness, network compatibility and seamless connectivity performance.

Find out more HERE.