Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | NIA_SPEN_0029 | |
| Title | Secondary Telecommunications Phase 3 – Trial of Hybrid Telecoms | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given SP Energy Networks |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 November 2017 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2022 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,000,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , SP Energy Networks (100.000%) |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , SP Energy Networks (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_SPEN_0029 |
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| Objectives | - To deploy a combination of the following innovative telecommunications technology in a trial configuration at several locations in SPENs licensed area –- i) Trial new spectrum proposed for release by Ofcom and MOD with high capacity scanning telemetry.ii) Trial new spectrum proposed for release by Ofcom and MOD with private LTE technology.iii) Internet of Things (IoT) solution from EE and Vodafoneiv) Broadband powerline carrierv) Arqiva smart metering telecoms infrastructure - An important part of the trial will be to assess the ability for options i) and ii) above to operate co-located in unused MOD spectrum which if proved feasible will maximise the potential benefits of releasing this spectrum for energy sector use. - Assess each of the above in terms of throughput, latency, reliability, storm resilience and vendor support. Also integrate these communication systems with a selection of RTUs (including those where legacy protocol conversion may be required). - Bring together by means of a common core architecture, a primary and secondary route (typically two of the five listed above) and demonstrate seamless switching between the two during simulated failure of one route (especially focussing on the prioritisation of critical and non-critical traffic) - Produce an overview of commercial reasons why spectrum release of unused MOD allocation (406-430MHz) to the energy sector is favourable to UK-PLC – especially in terms of cost avoidance (increased risk of extended outages) and smart grid enablement. To trial a hybrid of innovative communications solutions previously short-listed in the Secondary Communications Phase 2 project and combine them into a holistic architecture which could be deployed by UK DNOs as they transition to DSOs and support full smart grid capability. To validate and confirm the technologies are capable of supporting smart grids;- Providing wide geographic coverage in a range of environments from dense urban to deep rural- Providing reliable performance generally (>99.99%) and also during a black start event- Providing communication with sufficiently low latency to support real time control of distributed assets as part of the smart grid- A high degree of interoperability between connectivity technology and equipment vendorsTo demonstrate to what extent third party solutions from mobile operators can be relied upon in terms of coverage and performanceTo build upon output of previous innovation projects such as WPDs Falcon & Nexus and UKPNs Flexible plug and play which focussed on a single technology solution or were desktop only exercises.To satisfy Ofcoms requirements to justify access to an additional 400 MHz allocation as part of the spectrum release programme Providing a model for a cost effective solution that is financially viable and can be scaled at a modest & predictable incremental cost. | |
| Abstract | To validate and confirm the technologies are capable of supporting smart grids;- Providing wide geographic coverage in a range of environments from dense urban to deep rural- Providing reliable performance generally (>99.99%) and also during a black start event- Providing communication with sufficiently low latency to support real time control of distributed assets as part of the smart grid- A high degree of interoperability between connectivity technology and equipment vendorsTo demonstrate to what extent third party solutions from mobile operators can be relied upon in terms of coverage and performanceTo build upon output of previous innovation projects such as WPDs Falcon & Nexus and UKPNs Flexible plug and play which focussed on a single technology solution or were desktop only exercises.To satisfy Ofcoms requirements to justify access to an additional 400 MHz allocation as part of the spectrum release programme | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 09/11/22 | |
