meter2cash AG Converge Short Presentation
Agenda Converge System Overview Converge High- Lights Data Validation Data processing Scalability of Converge Market Segmentation
System Overview GSM, PSTN, GPRS, Internet Data Acquisition Billing Data Load Profile Data Meter Status Spontaneous Events Scheduling Validation Remote Control Data Processing Tariffication Billing Determinants Load Profile Processing Contract Information Scheduling Interface Interface
Supported communication protocols
3-Tier Architecture Business Objects Layer 1: Database on Oracle Layer 2: Business Objects Layer 3: Web based User Interface
Advantage of a 3- tier Architecture State of the art... Highly flexible Distributed system (LAN WAN) D-COM objects are also accessible from 3rd Party programs The business objects are the interfaces to the database 3rd Party programs don t need any information about the database architecture. Interfaces
Converge Application Interface MSCONS Message Interfaces LP Data Analyse Customer Specific Interfaces XML GAS Billing Systems... SAP ISU EDM / CCS InnoSolv Schleupen Belvis (Kisters)... Converge includes a highly flexible Application interface. It allows to exchange data with different other systems
Converge High-Lights Consumer Tree Reality Reports Reports Consumer Consumer ESCO ESCO Key Key accounts accounts Utility Utility DISCO/NETCO DISCO/NETCO or or METCO METCO Consumer Consumer Key Key accounts accounts Contract ESCO ESCO Consumer Consumer Contract Consumer Tree Active Elements Active Elements Active Elements Active Elements Tariff Agreements Meter Proxy Active Element Meter Proxy Active Element Template Management Template f = Report a 3 * m1 2 Data Segmentation West South North East Data Validation % Status Bit
Data Acquisition Data collection through different communication channels and different meter protocols Plausibility check Possibility for automatic substitution of not valid data Scheduler with dependencies Meter check and meter register construction EDM functionalities for measured load profile data
Data Validation and Plausibilisation Concept: Plausibility Report Data acquisition - Scheduled DA - Import from other systems Validation -Test 1 -Test 2 -Test n Calculation of substitution - Algorithm 1 - Algorithm n - manually Raw-value LP Data Mark wrong values Validated values
Plausibilisation Gap check Status check Flag Limit check
Plausibilisation Main and check meter %
Automatic substitution Last valid Value Mean Value Linear Interpolation Zero Values
Automatic substitution Wrong values can be replaced through a value from another Meter. Here an example from a limit check Lastprofil 1 Lastprofil 1 Up to 8 LP can be built up in a hierarchical form
Manually substitution
Meter check and register construction The meter check function is another data validation form. The result of cumulated load profile values has to be the same like the register value from the meter itself. RTU PSTN Date: Register 1.Jan. : 1000kWh Area 31. Jan. : 2000kWh 1. Jan. 31. Jan. Consumption : 1000kWh = Area
Data acquisition Templates Definitions of metering points, communication path etc. can be added by additional attributes. So Converge can be exactly adapted to the requirements from the customers Search and filter functions on these new attributes are included. Example: New additional attributes for a virtual meter.
Following functions includes the EDM module: Supplier model Assignment of metering points to suppliers Aggregation of each supplier Aggregation of all suppliers History of all assignments and metering data. EDM measured load profiles Supplier with assigned metering points
Consumer Tree, data segmentation Energy EnergyCompany Electricity ElectricitySection Gas Gas Section Section El. El. Customer Customer El. El. Customer Customer Gas Gas Customer Customer Gas Gas Customer Customer Electr. Contract Electr. Contract Gas Contract Gas Contract Data segment ELECTRICITY Data segment GAS Build up a customer tree Create contracts and assign meterpoint on it Create different customer segments
Example consumer tree Top Top Node Node NetCo NetCo // DisCo DisCo Master Master Account Account EsCo EsCo1 Consumer Consumer Key Key Account Account 1 Contract MP Consumer Consumer Key Key Account Account 2 Contract MP NetCo = Network company DisCo = Distribution company EsCo = Energy supply company MP = Metering point
Data Processing Billing Determinants Load Profile Processing Analyses of the load profiles Tariffication Reports are based on Excel (highly flexible) Reports can be sent automatically by email as HTML, Excel, CSV Scheduled Execution
Scalability of Converge Converge Cluster Systeme System Complexity Small Converge Converge Standard Systems 100 1 000 10 000 Number of metering points
Market Segments TransCo Grid Company EsCo Energy suppliers NetCo Network Company Generation GenCo Regulator System Operator Meter Reading Company MetCo