The successful roll out of G3 PLC smart meters at EVN in Austria and KSFs for smart meter projects

Webinar organised together with Netz NO and Trialog. Experts from this DSO share their experiences and recommendations for other DSOs. Trialog presents what they see as the G3-specific Key Success Factors for smart meter projects.

G3 Híbrido PLC+RF ¡Una verdadera solución de comunicación para medición inteligente en Sudamérica!
In this webinar, we delved into the importance of standards and certification in the energy industry, exploring the latest updates in G3 certification and the intricacies of DLMS compatibility certification. We uncovered the nuances of DLMS ‘Generic Companion Profile’ specifications and outlined the requirements for obtaining G3 and DLMS certification.

Presenters include Sergio Lazzarotto (President and Executive Director at DLMS User Association) and Olivier Genest (Director at Trialog and member of the G3-Alliance Certification Committee) and Anil Mengi (Marketing Chair G3-Alliance).

With the integration of battery-powered devices, the G3-Hybrid PLC+RF communication standard now enables multi-utility metering over one single network.

The battery-powered leaf node extension of the G3-Hybrid specification allows the integration of battery-powered devices such as gas, water and heat meters as well as other devices into the hybrid network. 

Vattenfall, a major European energy company, presents a unique connected lighting system for municipalities based on G3-PLC powerline communication.

Dynamic Grid Control is a unique technology for connected lighting. Control systems are installed in each lighting pole and each pole is assigned a distinctive IP address. The lighting can be controlled at both group and individual level and light intensity can be managed on individual lighting poles. Optimised lighting schedules can be set for different types of areas such as city centres, industrial areas, and parks.

Experts from Renesas and STMicroelectronics present all RF frequency bands supported by the latest release and explain the regulatory requirements in the different regions around the world. The following mechanisms introduced to address regulatory requirements are explained: – Adaptive power control (APC) – Duty-cycle handling – Frequency Hopping. 

Two utility members of the G3-Alliance, Enedis (France) and EVN (Austria), share experiences of how they successfully realised meter interoperability and make recommendations for other utilities. Olivier Genest from Trialog presents the approach to realise interoperability.
Topics that will be addressed include:
– Different levels of interoperability
– Challenges and recommendations
– What is needed to realise interoperability in terms of organization, specification, testing, etc.

G3-Alliance webinar about regulatory regime and G3-PLC deployments in FCC band in Europe. Due to its long range and high performance, many utilities in Europe have already deployed G3-PLC systems operating in the frequency range between 150 kHz up to 500 kHz, i.e. FCC band.

    Kaveh Razazian, CTO, Sagemcom – G3-Alliance delivering the Keynote Address during the Roundtable “Smart Metering – Rollout Challenges, System Integration Architecture, Smart Meter Operations Centre (SMOC)” at India Smart Utility Week on 03 March.

    Wolfgang Lehner, Head of Metering Netz Niederösterreich talks on the NÖ Austria G3-PLC smart meter roll-out and their experience with voltage quality data during Enlit Europe 2021, November 30th

    Kaveh Razazian, CTO of Sagemcom talks on the first field results with the G3-Hybrid PLC+RF technology in India during Enlit Europe 2021, December 1st

    Riccardo Fiorelli from STMicroelectronics talks on “Evolution of Powerline Communication for Smart IoT Networks”  during Enlit Europe 2021 – December 1st

    Performance of G3-Hybrid PLC+RF Communication Systems from Alfredo Sanz during Enlit Europe 2021 – November 30th

    Marc Delandre’s 10th Anniversary Message

    G3-Alliance Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

    Enhancements for Dense G3-PLC Networks – Webinar October 13th 2021

    G3-Alliance Webinar on “How does G3-Hybrid PLC+RF communication work?”

    G3-Hybrid Technology

    G3-ALLIANCE for Smart Metering in South America -Comunicación G3 ALLIANCE para medición inteligente en América

    Comunicación G3 ALLIANCE para medición inteligente en Colombia / G3-ALLIANCE for Smart Metering in Colombia

    Setting up and maintaining G3-PLC networks

    G3-PLC communication for smart metering in Africa

    G3-PLC RAILWAY APPLICATIONS

    G3-ALLIANCE Interoperability

    G3-PLC AND GRID SERVICES

    Three steps to G3-Alliance Certification

    G3-ALLIANCE : April 5th, 2016

    G3-Alliance : 20th IEEE International Symposium in Bottrop, Germany

    Enlit Europe took place from November 29th till December 1st 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. The G3-Alliance booth featured many G3 applications and offered many networking opportunities.

    Watch the video about G3-Alliance at Enlit Europe!