WELCOME SENSORS & COMMUNICATIONS FOR

SMART WATER NETWORKS Andy Newland

Regional Sales Director – Asia Pacific

A LITTLE ABOUT SENSUS

Sensus is a leading global utility infrastructure company

whose technology helps energy and water utilities

drive operational efficiency and customer

engagement with applications that include

advanced meter reading, data acquisition, demand

response, distribution automation, home area

networking and outdoor lighting control. Customers

worldwide trust the innovation, quality and

reliability of Sensus solutions for the intelligent use

and conservation of energy and water.

EXPERIENCE THROUGH INNOVATION

• Composite materials • World leader in supply of composite meters • >5,000,000 in network

• MeiStream Plus • World’s first Class C Woltmann meter • >300,000 in network

• iPERL • World leader in static meters • >1,000,000 in network in US • ISO/MID version launched

SOME FACTS QUANTIFY THE CHALLENGE

• 8.5 billion gallons of water are lost annually in water networks around the world, further stressing water scarce regions

• >20% of all clean water treated and pumped into the

distribution system is lost via leakage before reaching the end consumer, leading to ~$10B in wasted opex

• $1.7 Trillion projected water infrastructure spending gap in the US

• Water Utility Global Revenues in 2011 were $470BN on a

cost base of $230BN • Revenues are expected to grow to $560BN by 2017 with a

cost base of $280BN

WATER UTILITIES WHAT ARE THE IMPERITIVES?

• Leak detection & water conservation • Reduce leakage

• Network • Customer

• Capital spending optimization

• Deferral of augmentation • Asset management

• Pressure management including energy management

• Pressure management to reduce leakage • Reduce pumping costs

WATER & COMMUNICATION / OR SMART WATER NETWORKS

Pre-requisite : ACCESS TO DATA

Where should data come from ?

– From any significant network point

What kind of data should be used ?

– All meaningful and whose correlation brings added value information

– Set-up of a network is not universal but individual to each water company

Most important : data collected is trustworthy and doesn’t change with time

THE SMART WATER NETWORK SWAN MODEL

Smart Water Network

From SWAN

Decision making

Database & analytics

Radio, GPRS, etc

Meters, sensors

Pipes, valves, etc

SENSORS iPERL

• Static electromagnetic end point using a remanent magnetic technology principle includes sensor technology licensed by Sentec Limited

• It provides a linear metrology • Gives a very low starting flow • Due to its principle and functioning principle, IT DOESN’T AGE

• Whole life accuracy, reliability & dependability

• 15 years battery life • R800 across whole range • Tested in harsh water & environmental conditions

• Developed for every application

• Dn15-Dn40 • All international body lengths • Manifold version in 2013

INNOVATION THROUGH EXPERIENCE

• iPERL is not new for SENSUS • USA (AWWA) version launched 2010 • Different body lengths & flow rates • Packaged for US requirements • Eye ball/touch read

• Based on the same technology

• Same flow tube design • Same power management & processing algorithm • Flow rates to MID/OIML R49 • Re packaged for the global market • Dual on board radio

• Proven reliability, dependable accuracy

• >1,000,000 in operation • Largest market share of static meters in US

COMMUNICATION NO ONE SOLUTION?

• Dependent on application

• Sensors in close proximity to one another • Well suited to low power radio • Fixed or mobile network

• Sensors spread over distance

• High power radio • GPRS

LOW POWER RADIO HOW MANY WAY?

• Traditional low power radios work on 2 principals:

• One way uni directional (broadcast) technology Fixed battery lifetime Permanent radio emissions Auto-routing in a network Easy meter detect by bubble sniff Smaller information set Programming only with meter access

• Two way bi directional (polled) technology

Information set selectable Programming remotely via radio Battery lifetime depends on radio traffic (unaddressed overhearing) Radio emission after radio request Meter location and address must be known

LOW POWER RADIO A THIRD WAY?

• Sensus radio utilizes a third option:

• 1.5 way bi directional (Listen After Talk) technology Fixed battery lifetime Radio emissions every 15s Bi directional channel opened every 4th emission Auto-routing in a network Easy meter detect by bubble sniff Smaller information set, but with a longer response time

more information accessible Programming remotely via radio

• Choice of the infrastructure set should serve a low risk value

• During its use as well as over its technology evolution

COMMUNICATION THAT YOU NEED

The endpoint delivers the following information every 15 seconds in a

short telegram (BUP):

Possible alarms are:

Meter Type iPERL Fab. No. 24871973 Meter reading 3683 Alarm information** 00000000 Reception level (RSSI)* 25%

Time Stamp* 05.01.2011

11:11:15

COMMUNICATION THAT YOU WANT

On request information

Using a Parameter Application Message (PAM) the iPERL supplies

extended information in a Setup Message and more Information (SEMI)

protocol:

Meter Type OMS Status Leak Start

Fab. No. OMS interval Leak End

Meter reading Alarm activation Magnet Tamper start

Alarm information Leakage Detection Magnet Tamper End

Reception level (RSSI) Broken Pipe Detection Empty pipe start

Time Stamp Remaining Battery Empty pipe end

BUP interval Max. Flow Rate Backflow start

LAT interval Time since max. flow Backflow end

Current Flow rate Min. Flow Rate Broken pipe start

Backward Volume Time since min. flow Broken pipe end

Units Time since low Battery detected Data Logger data

IF READING REMOTELY IS SO EASY WHY DOESN’T EVERYONE DO IT?

• The case is compelling: • Cost of water/labour • Customer service issues • Added value

• Key barrier to adoption:

• Proprietary systems

• Sensus solution: • 2nd OMS embedded radio with T1 mode broadcasting settings

(unidirectional) installed in every unit by default* • Read by MUCs and any other OMS compatible device specified

by the market for the European smart metering program

• Sensus solution:

• Open DLL’s • Share libraries with developers

*currently 868MHz only

DATABASE & ANALYTICS INFORMATION FOR DECISION

• CAS Tecnologia S/A • Multi Utility software & hardware solutions for

Smart Grid applications • Hemera software • RTU’s

• CAS has successfully deployed Hemera and RTU’s for C&I and Residential on 16 out of major 26 utilities in Brazil • Most customers have 50% or more of their

revenues flowing through Hemera • Key advantage:

• Not hardware of radio specific • Any Utility meter, radio solution or software

protocol can be operated through Hemera • Sensus has acquired a shareholding in this company

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2008 2010 2011

DATABASE & ANALYTICS INFORMATION FOR DECISION

• Hemera is a MDM Platform upon which are built application layers • From remote communication coordination to

business analytics • Hemera is organized through a core and application

modules: • Core functionalities available to all application

modules such as security, logging, audit-tracking, scheduling, user-profiles, multi-language dictionaries and a transactional database modeling for high-performance scalable deployments

• Application portals • Workflow engine • Integration modules • Business intelligence analytic modules

CASE STUDY KENNEBEC MAINE, WIRELESS & LEAD FREE

• Maine’s Kennebec Water District (KWD) • Founded 1899 • Customers

• 7800 residential • 1000 commercial

• Commenced Automated Meter Reading in 1980’s • Sensus TouchRead©

• The challenge

• Meter reading process although accurate, was still labour intensive • Looking for more intelligent solution • Need to comply with new ‘lead free’ standards for the drinking

water network

CASE STUDY KENNEBEC MAINE, WIRELESS & LEAD FREE

• Solution • Sensus

• iPERL™ • FlexNet™

• Moved from monthly reads to multiple daily reads

• Result • Improved customer service & labour efficiency • Identification of leakage, backflow & tamper • Reduced fuel usage & carbon footprint • Improved Health & Safety

• Footnote

• KWD provides customers the option to continue with manual reads rather than transitioning to the new system

• However, of the more than 3,000 installation sites to date, only seven end users have elected to “opt out”

• smart/smärt/

– Adjective:

• Having or showing a quick-witted intelligence

– Verb:

• Feel a sharp, stinging pain

• We are at the beginning of the Smart Water era

– Our industry will see a quicker pace of change

• Individual products will no longer be seen for what they are

– But for the data the provide

• Enabling technologies exist and they will continue to develop

– The challenge is to bring these together

SUMMARY SMART WATER NETWORKS

Thank you.

www.sensus.com

Jeff Cooper