Silver Spring Networks declared that the industry’s next-generation faulted circuit indicator incorporated within its standards-based Smart Energy Platform is now available. This novel distribution automation (DA) solution enables utilities to have an outlook on their smart grid’s operational conditions.
In addition, it creates location-aware intelligence in real-time for the integrity of distribution lines. The present data and operational alerts help utilities to minimize overall costs, leading to enhanced operational efficiency, and expediting response times during power outages.
According to the EVP of products at Silver Spring Networks, Anil Gadre, Silver Spring will advance to provide more value and reliability to its utility customers following the innovative DA solution incorporated within the company’s open networking platform. This integration achievement reflects the potential of the versatile networking platform to cater to the needs of DA, besides AMI and DR, and to better meet the customer demands with this proven, unified, and versatile platform.
Silver Spring has improved its GridScape network management application to include management and configuration of the Silver Spring Communications Module safely placed within the next-generation grid sensor. This Sentient Energy-developed Master Monitor 2 (MM2) device can be easily and efficiently installed within overhead power lines. Under the Silver Spring Partner Program, Sentient Energy and Silver Spring jointly worked together to incorporate the device with Silver Spring’s technology.
Silver Spring currently resells the Sentient MM2. There is availability of the device along with Silver Spring GridScape 1.3, supporting the management of Silver Spring communications in MM2 devices.
Source: http://www.silverspringnet.com/