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Energate Announces its LC2100, a New Cost-Effective, Easy-to-Deploy Load Control Switch for Utilities
OTTAWA – April 07, 2015 – Energate Inc., a leading provider of interactive energy management solutions that enable next-generation energy management for the Utility Internet of Things (IoT) and the connected home, announced today the availability of its latest wired load control switch, the LC2100. Energate has integrated On-Ramp Wireless’ RPMA® (Random Phase Multiple Access) technology into its LC2100 Load Control Switch which is part of Energate’s fully-integrated demand management solution for utilities and service providers who need a two-way, interactive, secure, low-risk, private communication network with ubiquitous coverage. The RPMA Network has a significant performance advantage with its 172…
On-Ramp Seeks Scale in Low-Power, Long-Range Wireless Race
By Jeff St. John From smart grid to the internet of things, a contender strives for scale. On-Ramp Wireless has spent the past few years putting its low-power, long-range wireless technology to use in applications ranging from smart meters and grid sensors to oil and gas well monitors and smart streetlights. Link to story.
Strip-mining the radio spectrum
New connectivity technologies hope to extract the maximum value from a finite resource using low-power, long-range networks. Article Published in M2M Now Magazine, February/March 2015
Dominican Republic’s CEPM and GE to Modernize Punta Cana’s Electrical Grid
SAN DIEGO – February 4, 2015 – GE (NYSE: GE) has been selected by Consorcio Energético Punta Cana Macao (CEPM) – a standalone electrical utility, generating, transmitting and distributing electricity in the exclusive concession area of Bávaro and Punta Cana in the east of the Dominican Republic – to deliver more than 14,000 smart meters and GE’s Grid IQ™ point-to-multipoint (P2MP) advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The solutions will provide CEPM with crucial electrical data to improve grid efficiency and operational performance. Link to press release.
On-Ramp Wireless Receives Top Recognition in Fierce Innovation Awards: Energy Edition
Company recognized for leadership in Communications for its Total Reach Network, also takes “Best in Show” honors SAN DIEGO – October 2, 2013 – On-Ramp Wireless™, developer of wireless solutions for energy automation and M2M communications, announced today that it has been recognized by this year’s Fierce Innovation Awards: Energy Edition, a unique industry awards program powered by the publishers of FierceEnergy and FierceSmartGrid. On-Ramp Wireless received top honors in the “Communications” category, as well as an overall award of “Best in Show: Most Efficient Cost Saver,” for its innovative, industry-leading Total Reach Network. The On-Ramp Total Reach Network was…
Wireless Connectivity for a Reliable Smart Grid
In April On-Ramp Wireless was featured in Electric Light and Power where we discussed the results of the pilot we did with the Department of Energy (DOE) to tackle some of the most challenging communications requirements of smart grid monitoring with a project focused on wireless connectivity for previously unconnected grid assets. The project team met the DOE’s objectives and identified three areas utilities need to consider when evaluating a smart grid solution. Read the article: http://www.elp.com/articles/powergrid_international/print/volume-18/issue-4/communications-technologies-for-smart-grid-special-section/wireless-connectivity-for-a-reliable-smart-grid.html
Delivering on the Promises of Smart Metering
On-Ramp Wireless is featured in Utility Products in a discussion on “Delivering the Promises of Smart Metering.” The article outlines four main selection criteria a utility should consider: 1) Simplicity-Deployment That Fits Business Objectives; 2) Reliability-Timely and Secure Communications; 3) Versatility-One Network That Does it All; and 4) Value-Best Return on Investment. Read the article: http://www.utilityproducts.com/articles/print/volume-17/issue-4/product-focus/smart-meters—metering-devices/delivering-on-the-promises-of-smart-metering.html
Monitoring Underground Grid Assets with Wide-Area Wireless Networks
In an article in the May/June issue of Electric Energy Magazine On-Ramp Wireless discusses how wide-area networks can be used to monitor underground assets. The benefits of automating below ground distribution grids is understood, and the On-Ramp Total Reach Network and partner monitoring solutions demonstrated an automation solution that fully positions the Department of Energy (DOE) outage goals. Read the article: http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Electric-Energy/eemag_may-june2013/2013051501/38.html#38
On-Ramp Featured in Smart Energy Universe
February 26, 2013 On-Ramp Wireless presents it’s vision for the M2M future in a feature article on the Smart Energy Universe blog. …San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) chose the On-Ramp solution to automate several of their distribution automation (DA) devices. For this project, On-Ramp installed 35 access points covering 4,500 square miles of urban and coastal terrain, as well as rugged mountains and deserts. With > 99.7% reliability on sensor readings, the project yielded excellent results, estimating that average outage time of overhead circuit faults was reduced by more than 30 minutes. Even with 4,000 FCI, smart transformer, and…
SDG&E is using On-Ramp Total Reach Network to build a “self-healing” Smart Grid
February 1, 2013 San Diego Gas & Electric has announced a broad-plan to roll-out On-Ramp Total Reach Network to build a “self healing” smart grid. By using On-Ramp’s network SDG&E can connect all of their grid assets with the Total Reach Networks unmatched reach, capacity and security. …By using an efficient broad-based wireless network provided by a local San Diego company called On-Ramp Wireless, the fault detectors…immediately send alarms to grid operators if a problem occurs anywhere along the power lines. Instead of the time-consuming process of dispatching crews in the field to look for faults on electric wires during…