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Metering Technology Case Study
技术
- 网络与连接 - 以太网
- 传感器 - 电表
适用行业
- 公用事业
适用功能
- 设施管理
用例
- 高级计量架构 (AMI)
挑战
Quadlogic Controls 是北美领先的电力线通信计量技术供应商。该公司的数字电气高级智能智能分表系统在美国和加拿大的高层办公、住宅、商业和工业设施中使用。面对不断上涨的能源成本、放松管制的市场和复杂的能源定价，Quadlogic 计量系统提供的数据对于组织的能源管理决策至关重要。 Quadlogic 的专利电力线通信技术利用建筑物现有的电力线来传输计量数据，因此不需要额外的接线或读表器。该系统在 25 多年前首次开发时，它通过电话调制解调器使用串行设备来实现与外界的通信。随着技术的进步和客户偏好从电话服务转向互联网，如果 Quadlogic 要保持竞争力，提供网络计量技术的能力就变得势在必行。决定将该功能集成到其下一代电力线通信系统中。
客户
Quadlogic 控件
关于客户
Quadlogic Controls 成立于 1982 年，是北美数字电气高级智能智能分表系统的领先供应商。 Quadlogic 的计量系统安装在世界各地的商业和住宅建筑中
解决方案
将 Lantronix UDS1100 设备服务器整合到公司下一代分表计量系统的设计中，以建立串行到以太网的连接。 Quadlogic 在选择 Lantronix UDS1100 以满足其转换需求之前，广泛审查了几款竞争以太网设备服务器。这种单端口外部设备服务器是一种快速、简单且经济的方式，可为当前未连接到网络的设备带来远程管理的优势。借助 UDS1100，几乎任何设备都可以在几分钟内添加到以太网，并支持 RS232、RS422 和 RS485 通信。 “当我们比较这些设备时，Lantronix UDS1100 的可配置性更高，并且允许以相同的价格水平支持更多协议，”Quadlogic 技术服务总监 Thomas George 说。此外，UDS1100 的内置网络服务器使 Quadlogic 能够使用 Lantronix 的开发工具从标准网络浏览器访问和配置设备，从而轻松地为独特的应用定制产品。 “设置可能需要 25 分钟，从通电到通过互联网连接到我们的计量数据，”乔治说。 “事实上，我们为向客户展示如何自己配置系统而编写的手册有大约 10 页——其中大部分是图表。”
收集的数据
Communication Performance, Connectivity Status, Energy Consumption Rate, Energy Cost Per Unit, Speed
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