Time to migrate from PRIME 1.3 to 1.4 network – ZIV Webinar on December 15 at 12:00 (CET) ZIV (PRIME PAD member) organized a webinar last December 15 to explain what the migration from 1.3 to 1.4 implies: – the key evolutions of version 1.4 of the standard. – the robustness optimization of the physical...
FAQs about powerline communication technology by Renesas – Smart Energy International Times might have changed, but the key questions with regard to PLC applications remain the same, writes Christos Aslanidis. Around two decades ago, many discussions were ongoing about whether narrowband powerline communication (PLC) technology was appropriate for dedicated applications, with the primary focus being on...
PRIME gateways are the enablers of the LV communications evolution by ZIV – Smart Energy International Galder Vizcaya highlights some of the important roles of gateways: PRIME 1.4 gateways are devices that have PRIME PLC communication interfaces, ethernet and cellular interfaces, with the capabilities to redirect traffic from one to another. Galder explains that the...
A stitch in time saves nine by Arkossa – Smart Energy International Arkossa has broad, hands-on field experience with smart meter deployments and an in-depth understanding of the practicalities of deploying, optimising, maintaining, and operating powerline communications networks. Arkossa offers a unique value for providing customized services and solutions to satisfy the needs of our...
PRIME ALLIANCE organizes a webinar, especially aimed at Ibero-American electricity companies, which will reflect on the essential role of telecommunications in the energy transition. Electricity companies are essential agents in the energy transition necessary to contribute to the decarbonisation of energy. On the other hand, digitization is a process that affects all economic activities, also...
ZIV Automation and its parent company Alfanar have delivered some 550,000 smart meters for Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)’s smart grid deployment. The smart meters were manufactured locally through the group’s EPC company Alfanar Construction. In addition to the smart meters, ZIV Automation also provided a dual communication technology, PLC-PRIME 1.4 FCC and NB-IoT system. The...
Prime Alliance, within the activity of its BPL Task Force, commisioned IDC to ellaborate a survey with utilities and vendors to check directly the present and future use of BPL. The results are briefed in this Summary and shows a clear positive attitude to use this technology as an important contribution to the power networks...
Enlit Africa Connect – PRIME Hybrid: offering the best of both worlds The PRIME ALLIANCE is pleased to invite you to watch the online dialogue between PRIME’s Principal members El Sewedy (Ali Mulla – Marketing Manager) and Microchip (Alfredo Sanz – Director of Operations and Technology) on PRIME Hybrid:offering the best of both worlds. During...
ZIV delivers PRIME smart meters for Saudi Arabia’s smart grid deployment ZIV (PRIME Principal member) and ALFANAR have been able to locally produce and deliver 550,000 PRIME modular smart meters to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), through the Group´s EPC company Alfanar Construction. The ZIV meter deployed is a modular design with integrated dual technology,...
Enlit Podcast – Datatopia: Data for the Flexibility of Smart Grid (Arkossa, Renesas & ZIV) Víctor Domínguez (CEO of Arkossa Smart Solutions | PRIME Member), Christos Aslanidis(Manager, Business Development at Renesas Electronics Europe | PRIME Director) and Galder Vizcaya (Global Product Line Manager at ZIV Automation | PRIME Alternate Director) discussing the topics where a...
