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On November 23, 2020, PRIME’s Principal members El Sewedy and Microchip participated in a digital dialogue on behalf of PRIME Alliance during the Digital Energy Festival. The evolution and outlook of PRIME’s technology was explored.

During the webinar, they examined the evolution to and from PRIME v1.4 and the improved reliability, robustness and frequency coverage that the new version delivers, as well as the interoperability brought to the table by PRIME+. In order to keep communication channels operating at optimal levels, PRIME Hybrid provide a combination of standardised PLC & RF/IoT solutions to increase robustness – how will this increased flexibility work to power the cities of the future along with the water, gas and power utilities of tomorrow? Watch the full episode below!

PRIME Alliance is committed to dealing with the communication challenges of the smart grid for the low voltage (LV) network with interoperable and open technologies.

The power line communications (PLC) channel has proven to be effective for communications on the low voltage network. Radiofrequency (RF) technologies have also proven to be good solutions for the same challenge. Both technologies have their strong points and the PRIME Alliance has merged them to provide a hybrid solution, building a stronger and more versatile communications network.

This article was written by PRIME PAD Sponsor ZIV Automation, who is a technology partner with the knowledge, experience and resources necessary to deliver solutions that provide intelligence, resilience and reliability to electrical systems worldwide.

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After almost two decades of large-scale smart meter rollouts and technology evolutions, the time has come to draw up a summary and see where we are. Have the investments paid off? Were the technology selections commercially and technically appropriate? And even more importantly, where are we going and what are the next steps?

This article was written by PRIME PAD Sponsor Renesas, who delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live.

The world is increasingly relying on “hybrid” technologies to gain trustworthiness and efficiency. This is the case of hybrid cars, which combine electricity and gas to function, or mobile technologies, which store data both in the phone and in the cloud.

Certainly, Smart meters must follow this trend and make a transition from a wired or wireless solution, both of which reliability can be affected by occasional disruptions, to a mix of both. Find out more in the newest article on Smart Energy International. Click here to access the full article.

This article was written by PRIME PAD Sponsor El Sewedy Electrometer Group (EMG), who is proud to be a leading participant in hybrid communication initiatives with the company developing unified solutions for electricity, water and gas smart meters that follow a meticulously developed multi-layered approach.