SAN ANTONIO, January 22, 2018 – Honeywell today
announced that it is demonstrating the next generation of its electricity
metering technology, the Alpha® 4 meter, at DistribuTECH®.
The advanced Alpha 4 platform delivers the latest in metering technology, providing
utilities greater flexibility, enhanced security and the ability to integrate
future grid capabilities. The Alpha 4’s increased support for high-resolution
metrology data, when combined with advanced analytics, enables new insights
that can help predict peak usage and detect power outages and losses such as electricity
diversion.
The Alpha 4 follows in Honeywell’s tradition of
providing innovative, high-performance metering products to electricity, gas
and water utilities. It is available for both residential as well as commercial
and industrial applications using point-to-point or Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) communications. With its advanced capabilities, the new
smart meter will facilitate a stronger smart grid infrastructure, enabling more
efficient power distribution for utilities.
“The Alpha 4 meter leverages Honeywell’s legacy
of metering and innovation to provide excellent metrology processing,
market-leading memory capabilities, and a variety of other features,” said Gary
Bennett, vice president and general manager of Smart Energy Electricity
Americas, Honeywell Process Solutions. “All these capabilities help utilities
accomplish their goal of delivering safe, reliable and accurate service to
their customers.”
In addition to operational advancements, the
Alpha 4 also increases support for consumer-facing applications. By offering
improved granularity into consumption patterns, the Alpha 4 can help utilities
and their customers better understand how they can reduce energy use and costs.
Key features of the Alpha 4 include a powerful processor, which provides rich data, reduces latency and
offers utilities more channels. This enables the simultaneous measurement of a
greater number of electrical instrumentation values, generating detailed data
that can be turned into enhanced customer experiences. Thanks to expanded memory,
the meter can store up to 365 days of data, and its flexible communications
capability allows it to integrate any third-party communications modules.
Additional features of the Alpha 4 include
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) compatibility, aligned with the movement of wide
area network (WAN), local area network (LAN), and Home Area Network (HAN)
devices to this authentication protocol. The meter also offers American
National Standard Institute (ANSI) C12.22 security standard compatibility,
supporting the most advanced security protocol standard available today. Furthermore,
it has a strong power supply with the ability to support today’s more powerful
radio communications.
Honeywell
is in booth 1823 at DistribuTECH. Visit www.honeywellsmartgrid.com for
more information on the company’s broad smart grid technology and services.