Awarded among the best
Our innovative solutions were selected from a pool of 16 submissions by 9 companies and 3 independent innovators in the Gorenjska region. The competition was fierce, with all projects evaluated for excellence, efficiency, and successful practical application. The four highest-rated innovations, including our eIoT platform and IE.X smart meters, are nominated for awards at the national level, which will be presented at the Day of Innovation on September 10, 2024.
Overcoming limitations, embracing opportunities
Our innovative solutions address the limitations of traditional smart metering technologies by prioritizing data processing and going beyond mere kWh measurement. The eIoT platform transforms meters into various multifunctional devices, enabling a wide range of additional applications and services, including:
- Energy management
- Grid monitoring and analyses
- Power quality analyses
- Public lighting monitoring and control
- eMobility charging infrustructure monitoring and charging process control
- Integration of distributed energy resources (DERs)—such as photovoltaics
The eIoT platform and IE.X meters represent a significant advancement in energy metering compared to previous technologies, addressing the shortcomings by improving data management, flexible meter configuration, integration and control of different applications, energy management and grid analysis.
The platform also improves the third generation of IE.X smart meters, enables better data management, additional functionalities for network monitoring and higher security.
Major improvements
While developing and introducing the innovation to the market we have focused on the following important improvements:
- Multifunctionality of the eIoT platform. The key value of the innovation is faster development of new products for different applications. Instead of separate design of each product, the platform represents a common basis for a wide range of devices such as: IE.X meters, DIN-rail DC and AC meters, integrated charging station controllers for e-vehicles and public lighting controllers.
- Focus on data processing and transmission.
- Sustainability. Reducing the meter’s own energy consumption, using recyclates, reducing the number of components, optimizing energy consumption in the production process, and reducing product weight contribute to a smaller environmental footprint.
- Possibility to adapt to additional customer requirements and customize our solutions due to the openness of the eIoT platform. Interchangeable communication modules, support for multiple simultaneous communication protocols, improved metering, enhanced tamper detection, different security levels, tailored configuration of load profiles activity calendars, tariffs, breaker operation modes, access control, power quality monitoring setups, etc.
Unlocking a world of benefits
The eIoT platform and IE.X meters offer a win-win for both utilities and consumers. Utilities can benefit from a significant operational boost. These solutions provide enhanced grid visibility, giving them a deeper understanding of energy flow and potential issues within the system. This translates to optimized network management, leading to reduced energy losses and improved overall efficiency.
Consumers are empowered as well. The eIoT platform and IE.X meters enable active consumer participation, allowing them to make informed consumption decisions that directly impact their energy bills. By promoting efficiency and conservation, the system ultimately leads to optimization of consumption and costs. Furthermore, choosing this technology contributes to a greener and more sustainable future, a benefit many environmentally conscious consumers value highly.
A sustainable approach
Sustainability is at the core of our innovation. The eIoT platform and IE.X meters are designed to minimize their environmental impact through:
- Reduced energy consumption of the meter. We have achieved a 30% reduction in the meter’s own consumption compared to the previous generation of the product, which, calculated over a 15 to 20 year life cycle, is a significant saving in kWh and a consequent further reduction in the carbon footprint.
- Increased recyclability.
- Extended product life: durable construction for long-lasting performance.
- Reduced product carbon footprint: using post-industrial plastic and 10% recycled metals reducing the number of components.
Our eIoT platform and IE.X meters are already making a significant impact across the globe. With deployments in over 40 countries, we are helping utilities and consumers transition to a more sustainable and efficient energy future.
