Watteco and Coronis collaborate on Compact Ultra Low Power Powerline Communication/ Wireless Gateway for Home Automation
Watteco, a leading System on Chip (SoC) manufacturer of Ultra Power Line Communication (PLC) for energy efficiency and intelligent home control applications and Coronis, a leading global designer and developer of OEM wireless solutions for ultra-low-power (ULP) and long-range sensor monitoring networks today announced they are collaborating to design a compact, low cost Gateway. The Gateway merges both Watteco's Watt Pulse Communications (WPC®) and Wavenis® wireless technologies.
The resulting gateway will comply with the standard DIN-rail format and can be plugged into the electrical control panels of French and European homes. Watteco and Coronis are partnering with BPL Global, a leading Smart Grid technology company that is working with local utilities and internet service providers to deploy home-automation and smart solutions during 2010. This dual mode "green-tech" WPC-Wavenis platform provides new services capabilities at an extremely aggressive price point for an industrial solution. The combination of PLC and wireless technologies in an ultra compact module, as part of a robust and cost effective gateway, opens a new world for easy installation, flexibility and scalable networking of sensors and actuators.
Watteco and Coronis have designed their solution to support the shared vision of converged Internet Protocol (IP) addressing that will drive the mass market adoption in IP-compatible Smart Grid gateways, sensors and actuators with ultra low power performance.
Coronis will provide its next generation Wavenis-enabled communication platform based on its new System-On-Chip (SOC) design and will offer its industrial field-proven experience based on its more than 4,000,000 Wavenis-enabled devices that have been deployed worldwide. The gateways' companion WPC technology uses a Powerline Communication (PLC) micro-modem. Unlike other traditional PLC systems which inject energy in the form of carriers, WPC technology uses the resonance frequencies of the Grid to communicate.
"Working with innovative partners like Watteco and Coronis allows BPLG to strengthen our Power SG® smart grid solutions, a portfolio unmatched by any supplier in the industry," said Pascal Julienne, President Executive Director, BPL Global EMEA. "Advances in secure, cost effective communications technologies make it possible to connect millions of energy assets at the edge of the grid such as sensors, customer loads, solar cells, wind turbines, distributed generation, and energy storage. This will significantly increase the efficiency and reliability of our electric system and allow electric utilities and their customers to lower their carbon footprints in accordance with EU environmental goals."
Laurent Maleysson, Managing Director of Coronis stated: "Thanks to the professional collaboration between our organizations, Coronis is proud to help Watteco to successfully deliver the first consumer-oriented PLC/Wavenis gateway that is able to serve the needs of markets such as home & building automation, smart metering and smart grids, alarm & security, industrial automation and more."
"The co-existence of Wireless and Wireline solutions for the various Control and Command Smart Energy markets, such as Home control, is becoming a de facto market requirement" said Eric Berthaud, President of WATTECO SAS. "This alliance with Coronis is going to enhance smart grid development by providing a new way of communication and we look forward to jointly provide this innovative solution to our customers".
About BPL Global
BPL Global, Ltd. (BPLG) is a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability. The company provides software solutions and services to electric utilities and energy service companies enabling an intelligent grid to more efficiently manage demand, integrate distributed energy resources, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital productivity. BPL Global partners with local utilities, equipment suppliers and financiers to create end-to-end solutions integrating the best in software, communications, hardware and managed services to aggressively deploy smart grid solutions around the world. Part of the clean technology sector of the electric utility industry, our applications provide the critical foundation for a coordinated, intelligent grid to deliver energy more efficiently for a greener environment. www.bplglobal.net
About Coronis S.A.S.
Coronis, an Elster Group Company, is a leading global designer and developer of ultra-low-power (ULP) and long-range wireless platforms. Based on the Wavenis® wireless connectivity platform, the company offers a complete line of products and services for OEMs and system integrators. Coronis products meet the technical, operational and cost requirements of ultra low-powered, long-range Wireless Sensor Networks, Smart Metering and other M2M applications. Coronis has millions of products deployed in diverse applications worldwide. Coronis is also a member of the Wavenis Open Standard Alliance. For more information on Coronis, please visit www.coronis.com.
About Watteco SAS
Watteco is a leading World-Wide French based company providing « no-new-wire » extremely low cost PLC modem solutions for the intelligent Home Control and Energy Efficiency emerging markets. Watteco operate since 1998 in the field of PLC technology for Command & Control and has developed the World Wide patented technology WPC™ (Watt Pulse Communication), which is currently revolutionizing the residential command and control market.