Avacon adds Power Line Communication Technology to the German Field Test Site
Another big step has been made in the German InterFlex Demo. In Spring 2019 Avacon decided to extend its field test region to invite even more pilot customers to participate in the programme. First private household customers from the local districts of Syke and Diepholz, near the city of Bremen, have already been equipped with …
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Avacon adds Power Line Communication Technology to the German Field Test Site
Among the key learnings of the field test demonstrations in Germany so far was the realization that the coverage with LTE-signal in rural Germany was less reliable than expected. InterFlex had to turn down a large number of interested pilot customers and project participants because signal strength at the individual smart meter location was insufficient. …
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Maximising the implementation of flexibility through a dedicated relational program
In the framework of the European project InterFlex and its French demonstrator Nice Smart Valley, EDF has committed to the challenge of recruiting domestic and business customers alike for implementing active demand side management measures (flexibility) and provide grid services during demand peak hours, i.e., when grid congestions are most likely to happen. Up to …