Connected Energy
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | SICS SWEDISH ICT AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 520 000 |
| Project duration | April 2016 - February 2017 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The Connected Energy project aims at establishing a cost-effective mobile-based pilot architecture for measurements in the approx. 140 000 secondary substations around Sweden. The project has deployed 10 pilots in the Stockholm area, and collected data from these pilots for 3 months. This collection has provided an estimate of the amount of data, and exhibited different strategies to ensure operation over longer periods. Using the pilot´s costs, the project has been able to provide an initial understanding of the different business models around monitoring of the power grid.
Expected results and effects
The monitoring of a civilisation critical system poses specific demands on the system, especially when the infrastructure is spread across the country. The project has shown that safety during installation, but also security of the data collection and communication are critical to the fulfillment of these requirements. Disconnection between the operating and monitoring systems and techniques for ensuring data integrity are also particularly important. To keep maintenance and installation costs down, batteries with years of operating life and integrated sensors are preferable
Planned approach and implementation
The project has been working under a SCRUM-like methodology and performed six sprint of about a month with one-week breaks. SCRUM has contributed to greater flexibility when problems arose, and helped keeping a high working pace throughout the project. The objectives set by the whole group before each sprint led to more involvement in the team and a more focused work.