Simoco introduces Smart Grid Technology Solutions

Simoco Group has announced the launch of Pulse, a portfolio of products which enables organisations such as utilities and public service operators to manage and control smart grids and networks across vast operational areas.

Pulse allows SCADA telemetry applications to be quickly and cost effectively deployed over DMR Tier III trunked networks, delivering reliable communications at a time when wide-reaching low band data is becoming an increasingly important part of the mission critical-mix.

The solution, which uses a world leading fully integrated IP network to connect information sent from data modems or RTUs to SCADA masters, is designed to be effective in remote areas where cellular coverage is intermittent and installing wired networks has significant cost implications.

A further feature of using DMR to transmit telemetry data is its ability to carry voice communications over the same infrastructure. This means Simoco Pulse can be quickly and cost effectively scaled to include a full mission critical solution capable of meeting the needs of the smart grid age.
The first model to be launched is the Simoco Pulse AIR data modem, which will be followed by the Pulse AIR Pro data modem and Pulse Elite Integrated RTU over the coming months. The full portfolio consists of the following:

• Simoco Pulse AIR and AIR Pro - Data Modems -                                                          For customers who already have RTUs either integrated into their equipment or have existing RTUs deployed over unreliable unlicensed channels or public networks such as 3G or GPRS. The data modem directly interfaces with any RTU that uses standard telemetry protocols, and transport data back to the SCADA master using reliable digital radio over licensed VHF or UHF channels.

• Simoco Pulse Elite - Integrated RTU
  For in-field deployments, Simoco has developed a fully integrated RTU (Remote Telemetry Unit) with digital and analogue outputs for the collection of data and status information from plant equipment such as actuators, meters, switchgear and PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers). The RTU also features digital outputs to enable wireless control or distributed automation of these remote devices via actuators.
• Gateway
  Simoco’s Gateway products enable the SCADA master(s) to seamlessly interface with the digital radio infrastructure. This makes the radio infrastructure transparent to the SCADA application and requires no customisation or integration in order to deploy SCADA over radio. Systems can either be fully deployed over PMR or can be used to form part of mixed technology telemetry solutions

Mike Norfield, Simoco Group CEO, said: "Our new Pulse portfolio delivers a unique proposition to customers looking to set up communications infrastructure to support data transmission and control in remote, and often vast, operational areas. These new products work together to deliver resilient and cost-effective radio communications that are particularly suited to the electricity, water and gas sectors, but are equally valuable to any sector which remotely monitors and automates smart grids over large distances."