Prodapt Case Studies Product Development for Power Line Communication (PLC/BPL) Systems

	Product Development for Power Line Communication (PLC/BPL) Systems Prodapt

Product Development for Power Line Communication (PLC/BPL) Systems

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Electrical Grids
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Energy Management System
Challenge	The client wanted to develop a product that can acquire data from their meter units installed at the consumer's premises. A system capable of acquiring, transferring and archiving the data had to be in place, replacing the existing traditional method which was error prone and expensive to operate. The system needed to be integrated with the existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system for increasing the operational efficiency. Read More
About Customer	The client is a leading provider of power line communication (PLC/BPL) systems and solutions, enabling organizations to develop Smart Grid applications over existing electrical networks. They have a highly-integrated electrical network based system, which Read More
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Solution	Prodapt designed data acquisition software that enables the collection of data from all the 'Smart' units distributed on the electricity grid. It was implemented using Java Enterprise Edition. The system processes the information received from the 'Smart' units, then transfers it to the Utility OS System for network monitoring, diagnosis, management and control. A web-based user interface has been provided for reporting and administering the software interfaces. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Cycle Times, Operation Performance, Product Lifecycle Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Electrical Grids

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Energy Management System

Challenge

The client wanted to develop a product that can acquire data from their meter units installed at the consumer's premises. A system capable of acquiring, transferring and archiving the data had to be in place, replacing the existing traditional method which was error prone and expensive to operate. The system needed to be integrated with the existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system for increasing the operational efficiency.

About Customer

The client is a leading provider of power line communication (PLC/BPL) systems and solutions, enabling organizations to develop Smart Grid applications over existing electrical networks. They have a highly-integrated electrical network based system, which

Customer Name

Undisclosed

Solution

Prodapt designed data acquisition software that enables the collection of data from all the 'Smart' units distributed on the electricity grid. It was implemented using Java Enterprise Edition. The system processes the information received from the 'Smart' units, then transfers it to the Utility OS System for network monitoring, diagnosis, management and control. A web-based user interface has been provided for reporting and administering the software interfaces.

Data Collected

Cycle Times, Operation Performance, Product Lifecycle

Impact #1	[Cost Reduction - R&D] Reduced the cost of the product development cycle
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Quality Assurance] Improved the product quality

Impact #1

[Cost Reduction - R&D]
Reduced the cost of the product development cycle

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Quality Assurance]
Improved the product quality

Benefit #1	Decreased new product release cycle time by 20% ahead of product roadmap
Benefit #2	Reduced post-release changes by 70%

Benefit #1

Decreased new product release cycle time by 20% ahead of product roadmap

Benefit #2

Reduced post-release changes by 70%

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Product Development for Power Line Communication (PLC/BPL) Systems

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