Retrofit Solution of Fault Detection in Power Lines for Energy Utility Solutions Provider in Germany
Overview
The client is a leading German Fortune 500 company that develops large energy utility solutions like turbines, transmission and power distribution. They wanted to upgrade the EoL Telit based zigbee solution for fault detection. ACL Digital architected a SiLabs based Zigbee 3.0 communication solution that ensures backward compatibility with existing Telit-based solution.
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Challenges
Lack of seamless transition to a new solution without any field-related issues
Facilitate the reuse of test cases and utilities
Implement a retrofit solution for effortless upgrades
Solution
- Architected a SiLabs based Zigbee 3.0 communication solution that ensures backward compatibility with existing Telit-based solution
- Developed a wrapper interface to ensure no change required in existing PC tool and business logic running in host microcontrollers
- Retrofit solution for easy upgrades
- Developed solution for both Zigbee coordinator and Zigbee (Sleepy) end device
- Enabled ultra low power sleep mode(s) to ensure multi-years battery life
- End-to-end testing with multiple devices in a homogeneous and heterogeneous environment to verify the performance of the retrofit solution
Outcomes
- Robust architecture resulted into seamless transition to new solution with Zero field issues
- Saved time & cost by ensuring zero deviation in architecture and core business logic which enable the reuse of test cases for utilities
