Energy Management & Orchestration Systems Overview
This presentation by Michel Kohanim, CEO of Universal Devices, Inc., addresses key challenges in energy management and orchestration systems, including smart grid issues and consumer electronics market trends. The vision of a Home Orchestrator as a protocol-agnostic, developer-friendly solution is highlighted along with the current status of the company's products and pilots with various utilities.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Energy Management & Orchestration Systems Presentation By: Michel Kohanim Chief Executive Officer, Universal Devices, Inc. ________________________________________________________________ GreenTech Connect Forum Booth 209
PROBLEM STATEMENT Legislation EISA 2007: Zero-Net by 2020 for all new constructions CA/AB32 : Reduce green house gas levels to 1990 levels by 2020 SMARTGRID PROBLEMS SmartGrid/AMI Approximately 70 utilities with AMI Distributed and alternative sources of energy Demand Response : requires communicating devices in the HAN Problem Cost / Customer Comfort & Choice Consumer Electronics Market: millions of existing installations with non-SmartGrid-enabled communicating HAN devices
VISION Home Orchestrator A fully autonomous and ultra low cost energy management system orchestrating and automating all facets of energy consumption, production, and interactions with the utilities and sources of energy Every home needs one to just like a cable/DSL modem/router Shields the utilities from the intricacies of the HAN Can be controlled and monitored from anywhere in the world OUR PHILOSOPHYANDVISION Protocol Agnostic: supports existing and off the shelf CE HAN products and devices (increase ROI) Increases customer choice and comfort Simple Almost any electrician can install/configure creating jobs Almost all home owners can configure Standards based: NIST, OASIS, UPnP Developer friendly with free Developer Kits
TOPOLOGY ORCHESTRATOR SERIES Open Auto DR Server (DRAS) Flex Your Power ERP, CRM, Billing Systems Web portals Security Computers/ Touch Panels Irrigation LAN Internet Thermostats Wireless Remote Access See full size image Lighting/Load Utility Meter Zigbee/SEP
CURRENT STATUS Founded in 2005 Private Number of Employees: 5 Average Annual Revenue: $300 K Initial product launch in 03.2007 Distribution channels in U.S and Canada COMPANYAND PRODUCT STATUS More than 4000 installations in U.S., Canada, and Mexico 85% residential 15% small/medium commercial Utilities Seeking a pilot with SDG&E Seeking a pilot with SCE Seeking a pilot with PG&E Seeking a pilot with Modesto Irrigation District Seeking a pilot with Glendale Water & Power Seeking a pilot with SMUD
COMPETITION GridPoint COMPETITION Cisco Proprietary devices Costs 50 times as much Requires a server Geared towards commercial buildings Comverge Proprietary devices Costs 20 times as much Requires a server Tendril Proprietary devices Costs 10 times as much Requires a server Control4 Proprietary devices
CLOSING REMARKS Live Demo at Booth 209 Contact Information Michel Kohanim Universal Devices, Inc. michel@universal-devices.com (818) 631 - 0333
