Using Sensus AMI with Milsoft and NISC Solutions By Doug Lambert

Using Sensus AMI
with Milsoft and
NISC Solutions By Doug Lambert
IT Manager
San Bernard Electric
Coop., Inc.
Bellville, Texas

SBEC Installed
First AMR
Meters in 1989
to enable
remote meter
reading system.
February 13,2012
SBEC began
deployment of AMI
meters after 2
years of research
and pilots. We
have 11,000+
meters installed

Your Smart Grid Solution?
• No ONE vendor will be OUR Smart Grid
solution.
– Systems and information exchange working
together to get the desired Smart Grid results.
– What is Smart Grid?

Can you play in our Sand Box?
• Replace existing AMR systems with AMI solution that takes full
advantage of existing technologies towards Smart Grid solutions with
culture of commitment in working with our existing vendor solutions.
• Long-term Sustainability.
• Utilize standards when possible.
– Custom integration reduction
– Enough with the Band-Aids!
– Apply our results to the industry.

Tying to Milsoft and NISC
• MultiSpeak
• Batch Processing
– Ship File
– Meter Exchange
– Midnight Daily Interval Read file
• MDMS
– CMEP (Standard)
– MLA (Standard)
• Alarms
– Pivot tables Spreadsheet with alarms view (odbc)
– Assessments on FieldViewers and Outage Maps
– Notes and alarms in the DisSpatch OMS
• Blink Counts
– Storage to a custom table in DisSpatch SQL
– Color by custom to and pivot tables to show high blink counts

Install and Read Video

Connect/Disconnect

Outage Integration

Every meter selfreported
the restore.

Substation
Transformer
High-side
lockout
1500 of 1900
meters
reported the
outage
before a
single phone
call.

Remember
the
RPM’s?
Introducing:
RPM’s 2.0
Auto-notify
member
when their
meter
reports an
outage.

Using the Unplugged with
AMI deployment

Analytics of Alarms
Using OMS and Unplugged

Bit data of the alarms in the view from AMI
Used for displaying alarms in DiSpatch OMS

Alarms in Sensus AMI
software. Does not alert
anyone when a new alarm
occurs. Requires digging
and searching.

Auto-posting of alarm into Milsoft’s OMS
With Custom SQL code

Fire was prevented to structure
because of alarms.

Meter Alarm in Unplugged as an Assessment

Email to Meter Department about Alarm

SBEC will run monthly AMI Deployment
Project Updates in the Texas Coop
Power Magazine.
This update page will contain:
• Map with scheduled deployment
area
• Deployment contractor employee
identification information
• Explanation of door hangers left at
time of meter exchange
• SBEC Meter Exchange Department
contact information to schedule
meter exchanges appointments if
necessary.

SBEC will send AMI Deployment Reminder Post
Cards to the members in the area of scheduled
meter deployment.
The postcard will contain:
• Message in English & Spanish
• Deployment contractor employee
identification information
• Explanation of door hangers left at time of
meter exchange
• SBEC Meter Exchange Department contact
information to schedule meter exchanges
appointments if necessary.

SBEC will attempt to call all members in the
area of scheduled meter deployment.
The telephone calls will :
• Be made through the IVR (Interactive Voice
Response) system
• Be made using the current telephone
number listed in our customer information
system
• Will provide information about the upcoming
AMI meter deployment, deployment
contractor (TMD) employee identification,
door hangers, disruption in power during
exchange, and SBEC Meter Exchange
Department contact information to schedule
meter exchanges appointments if necessary.
Hello, this is a courtesy call from San Bernard Electric Cooperative.
In the next few weeks, we will be in your neighborhood to replace your electric
meter.
SBEC has contracted with Texas Meter & Device to exchange all SBEC
meters.
Texas Meter & Device employees and vehicles will be clearly marked with
SBEC and TMD Logos as well as uniforms and badges.
Installers will knock on your door between 8a.m. and 5p.m., before starting
any work.
You will experience a brief disruption in your electric service.
A green door hanger will confirm a successful meter exchange.
A red door hanger will indicate we were unable to exchange your meter and a
follow up appointment will be required.
If you anticipate any complications with your meter exchange, please notify
SBEC today at 1-800-364-3171 or email: ami@sbec.org .
For more information, please visit our website www.sbec.org or refer to your
latest Texas Coop Power Magazine.
Thank You!

AMI Meter Deployment Contractor –
Texas Meter & Device (TMD) will
leave a door hanger at the time of
meter deployment.
The door hanger will be:
• GREEN – if meter deployment is
successful. It will have information
about the new meter, billing
explanation, reminder of resetting
electronic devices, and contact
information.
• RED – if meter deployment was
unsuccessful due to problems. It will
have a description of the problem
and contact information to schedule
an appointment if necessary

Doug Lambert
San Bernard Electric Cooperative, Inc.
dlambert@sbec.org
www.sbec.org
QUESTIONS?