The document discusses the concept of digitalSTROM, which envisions connecting all electrical devices and meters via powerline communication to create an "online barcode" network. This would allow two-way communication between devices and utilities to optimize energy use, provide home automation functions, and eventually create an intelligent decentralized "energy Internet" similar to existing telecom networks. The goal is not just saving energy but facilitating the digital transformation of the entire energy sector through convergence of energy and information technologies.

1. digitalSTROM for cities
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2. thinking about the convergence
of information and energy
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3. 1. the local view
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4. 150 million* IP nodes
housing units
(e.g. smart meters, DSL modems, TV sets, PCs, Printers ...)
* in europe (rough estimation)
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5. 500 million* nodes
mobile devices
* in europe (rough estimation)
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6. 30‘000 million* potential nodes
electrical devices * in europe (rough estimation)
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7. why smart homes are not fit for mass market
smart installations are 400% more expensive than conventional ones
additional cabling complicates reconstruction
75% of the investment are labor costs
high maintenance costs
1 node costs about 3W = 26 KWh/a = ca 4 €/a
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8. 1973
barcode
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9. after 30 years
...
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10. 2008 introducing:
the ‚online barcode‘ for electrical devices
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11. 0.2 cm3
0.1 W / 0.3 W
all-inclusive (PLC modem, power, CPU ...)
meetering at device level
open source
XML / SOAP services
SNMP management
plug&play installation
data privacy
smart home comfort and security functions
lowest price ever
...
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12. the first single-chip base band powerline system
for metering & communication
digitalSTROM server (dSS) module digitalSTROM meter (dSM) digitalSTROM ID (dSID)
TCP/IP open
XML / SOAP dS485 Server
dSS10
230V / 50Hz | PoE
Zähler
dSZ10
230V / 50Hz 16 A
Zähler
dSZ22
230V / 50Hz 16 A
110V/230V open
16A dS232
110V 110V
230V 230V
smart meter max 63 max 2‘000 any electrical device
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13. available Q4 2009
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14. 1st price technology award at the light & building fair, frankfurt 2008
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15. exhibited at the biennale in venice 2008
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16. 2. the global view
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17. 10‘000 times more energy than man is using
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18. solar area needed for actual global energy consumption
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19. the priciple development of costs
of fossile and regenerative energies
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20. save energy energy logistics
ecology economy
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21. save energy energy logistics
ecology economy
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22. save energy energy logistics
ecology economy
10% 80%
investment consumption
analog digital
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23. save energy energy logistics
ecology economy
10% 80%
investment consumption
analog digital
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24. we are talking about a fundamental convergence
of energy and information
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25. the actual energy network
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26. the future energy network
like the GMS network
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27. future decentralized energy logistics scheme
like GSM networks
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28. new kinds of visibilities for future energy communities
the open energy globe
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29. we should not simply focus on saving energy ...
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30. we should think about the transfer
towards the digital future of energy !
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31. what can we expected ?
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32. 100 times more IT nodes
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33. connected living environments
will complement
connected people
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34. digitalSTROM
is an open alliance thinking about
the convergence of energy and information
JOIN US
www.digitalSTROM.org
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35. thank you
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