Drive Mission Critical Distribution Automation With Cellular Connectivity
Capacitor Bank Control, Reclosers and Pole Tilt Monitoring with MultiTech Cellular and LoRa® Technologies
Cellular Communications Energy Program for Distribution Automation
Reliable, secure, cost-effective communications with your remote devices is critical to successful energy management and risk mitigation. Cellular IoT is rapidly expanding its coverage area and is becoming the standard for secure data communications.
In addition, the MultiConnect rCell 100 Cellular Router will support emerging private LTE broadband cellular initiatives such as AT&T BC 125, FirstNet, and pDV. When you need cellular communication for mission critical distribution automation, you can be certain that MultiTech devices will meet your needs now and well into the future.
Benefits of MultiTech Cellular Routers
- U.S based design and manufacturing in MN
- Connects to existing infrastructure RTUs
- Approved by a wide variety of PLC/RTU devices
- Built-in security to protect critical infrastructure
- Firewall, IPSec, VPN and certificate management
- Easy to use and install by lineman
- Bundled DA router and components
- 4G/LTE Cat 3 cellular router for US or Europe
- Power supply including either AC, POE, or DC Class 1/Div 2 compliant
- LTE antennas
- Ethernet cable
- Complimentary cloud-based device management for over-the-air network diagnostics and configuration (DeviceHQ®)
- Leverage the broad MultiTech family of both embedded and external communication devices to achieve cellular communication for distribution automation
LoRa Communications for Distribution Automation
LoRa devices are ideal for many distribution automation applications including sensor connections, industrial equipment and remote appliances. These low-power, long-range devices allow for secure and reliable bi-directional data communication, using batteries that last for years. Learn more about LoRa energy distribution solutions.
RESOURCES
- WHITE PAPER: LTE CELLULAR NETWORKS FOR THE SMART GRID
- WHITE PAPER: LORA FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
- CONNECTING BEHIND-THE-METER ASSETS WITH IIOT
- MULTITECH AND EKKO SENSE: REMOTE POWERLINE MONITORING
- MULTITECH AND GRIDCO: VISIBILITY AND CONTROL OF POWER AT THE EDGE
- MULTITECH AND SCHNEIDER: ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS
- SCADA, LATEST ADVANCE INTO INDUSTRIAL IOT
- SUNPOWER: SOLAR POWER INVERTER MONITORING
