Funding programme energy and communications user interactive services (multimedia) field trials (pilot studies) of developed home systems to European HS (EHS) protocols and specifications

ETHOS - 20304

keywords: multimedia gateways, PSTN gateways, external to home power line carrier (external PLC), broadcast radio and TV interface, system interoperability, system safety, EHS power line modem, tele-action management, electricity load management, multimedia value-added services, utility pilot studies

Start Date: 20 October 1995 / Duration: 36 months

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Summary

The project has six main objectives, as follows:

• To converge the CELECT (Control ELECTric) UK load management system with the European Home Systems (EHS) standards, integrating multimedia technologies (communication gateways) for interactive value-added services (VAS) to customers
• To extend the results of HS-COMPONENTS (EP 6782) to pilot studies of energy controllers using the EDF Tempo tariff. Additionally, gateways and controllers for white goods are to be developed.
• To extend the results of IDEA-TV (EP 7525) for:
  1. load management functions
  2. value-added services which are compliant with the EHS architecture.
• To establish a specification for interoperation of products with safety constraints.
• To develop tele-action management functions for VAS through PSTN and external PLC
• To develop external PLC gateways for load management functions.

Contact Point

John Counsell
EA Technology
Capenhurst
Chester
UK-CH1 6ES
tel +44/151 347 2592
fax +44/151 347 2570
Email: jmc@eatl.co.uk

Participants

EA Technology - UK - C
SGS Thomson - F - P
Schneider Electric - F - P
EDF - F - P
DEFU - DK - P
ENEL - I - P
University of Bristol - UK - P
Midlands Electricity - UK - P
SWALEC - UK - P
London Electricity - UK - P
Eastern Group - UK - P

ETHOS - 20304, December 1995

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