UCLA Industry Partners Program

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UCLA Industry Partners Program May 27,
2011 GridSense Intelligent Monitoring for the
Power Grid
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GridSense is a Pioneer in Transmission
Distribution Grid Optimization

• Subsidiary of Acorn Energy
• Established in 1974 in Australia
• Offices in Sydney (Australia) and Sacramento
  (CA)
• Over 100 utility customers worldwide
• Focus on the supply-side of the
  infrastructure
• Mission To help utilities get more out of
  their existing infrastructure

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GridSense Platforms
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• Cover All Failure Modes
• Cost Effective
• Designed for Retrofit and New Installations
• Substations Distribution Transformers

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Transformer Failure Modes
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Insurance Co. 2008
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Application Monitored Parameter(s)
Capacity Optimization, Conservation Voltage Reduction Current, Voltage
Voltage Sag/Swell, Power Quality Monitoring, Power Factor Correction Voltage, Power Factor
Outage Management with On-Board Energy Storage and Last-gasp Messaging Fault Magnitude, Direction, and Duration
Power Theft / Meter Reconciliation Current, Voltage, kWh
Asset Management / Loss-of-Life Calculations Temperature, Current
Demand Side Management / Peak Shaving Current
Distribution Monitoring
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Contact Information Lindon Shiao CEO Email
L.shiao_at_gridsense.com Telephone [phone]