Smart City - Frame Work

Energy and Electric Vehicle

Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Krishna Vasudevan &
Lakshmi Narasamma, Prabhjot Kaur, IIT Madras, ashok@tenet.res.in

Energy in Smart Cities

Energy

powers the Technologies which

are the foundations of Smart City.

Assuring

24X7 Power to all Smart

Cities
Energy

should be operated with

completely Smart Grid Technology.
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24X7 Power in Smart Cities

Concept of UDC : Un-interrupted Limited DC

Decentralised Solar PV at Homes

DC wiring in every Home/complex of the

smart city so as to efficiently integrate the
Solar PV directly

Usage of DC-powered Appliances like LED

lights and BLDC Fans.
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24X7 Power in Smart Cities

Green Power Solutions

Homes

that can be energised both with

Grid and Solar

GOA

(Green Offices and Apartments)

Solutions for Big Apartments

Energy

should be operated based on

Smart grid Technology
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Energy on Smart Grid Technology

Energy Communication Interface Unit

ECI
In-Home
Display
Units

Single Communication
System handling
power in the smart
cities

Power
Theft
Detection

Electricity usage, costs and control

Manage huge volume of data
Tools to help the consumers control their usage so they can lower
their bills
Management of the peak loads by reducing the demand
Help consumers to manage their usage and power bills

.
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Energy on Smart Grid Technology

Electricity usage, costs and control
Manage huge volume of data
Tools to help the consumers control their usage so they can lower their bills
Management of the peak loads by reducing the demand
Help consumers to manage their usage and power bills
How much energy is needed and helps utility to lower the purchased power cost.
Financial incentives to companies that reduce their load in response to a request.
A smart city having a smart technology based grid should be provided with
Ultra high speed internet, voice and video access to all the consumers, City
wide Wi-Fi network for city and utility, Street light controls, Surveillance
cameras. This will help to manage automatic outage and faults in an elegant
manner.

Energy Communication Interface unit

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Unified Metering UM

Every smart meter should be Interfaced to cloud.

Scalability and adaptability for the utility and customers.
Time of Day metering
Diagnosis of power quality problems
Customer handling their own energy needs
Cost saving for infrastructure and management systems.
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Centralized City Management System

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(CCMS)

Features CCMS

Central Control Office for monitoring, control

and management

Capable to support regular operations,

planning and handling emergencies

Interface between Public and Government

Compatible with individual control interface,

like ECI.
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Electric Vehicles in Smart Cities

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Can Indias 50% vehicles be Electric by 2030?

cost

Mechanic
al Drivetrain

Rationale
India does not have much oil

Our oil imports rising continuously: hurts Indian

economy
No solution in site in short, medium or long-term

Electrical
Drivetrain

Our cities and towns are highly congested

Highly polluting urban India

Cost of mechanical (IC Engine) drive-train (MDT)

goes up year after year

Electrical drive-train without batteries (EDT) cost goes

down year after year (R&D, Moores law and SW)

Crosses each other and Gap increase year after year

Cost of Fuel (Petrol) per Km increases every year

Total cost of battery per Km (life-time depreciation,

interest, maintenance and charging of battery) keeps
coming down

Crossed over recently and gap likely to only

accelerate
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cost

Rece
nt

Year

Petrol
cost per
Km

Battery +
charge cost
per Km

Year
Li-Ion Battery costs fall 8%
per annum

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Vehicles and Charging stations

Vehicles to work on a clean energy resource,

minimising the carbon emission.

Charging stations

Maximum renewable energy consumption

ID tagging for billing automation

at multiple convenient points such as Petrol stations,

Hotels and Parking lots.
Portable charging station for smaller vehicles at every
home.

Cashless billing facility combined with UM through

cloud.

DST and DHI has set up a TAG

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Thank You

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