Distributed Intelligence

What is Distributed Intelligence?

Distributed energy resources (DERs) are increasingly being placed at the grid’s edge—and it’s now more important than ever to understand their impact on the grid. Today, we have some visibility into medium-voltage distribution and limited insight at the low voltage, secondary level. But with distributed intelligence (DI) from Itron, you can now achieve a new level of distribution system visibility by combining granular data from the grid’s edge with a secure, open-enterprise application platform. With edge computing capability, distributed intelligence makes distribution-level decisions real time, efficiently and effectively, where those decisions—and actions—need to take place. This unique capability provides unprecedented insights into power quality, voltage monitoring, high impedance detection, transformer load management, meter bypass detection, EV and solar (PV) awareness, and much more. And unlike expensive control systems and monitoring equipment, Itron’s DI platform simply uses smart endpoints (meters, devices and other sensors) with peer-to-peer connectivity, leveraging a secure and resilient industrial IoT (IIoT) network, with applications that can be downloaded to devices in the field to solve existing and new challenges.