OEM Partners
Support for a Wide Range of Devices
Landis+Gyr works with a wide array of equipment manufacturers and distributors to ensure a high degree of compatibility and selection for customers. The experience gained from partnering with equipment manufacturers has created new products and applications that benefit the entire industry. Gridstream network devices interface with equipment from leading vendors of electrical distribution and transmission devices, as well as SCADA monitoring equipment used in a variety of industries. Some of these manufacturer relationships include:
Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley DF-1 communications protocol and Landis+Gyr RF mesh technology are used by water and wastewater industry personnel to reduce engineering time, cut installation costs and lower ongoing maintenance costs, while getting the information they need when they need it.
Beckwith Electric Company
Beckwith Electric's products include capacitor controls, protective relays, custom services and solutions, and equipment for synchronizing and motor bus transfer. Beckwith Electric designs complete pre-packaged systems that integrate Landis+Gyr RF mesh technology as remote communications to SCADA or other control systems in various standard protocols and physical medium.
Cleveland Price Inc.
Landis+Gyr RF mesh technology provides reliable communication to Cleveland Price family of controllers. With thousands of installations throughout North America, SmartGrid controllers have demonstrated their dependability in all environments.
Cooper Power Systems
Landis+Gyr works with Cooper Power Systems to integrate the RF mesh communications technology in a wide range of distribution equipment for applications such as distribution automation, outage management, power quality, distribution system reliability, environmental, and distributed generation.
Corporate Systems Engineering
Landis+Gyr and Corporate Systems have a long history of product collaboration on RF mesh solutions. CSE designed a two-way load control device using the Landis+Gyr Single Board Radio. The device is compatible with the Gridstream network for advanced metering and distribution automation.
DC Systems
Landis+Gyr and DC Systems have a long history of product collaboration on RF mesh solutions for numerous customers. DC System developed the RTscada suite of software applications used by utility companies to acquire, transport and present real-time operational data from end devices to corporate EMS, DMS, OMS, and other systems. The applications are fully integrated with the Gridstream network to take advantage of its distributed intelligence.
Eaton designs power distribution, power quality, control and industrial automation products and services. Landis+Gyr partners with Eaton to integrate RF mesh technology into power system solutions for data center, industrial, institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential, and OEM markets worldwide.
General Electric Company
GE Energy produces a wide range of electric transmission and distribution hardware that can be automated with Landis+Gyr RF mesh technology. Landis+Gyr solutions provide access to critical information and control systems anywhere employees have internet access.
Gridsense
GridSense has expanded its beginnings in wireless monitoring and power quality into all areas of transmission and distribution. Utilizing Landis+Gyr’s RF mesh technology utilities can download information without removing recorders from the line. Installed at strategic points such as T-junctions, switches, rural feeders and substations, information is stored for local download or remote communication to existing SCADA, Outage Management Systems or Distribution Management Systems.
Howard Industries
The Utility Products Division of Howard Industries is a leading manufacturer of electrical transmission and distribution equipment used by utilities and by commercial and industrial companies worldwide. Landis+Gyr is working with Howard Industries to provide RF mesh communications in their products including distribution transformers.
Joslyn Hi-Voltage / Fisher Pierce
Joslyn Hi-Voltage expanded its product line with advanced control technology utilizing Landis+Gyr RF mesh communications. These advanced controls enable remote operation in conjunction with distribution automation (DA) and SCADA systems. Joslyn Hi-Voltage has a fully integrated distribution automation control package, including the switch control, RTU, and radio in a single cabinet with one power supply. Also introduced were controls with local intelligence for isolating faulted feeder sections quickly, restoring power to non-faulted sections.
Schneider Electric/Nu-Lec
In 2000, Nu-Lec Industries became part of the global Schneider Electric group. Nu-Lec specializes in the automation of overhead power lines, producing a range of automatic circuit reclosers and load break switch/sectionalizes (LBS) systems. Nu-Lec incorporates Landis+Gyr DA solutions to support device communications. Both Nu-Lec and Landis+Gyr have a strong customer-service focus including the flexibility to adapt products for operators' needs and a commitment to fast delivery times.
Power Delivery Products
Power Delivery Products (PDP), Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Horstmann Faulted Circuit Indictors which have the Landis+Gyr Single Board Radio embedded in the pole-mounted unit in the United States and Mexico. During 2009, PDP and Landis+Gyr worked with PECO to install this product within the PECO SCADA network.
Reliatronics
Reliatronics manufactures remote terminal units (RTUs) for controlling distribution and transmission switchgear, monitoring transformers and other equipment, detecting and reporting faults, and performing a host of other functions. Utilizing Landis+Gyr RF mesh technology, utilities can connect to Reliatronics multiple RTUs and download information from remote SCADA, Outage Management Systems or Distribution Management Systems.
Rohrback Cosasco Systems
Rohrback Cosasco Systems’ Remote Monitoring Units, combined with GridStream Radios and Remote Data Collectors are used at locations where data collections for corrosion rate changes are required to deliver exceptional data reliability and network stability from field locations. AC, battery and solar powered units are available.
S&C Electric
S&C Electric Company designs and manufactures switching and protection products for electric power transmission and distribution. S&C IntelliTEAM products, when combined with Landis+Gyr RF mesh radios, offer a complete, field-proven smart grid solution to improve service reliability, operating efficiency, and help integrate renewable energy sources into the grid.
SCADA Solutions, Inc.
SCADA Solutions expertise in system design engineering of complete SCADA solutions, coupled with Landis+Gyr RF mesh radio serve all brands of turbines and third party SCADA providers. Together SCADA Solutions and Landis+Gyr provides a wide array of scalable and automated solutions builds reliability and accuracy into your new or existing cyber infrastructures.
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. uses Landis+Gyr RF mesh communications to provide intelligent protection, monitoring, and control devices. The communication network enables smart grid functionality with recloser control products, feeder protection and fault circuit indicators.