User's Manual

2 Introduction
Introduction to the Edge Control Node
Residential and commercial energy customers are increasingly focused energy
efficiency and reliability, while also reducing the environmental impact of
electricity use. National and regional power distribution grids in the 21
st
century
must address these customer concerns, while at the same time monitoring
electricity as it flows through many types of devices and transmission media
(substation elements, high, medium, and low voltage power lines, capacitor
banks, transformers, meters, communicating thermostats, load-control devices,
and so on).
A modern smart power grid network must be able to manage itself using
intelligent distributed control and be able to communicate with any device, over
any network or protocol, to optimize grid operations and anticipate problems
before they occur.
The Echelon Edge Control Node (ECN) 7000 Series of open and extensible
hardware products enable power distribution grids to become smarter. The ECN
7000 Series distributes the intelligence that public and private electrical power
utilities need to monitor and control devices at the edge of the grid. The edge of
the grid is the critical point where the distribution network connects to customers
and where energy supply and demand are becoming increasingly unpredictable
and complex.
The ECN 7000 Series of products use the Echelon Control System (ECoS)
software platform, which provides the open, secure and modular software
framework needed to host hundreds of new applications needed for a smarter
grid. This powerful combination of hardware and software brings intelligent
distributed control to the edge of the grid for maximum reliability, survivability
and responsiveness.
The ECN 7650 is the first member of the ECN 7000 Series of products. The ECN
7650 supports a variety of local, wide-area, and device radio frequency (RF)
networks, with up to nine antennas, all contained within the ECN 7650 enclosure
to reduce vandalism and security risks.
The cover of the ECN 7650 is secured with one-way screws, which virtually
eliminates unauthorized access. When the ECN 7650 is pad mounted, you secure
the power and network connections inside a metal housing with a padlock. The
ECN 7650 is also rugged and sturdy enough to allow a person (for example, a
utility working gaffing a utility pole) to stand on it.
The ECN 7650 is designed for quick and secure installation using a rapid-mount
bracket on either a utility pole or a pad-mounted distribution transformer.
Because the ECN 7650 is small enough (H: 305 mm, 12 in – W: 356 mm, 14 in –
D: 178 mm, 7 in) and light enough (<5.4 kg, <12 lb) to hand carry, installation is
simple and easy.
The rest of this manual describes how to install the ECN 7650, either to a utility
pole or to a pad-mounted distribution transformer.