Smart Grid

The market for Smart Grid enabled devices is being driven worldwide by governments, utility companies, appliance manufacturers, automotive manufacturers and even consumers. To realize the potential of the Smart Grid, smart meter and smart device product developers need antenna and RF solutions that meet cost, form-factor, read-range and reliability requirements.

CPL^™ technology and design tools offer many benefits for the Smart Grid device market. Unlike traditional antennas, which are a separate component and have to be attached to the PCB during the manufacturing process and can come loose with time, DockOn CPL^™ antennas are printed directly on the device substrate, ensuring long-term reliability and robustness for the life of your Smart Meter or appliance.

CPL^™ designs can be implemented across a wide range of frequencies and transport layers including WiFi and Zigbee. CPL^™ technology structures are 2-dimensional, compact in size and as thin as paper – often a single printed layer – while offering equal or better performance than conventional 3D antennas. CPL^™ antennas can be printed directly on the device substrate and can be manufactured during the PCB printing process reducing manufacturing process steps and BOM count, saving both time and money.

Thanks to DockOn’s revolutionary design process and CPL Builder tools, DockOn delivers production ready antenna designs in a fraction of the time it takes using traditional design methodologies. CPL^™ designs can be integrated into a wide range of form-factors often allowing for wireless capability to be retrofitted into previously unconnected devices, eliminating the need for costly re-designs.

Download the Dockon Smart Meter Application Notes (PDF) »