SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Symmetricom®, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SYMM), a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency
technologies and a provider of timing infrastructure for the power
segment, announced today the availability of its updated XLi Time
and Frequency System, which the company enhanced in support of the
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Time Error
Correction Field Trial. Power utilities participating in the
trial can purchase new or update their existing XLi with the
Frequency Time Deviation Monitor (FTM) module to accurately report
up to five major digits of accumulated error. The update supports
the larger accumulated time error that will result from the
trial.
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The NERC field trial is aimed at making the smart grid more
efficient and potentially more reliable, given that correcting the
frequency for time deviations can affect the grid's overall
security. Currently, grid frequency is used as a reference for
electric clocks and power companies must manually compensate for
accumulated variations in frequency over a fixed time interval or
when the accumulated error reaches predetermined thresholds. NERC
believes that such steps are costly and create unnecessary risks,
and in an effort to validate the overall impact of relaxing this
requirement, NERC has initiated a one-year trial that eliminates
forced frequency balancing. Utilities will still be required to
monitor and report on the accumulated time error, which can now be
much larger than previously allowed.
"Symmetricom recognizes that if successful, ending forced Time
Error Corrections will positively impact grid security and
efficiency," said Andre Marais, business development director at
Symmetricom. "We fully support the industry's efforts to make the
grid more secure and reduce unnecessary fuel consumption. We made
implementing the extended capability needed by power utilities a
high priority and we are pleased to have a long-term solution for
them," added Marais.
Symmetricom's XLi Time and Frequency System is the most precise,
versatile and flexible solution for timing and synchronization
requirements. The updated XLi/FTM module will enable power
utilities to participate in the trial and accurately measure and
report the accumulated time error data to NERC. For more
information on Symmetricom's XLi Time and Frequency System, visit:
http://www.symmetricom.com/products/gps-solutions/gps-time-frequency-receivers/XLi/.
To purchase the XLi with the FTM module contact Symmetricom at:
http://www.symmetricom.com/company/contact-information/
About Symmetricom, Inc.
Symmetricom (NASDAQ:SYMM), a world leader in precise time
solutions, sets the world's standard for time. The company
generates, distributes and applies precise time for the
communications, aerospace/defense, IT infrastructure and metrology
industries. Symmetricom's customers, from communications service
providers and network equipment manufacturers to governments and
their suppliers worldwide, are able to build more reliable networks
and systems by using the company's advanced timing technologies,
atomic clocks, services and solutions. All products support today's
precise timing standards, including GPS-based timing, IEEE 1588
(PTP), Network Time Protocol (NTP), Synchronous Ethernet and
DOCSIS® timing. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For
more information, visit: http://www.symmetricom.com.
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