Network engineers use urban America as the canvas for what makes efficient and inclusive design. This lucrative market reaps rewards due to the dense concentration of subscribers in one area. Rural America often gets overlooked in this equation. In the 3/28 episode of Out To Lunch, Tulane professor Peter Ricchiuti interviews President and CEO of Servato, Chris Mangum, alongside another guest. That guest is Carol Morse and founded Acalli Chocolate in New Orleans. This episode titles Recharging and covers some of the challenges of each organization such as rural versus urban network design, as well as, how these reputable founders came to the venture and what the future holds.
Mangum discusses the aging grid infrastructure that has lacked upgrades since the 1970's as well as the local distribution networks not having proper upgrades since the 1920's. Combined with rural America designed with urban America in mind, inefficiencies naturally arise. Battery backup locates at millions of data aggregation points in both geographies; however, technicians can easily go check the health of the batteries in the former and less so in the latter. Mangum continues the conversation through market adoption stories and the differences between lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries (Elon Musk may or may not be mentioned several times).
The full interview can be found here.
If you want to learn more about what we are doing at Servato, you can find online material here.
About Servato
Headquartered in New Orleans, La., Servato is a leading provider of active battery management solutions to telecom, power, transportation, and solar companies. Servato’s solutions allow leading companies and infrastructure operators to reduce CapEx and OpEx by extending battery life, reducing maintenance costs and streamlining operations. Utilizing highly accurate data, proprietary algorithms, adaptive charging and cloud-based visualization software, Servato provides unprecedented insight and control over distributed DC power assets in industrial settings. To learn more, please visit: www.servatocorp.com
