Smart meters are electrical meters that record energy consumption in intervals of hours or less. They communicate usage data wirelessly to utilities for monitoring and billing. Smart meters enable two-way communication between meters and utilities, allowing utilities to remotely read usage, connect/disconnect service, and detect outages. While smart meters alone do not constitute a smart grid, they support smart grid capabilities like demand response by providing time-based usage data. Smart meters provide benefits to both consumers and utilities through more accurate billing, outage alerts, remote payment options, and tools for consumers to manage energy use.

1. Smart Meters
Overview of System Features and
Capabilities
Manoj Kumar Gupta
Neha Consulta ncy Services, Bangalore
manoj4k@gmail.com

2. SMART METER
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o Smart Meter is basically a Electrical Meters
That records consumption of Electrical
energy in interval of Hours or less and
equipped with communication and
information technology .
o Communicates with utilty for monitoring and
billing purpose.

3. NCS
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o Enables two way communication
between the Meters and central
systems
o Unlike home energy meters, Smart
Meters can gather datas for remote
reporting
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4. SALIENT FEATURES
INTERVAL OR TIME OF USE METERS
INVOLVES REALTIME ,
POWER OUTAGE NOTIFICATIONS
POWER QUALTIES MONITORING
SMART METERS MAY BE PART OF
SMART GRID A LONE THEY DONOT
CONSTITUTE A SMART GRID

5. ARCHITECTURE SMART METERS
AND COMMUNICATION
ARCHITECTURE

6. OVRVIEW OF AMI
Customer is equipped with advanced solid state,
Electronic meters that collect time-based data.
• Meters have the ability to transmit the collected
data through commonly available fixed
networks such as Broadband over Power Line
(BPL), Power Line Communications (PLC),
Fixed Radio Frequency (RF) networks, and
public networks (e.g., landline, cellular,
paging).
• Meters data are received by the AMI host
system and sent to the Meter Data Manage-ment
System (MDMS)

7. AMI OVERVIW
Manages data storage and analysis to provide the
information in useful form to the utility.
AMI enables two-way communications, so
communi-cation from the utility to the meter
could also take place
Advanced metering systems are comprised of state-
of-the-art electronic/digital hardware and
software, which combine interval data

8. AMI OVERVIW
Measurement with continuously available remote
communications
Enable measure-ment of detailed, time-based
information and frequent collection and
transmittal of such information to various
parties.
AMI or Advanced Metering Infrastructure typically
refers to the full measurement and collection
system that includes meters at the

9. AMI OVERVIW
Customer site, communication networks
between the customer and a service
provider, and data recep-tion and
management systems that make the
information available to the service
provider.

10. AMR VS AMI
SYSTEM FEATURE AMI AMR
Meters Solid State or Hybrid Hybrid
Data collection Remote via Monthly
communication network
on daily basis
Data recording Time based, Pricing Total consumption/Total billing
options
Key Software interfaces Billing And Customer Billing and customer
information,Customer information
display information
Outage Management ,

11. SMART METER TO SMART GRID
SMART GRID IS CONECPT FOR USING POWER
EFFCIENT.
AMI SUPPORTS THE SMART GSMART GRID
PROVIDES ADVANCE METER
Smart grid is going to be transformational to the
utilities as atm were to bankers, mobile devices
to telecoms and ecommerce to retai.
Like the web , a smart grid can be communication
channel but strategic utilities will leverage its
capabilities and intelligence to improve all facet
of business
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12. BENIFTS TO CONSUMERS
1 ) End to estimated bills , which are major
source of complaints by many customers
2) A tool to help consumers better mangae
their use stating that smart meters with
display outside their home could provide up to
date information
3) Billing customers by time of day will
encourage consumers to adjust their
consumption habits
4) Need not wait for long que for payment

13. BENEFITS TO CONSUMERS
5) Payment gateway operates 24*&
6) No billing error as meters are remotely
7) Get message for interruption ,outage alert
for low currency in the meter
8) Consumer can purchase energy remotely
using phone internet
9) Flexeibilty to buy small amount of energy .
10) Reconnection happenes remotely

14. BENIFTS TO UTILTIES
Remote meter reading /saving in
manpow.
Pricing and demand response option
Remote connect/disconnect for load
control
· Theft detection/anti-tampering
functions
· Customer usage information
· Prepayment (without card) enabling
· Conservation voltage reduction

15. BENEFITS TO UTILITIES
Reduction of Green house gases
·Cust omer service Quality level
Monitoring
· Value added services for energyMarket
· Four years( apx)paybackon utility
operating saving
Identify heavy power customers to
reduce peak-hour usage, thus
avoiding the cost ofbuilding a new
power plant.

16. BENEFITS TO UTILITIES
Ensure compliance with local restrictions by
alerting customers when they near usage caps.
•Encourage voluntary cutbacks by communicating
with customers about their usage.
• Perform Targeted brownouts to avoid
shutting down crucial operations and
appliances.
• Provide Web portals where customers can view
power consumption over time and get early

17. BENEFITS TO UTILITIES
Concerned regarding Cost, Health,security
· Need to purchase New meters Might be
additional burden to customers
· Smart meters can deny the services or
Charge premium to customers who
exceed limits set by the company
· Health concerns about smart meters
arise from Radio frequency emitted by
smart meters

18. OBSTRICLES
Privacy concerns are realted to
collection of datas about customers
habits, consumption
pattern,accesseibiloty of datas through
utilities and possibly at the location of
smart meters and apperehension for
sharing of detailed information
without the knowledge of customers
· Most security concerns center on
the hack-abilty of wireless technology ,

19. FUTURE TREND
SMART GRID AND SMART METER

20. THANK YOU
Neha Consultancy Services,Bangalore
manoj4k@gmail.com