Experimental study and design of smart energy meter for the smart grid

Abstract

Abstract� The demand for energy is increasing as a result of the growth in both population and industrial development. To improve the energy efficiency, consumers need to be more aware of their energy consumption. In recent years, utilities have started developing new electric energy meters which are known as smart meters. A smart meter is a digital energy meter that measures the consumption of electrical energy and provides other additional information as compared to the traditional energy meter. The aim is to provide the consumer and supplier an easy way to monitor the energy. Smart meters are considered a key component of the smart grid as these will allow more interactivity between the consu mers and the provider. Smart meters will enable two-way and real-time communication between the consumers and the provider. Considering the increase of electricity demand in Saudi Arabia, smart meters can decrease the overall energy consumption. This paper presents the development of a GSM and ZigBee based smart meter. This meter can measure the energy and send the information to the service provider, who can store this information and notify the consumer through SMS messages or through the internet.I.called smart and they are also the difference between the traditional energy meter and the smart meter. The idea of AMR technology is to do the meter reading automatically and accurate. The benefit of AMR is reducing the meter cost to the supplier and billing the customers with actual meter readings.In addition, AMR will increase the accuracy of the readings and it can allow frequent reading [2]. Smart meters are able to send the readings over communication lines and recognize their addresses and to activate/deactivate internal modules. To have that capability, AMR requires a specific infrastructure which would make it bidirectional. Such an infrastructure is called AMI. The communication medium in an AMI system must ensure the communication between the smart meters and the central computer at the service provider. The AMI network has the ability to register meter points, communicate into the customer premises, service connecting and disconnecting and other

Research Advancements Towards in Existing Smart Metering over Smart Grid

“…Usually, the technique calls for extracting the usage data by suppliers and then forwarding the processed and organised data to the consumer. Arif et al [34] has presented a technique where a smart meter is designed using wireless networks. The author has used experimental approach where a new smart meter was designed using microcontroller and communication module has been developed using XBee and GSM modem.…”

Smart Grid: Concepção De Um Aplicativo Para Gerenciamento Integrado Do Consumo De Energia Elétrica, Água E Gás

“…Para Arif et al (2013), smart meter é um dispositivo de medição (digital) com capacidade de coletar dados e disponibilizá-los em tempo real aos consumidores, mantendo-os bem informados em relação ao consumo feito. Adicionalmente, os sistemas com smart meters vêm sendo considerados como uma alternativa efetiva na busca por melhores padrões e também facilitando a gestão do consumo, ou seja, conscientização dos consumidores em busca de um consumo mais eficiente e consciente (LEITE, 2013).…”

Smart meters as a tool for energy efficiency

“…This feature makes decision-making most simple and intuitive, making it easy to reach a more efficient consumption [6]. The data provided by smart meters can be processed by concessionaires with the purpose of study the load curves and consumption patterns of each region in more detail.…”