Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is an integrated system of smart meters, communication networks, and data management systems that enables two-way communication between utilities and customers.

1. ADVANCED
METERING
INFRASTRUCTURE
By – Jyoti Bhaskar

3. ABSTRACT
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is an
integrated system of smart meters, communication
networks, and data management systems that enables
two-way communication between utilities and
customers. The system provides a number of important
functions that were not previously possible or had to
be performed manually, such as the ability to
automatically and remotely measure electricity use,
connect and disconnect service, detect tampering and
monitor voltage.

4. MAJOR FINDINGS
 Increases accuracy in Meter Reading.
 Decreases consumer complaints regarding wrong
reading bills.
 More control over electricity consumption of last six
months, peak load of every month and remotely
detects tampering in meter and monitor voltage.
 Disconnection and reconnection on finger tips.
 Reduced cost in Meter Reading.

5. Reduced cost in Meter Reading
In recent scenario meter reading of all consumers (except power consumer) is
done manually with the help of PMR, but still its time consuming and taken
manually by the Meter Readers.
with this concept the reading will be taken online with the help of
GSM/GPRS SIM just in 10-15 minutes depends upon the speed of internet and
modem connectivity. We all are familiar with 10 in 1 metering concept. There is a
feature that we can use modem (1 modem in 1 (10 in 1) box) in 10 in 1 box and
remotely get the reading just in few minutes.
From this it is clear that it will reduce the cost of meter reading.
Yes I do agree that in India the internet speed and modem
connectivity is low but suppose we are processing one group of 2000 consumers,
we do remote automatic reading and we get 1500-1600 readings, rest are not
accessible due to connectivity. Now we have to do troubleshooting of not
accessed meters. So these meter readers are used to get their manual reading
and also used for troubleshooting at the same time. In this way they will not be
regularly visiting the same consumer and it will decrease the manual interference.

6. Increases accuracy in Meter Reading
Now a days we are facing major billing issues,
Most of the consumer complaints are related to
not getting bills of correct reading, reading
accumulation.
with the help of AMI, above problem will be
diminished and this will improve the accuracy in
meter reading as the reading is downloaded in
real time.

7. Decreases consumer complaints
regarding wrong reading bills.
This remote reading feature will decrease the
consumer complaints related to not getting correct
reading bills.
This will improve customer satisfaction level and
also increase the collection because the basic problem
of consumers is of not getting correct bills. Once they
get regularly correct reading bill they will pay bills
regularly.

8. More control over electricity consumption of last
six months, peak load of every month.
HPL 10 in 1 metering with GSM/GPRS SIM has one
more great feature that we get the
1. Reading data of last six month
2. MD recorded each month
3. Load survey Report
4. Voltage reports
5. Tamper reports
and many more….

9. Disconnection and reconnection on
finger tips
RDU – Remote Disconnection Unit.
Recently this concept is adopted
by the company. It’s a great feature, as
we do disconnection manually and
that’s also not safe to climb on pole
and disconnect the connection, it
consumes time, manpower and risky
too. But with the help of RDU the
disconnection of consumers having
arrear is very easy just in our finger
tips and also reconnection.
we used RDU also in 10 in 1 box
to remotely control the power supply
of consumers
URL:103.912.54:8080/rdu.

12. THANKS