Smart metering involves installing digital electricity meters that can measure consumption remotely in real-time and enable two-way communication between the utility and customer. This allows utilities to remotely read usage, detect outages, reduce billing errors and fraud. It provides customers with more timely usage data to help manage consumption. Smart metering is a key enabling technology for modernizing the electric grid and integrating renewable energy through demand response and time-varying pricing schemes. A large-scale rollout in Italy saved utilities 500 million euros annually through reduced operating costs while lowering overall power consumption 5%.

1. SMART
METERING
S M A R T G R I D T E C H N O L O G I E S
A N D A P P L I C A T I O N S
EYRA T. HERRERA

2. ELECTROMECHANICAL
METERS
Poor accuracy
Lack of configurability
Moving parts prone to wear
with varying operating
temperature and conditions
Only energy measurement
Drawbacks:
OLD GRID SYSTEM!!!

3. SMART METERING
Smart metering is a building
block in the digitalisation of
the grid systems
High degree of accuracy
In real - time
Enables the measurement
and monitoring of utility
consumption such as
electricity, gas, water with:

4. BASIC TECHNOLOGICAL
PRINCIPLES/CHARACTERISTICS
Provision of metering data
and related information to
the central system
REMOTE READING
Interaction between the central
system and the consumer
BI-DIRECTIONAL
COMMUNICATION
Saves time and
resources for utilities
and customers
Sends commands remotely
Remote disconnection and
reconnection
The European Smart Meters Industry Group (ESMIG) has reduced the minimum
features of a SM to the following four:

5. BASIC TECHNOLOGICAL
PRINCIPLES/CHARACTERISTICS
Offers higher data
accuracy in real time
SUPPORT OF ADVANCED
TARIFF SYSTEMS AND
BILLING APPLICATIONS
REMOTE ENERGY
SUPPLY CONTROL
Reduces billing errors
Improving efficiency of utility
management
Load balancing
Energy purchase/sale contracts
(peak and off-peak hours)
Facilitates integration of
renewable energy

6. DEMAND
RESPONSE
DEVELOPMENT
POTENTIAL &
RECENT
TRENDS
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
Helps make more informed
Reduces waste
decisions about energy consumption
Allows consumers adjust their usage
in response to changes in the price
of electricity
Improves grid stability

7. ANTI-FRAUD
TECHNIQUES
RENEWABLE
INTEGRATION
GRID
MODERNIZATION
Detects and responds
quickly to outages
Balances energy flow
efficiently
Allows energy
consumers to play a
central role
SMs are exposed to
the risk of hacking
Threat to all the
parties

8. POTENTIAL
BUSINESS
VALUE
PROPOSITIONS
IOT (INTERNET
OF THINGS)
HAN (HOME AREA NETWORK)
Consuming profiles, load control, remote
switching of home devices, time-varying prices
Uncertainy over the evolution of standards

9. POTENTIAL
BUSINESS
VALUE
PROPOSITIONS
CYBERSECURITY
Strong encryption
Authentication tools
Needs to be addressed to ensure the
future of smart grids

10. POTENTIAL
BUSINESS
VALUE
PROPOSITIONS
RURAL ACCESS
1st solution: Moving LPWA
gateaways + satellite communication
2nd solution: Data Mule

11. SMART
METERING
PROJECTS
ITALY EXAMPLE
Utility ENEL: 30 million SMs over a 5 year period
(70 euros per house)
Savings: 500 million euros/year
Power consumption has decreased 5%
Features: Demand side, remote billing, service
outage detection, fraud detection and multi-tariff
scheme

12. REFERENCES
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Neil Bosworth. Why smart meters will be essential to our sustainable future.
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