Fig: open smart grid protocol (OSGP)based smart meter
DEFINITION:
A smart meter is usually an electrical meter that records consumption of electrical energy in intervals of an hour or less and communicate that information back to the utility for monitoring and billing purposes
- Smart meters also are promoted as being a less costly alternative to traditional interval or time-of-use meters and are intended to be used on a wide scale with all customer classes, including residential customers
- Smart meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system.
- Unlike home energy monitors, smart meters can gather data for remote reporting.
- Italy
- Japan
- Canada
- United kingdom
- United states
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Less time waiting in for the meter reader
- Accurate bills
- Faster resolution of money
- Saving of money
- Reduced theft of energy meters
- Helps the environment by reducing the need to build power plants
- Uses less power
- ecofriendly
Examples of smart meters
us domestic smart meters:
SMART STREET LIGTHENINGEchelon’s Smart Street Lighting Solution transforms streetlights into intelligent, energy-efficient, remotely managed networks that deliver dependable lighting at 30% less cost than low-energy luminaires alone.
Echelon’s Smart Street Lighting solution is a proven, open standard and multi-application platform.
The key benefits of the solution include:
- 30% less energy use in addition to savings from high efficiency lamps
- 20% or more savings per year in operating and maintenance costs
- Better living environments with more reliable and safer lighting
- The ability to mix lamp technologies to suit the needs of the city and accommodate new lamp types
- An expandable infrastructure that supports multiple applications such as traffic, weather, and motion monitoring
“Hence it is better if we use smart meters in day to day life”
By
R.Sateesh Kumar
Categories:
TECHNICAL ARTICLES(session-2)
