Getting ready for Advanced Metering Infrastructure

1. Getting ready for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Paper by : Rajesh Nimare Presented by : Prashant Sharma

2. AMI by definition • Infrastructure of metering systems • Automates most of the metering centred repetitive activities • Collects granular consumption data to deploy dynamic pricing mechanisms • New payment and customer service options • Control of electrical load control within the home and or businesses to improve system diversity

3. Is AMI same As AMR • AMR is primarily focused on the ability to collect data • Primary purpose of AMR systems is customer billing, and reduced costs of meter reading. • AMR systems typically comprise of static meters fitted with communication devices, communication network (media) as well as supporting software to manage the data. • AMI includes not only automated meter reading, but, a system that collects time-differentiated energy usage from advanced meters • The system is capable of providing usage information enables utilities to provide demand response products, • Customers participation. • AMI also supports additional features and functionality related to systems operation and customer service, e.g. outage management, connect/disconnect, customer load management etc.

5. Components • In home Display • An advanced electricity meter, • A central back-end software system • Two way communication system

6. Stake holder benefit • Consumers to better manage their electricity use; • Electricity retailers to make innovative time-of-use price offers to suit consumers’ needs; and • Electricity distributors to better detect supply faults and respond to them more quickly. • Industry Benefits: • Carbon Credits • Catering to increasing demand with existing generation

8. Technical Architecture / Landscape

10. SMART meter • Record electricity consumption by the half hour; • Be remotely read so a meter reader does not have to visit your home or business; • Provide consumption and price information via an in-home display • Enable billing queries to be resolved quickly • Allow remote connection of your electricity • Help electricity distributor to detect and locate outages and restore supply more quickly; and • Monitor the quality of your electricity supply

11. Programs using AMI • Demand Response • Dynamic Pricing • Critical Peak Pricing • Real Time Pricing • Emergency Demand Response • Economic Demand Response

12. Planning AMI Deployment • Identify the current challenges of your business process. • Identify the future challenges that your business, your customer and the society at large may encounter. • Remember, it is not easy to find “problem” or “inconvenience” or “sluggish system” if these have become a routine. Each business process: meter data collection, revenue collection and customer satisfaction should be challenged with efficient alternatives. • Define your AMI vision statement considering the current and future challenges

13. Planning AMI deployment • Start with a pay-back analysis. Telescopically plan your AMI rollout keeping the most rewarding benefits in the first few phases. • Don’t re-invent the wheel; take suitable help from vendors and consultants as the cost of advice is insignificant in terms of benefits and avoiding rework.

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