Survey on smart grid technologies- smart metering, IoT and EMS

The application of communication and information technology in electrical utility makes consumers to be very comfortable. From the perspective of energy saving and power efficiency in Generation, Utility, Industry and homes an effective supervising of appliances is required. Now a day, smart grid conceptusing various cost effective communication technology and architecture proves electrical sector to have a bidirectional communication with utility and consumers as well as remote monitoring. Research and development in smart grid come up with new technology to make human life easier. This paper gives a strong idea about various technologies and standards for smart grid as well as smart metering /AMI. Also it provides knowledge on energy management system (EMS) and Internet of Things (IoT) for various applications.