• DocumentCode
    2369779
  • Title

    A smart energy meter architecture in Indian context

  • Author

    Prudhvi, Potuganti ; Bhalodi, Dhruv ; Manohar, Manikant ; Padidela, Vamshi ; Adapa, Sudarshan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of EEE, NIT Warangal, Warangal, India
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    18-25 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    217
  • Lastpage
    222
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a low cost Smart Meter Architecture to suit vast and diverse Indian market. An extensive review on Smart Meters research and market has been presented. In addition, we propose a low cost add-on device for the existing electromechanical energy meters to update the customers about the billing and usage. A discussion on available and feasible communication technologies is included and the most relevant solution with cost analysis is proposed.
  • Keywords
    automatic meter reading; costing; invoicing; power engineering computing; power markets; power meters; Indian market; billing; cost analysis; electromechanical energy meter; feasible communication technology; low cost add-on device; smart energy meter architecture; smart meter market; smart meter research; Context; GSM; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Reliability; Strips; Zigbee; Cost analysis; GSM; IR sensor; Smart Meter; ZigBee;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2012 11th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Venice
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1830-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EEEIC.2012.6221576
  • Filename
    6221576