scholarly journals Smart Metering and Scheduling of Electrical Loads of Buildings

2021 ◽  
Vol 2096 (1) ◽  
pp. 012132
Author(s):  
V Mishuchkov ◽  
M Pushkareva ◽  
S Belov
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Management Systems ◽  
Service Contracts ◽  
Load Monitoring ◽  
Electrical Loads

Abstract The article analyzes global trends in the development of smart metering and energy planning in buildings, the development and implementation of intelligent energy monitoring to collect and analyze data on energy consumption for management to improve energy efficiency, it considers the implementation of infrastructure for advanced smart metering smart home using NILM-technology non-intrusive load monitoring. It is shown that equipping buildings of various purposes in a smart city with real-time energy accounting systems with smart meters generates a new approach to improving the energy efficiency of buildings and contributes to the successful implementation of energy service contracts and energy management systems in them.

scholarly journals Natural Gas Metering and its Accuracy in the Smart Gas Supply Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
J. Savickis ◽  
L. Zemite ◽  
I. Bode ◽  
L. Jansons
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Member States ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Supply Systems ◽  
Gas Supply

AbstractThe successful implementation of smart metering in the European Union (hereinafter – EU) depends on criteria that are mostly determined by the Member States themselves. These criteria cover the regulatory framework and legislation necessary for the establishment and functioning of the smart metering system, the fulfilment of technical and commercial conditions, as well as the security of data collection, archiving and use. The introduction of the smart metering in different Member States has started at different times. In Latvia, its reference point was 2004, when the goal was set to maximise the use of telemetry in the natural gas metering. Currently, in the Latvian natural gas distribution system about 85 % of all consumption data are automatically processed.One of the most important components of the smart natural gas metering is natural gas commercial metering devices (hereinafter – smart meters). They differ in both the principle and type of operation. Depending on the technology used, the metering range changes, and thus the accuracy of the measurements.The article addresses some issues of further successful implementation of smart metering in the Latvian natural gas sector, as well as the measurement accuracy for smart natural gas meters.

scholarly journals A Practical Load Disaggregation Approach for Monitoring Industrial Users Demand with Limited Data Availability

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4880
Author(s):  
Sara Tavakoli ◽  
Kaveh Khalilpour
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Estimation Error ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Load Monitoring ◽  
Load Disaggregation ◽  
Electrical Loads

The emergence of smart sensors has had a significant impact on the utility industry. In particular, it has made the planning and implementation of demand-side management (DSM) programmes easier. Nevertheless, for various reasons, some users may not implement smart meters for load monitoring. This paper addresses such cases, particularly large-scale industrial users, which, despite heavy electrical loads coming from many different processes, implement only simple energy measuring equipment for billing purposes. This necessitates the utilisation of novel methodologies for load disaggregation, often referred to as nonintrusive load monitoring (NILM). The availability of such tools can create multifold benefits for industrial park management, utility service providers, regulators, and policymakers. Here, we introduce an optimisation algorithm for nonintrusive load disaggregation that is low-cost, speedy, and acceptably accurate. As a case study, we used real network data of three industrial sectors: food processing, stonecutting, and glassmaking. For all cases, the optimisation framework developed a desegregated profile and estimated the load with an error of less than 5%. For non-workdays, given the higher uncertainty for the continuity of different processes, the estimation error was higher but still in an acceptable range of around 3.63–15.09% with an average of 8.10%.

scholarly journals Two-level clustering methodology for smart metering data

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leticia Arco García ◽  
Gladys María Casas Cardoso ◽  
Ann Nowé
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
Business Analytics ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Clustering Approach ◽  
Energy Consumptions ◽  
General Business ◽  
Global And Local

Energy efficiency and sustainability are important factors to address in the context of smart cities. In this sense, a necessary functionality is to reveal various preferences, behaviors, and characteristics of individual consumers, considering the energy consumption information from smart meters. In this paper, we introduce a general methodology and a specific two-level clustering approach that can be used to group, considering global and local features, energy consumptions and productions of households. Thus, characteristic load and production profiles can be determined for each consumer and prosumer, respectively. The obtained results will be generally applicable and will be useful in a general business analytics context.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Locations

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 751
Author(s):  
Anup Marahatta ◽  
Yaju Rajbhandari ◽  
Ashish Shrestha ◽  
Ajay Singh ◽  
Anup Thapa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grids ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Mesh Network ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Load Monitoring ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
And Control

Accompanying the advancement on the Internet of Things (IoT), the concept of remote monitoring and control using IoT devices is becoming popular. Digital smart meters hold many advantages over traditional analog meters, and smart metering is one of application of IoT technology. It supports the conventional power system in adopting modern concepts like smart grids, block-chains, automation, etc. due to their remote load monitoring and control capabilities. However, in many applications, the traditional analog meters still are preferred over digital smart meters due to the high deployment and operating costs, and the unreliability of the smart meters. The primary reasons behind these issues are a lack of a reliable and affordable communication system, which can be addressed by the deployment of a dedicated network formed with a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) platform like wireless radio standards (i.e., LoRa devices). This paper discusses LoRa technology and its implementation to solve the problems associated with smart metering, especially considering the rural energy system. A simulation-based study has been done to analyse the LoRa technology’s applicability in different architecture for smart metering purposes and to identify a cost-effective and reliable way to implement smart metering, especially in a rural microgrid (MG).

scholarly journals A Smart Metering Simulation in LABVIEW

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Abdelmadjid RECIOUI ◽  
Hassiba DJEMAI ◽  
Farah BOUCENNA
Keyword(s):  
Demand Response ◽  
Electricity Market ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Communication Link ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Customer Feedback ◽  
Control Devices

The smart grid delivers electricity from producers to consumers using two-way digital technology and considers the involvement of the user. The implementation of smart grids should start at the consumer side using smart meters, control devices and a communication link. Smart metering is the bridge between smart buildings and smart grids. It is viewed as a crucial factor for an efficient functioning of the internal electricity market and a successful implementation of the renewable energy and security of supply. The replacement of the currently used electromechanical meters with smart digital meters along with domestic load controllers is identified for better energy conservation at the consumer side .These devices can be remotely read and are able to measure consumption multiple times per day which is beneficial for a good demand response, customer feedback and energy management. The purpose of the present paper is to illustrate how smart meters operate and how their implementation can improve the current grid

scholarly journals SDGs and the engagement of EU citizens: The role of behavioral science in the energy transition

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-244
Author(s):  
Manuela Amadori ◽  
◽  
Mariano Votta ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Level ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

The EU’s ambitious targets to increase energy efficiency and cope with the challenge of climate change have pushed several stakeholders, including public authorities and Distributed System Operators (DSOs), to actively invest in the energy transition and improve energy efficiency. Although a significant part of this investment concerns digital infrastructure (i.e., smart meters) allowing citizens to monitor and better manage their consumption of energy, it is pivotal to recognize the necessity for changes in the overall energy-related behavior of consumers. Against this background, the NUDGE project seeks to first analyze the behavior of European citizens with concern the energy consumption and to consequently design and test nudging interventions on different segments of the population, in the hope to derive recommendations tailored to each country and to design more general policies at European level. Hence, pilot projects will be carried out in households, energy communities, and schools in five different EU countries, while a general profiling survey will be disseminated online across the EU. Indeed, in order to profile users and assess the impact of an intervention, NUDGE takes a mixed approach which combines field experiments and randomized control trials with surveys, on-site observations, and reports. The latter provide additional insights to the psychological and contextual variables that result in the behaviors evidenced in the trials. Fundamental to this research is the collaboration of the consortium’s partner Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network with a number of civic and consumer organizations of different European countries that have shown their interest in the initiative and will collaborate in the dissemination of the online questionnaire in their country. Overall, this project is carried out with the ambition to of raising awareness of the projects’ major outcomes among the European institutions, starting from the Inter-Institutional Group “SDG’s for well-being and consumers’ protection,” which was launched at European level in February 2021 with the support of various Members of the European Parliament and the endorsement of 48 European and National Associations.

scholarly journals Smart metering projects: an interpretive framework for successful implementation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Di Foggia
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Interpretive Framework

Purpose. We analyze a set of smart meters implementation projects and provide insights and recommendations to facilitate smart metering deployment strategies. Design/methodology/approach. Several significant projects are analyzed on different fronts: scale, technology, economics, and regulation using a common methodology to unfold patterns that constitute key components of successful smart meters diffusion. Findings. Key elements and controllable enabling patterns from Europe-wide SM implementation projects are identified together with drivers and barriers for patterns replication. Practical implications. We provide a framework considering different stakeholders that will help distribution system operators to accelerate and extend smart meters’ penetration. Originality/value. Based on the Meter-ON project (supported by the 7th Framework Program of the European Commission) we put valuable information on the same basis for comparison purposes to facilitate the large-scale deployment of smart meters in Europe.

scholarly journals Application of the Energy Service Contract to Improve Energy Efficiency in Use of Resources in the Housing and Utility Complex

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 04012
Author(s):  
Svetlana Shilkina
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Service Contracts ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Service Project ◽  
Financial Investments ◽  
Energy Service

The need for development of new efficient technologies in the modern world arises from growth in resource consumption. One of the main consumers of fuel and energy resources in Russia is a housing and utility complex. More than half of the buildings in the country were built more than 40 years ago. Despite the fact that the buildings, for the most part, have not yet their service life expired, the systems that provide electricity, heat and water to housing and utility services are in an unsatisfactory condition, they are morally outdated and do not meet modern needs. In recent decades, many developments that bring significant savings in resources appeared, both by reducing losses during their transportation, and by introducing technologies that optimize using of the resources. Implementation of such projects, although it brings tangible savings in resources, requires significant financial investments. Households and large municipalities often do not have an opportunity to find such significant money at a time. A solution to this problem can be involvement of an energy service company, which at its own expense implements a project to improve the energy efficiency of using resources, and then, within several years, it will receive some income for cost of saved resources. The article examines one of such projects, presents possible ways of implementing energy service activities, and presents the results of financial and economic calculations of consequences of a potential investor’s participation in such a project. As a result of implementation of the energy service project, electricity consumption will decrease by 15 %, the saved funds will allow the investor to have the return on investment from participation in the project in the amount of more than 25 % per annum, and the customer will significantly improve reliability and quality of providing the population with electricity. Results of the research conducted by the author demonstrate a great potential of practice of implementing energy service contracts for solving priority tasks of increasing the energy efficiency of the housing and utility complex.

scholarly journals Smart metering projects: an interpretive framework for successful implementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Cagno ◽  
Guido J.L. Micheli ◽  
Giacomo Di Foggia
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interpretive Framework

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze a set of smart meters implementation projects and provide insights and recommendations to facilitate smart metering deployment strategies. Design/methodology/approach Several significant projects are analyzed on different fronts: scale, technology, economics and regulation, using a common methodology to unfold patterns that constitute key components of successful smart meters diffusion. Findings Key elements and controllable enabling patterns from Europe-wide SM implementation projects are identified together with drivers and barriers for patterns replication. Research limitations/implications The authors provide a framework considering different stakeholders that will help distribution system operators to accelerate and extend smart meters’ penetration. Originality/value Based on the Meter-ON project (supported by the 7th Framework Program of the European Commission), we provide valuable information aimed at facilitating the large-scale deployment of smart meters.

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