These meters includes additional functions to power measurement such as communication, data storage, remote programming, and time-of-use rates , and are intended to be deployed as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution. Smart meters are the next generation of electricity and gas meters. smart meter will empower customer to make choices on how much energy they use. Supplier will install two-way communication system that display accurate real time information on energy use in the home to the consumer and back to the energy supplier. GRID AND COMPARISION BETWEEN TODAY’S SMART GRID(MODERN GRID) Characteristics grid Smart grid Today’s (Modern grid) Self-heals Respond to prevent further Automatically detects & damage. focus is on respond to actual & protection of assets emerging transmission following system faults. &distribution problems. Focus is on prevention. minimizes computer impacts. Motivates & Consumers are uniformed Informed involve &active includes the &non-participative with the consumers. Broad consumers power system. penetration of demand response. Resist attack Vulnerable to malicious Resilient to attach &natural acts of terrors natural disasters with rapid disasters. restoration capabilities. Provided power Focused on outstage rather Quality of power meets quality for 21st than power quality industry standards & century needs problems. Solve response in consumers need. PQ issues revolving PQ issues. identified &revolved prior to manifestation. Various levels of PQ at various prices.
These meters includes additional functions to power measurement such as communication, data storage, remote programming, and time-of-use rates , and are intended to be deployed as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution. Smart meters are the next generation of electricity and gas meters. smart meter will empower customer to make choices on how much energy they use. Supplier will install two-way communication system that display accurate real time information on energy use in the home to the consumer and back to the energy supplier. COMPARISION BETWEEN TODAY’S GRID AND SMART GRID(MODERN GRID) Characteristics Today’s grid Smart grid (Modern grid) Self-heals Respond to prevent further damage. focus is on protection of assets following system faults. Automatically detects & respond to actual & emerging transmission &distribution problems. Focus is on prevention. minimizes computer impacts. Motivates & includes the consumers Consumers are uniformed &non-participative with the power system. Informed involve &active consumers. Broad penetration of demand response. Resist attack Vulnerable to malicious acts of terrors natural disasters. Resilient to attach &natural disasters with rapid restoration capabilities. Provided power quality for 21st century needs Focused on outstage rather than power quality problems. Solve response in revolving PQ issues. Quality of power meets industry standards & consumers need. PQ issues identified &revolved prior to manifestation. Various levels of PQ at various prices.
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