What is Smart Metering
The recent growth in demand for clean and
Power Research Lab
Group Members:
M Ali Sheikh
Shaharyar Shafiq Waliullah
Wasim Hassan Shah
S/Lt Arsalan Shakir
Project Adviser:
Cdr. Dr. Syed Sajjad Haider Zaidi PN
Co Adviser
Dr. Bilal Khan
safe energy has led to a new paradigm in
Energy distribution and generation
techniques. A more distributed generation
system is the
reason for a progressive decrease in carbon
footprint in the last decade, and to keep up
with such a change, utilities must enhance
their management and energy distribution
so as to achieve and maintain high
It is a next generation Energy Meter efficiency. This is the core concept of the
with enhanced
Smart Grid (SG).
communication and metering
capabilities . The Smart Meter is one of the most
essential parts of the SG. Smart Meters
integrates an ability to obtain information
from the energy
consumers load devices and measure the
energy consumption of
the end users while also having the added
ability to allow for Bidirectional metering
and Bi-directional communication. Data is
directly communicated between utility and
end users via Radio Frequency (RF) or
Power Line Communication (PLC).
EE-942 The Smart Meter will provide 3-phase AC
EE-929 power reading while also integrating Power
EE-941 Quality Analysis and Home Area Network
PN9143 using Arduino platform in conjunction with
Raspberry Pi 3

Advanced Metering
Infrastructure
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
networks are the reasons for the easy integration
of smart meters into the Smart Grid. AMI
technologies enable a direct link between
distribution system operators (DSO) and energy
consumers. Countless benefits stem from this
ability, such as, enabling energy analysis,
monitoring, profiling, management and savings.
Smart Meters are necessary for the existence of an
AMI network due to their real-time or near real-
time response. Load control, profiling and energy
savings are targets of the smart meter which can
provide for real-time consumer applications and
energy management system services. One of the
biggest issues with previous smart metering
technologies (AMR or AMR plus) has been the
lack of communication system between a data
concentrator and the electrical meter. The bottle
neck is that a large amount of information/data
needs to be transferred and communications
protocols are very time-consuming.
PROJECT METHODOLOGY
The Smart Meter Design includes current sensing due mainly to the China Pakistan Economic
clip and a metering shield for the calculation of Corridor (CPEC). Smart Meters and the Smart
Real Power, Reactive Power and Power Factor. Grid are a next Generation solution to the
From this data we will further calculate the KWH widespread energy related problems faced by
consumed. The Data from the Meter would be the world in this day and age. They are most
transmitted to the Data Concentrator Module and definitely an essential part of a safe, clean, eco-
from there onwards, it would be uploaded onto a friendly and efficient energy system,
local memory and also sent to Utility via PLC. allowing the integration of renewable sources
and making enabling a distributed generation
The purpose of adding Bi-directional metering
system. These technologies must be researched
capability into the smart meter is to allow for a and developed by all countries around the
very important part of Smart Grid i.e. Distributed
globe in order to promote a more eco-friendly
Generation. This will allow the meter to
and efficient culture of energy consumption and
detect power flow and calculate net flow of power generation.
in our out of a consumer premises. If a consumer
is generating electricity (via PV solar generation
or wind turbine) which is not being used by the
consumer, this energy can be uploaded to the grid
and the Utility will compensate the Consumer
accordingly.
The Smart Meter will detect the net direction of
energy flow and also the amount of energy
uploaded. The proposed method for this system is
shown in the diagram below which will be
integrated into the already discussed 3 phase
metering scheme, Data from Power Quality
Analysis will also be incorporated at
data concentrator end to ensure the Quality of the
power that is being uploaded to the grid to
prevent unwanted stresses and
faults on Power Lines.
Scope
Smart Meters have great scope in developing
countries like Pakistan, especially with China
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taking interest in the energy sector of Pakistan