Smart Energy Metering Solution with Monitoring and Control Capabilities for Efficient Demand Side Management
It is a known fact that developing countries like Pakistan, are facing the full brunt of energy crisis. Energy shortfall severely contributes to the economic problems both directly and indirectly. The lack of electricity access and shortages have crippled Pakistan’s economy and placed the health, education and future wellbeing of its residents at risk. This project was a mean to address this issue by designing alternate DSM strategies for energy optimisation in electricity distribution network of Pakistan through the integration of smart energy solutions using Information Technology (IT) and Communication Networks (CN) that would help improve the efficiency of the Energy Network (EN). The major objective was to increase the efficiency and the stability during re-activation of the network after load shedding. The study further investigates an IoT-enabled add-on to the existing meters for scalable and modular addition of functionality without disturbing the existing metering infrastructure for billing. The SEM uses these communication capabilities with the central server, the existing meter and peripheral devices to provide value-added services like S-UPS and dynamic control of IoT-enabled motor loads.