Smart Meter Solution for Developing and Emerging Economies

Abstract

Emerging economies are an increasingly significant part of the global market, and the potential for technology integration and innovation in such areas cannot be overstated. Smart electrical meters are a key component for monitoring and controlling energy consumption, but the installation of such meters assumes the existence of basic smart infrastructures. This paper, however, focuses on the use of home-based smart meters to allow for the remote switching of loads to achieve energy conservation. The design of a smart metering infrastructure coupled with load control capabilities is presented, achieving effective energy management with built-in load control. When deployed, this metering architecture will promote efficient home energy management.

Digital centralized water meter using 433 MHz LoRa

“…Smart meter, one of the indicators in smart city, could be used to solve this problem. A smart meter not only helps the consumer understand the load consumption but also serve as a platform for load control, thus significantly improving energy conservation [6]. By replacing existing analog water meter devices with digital-based system one, all processes can be carried out automatically by the machine, by including application software for centralized reading of water usage on the server [7].…”