SMART METERING
Smart Metering
Governments as well as consumers have an increased pressure to keep their energy consumption under control and, at the same time, demanding greater pricing transparency. Smart meters give consumers the ability to track consumption data via the Internet and change energy habits to save money and resources. In addition, more and more decentralized power production capacity is installed which has to be measured to know their share of the local power production. Consumption data available via M2M technology is up-to-the-minute accurate, which makes billing simpler and less confusing for consumers. Special incentives can be used to encourage consumers to use energy when it is most economic for the utility.
Case summary
Many roofs of modern neighborhoods are equipped with photovoltaic panels. As the sun shines, electricity is harnessed and fed into the smart grid. Via a Cinterion wireless module and SIM card the solar energy level status is communicated to the smart grid central server. When the weather changes and solar power is not immediately available the energy mode is automatically switched to "consume". Smart meters communicate power status to the grid’s central server where consumption behavior can be monitored and regulated. An operator monitors the ongoing balance of power demand versus energy available for distribution and initiates the transfer of rate updates to the households based on peak and low consumption periods. Green indicates lower cost energy consumption periods and red represents higher-priced day time periods.
Governments as well as consumers have an increased pressure to keep their energy consumption under control and, at the same time, demanding greater pricing transparency. Smart meters give consumers the ability to track consumption data via the Internet and change energy habits to save money and resources. In addition, more and more decentralized power production capacity is installed which has to be measured to know their share of the local power production. Consumption data available via M2M technology is up-to-the-minute accurate, which makes billing simpler and less confusing for consumers. Special incentives can be used to encourage consumers to use energy when it is most economic for the utility.
Case summary
Many roofs of modern neighborhoods are equipped with photovoltaic panels. As the sun shines, electricity is harnessed and fed into the smart grid. Via a Cinterion wireless module and SIM card the solar energy level status is communicated to the smart grid central server. When the weather changes and solar power is not immediately available the energy mode is automatically switched to "consume". Smart meters communicate power status to the grid’s central server where consumption behavior can be monitored and regulated. An operator monitors the ongoing balance of power demand versus energy available for distribution and initiates the transfer of rate updates to the households based on peak and low consumption periods. Green indicates lower cost energy consumption periods and red represents higher-priced day time periods.
SMART ENERGY | Smart Grid & Smart Metering
With Cinterion's state-of-the-art cellular communication modules, individual power consumers, such as private households, and alternative power producers, such as photovoltaic panels on rooftops, can be easily integrated into the smart grid to control and efficiently manage available power supply for consumers and for our environment.
