Authors:
Edoardo Patti
1
;
Enrico Pons
1
;
Dario Martellacci
2
;
Federico Boni Castagnetti
2
;
Andrea Acquaviva
1
and
Enrico Macii
1
Affiliations:
1
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
;
2
IREN Energia, Italy
Keyword(s):
Distributed Software Infrastructure, Smart Metering, Smart Grid, Demand Response, Distributed Systems, Distribution Network.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Architectures for Smart Grids
;
Energy and Economy
;
Energy Management Systems (EMS)
;
Energy Monitoring
;
Energy Profiling and Measurement
;
Energy-Aware Systems and Technologies
;
Smart Grids
Abstract:
In order to move forward the vision of Smart Grid, a flexible multi-utility and multi-service metering architecture
is needed to allow innovative services and utilities for the different actors playing in this scenario. To
achieve this, different meters (e.g. electric, water, heating and gas meters) must be integrated into a distributed
architecture in order to gather and analyse heterogeneous data. Hence, such architecture provides in real-time
a complete overview of the energy consumption and production in the grid from different prospectives. From
customer viewpoint, this information can be used to provide user awareness and suggest green behaviours,
thus reducing energy waste. From energy operator or utility provider viewpoint, for instance such analysis
can: i) improve the demand response for optimizing the energy management during peak periods; ii) profile
consumer energy behaviours for predicting the short term energy demand; iii) improve energy and market
efficiency. In this
paper, we discuss the characteristics of this infrastructure and its expected impacts on utility
providers, energy operators and customers.
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