Meter, Meter Reading Instrument (MRI) and Base Computer Software for Meter Data Management (MDM) Vivek

Pathak Secure Meters

A specifically designed programme for Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) Afghanistan
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Technologies have evolved over a period of time

and so have the meters

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Conventional meters Meters conventionally measured a single quantity

kWh kVArh kVAh

Meters were used for commercial purpose, (record consumption and bill to consumer)

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This was the meter in good old days

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The modern meter has evolved over time

Todays meter is different from yesterdays meter

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What is the difference?

Todays meters are data loggers they churn out a lot of data They give much more than energy readings
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Each meter can log a lot of data Data is useful, only if it is purpose oriented

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Yesterday
Single parameter (kWh) Single reading Manual reading
Error prone

Today
Multiple parameters Multiple readings (load survey) Electronic reading
Less error prone

Manual computation

Computers aid computations

Less errors

Error prone again!

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Advantages of electronic meters

More accurate than electromechanical meters
They are data loggers & log time stamped data They are read electronically & human errors eliminated Remote reading is possible (LPR, PSTN, GSM, GPRS) They can detect & log illogical events (tampers) Appropriate for consumer end meters only

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Yesterday, with electro mechanical meters

Manual reading Consumption determined locally

Today, with modern electronic meters

Read electronically, not from display Complicated tariffs Consumption determined from computer, far away from meter Software (BCS) needed for data extraction 11/10/2010

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Metering system software

meter has a large amount of data, not practical to read using display, better to read Electronically Third party application software or services are now needed

Software supplied by meter manufacturers is not sufficient for deriving information from the data

We will deal with Meter Reading and system software for meter reading/ data extraction.
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Over view of Electronic meter

Engineering plastic enclosure, better aesthetics LCD display with Backlight

Calibration LED Inductively coupled PPU Optical Port for electronic reading

Rating plate
Button for reverse scrolling

Front side sealing arrangement

Button for display scrolling / scroll lock

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Extended terminal Block (Transparent)

Terminal Block
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Information available in modern electronic meters

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Display & logged parameters

Information in electronic meters can be classified as
Display mode
Auto display (for quick reference) Push button display (for detailed information)

Scrolls automatically Displays Can be accessed by parameters for meter reader consumer viewing To see history data Can be viewed & tamper information from window when meter is Useful to identify sealed meters that need closer investigation Information is of consumer interest

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Display Parameters
Information shown on the display of electronic meter
TOU definition Self diagnostics LED Segment check V, I, PF, kW, kVAr etc. Battery & NVM health Power On/Off hours RTC date & time Basic information Meter serial no. Date/time in RTC
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Instantaneous parameters

TOU wise MDs 6 or 12 history data Tamper information Missing potential Current reverse Short/Open circuit Load imbalance Cum count of events
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Rising demand with elapsed time Billing information Cumulative Registers

Logged Parameters

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Logged Parameters
Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as
Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions
These are electrical parameters as seen by meter at the time of reading or can be read locally using MRI

Can cover Voltage, Current, PF, kW, kVAr, kVA etc. They are interpreted & displayed in the BCS

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Logged Parameters
Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as
Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions
They are also interpreted & displayed in the BCS These are based on tariff type programmed to meter These are packets of information on billing parameters like energy, MD etc. for each billing cycle

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Logged Parameters
Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as
Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions
They are periodic interval-wise information, intervals known as SIP SIP is typically hour for consumer meters & hour for boundary meters Generally average values of kWh, kVArh, kVAh, frequency, PF, Voltages, Currents, Power Down Time etc. 19

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Logged Parameters
Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as
Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions
These are simply illogical electrical events as seen by meter The correct way is to refer to them as events and not tampers Modern meters have 3 types of tamper related features Tamper proof features Tamper deterrent features Tamper evident features
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They are never a conclusive proof that a consumer has No meter can be tampered called 11/10/2010 tamper proof meter

Logged Parameters
Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as
Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions
They are interchange of information between meter & MRI They include change of tariff programme in meter, definition of kVArh & kVAh, resetting MD, changing date/time etc.

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Meter Reading Instrument (MRI)

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PREPARED BY: Kailash Jain

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What Is MRI ?
Hand Held Unit (HHU) for Meter Reading.
Small, compact DOS or Windows Computer, PDA

Capable to communicate with : Static Energy Meters /computer

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Uses of MRI
Data collection from Meter Can read different make meters with Common MRI (CMRI) Instantaneous Parameters checked by installcheck S/w

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Features Of MRI
Battery operated Instrument. Comprises of : A Keypad. LCD Display. Communication Ports. Charger Connector. Pre loaded Software.

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Analogic MRI
4-6 MB for data storage
LCD Screen

2 MB for program storage 16 line display ( 16 *24 ) 100% PC Compatibility in a Rugged Hand Held Runs MS-DOS and Virtually any PC Program PC Communications Software at up to 115K bps Optional second RJ-11 Port through built-in
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Power/Resume Switch & Status LEDs

45 Key Membrane Keypad

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Communication Ports, Optical Cord & Charger

RS 232 Port

RJ-11 Port

Charger Pin

Battery Charger
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Common Optical cord

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MRI - Battery
Environment friendly battery Line or battery powered Quick charging Light weight charger One can use the MRI even when charger is connected Battery self discharge rate is low. With survey reads 200 meters data & without survey reads 400 meters data for 8 MB. (Depends on memory size)

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MRI - Software
Before meter reading battery healthy condition can be checked. Allows local reading of Electrical parameters and display of vector diagram Displays Energy values, used for meter testing on site. MRI is a computer, programmed as dumb terminal or DATA TRANSPORTER.

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Menu Visible on MRI Screen

1 SEMS 3 L&T 5 DUKE 2 SEMS-CHK 4 PHASOR 6 BATLEVEL Pressing Option-1 for Secure Meter 0 . Quit 1.Read Meter Data 2.Dump Data 3.Read Energy 4.Calibration 5.Terminal 6.Space 7.Identification No 8.Load survey Days
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Electronic Meter Reading Methods

Direct Reading through MRI. Reading by Low Power Radio. Reading by GSM/GPRS/PSTN.

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Electronic Meter Reading Methods

Direct Reading by MRI Meter reader required to read meter at a particular location
Communication Cable

Electronic Meter

MRI compatible with Meter Vendor software

Power Pack unit used when Power is off to power up meter

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Meter data is stored in MRI

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Meter Data Downloading

After Reading the Meter its Data can be downloaded in respective BCS( Base Computer Software). This data contains all the data like Instantaneous, Billing, Load Survey, Event & Transaction data. File name extension of data is .mrd
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Base Computer Software (BCS)

Meter make BCS

1. Secure 2. L&T 3. PRI UK

Smart2k Vincom Integrator

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SMART 2000
Base Computer Software

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Overview
Smart 2K Stands for Secure Meters Analysis & Reporting Tool. SMART 2000 is BCS (Base Computer Software) part of Integrated metering system Energy Meter BCS ( Base Computer Software) MRI ( Meter Reading Instrument) It records energy, electrical parameters, tamper and load survey data. It collects data from the meters using MRI or with modem & telephone line (RMR). These data may be used for analysis and monitoring with the help of Smart 2000 analysis and report tool. Smart 2000 works on Windows platform. Older version working on DOS was Sems Pack.
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Features
Gives logical view of all the meter reading data according to various parameters like: Instantaneous parameter, Current energy & bill energy data, Time of day energy register data, MDs, Abnormal electrical condition data Perform various other operations called transactions on the meter like Authenticated MD reset, update Date & Time, Tariff, etc. Organized storage of meter reading data and consumer data. New user(s) with their level of access rights could be defined and / manage by supervisor based upon their 11/10/2010 usage. 37

Features (Contd)
Exporting the meter data in the industry standard common formats (like ASCII, CSV) so data can be used by other software for billing or otherwise. Load survey information is displayed graphically whereby user has an option to see multiple parameters on the same graph or on a separate view. All the information displayed on the screen can be printed and permanent record can be maintained. Customer can choose what is to be printed. Selection on category such as Energy, Survey, Transaction, etc or on subcategory such as Main energy, Bill energy, TOD energy, history of energy registers etc.
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Main Screen

Smart 2000

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Main Menu Centre Window

Right Hand Side Window Left Side Window

Status Bar

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Main Menu - General

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Upload data in Smart2k

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Upload data in Smart2k

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Different Mode for Meter Selection

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Meter Selection

Reading Date, Consumer Detail and MRD Path of Selected Meter

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Analysis Report
To view the following parameters double click on the selected meters MRD file: Instantaneous Parameter Energy Values Load Survey Events Report Transaction

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Instantaneous Parameters
We can view Instantaneous Parameter in two different ways Tabular View Date & Time Frequency Voltage Line Current Active Current Reactive Current Power Factor Active Power, Apparent Power, Reactive Power Average Power Factor Phasor Diagram
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Instantaneous Parameters

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View - Energy Values

Divided into three category - General, Energy & Demand General is divided into seven different view General, Bill Dates, Flags, Power ON/OFF, Power Factor, TOD PF, Tamper Count. Energy Main energy, TOD energy, Consumption, Mid-Night data, TOD consumption. Demand Max demand, TOD, CMD

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View - Energy Values

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View - Energy Values

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View - Energy Values

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View - Energy Values

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View - Energy Values

6 no. Historys cumulative Energy is present

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View - Energy Values

History 1 TOD Registers8 no. TOD Registers

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View - Energy Values

Consumption between two Histories

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View - Energy Values

Max Demand for History 1 with date and time

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View - Energy Values

Daily Energy values at midnight

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View Load Survey

With Mouse movement on the graph we could see particular IP value Keep the scaling fixed from page to page Select the color of your choice Select the graph of your choice Convert load survey data into text file Five different graphs Demand, Energy, Voltage, Current, Power Factor.

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View Load Survey

No. of Parameter Depends on meter Clem and utility requirement

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View Load Survey

Time Slot
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View Load Survey

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View Load Survey

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View Events
Could see the following tamper of your interest: R-Ph, Y-Ph, B-Ph missing potential R-Ph, Y-Ph, B-Ph missing current Power Failed See tamper with snapshot & summary details such as tamper count & duration for which meter has remained under tamper Convert the tamper data into text file

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View Events

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View Events

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View Events

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Count of Tamper and cumulative time

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Convert Wizard
(Multiple Meters Data Conversion)

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Why Convert Wizard is used

Converted files of meter data can be opened in notepad or MS-Excel for further analysis. Multiple meters converted files are large in number which may further be imported in third party software to get metering information Report .

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Main Menu - Data

Check parameter which is to be converted

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Converted Data file- Load Survey

Each Half hour 8 no. Parameters are logged

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Half hour data is logged

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Converted Data file- Tamper Event

B Phase voltage at occurrence and restoration of event B phase missing potential is easily seen with time stamped

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Converted Data file- Instantaneous

Time Drift found

All Parameters are instant parameters at time of reading

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Converted Data file- Energy

History 1 parameter along with billing date and time , billing energy and billing MD may be found
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Converted Data file- Midnight

Daily midnight energy data can be found

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Converted Data file- Transaction

No transaction with meter is done after 6/8/2006

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System Configuration
Operating Systems: Window 98 , Window 2000, Windows XP Minimum hardware configuration: Celeron 550 MHz / P-III based PC with 64 MB of RAM. 20 GB hard disk space for software and for storing meter reading data. A color monitor with 1024 X 768 resolution is required. CD drive (32X or higher) is required to install the software. An external modem is must in case you plan to use the remote meter reading feature. COM port
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SMART2K - Benefits
Security
Uses unique security keys to validate meter data for its authenticity.

Create levels of user with different rights. It has its own database where consumer, metering information like meter no, CT PT ratio , address and EMF can be stored. Used for meter data analysis. Backward compatibility for all the meters made by SML Meter reading
Direct meter reading without MRI can be done Manual / automatic reading at predefined time Modem sharing possible

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SMART2K - Benefits
Export meter data
Select what is to be exported Field width, Decimal digits, Order in which parameter should appear etc File format such as text file, spreadsheet file, database file etc

Back up facility of Meter database and Meter data files On line data monitoring can be done.

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Questions Please

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