The Development of a smart metering scheme

Abstract

Collaboration is a term to characterize contemporary relationship between a supplier and a consumer. In the old days, an energy meter is the interface service-counter that prompts the double-coincidence of wants between the parties. Nowadays a meter can have smartness beyond registration of consumption units by the supplier. It can carry intelligence to serve demand side management. When the electrical-load-signature technology has been efficiently developed, then a user has to accept that the barrier to load monitoring and surveillance by other parties is no longer a technical issue, but primarily an ethical issue only. On the other hand, it is anticipated that experience curves shall drag down the cost of intelligent home management system to an extent that most of the homes can equip one system to enhance installation operation efficiency and human comfort. It is perceived that when a platform can be developed to permit the intelligence of two sides to share information, then each of them may support the other as a neighboring aide. This paper discusses on philosophies and models that shall develop the concepts.