Applications of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Electricity Distribution

In the second half of the 1980s, several electricity companies in developed countries incorporated the automation of the reads of the consumption meters installed in their customers' premises. Adoption of that approach was driven in all the ca...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Infrastructure Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
3G
ICT
LAN
LCD
OIL
WAN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/16357270/applications-advanced-metering-infrastructure-electricity-distribution
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12948
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language English
en_US
topic 3G
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACTION PLANS
AGRICULTURE
ANTENNAS
APPLIANCES
APPROACH
AUTOMATION
BASIC
BROADBAND
BROADCAST
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS PROCESSES
CAPABILITIES
CELLULAR NETWORK
CELLULAR NETWORKS
CELLULAR TECHNOLOGIES
CLIMATE CHANGE
COLLECTION SYSTEM
COLLUSION
COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION NETWORK
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPONENTS
CONVERSION EQUIPMENT
COST EFFECTIVENESS
DATA COLLECTION
DATA COMMUNICATION
DATA MANAGEMENT
DATA NETWORK
DATA PACKET
DATA RATES
DATA TRANSFER
DATA TRANSMISSION
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
DEVICES
DIGITAL
DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
ECONOMIC LIFE
ECONOMIC LOSS
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRIC UTILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRICITY UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY UTILITY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERS
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAUD
FREQUENCY BANDS
FUEL
FUEL TYPE
FUELS
FUNCTIONALITY
GENERATION
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBAL MARKETS
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROUP OF USERS
HARDWARE
HYDROPOWER
ICT
INCOME
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFORMATION TRANSMISSION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INTERFACE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LAN
LCD
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING
MARKET PRICES
MOBILE COMMUNICATION
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONES
MODEMS
MONOPOLIES
NETWORK SYSTEMS
NETWORKS
OIL
OPTIMIZATION
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
PACKET RADIO
PACKET RADIO SERVICES
POLLUTANTS
POWER
POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATORS
POWER GRIDS
POWER INDUSTRY
POWER LINES
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR PLANNING
POWER SECTORS
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEMS
PRICES OF ENERGY
PRIMARY ENERGY
PRIMARY ENERGY RESOURCES
PROGRAMS
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RADIO
RADIO FREQUENCIES
RADIO FREQUENCY
RADIO SIGNALS
REAL TIME
REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RELIABILITY
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
RESULT
RESULTS
SATELLITE
SERVER
SERVERS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE
SOFTWARE PACKAGE
SOFTWARE PACKAGES
SOFTWARE SYSTEM
TARIFF LEVELS
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
TELEVISION
TERMINALS
TIME PERIODS
TOTAL COSTS
TRANSFORMERS
TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
USER
USERS
UTILITIES
VALUE CHAIN
VOLTAGE
WAN
WIDE AREA NETWORK
WIFI
WIRELESS
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
spellingShingle 3G
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACTION PLANS
AGRICULTURE
ANTENNAS
APPLIANCES
APPROACH
AUTOMATION
BASIC
BROADBAND
BROADCAST
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS PROCESSES
CAPABILITIES
CELLULAR NETWORK
CELLULAR NETWORKS
CELLULAR TECHNOLOGIES
CLIMATE CHANGE
COLLECTION SYSTEM
COLLUSION
COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION NETWORK
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPONENTS
CONVERSION EQUIPMENT
COST EFFECTIVENESS
DATA COLLECTION
DATA COMMUNICATION
DATA MANAGEMENT
DATA NETWORK
DATA PACKET
DATA RATES
DATA TRANSFER
DATA TRANSMISSION
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
DEVICES
DIGITAL
DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
ECONOMIC LIFE
ECONOMIC LOSS
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRIC UTILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRICITY UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY UTILITY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERS
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAUD
FREQUENCY BANDS
FUEL
FUEL TYPE
FUELS
FUNCTIONALITY
GENERATION
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBAL MARKETS
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROUP OF USERS
HARDWARE
HYDROPOWER
ICT
INCOME
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFORMATION TRANSMISSION
INSPECTIONS
INSTALLATION
INTERFACE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LAN
LCD
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING
MARKET PRICES
MOBILE COMMUNICATION
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONES
MODEMS
MONOPOLIES
NETWORK SYSTEMS
NETWORKS
OIL
OPTIMIZATION
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
PACKET RADIO
PACKET RADIO SERVICES
POLLUTANTS
POWER
POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATORS
POWER GRIDS
POWER INDUSTRY
POWER LINES
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR PLANNING
POWER SECTORS
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEMS
PRICES OF ENERGY
PRIMARY ENERGY
PRIMARY ENERGY RESOURCES
PROGRAMS
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RADIO
RADIO FREQUENCIES
RADIO FREQUENCY
RADIO SIGNALS
REAL TIME
REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RELIABILITY
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
RESULT
RESULTS
SATELLITE
SERVER
SERVERS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE
SOFTWARE PACKAGE
SOFTWARE PACKAGES
SOFTWARE SYSTEM
TARIFF LEVELS
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
TELEVISION
TERMINALS
TIME PERIODS
TOTAL COSTS
TRANSFORMERS
TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
USER
USERS
UTILITIES
VALUE CHAIN
VOLTAGE
WAN
WIDE AREA NETWORK
WIFI
WIRELESS
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
World Bank
Applications of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Electricity Distribution
description In the second half of the 1980s, several electricity companies in developed countries incorporated the automation of the reads of the consumption meters installed in their customers' premises. Adoption of that approach was driven in all the cases by the need to lower the significant costs of in-site reading, reflecting high labor costs in rich countries. There are several AMI options potentially viable for each of the automated meter reading (AMI) applications, covering a wide range in terms of technical and functional specifications of hardware and software. However, the technical and economic feasibility of a specific option crucially depends on the current operational and financial performance of the involved utilities, as well as on other key characteristics (institutional, regulatory, development of communications infrastructure) of the environment in which they operate. It is very clear that, in AMI, one size does not fit all. The applicability and options for applying AMI or smart meters technology to a variety of customer management issues commonly found in public service utilities, in particular in electricity distribution companies, are described and analyzed in this report.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Applications of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Electricity Distribution
title_short Applications of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Electricity Distribution
title_full Applications of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Electricity Distribution
title_fullStr Applications of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Electricity Distribution
title_full_unstemmed Applications of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Electricity Distribution
title_sort applications of advanced metering infrastructure in electricity distribution
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/16357270/applications-advanced-metering-infrastructure-electricity-distribution
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12948
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spelling okr-10986-129482021-04-23T14:03:02Z Applications of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in Electricity Distribution World Bank 3G ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACTION PLANS AGRICULTURE ANTENNAS APPLIANCES APPROACH AUTOMATION BASIC BROADBAND BROADCAST BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS PROCESSES CAPABILITIES CELLULAR NETWORK CELLULAR NETWORKS CELLULAR TECHNOLOGIES CLIMATE CHANGE COLLECTION SYSTEM COLLUSION COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION NETWORK COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS CONVERSION EQUIPMENT COST EFFECTIVENESS DATA COLLECTION DATA COMMUNICATION DATA MANAGEMENT DATA NETWORK DATA PACKET DATA RATES DATA TRANSFER DATA TRANSMISSION DEMAND MANAGEMENT DEVICES DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY ECONOMIC LIFE ECONOMIC LOSS ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY SYSTEM ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY UTILITIES ELECTRICITY UTILITY ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COSTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY OUTLOOK ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FRAUD FREQUENCY BANDS FUEL FUEL TYPE FUELS FUNCTIONALITY GENERATION GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETS GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUP OF USERS HARDWARE HYDROPOWER ICT INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TRANSMISSION INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS KILOWATT-HOUR LAN LCD LOCAL AREA NETWORK MAINTENANCE COSTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MARKET PRICES MOBILE COMMUNICATION MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MODEMS MONOPOLIES NETWORK SYSTEMS NETWORKS OIL OPTIMIZATION ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PACKET RADIO PACKET RADIO SERVICES POLLUTANTS POWER POWER DEMAND POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATORS POWER GRIDS POWER INDUSTRY POWER LINES POWER PLANT POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR PLANNING POWER SECTORS POWER SYSTEM POWER SYSTEMS PRICES OF ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY RESOURCES PROGRAMS QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICES RADIO RADIO FREQUENCIES RADIO FREQUENCY RADIO SIGNALS REAL TIME REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RELIABILITY RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESULT RESULTS SATELLITE SERVER SERVERS SERVICE PROVIDERS SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE PACKAGE SOFTWARE PACKAGES SOFTWARE SYSTEM TARIFF LEVELS TECHNICAL ASPECTS TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT TELEVISION TERMINALS TIME PERIODS TOTAL COSTS TRANSFORMERS TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION CAPACITY USER USERS UTILITIES VALUE CHAIN VOLTAGE WAN WIDE AREA NETWORK WIFI WIRELESS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY In the second half of the 1980s, several electricity companies in developed countries incorporated the automation of the reads of the consumption meters installed in their customers' premises. Adoption of that approach was driven in all the cases by the need to lower the significant costs of in-site reading, reflecting high labor costs in rich countries. There are several AMI options potentially viable for each of the automated meter reading (AMI) applications, covering a wide range in terms of technical and functional specifications of hardware and software. However, the technical and economic feasibility of a specific option crucially depends on the current operational and financial performance of the involved utilities, as well as on other key characteristics (institutional, regulatory, development of communications infrastructure) of the environment in which they operate. It is very clear that, in AMI, one size does not fit all. The applicability and options for applying AMI or smart meters technology to a variety of customer management issues commonly found in public service utilities, in particular in electricity distribution companies, are described and analyzed in this report. 2013-03-26T18:55:22Z 2013-03-26T18:55:22Z 2011 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/16357270/applications-advanced-metering-infrastructure-electricity-distribution http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12948 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Economic & Sector Work