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Metering, Intelligent Enough for Smart Grids?

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Securing Electricity Supply in the Cyber Age

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Advanced meters for electricity and gas provide two-way communication to upload commands to, and download measuring data from the meters. With a specific emphasis on the means for two-way communication, the amount of data to be transmitted and its real time requirements are analysed. Different communication means for smart metering are evaluated for suitability, penetration rate, exploitation costs, flexibility and dependability - focused on the case of region with an excellent communication infrastructure. Still, it is very difficult to fulfil all requirements for a future-proof smart metering infrastructure.

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This project is partially supported by the European Commission (SEESGEN-ICT) and NGInfra (05/09/KUL).

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    Geert Deconinck

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  1. Fac. Technology, Policy & Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2600 GA, Netherlands

    Zofia Lukszo

  2. Dept. Electrical Engineering (ESAT), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Leuven, 3001, Belgium

    Geert Deconinck

  3. Fac. Technology, Policy & Management, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, Delft, 2628 BX, Netherlands

    Margot P. C. Weijnen

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Deconinck, G. (2010). Metering, Intelligent Enough for Smart Grids?. In: Lukszo, Z., Deconinck, G., Weijnen, M. (eds) Securing Electricity Supply in the Cyber Age. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3594-3_8

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