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Meter Data Management Solutions for Large Utilities

• Harold Hayes

• Solutions Director

• Landis+Gyr

• South Africa

Harold Hayes Landis+Gyr

MDMS topics covered

• What is Meter Data Management (MDMS) and its function?

• Components of an effective Meter Data Management (MDMS) Solution

• Why do large Utilities require a MDMS

• MDMS interfaces and considerations


Smart Grid


Meter Data Management Solution • Key functionality of a MDMS includes:

• Storing all meter read data, as the system-of-record, for effective archival, interpretation and analysis of energy usage

Validating the accuracy of daily and interval meter reads and outage event data across automated and legacy metering technologies

Storing meter diagnostic information to assess possible diversion situations and/or issues requiring a field visit

Summing or aggregating data from various meters or timeframes into a single view or virtual meter

Improving estimation and validation by using analytics for multi-dimensional decisions

Enabling large scale deployment and management of new customer offerings (i.e. CPP and TOU rates), and Smart Grid operational initiatives.

Synchronizing data between the MDMS, AMR/AMI databases and utility master systems

Built on flexible rules based architecture, the MDMS receives data from any AMI/AMR system and/or manual meter reading source.

The MDMS facilitates faster returns on its customers’ AMI/AMR investments by providing advanced and interoperable applications behind a single-user interface.


What is driving the need for an MDMS?

– Exponential increase in volume of data to be managed • AMI brings a flood of interval data, with different rates and

regulations – How to store? – How to govern access to data?

– Meter data coming from multiple sources • multiple AMR and AMI systems.

– How to centralize, aggregate and normalize? – No “single source of the truth”

– Difficultly ensuring accurate, valid and timely data can be utilized by other utility systems • Maximize value of AMI data for billing, outage management,

customer presentment, analytics, etc.

– Need for functionality beyond data collection/network management (HES) and what can be accomplished in a billing system (CIS)


MDMS market requirements

• Increase requirement for Data

• Increased data requires driven by Demand response

• Daily Meter Readings • Increase in the number of Load profile meters • Critical Peak Pricing • Aggregated usage data by TOU & bill period to support billing

• More interval data is used for downstream business processes

• Pricing data • Weather data • Load profiles • Forecast • Revenue protection


Early detection of potential issues


• Configuration and Grouping

• Residential vs. C&I

• Residential Categories

• Flat rates vs. Time-varying rates

• Special or unusual conditions Comparison with prior usage levels and patterns

• Billing Cycle High/Low

• Daily High/Low

• Unexpected or excessive usage

• Usage on Inactive Account

• Excessive Energy Consumption

• Spike Check

• Scalar Check

• Very low or no usage

• Zero Consumption

• Minimum Usage Check

• Reset/Rollover Check

MDMS Simplified


Example of MDMS within the Utility


MDMS Conceptual Integration Landscape


MDMS vs Multiple systems


Distribution Planning

Pricing Forecasting Customer

Portal Billing

Demand Response

AMR/AMI 1

AMR/AMI 2

Manual Meter reading

Legacy one way systems

Other

Current system solutions that are growing and consulting companies benefit

WHY USE SUPPLIERS HES Head End Systems

• Utilities should consider using Meter Supplies HES solutions

• Optimized communications

• Maximum smart meter functionality

• Remote Smart meter Firmware upgrades

• Special or unique Supplier functionality

• Reduced time to market /operations

• Lower integration costs (international standards), supplier integrate directly into MDMS

• Suppliers


Best Practices – Implementation


Thank you


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