Master Thesis Electrical Engineering May 2013 Smart Metering for Smart Electricity Consumption Praveen Vadda Sreerama Murthy Seelam School of Computing, Blekinge Institute of Technology, 37179 Karlskrona, Sweden i This thesis is submitted to the School of Computing at Blekinge Institute of Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. The thesis is equivalent to 20 weeks of full time studies. Contact Information: Authors: Praveen Vadda Address: Karlskrona, Sweden E-mail:
[email protected] Sreerama Murthy Seelam Address: Karlskrona, Sweden E-mail:
[email protected] University advisor: Prof. Markus Fiedler School of Computing (COM) School of Computing Internet : www.bth.se/com Blekinge Institute of Technology Phone : +46 455 38 50 00 371 79 Karlskrona Fax : +46 455 38 50 57 Sweden ii ABSTRACT In recent years, the demand for electricity has increased in households with the use of different appliances. This raises a concern to many developed and developing nations with the demand in immediate increase of electricity. There is a need for consumers or people to track their daily power usage in houses. In Sweden, scarcity of energy resources is faced during the day. So, the responsibility of human to save and control these resources is also important. This research work focuses on a Smart Metering data for distributing the electricity smartly and efficiently to the consumers. The main drawback of previously used traditional meters is that they do not provide information to the consumers, which is accomplished with the help of Smart Meter. A Smart Meter helps consumer to know the information of consumption of electricity for appliances in their respective houses.