Carnegie Mellon University
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Dr. Rahul Tongia
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Draft – Subject to Change
Metering Design – Function of Capabilities
–Parameters
to be measured
–kWh, peak
kW, power factor, etc.
–Frequency
of measurement
–15
minutes, 1 hour, daily, monthly, etc.
–Frequency
of “uplinking”
–Sending
signals downstream
–Pricing,
connect/disconnect, emergency, other
–Other
capabilities
–Demand
Response/Demand Side Management
–Home
monitoring
–Broadband
–etc.
Today’s focus is on IT and distribution – covers metering, Demand Response
(DR), and power distribution system