MRI,BCS and Meter Information Integration by Vivek Pathak

MRI,BCS and Meter Information Integration by Vivek Pathak A specifically designed programme for Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) Afghanistan 1

Technologies have evolved over a period of time and so have the meters 2

Conventional meters Meters conventionally measured a single quantity kwh kvarh kvah Meters were used for commercial purpose, (record consumption and bill to consumer) 3

This was the meter in good old days 4

The modern meter has evolved over time Today s meter is different from yesterday s meter What is the difference? 5

Today s meters are data loggers they churn out a lot of data They give much more than energy readings 6

Each meter can log a lot of data Data is useful, only if it is purpose oriented 7

Yesterday Single parameter (kwh) Single reading Manual reading Error prone Error prone again! Manual computation Today Multiple parameters Multiple readings (load survey) Electronic reading Less error prone Computers aid computations Less errors 8

Advantages of electronic meters More accurate than electromechanical meters They are data loggers & log time stamped data They are read electronically & human errors eliminated Remote reading is possible (LPR, PSTN, GSM, GPRS) They can detect & log illogical events (tampers) Appropriate for consumer end meters only 9

Yesterday, with electro mechanical meters Manual reading Consumption determined locally Today, with modern electronic meters Read electronically, not from display Complicated tariffs Consumption determined from computer, far away from meter Software (BCS) needed for data extraction This only extracts data from the meter 10

Metering system software meter has a large amount of data, not practical to read using display, better to read Electronically Third party application software or services are now needed Software supplied by meter manufacturers is not sufficient for deriving information from the data We will deal with Meter Reading and system software for meter reading/ data extraction. 11

Over view of Electronic meter Engineering plastic enclosure, better aesthetics LCD display with Backlight Rating plate Button for MD reset / reverse scrolling Calibration LED Inductively coupled RPU Optical Port for electronic reading Front side sealing arrangement Button for display scrolling / scroll lock Extended terminal Block (Transparent) Terminal Block 12

Information contained in modern electronic meters 13

Display & logged parameters Information in electronic meters can be classified as Display mode Auto display (for quick reference) Push button display (for detailed information) Logged parameters Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions Scrolls automatically Displays Can be parameters accessed by for meter reader consumer viewing To see Can history be viewed data & tamper from information window when meter is Useful sealed to identify meters that need closer investigation Information is of consumer interest 15

Information in electronic meters can be classified as Display mode Auto display (for quick reference) Push button display (for detailed information) Self diagnostics LED Segment check Battery & NVM health RTC date & time Basic information Display & logged parameters Instantaneous parameters V, I, PF, kw, kvar etc. Power On/Off hours Rising demand with elapsed time TOU definition TOU wise MDs 6 or 12 history data Tamper information Missing potential Current reverse Short/Open circuit Meter serial no. Billing information Load imbalance Date/time in RTC Cumulative Registers Cum count of events 16

Logged Parameters 17

Logged Parameters Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions These are electrical parameters as seen by meter at the time of reading or can be read locally using MRI Can cover Voltage, Current, PF, kw, kvar, kva etc. They are interpreted & displayed in the BCS 18

Logged Parameters Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions These are based on tariff type programmed to meter These are packets of information on billing parameters like energy, MD etc. for each billing cycle They are also interpreted & displayed in the BCS 19

Logged Parameters Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions They are periodic interval-wise information, intervals known as SIP SIP is typically ½ hour for consumer meters & ¼ hour for boundary meters Generally average values of kwh, kvarh, kvah, frequency, PF, Voltages, Currents, Power Down Time etc. 20

Logged Parameters Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions These are simply illogical electrical events as seen by meter The correct way is to refer to them as events and not tampers Modern meters have 3 types of tamper related features They are never a No meter can be called conclusive proof that a tamper proof meter consumer has tampered Tamper proof features Tamper deterrent features Tamper evident features 21

Logged Parameters Capacity to log parameters is a key feature of electronic meters Logged parameters can be categorized as Instantaneous parameters Billing information Load survey Events or tampers Transactions They are interchange of information between meter & MRI They include change of tariff programme in meter, definition of kvarh & kvah, resetting MD, changing date/time etc. 22

Meter Reading Instrument (MRI) 23

What Is MRI? Hand Held Unit (HHU) for Meter Reading. Small, compact DOS or Windows Computer, PDA Capable to communicate with : Static Energy Meters /computer 24

Uses of MRI Data collection from Meter Can read different make meters with Common MRI (CMRI) Instantaneous Parameters checked by installcheck S/w 25

Features Of MRI Battery operated Instrument. Comprises of : A Keypad. LCD Display. Communication Ports. Charger Connector. Pre loaded Software. 26

Analogic MRI LCD Screen Power/Resume Switch & Status LEDs 45 Key Membrane Keypad 4 MB for data storage 2 MB for program storage 16 line display ( 16 *24 ) 100% PC Compatibility in a Rugged Hand Held Runs MS-DOS and Virtually any PC Program PC Communications Software at up to 115K bps Optional second RS-232 Port through built-in 27

Communication Ports, Optical Cord & Charger RS 232 Port RJ-11 Port Charger Pin Battery Charger Common Optical cord 28

MRI - Battery Environment friendly battery Line or battery powered Quick charging Light weight charger One can use the MRI even when charger is connected Battery self discharge rate is low. With survey reads 10 meters data & without survey reads 20 meters data. (Depends on memory size) 29

MRI - Software Before meter reading, it checks for battery healthy condition Early indication of reading completion, writes the data to permanent files when meter reader is travelling to the next meter, thus saves time Allows local reading of Electrical parameters and display of vector diagram Displays Energy values, used for meter testing on site. Though MRI is a computer, programmed as dumb terminal or DATA TRANSPORTER. 30

Menu Visible on MRI Screen 1 SEMS 2 SEMS-CHK 3 L&T 4 PHASOR 5 DUKE 6 BATLEVEL Pressing Option-1 for Secure Meter 0. Quit 1.Read Meter Data 2.Dump Data 3.Read Energy 4.Calibration 5.Terminal 6.Space 7.Identification No 8.Load survey Days 31

Electronic Meter Reading Methods Direct Reading by MRI Low Power Radio using MRI Remote Meter reading by GSM/GPRS 32

Electronic Meter Reading Methods Direct Reading by MRI Meter reader required to read meter at a particular location Communication Cable Electronic Meter MRI compatible with Meter Vendor software Meter data is stored in MRI Power Pack unit used when Power is off to power up meter 33

MRI can also be used along with Route master and Spot Billing System. 34

Base Computer Software (BCS) Meter make BCS 1. Secure Smart2k 2. L&T Vincom 3. PRI UK Mcubed, Integrator 35

SMART 2000 Base Computer Software 36

Overview Stands for Secure Meters Analysis & Reporting Tool. SMART 2000 is BCS (Base Computer Software) part of Integrated metering system Energy Meter BCS ( Base Computer Software) MRI ( Meter Reading Instrument) It records energy, electrical parameters, tamper and load survey data. It collects data from the meters using MRI or with modem & telephone line (RMR). These data may be used for analysis and monitoring with the help of Smart 2000 analysis and report tool. Smart 2000 works on Windows platform. 37

Features Gives logical view of all the meter reading data according to various parameters like: Instantaneous parameter, Current energy & bill energy data, Time of day energy register data, MDs, Abnormal electrical condition data Perform various other operations called transactions on the meter like Authenticated MD reset, update Date & Time, Tariff, etc. Organized storage of meter reading data and consumer data. New user(s) with their level of access rights could be defined and / manage by supervisor based upon their usage. 38

Features (Contd ) Exporting the meter data in the industry standard common formats (like ASCII, CSV) so data can be used by other software for billing or otherwise. Load survey information is displayed graphically whereby user has an option to see multiple parameters on the same graph or on a separate view. All the information displayed on the screen can be printed and permanent record can be maintained. Customer can choose what is to be printed. Selection on category such as Energy, Survey, Transaction, etc or on subcategory such as Main energy, Bill energy, TOD energy, history of energy registers etc. 39

Smart 2000 Main Screen 40

Main Menu Centre Window Right Hand Side Window Left Side Window Status Bar 41

Main Menu - General 42

Upload data in Smart2k 43

Upload data in Smart2k 44

Different Mode for Meter Selection 45

Meter Selection Reading Date, Consumer Detail and MRD Path of Selected Meter 46

Analysis Report To view the following parameters double click on the selected meter s MRD file: Instantaneous Parameter Energy Values Load Survey Events Report Transaction 47

Instantaneous Parameters We can view Instantaneous Parameter in two different ways Tabular View Date & Time Frequency Voltage Line Current Active Current Reactive Current Power Factor Active Power, Apparent Power, Reactive Power Average Power Factor Phasor Diagram 48

Instantaneous Parameters 49

View - Energy Values Divided into three category - General, Energy & Demand General is divided into seven different view General, Bill Dates, Flags, Power ON/OFF, Power Factor, TOD PF, Tamper Count. Energy Main energy, TOD energy, Consumption, Mid-Night data, TOD consumption. Demand Max demand, TOD, CMD 50

View - Energy Values 51

View - Energy Values 52

View - Energy Values 53

View - Energy Values 54

View - Energy Values 6 no. History s cumulative Energy is present 55

View - Energy Values History 1 TOD Registers- 8 no. TOD Registers 56

View - Energy Values Consumption between two Histories 57

View - Energy Values Max Demand for History 1 with date and time 58

View - Energy Values Daily Energy values at midnight 59

View Load Survey With Mouse movement on the graph we could see particular IP value Keep the scaling fixed from page to page Select the color of your choice Select the graph of your choice Convert load survey data into text file Five different graphs Demand, Energy, Voltage, Current, Power Factor. 60

View Load Survey No. of Parameter Depends on meter Clem and utility requirement 61

View Load Survey Time Slot 62

View Load Survey 63

View Load Survey 64

View Events Could see the following tamper of your interest: R-Ph, Y-Ph, B-Ph missing potential R-Ph, Y-Ph, B-Ph missing current Power Failed See tamper with snapshot & summary details such as tamper count & duration for which meter has remained under tamper Convert the tamper data into text file 65

View Events 66

View Events 67

View Events Count of Tamper and cumulative time 68

Convert Wizard (Multiple Meters Data Conversion) 69

Why Convert Wizard is used Converted files of meter data can be opened in notepad or MS-Excel for further analysis. Multiple meters converted files are large in number which may further be imported in third party software to get metering information Report. 70

Main Menu - Data Check parameter which is to be converted 71

Converted Data file- Load Survey Each Half hour 9 no. Parameters are logged Each Half hour data is logged 72

Converted Data file- Tamper Event B Phase voltage at occurrence and restoration of event B phase missing potential is easily seen with time stamped 73

Converted Data file- Instantaneous Time Drift found All Parameters are instant parameters at time of reading 74

Converted Data file- Energy History 1 parameter along with billing date and time, billing energy and billing MD may be found 75

Converted Data file- Midnight Daily midnight energy data can be found 76

Converted Data file- Transaction No transaction with meter is done after 6/8/2006 77

System Configuration Operating Systems: Window 98, Window 2000, Windows XP Minimum hardware configuration: Celeron 550 MHz / P-III based PC with 64 MB of RAM. 20 GB hard disk space for software and for storing meter reading data. A color monitor with 1024 X 768 resolution is required. CD drive (32X or higher) is required to install the software. An external modem is must in case you plan to use the remote meter reading feature. COM port 78

Security SMART2K - Benefits Uses a different key file format Differentiates among key file present, meter entry available Declares as authenticator match / mismatch Establishes link with SMART2000 Can not use one customer s SMART2000 to operate on another customer No change possible Direct Meter reading Use local / Modem connection Manual / automatic reading at predefined time Modem sharing possible Create levels of user with different rights. 79 Contd

Easier to locate same customers previous reading Stationery saving while taking printouts Backward compatibility for all the meters made by SML Uses database which is licensed to use free of charge Database known for corruption but it does not contain critical data All MRD files are required as it is. Export meter data SMART2K - Benefits Select what is to be exported Field width, Decimal digits, Order in which parameter should appear etc File format such as text file, spreadsheet file, database file etc 80

Questions Please 81