Meter Data Management Solutions for Large
Utilities
• Harold Hayes
• Solutions Director
• Landis+Gyr
• South Africa
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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
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Smart Grid
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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.
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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)
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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
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Early detection of potential issues
• Configuration and Grouping • Unexpected or excessive usage
• Residential vs. C&I • Usage on Inactive Account
• Residential Categories • Excessive Energy Consumption
• Flat rates vs. Time-varying rates • Spike Check
• Special or unusual conditions • Scalar Check
Comparison with prior usage
levels and patterns • Very low or no usage
• Billing Cycle High/Low • Zero Consumption
• Daily High/Low • Minimum Usage Check
• Reset/Rollover Check
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MDMS Simplified
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Example of MDMS within the Utility
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MDMS Conceptual Integration Landscape
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MDMS vs Multiple systems
Distribution Customer Demand
Pricing Forecasting Billing
Planning Portal Response
AMR/AMI AMR/AMI Manual Meter Legacy one
Other
1 2 reading way systems
Current system solutions that are growing and consulting companies benefit
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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
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Best Practices – Implementation
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Thank you
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