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[Studies in Computational Intelligence 481] Artur Babiarz, Robert Bieda, Karol Jędrasiak, Aleksander Nawrat (auth.), Aleksander Nawrat, Zygmunt Kuś (eds.) - Vision Based Systemsfor UAV Applications (2013, Sprin

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Comparative Analysis of Power Loses <strong>in</strong> Selected Measurement Devices 275<br />

When weigh<strong>in</strong>g up the advantages of smart grids, one may not disregard potential<br />

hazards, such as high <strong>in</strong>vestment costs and possible threats to consumers’ privacy.<br />

There are also some concerns regard<strong>in</strong>g the utilization of “smart meters”. An<br />

analysis of selected electrical energy meters’ power losses which significantly<br />

<strong>in</strong>fluence the utilization costs will be presented later <strong>in</strong> this work.<br />

Implementation of smart grid systems along with smart meters is mostly aimed<br />

at optimization of power grid operation. Also communication with energy end<br />

users will be more efficient, mostly be<strong>in</strong>g focused on <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g their awareness<br />

about the possibilities of energy conservation. Execution of the last goal is dependent<br />

on development of a so-called HAN (Home Area Networks) concept, which<br />

provides communication between home equipment and its electronic meters [6, 7,<br />

8, 9].<br />

Implementation of HAN-based smart grid systems will provide the consumers<br />

with:<br />

• ability to check the current power consumption data,<br />

• ability to track power consumption over 24h periods,<br />

• ability to choose optimal times of operation for energy-<strong>in</strong>tensive equipment,<br />

depend<strong>in</strong>g on the tariff used,<br />

• access to <strong>in</strong>formation on changes <strong>in</strong> the tariff,<br />

• ability to change the tariff,<br />

• ability to jo<strong>in</strong> discount programmes.<br />

• In addition, users who will consciously manage their energy consumption<br />

make a contribution to environmental protection. On the other hand, by tak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

advantage of smart grid systems and two-way communication with end users<br />

electric energy suppliers will be able to:<br />

• streaml<strong>in</strong>e the process of read<strong>in</strong>g data from energy meters,<br />

• improve management of vast amounts of data from energy meters,<br />

• set up load profiles which will make it possible to charge consumers more<br />

precisely,<br />

• improve network resource management,<br />

• optimize operations <strong>in</strong> production facilities on the basis of data about the factual<br />

energy demand,<br />

• react to big network load <strong>in</strong> order to avoid blackouts,<br />

• detect and check power failure reports,<br />

• respond faster to blackouts.<br />

In the simplest scenario, data will be transmitted with<strong>in</strong> a home network from an<br />

electronic meter to a touchscreen-equipped m<strong>in</strong>icomputer where all the <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

about energy consumed by the equipment will be presented. On this basis the<br />

user will be able to manually switch off the most energy-<strong>in</strong>tensive devices. Additionally,<br />

<strong>in</strong> the future some more advanced solutions will be available. For <strong>in</strong>stance,<br />

through a home network <strong>in</strong>tegrated panel the user will be able to control<br />

various devices by e.g. switch<strong>in</strong>g them on/off or chang<strong>in</strong>g their sett<strong>in</strong>gs so that<br />

they consume less energy [7]. It is expected that most devices <strong>in</strong> the future will

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