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Comparative Analysis of Power Loses <strong>in</strong> Selected Measurement Devices 279<br />
order to that, data transmission l<strong>in</strong>e models are built which determ<strong>in</strong>e quantities<br />
that are crucial for the transmission, on the basis of which it is possible to prepare<br />
a f<strong>in</strong>al <strong>in</strong>terpretation of measurement data received from network detectors [13].<br />
The most demand<strong>in</strong>g of the European electrical energy, gas, water and heat<br />
suppliers set requirements for horizontal compatibility. Manufacturers prepared<br />
solutions which meet the above requirements. Companies: Iskraemeco, Landys &<br />
Gyr, Itron <strong>in</strong> April 2010 started the IDIS (Interoperable Device Interface Specification)<br />
association.<br />
Obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g IDIS certificate by a manufacturer of a system or its elements lets<br />
energy companies <strong>in</strong>vest safely, as they can change the supplier of any of the system<br />
parts <strong>in</strong> the future. The most important qualities of IDIS certificate are: open<br />
<strong>in</strong>terfaces for meter and network management, low <strong>in</strong>vestment risk and futureproofness,<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g based on <strong>in</strong>ternational DLMS standard, support<strong>in</strong>g EU standardization<br />
mandate and meter management directive, support<strong>in</strong>g application for<br />
multiple energy companies, scalability for mass meter replacement and adjustability<br />
for future applications.<br />
While the smart grid specification is well documented, there still is not unified<br />
def<strong>in</strong>ition for a “smart meter”. It is assumed that a smart meter is an electric energy<br />
meter which has additional functionalities. The functions that are most often<br />
mentioned are: remote read<strong>in</strong>g, remote switch for energy supply (on/off), capability<br />
to register energy consumption <strong>in</strong> given periods, remote tariff change (the method<br />
of determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the costs of energy).<br />
As noted earlier, the name smart meter refers to an electric energy meter which<br />
has additional functionalities. From metrological po<strong>in</strong>t of view, such a meter does<br />
not differ <strong>in</strong> any way from a typical meter: the part responsible for measurement<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ues to be of <strong>in</strong>terest for legal metrology - this part should meet all the requirements<br />
that a typical meter satisfies. The part of the meter responsible for<br />
additional functionalities is relevant to metrology <strong>in</strong> a respect that it must not exert<br />
any undesirable <strong>in</strong>fluence on the measur<strong>in</strong>g part or the transmitted data [3]. Undesirable<br />
<strong>in</strong>fluence on a measurement part refers to e.g. loss power, e.g. power<br />
needed to keep the electronic part of the meter runn<strong>in</strong>g which should not be <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />
<strong>in</strong> the payments for the energy consumed, i.e. it should be borne by energy<br />
supplier alone. In the analysis shown below, “classic meter” will be represented by<br />
a commonly used <strong>in</strong>duction meter, whereas meters <strong>in</strong>tended for smart grid systems<br />
will be electronic meters equipped with various communication modems which<br />
take advantage of both wired and wireless <strong>in</strong>terfaces for data transmission.<br />
2 Power Loss Measurement for Various Electric Energy<br />
Meters<br />
The subject of this work is the comparative analysis of power losses <strong>in</strong> selected<br />
electrical energy measurement devices. The study was conducted on various types<br />
of electric energy meters, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
• 1-phase electronic meters with GSM/GPRS modems<br />
• 3-phase electronic meters with GSM/GPRS modems