الفهرس 
. Smart Metering
RADIATED EMISSION AND IMMUNITY MEASUREMENTsOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Due to increasing of electronics and digital circuits in all sides of daily life, the electromagnetic pollution is increasing daily. The performance of electronic and electrical equipment is much influenced by this electromagnetic pollution. Now day most of energy meters are still electromechanical. But due to the advantages of smart meters, the conventional meters are being replaced by them. As part of a smart grid, smart meters will be everywhere, and not always in the most ideal operating conditions (inside transformer rooms or near to mobile phone base stations). So, these EM noises might affect the performance of smart meters.
Whether you believe in manmade climate change or not, one fact is certain; we are depleting our energy supplies faster than we can replace them. The majority of fossils fuel supplies are likely to run out this century and until we achieve an equivalent energy production from renewable sources, we need to monitor and control our daily energy consumption. One way we can do this is by using Smart Electronic Meters; conventional energy meters with movable disc were used to register the energy earlier. But due to certain advantages of electronic meters, these meters are being replaced by smart meters.
Smart meters are very much vulnerable to EM noises & this might affect the performance & reliability of meters. EMI/EMC evaluation has thus become necessary to ensure that these meters work satisfactorily in the present day environment.
This research work is mainly concerned with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and analyzes the possible impact of the use of smart metering systems, using high precision measurement techniques. This work introduces electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) as an integral process needed for the design of smart energy meters that are used in the operation of the Smart Grid, and it deals with the immunity of smart energy meters to a variety of EM sources that can affect communications and operation. The other aspect of EMC that must be taken into account is controlling emissions from these devices and equipment that might adversely affect nearby electronics by radiated emission.
When the communication modules are installed in the smart meter device these modules should be included in the EMC testing and evaluation. However, at present, the kilowatt-hour meter standard does not consider testing of meters incorporating with such communication modules.
The purpose of this work is to raise public awareness of safety concerns due to installation of Smart Meter System.
This study may be the stepping-stone into bringing EMC measurements-test method to Egypt.