Smart Grids support the active participation of end customers in the energy market. The smart meters that are the most important devices of the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) monitor the loads and energy resources. ...

This paper deals with the analysis and application of novel conformity factors, defined by means of the Conservative Power Theory (CPT), for the purpose of load analysis and characterization. Basically, such factors are ...

Este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar os medidores de vazão com uma ou múltiplas tomadas de pressão em sistemas de água. Esses medidores de vazão são de fácil construção, utilizando materiais de baixo custo, podem ser ...

Este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar os medidores de vazão com uma ou múltiplas tomadas de pressão em sistemas de água. Esses medidores de vazão são de fácil construção, utilizando materiais de baixo custo, podem ser ...

The technological upgrade of power utilities to smart metering is a process that can take several years. Meanwhile, smart meters coexist with previous generations of digital and electromechanical power meters. While the ...

This paper presents a methodology and a specialist tool for failure probability analysis of induction type watt-hour meters, considering the main variables related to their measurement degradation processes. The database ...

Smart micro-grids offer a new challenging domain for power theories and metering techniques, because they include a variety of intermittent power sources which positively impact on power flow and distribution losses, but ...