Smart metering lifecycle support for seamless integration and efficiency

The smart grid landscape is changing, driven by the increasing demand for energy efficiency, better utility management, and enhanced customer service.

Smart metering plays a pivotal role in this transformation, providing critical data for grid operations and customer engagement. Utilities are adopting advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technologies and second-generation technologies to improve customer satisfaction and operational efficiency, supported by falling costs and advancing technologies.

Deploying smart metering solutions, however, brings challenges: aligning technology with business objectives and regulatory standards, managing multi-vendor integration, and overcoming technical hurdles during rollout and maintenance.

About DNV’s smart metering lifecycle services

DNV supports the entire smart metering lifecycle, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance of smart meter technologies:

• Technical requirements development: Unlock your utility goals by translating critical business and regulatory needs into precise technical requirements. We then develop detailed interface specifications and a robust data model, ensuring a compliant solution.
  
  
• Data flow assessment and systems integrations use cases: Optimize data utilization across systems to enhance operational decision-making and value creation.
  
  
• Technology and tender evaluations: Unbiased selection of the best-suited technologies and vendors based on a thorough assessment of available solutions.
  
  
• Software assessment (HES/MDMS): In-depth analysis of head end systems (HES) and meter data management systems (MDMS) to gauge performance and operational compatibility.
  
  
• Testing of communication protocols: Comprehensive testing services for protocols such as DLMS/COSEM and MBUS, ensuring device and system interoperability.
  
  
• Device assurance: Quality assuring and verifying that smart meters are manufactured to utility requirements and specifications.
  
  
• Analytics: Developing various use cases to smart meter analytics involves analysing data to study trends, detect anomalies (e.g., leaks, power outages), and improve efficiency.

Why DNV

DNV brings global expertise and an independent perspective, drawing on experience in more than 70 countries to identify best practices and technologies for smart metering.

We provide comprehensive support throughout the entire process, from strategic planning and system design to quality assurance and performance optimisation, ensuring successful AMI deployments tailored to your needs.

By combining proven strategies and innovative approaches, we help utilities overcome smart grid and metering challenges effectively, enabling reliable operations and future-ready solutions.