A SEMINAR ON

“Implementation of Smart Metering & how it impacts on power

distribution and improvement of organisational health.”

ORGANISED BY

DARJEELING DISTRICT COMMITTEE

West Bengal State Electricity Diploma Engineer’s Association

DATE: 16.11.2024
TIME: 10:00 AM
VENUE: COMMUNITY HALL,
POWER HOUSE COMPLEX,
2ND MILE SEVOKE ROAD, SILIGURI.
What is Energy Meter ?
 An electricity meter, electric
meter, electrical meter, energy meter,
or kilowatt-hour meter is a device that
measures the amount of electric
energy consumed by a residence,
a business, or an electrically powered
device over a time interval.
What is a Smart Meter ?
 Smart meter communicates real time, data
driven information, which allows
distribution companies to better understand
the grid management and consumption
pattern leading to improve grid
performance and quality of services to the
customers.
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
 Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is a system that measures, collects,
and analyzes the energy usage, and communicates with the metering devices
such as electricity meters either on request or on a schedule.
 These systems include hardware, software, communications, consumer energy
displays and controllers, customer associated systems, Meter Data
Management (MDM) software.
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
AMI acts as a fundamental technology for enabling smart grid. AMI enables the
following functionalities in smart grid:
 Two-way communication between the utility grid and consumers.
 Blink and voltage monitoring
 Remote real-time meter reading
 Provides information regarding usage patterns to utilities, thus enhancing the
demand response
 The self-healing nature of AMI enables it to detect faults and reconfigure
them, thus ensuring a continuous power supply
 Enables disconnection in case of tampering of meter, failure to pay electricity
bills on time, crossing the limit of sanctioned load.
AMI System Architecture
Project Highlights
Nature of Consumer Commercial & Industrial (Conn. Load within the
range of 5 KVA to 50 KVA) and all the Govt.
Establishments
Smart Meter Standard IS 16444
Meter Type a. 1 Phase 5-30A rating
b. 3 Phase 10-60A rating
c. 3 Phase 20-100A rating

** Consumer with contractual load greater

than 25 KVA should be installed meter 20-
100A rated.
Smart Meter Facility Same meter may be used as Pre-paid meter, Net
Meter & Postpaid meter
Process for Permission for Replacement of Old
meter by Smart Meter.
Mail sent from IT
Cell with List of CRM Database
Checking at CCC
eligible update by IT Cell
& mail back to IT Copy to WEBEL
Consumers * to to make the meter
Cell
CCC with copy to available for
DM replacement

*Eligible Consumers: SM to generate Installation plan

Work Order at shared to IT Cell
Commercial & Industrial (Conn. for SMS
Load within the range of 5 KVA CRM
intimation to
to 50 KVA) and all the Govt.
Establishments. Consumer

Print out
handover to
Agency for
physical work
Process for Smart Meter installation
STEP – 1 :

ELIGIBLE ASSIGN TO
WORK ORDER
CONSUMERS ENGINEER GENERATION AT
CCC LEVEL

STEP – 2 :
DATA
TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
PUSHED METER DATA
METER COMMISSIO VALIDATION
FROM MI MAPPED NED (L1
MOVE TO
INSTALLED AT SM
MOBILE BY L1 ISU END
AT SITE PASSED) LEVEL
APP.
 Data Exchange for Billing

P r o c e s s for Billing

S A P - I S U r u n s
s c h e d u l e d Billing
O r d e r g e n e r a t i o n
p r o c e s s

S G S y s t e m
s e n d s Billing
p a r a m e t e r s of all
M R U w i s e Billing c o n s u m e r s
I s it a S m a r t b e l o n g i n g to
O r d e r s for S m a r t
M e t e r ? M R U w h o s e B O
m e t e r s g e n e r a t e d
is c r e a t e d
o
N

M R U w i s e Billing
O r d e r s for n o n - Billing O r d e r
S m a r t m e t e r s
g e n e r a t e d

Bill R e a d e r s g o to S A P - I S U
C o n s u m e r g e n e r a t e s Bill
p r e m i s e s & d o a for S m a r t M e t e r
S p o t Billing C o n s u m e r s

Bill detai ls s t o r e d
into S A P - I S U
s y s t e m
DEFECTIVE METER REPLACEMENT
1. Go to O&M Dashboard from the left pane of the ami.wbsedcl.in portal.
2. Go to Defective Meter tab.
3. Select Zone name and put consumer ID then click on search button.
4. Consumer details will be viewed and click on Report.
1. A pop-up will open with Report details and updated defective meter image and
select defect type.

2. Enter Submit.
3. Meter defective information will be updated in MI Data base.
4. Consumer ID will be auto assigned to the first ID in the Mobile app with which
previous installation has been submitted.
5. Commission bottom will be auto enable for L1 validation.
Follow the instructions as mentioned below :
1. After request in O&M Dashboard, please issue Work order for Smart Meter to Smart Meter
replacement from CCC end.
i) Go to CRM, select scope creation for Defective meter replacement.
ii) Issue the Work order as per previous Smart Meter installation Work Order process.

2. Give issue at CA Helpdesk and emailed to AMI project also for quick response.

3.Vendor will replace the Defective Smart Meter at site and update Smart meter to Smart meter
replacement through O&M mobile app and update the actual reason. SM can view the replacement
status by clicking view button.

4.Smart meter to Smart meter replacement will be only shown by O&M commission tab at L1
person.

5. After the L1 validation the information will go to the CCC end for L2 validation.

6.From portal report / O&M team must be informed to HES team for deactivation of old defective
Smart Meter from HES.
Work Order Closing /
Validation by the SM
Old Meter Details New Meter Details
Process for receiving Old Meter from Vendor after
Installation of Smart Meter
Agency to upload
data & Photograph Data Flow to AMI Preliminary check by Data available at
of both Old and Portal WEBEL Personnel CRM end of SM user
New Meter by the
Mobile App of
WEBEL

DCC In-charge for Validation /

rectification of Data Confirmation
No by SM

Yes
Billing Process
Data flow to ISU
Starts
T-code: MIFO Print out of list of Old
at Store with meter with
Movement Type Reservation No. by System generated
Excel File
Z18 with Reservation No. Excel File upload
SM from ERM System download for old
Reservation No. created from ERP by SM at ERP
and handed over to meter by SM from
for return of Old System system
Agency CRM
meters.
(T-code: YMETER_UH_REPORT) (T-code: YMETER_UH_RETURN)
Steps for receiving old meters replaced by Smart Meters
from vendors

• Log on to E-Business Suite:

https://wbcrmap.wbsedcl.in:4443/OA_HTML/AppsLocalLogin.jsp:

• The report ‘WBSEDCL_Old_Meter_to_Store_replaced-by_Smart_Meter’ helps user to provide all the

information about the Meters replaced by smart Meters.

• Navigation to Report

• Report is developed for CCC login and to generate the report, the process is as follows .

• CM Supply Engineer → Application Details → Find Application →

• View →Requests→ Submit a New Request →

1: Submit a New Request
2. Parameters for Report
This report has three input parameters ‘Start Date’,’ End Date’ and ‘CCC Name’ to be passed. ‘Start Date’ and’ End
Date’ should be provided in the format (DD-MON-YYYY) for e.g.01-APR-2023. CCC Name will be auto populated
depending on the CCC user login.
Layout of Report
Process of downloaded Excel file to be uploaded at ERP for old meter
return

Action of Store In-charge

Smart Meter replacement due to Load
Upgradation Request
1. Go to O&M Dashboard from the left pane of the ami.wbsedcl.in portal.
2. Go to Defective Meter tab.
3. Select Zone name and put consumer ID then click on search button.
4. Consumer details will be viewed and click on Report.
1. A pop-up will open and select upgradation type.

2. Enter Submit.

Load upgradation information updated in MI Data base.

Follow the instructions as mentioned below :
1. After request in O&M Dashboard, please issue Work order for Load upgradation Meter
replacement from CCC end.
i) Go to CRM, select scope creation for old Smart Meter replacement.
ii) Issue the Work order as per previous practice --- Load Enhancement quotation generation from CRM system.

2. Give issue at CA Helpdesk and emailed to AMI project also for quick response.

3.Vendor will replace the old Smart Meter at site and update Smart meter to Smart meter
replacement through O&M mobile app and update the actual reason. SM can view the
replacement status by clicking view button.

4.Smart meter to Smart meter replacement will be only shown by O&M commission tab at L1
person.

5. After the L1 validation the information will go to the CCC end for L2 validation.

6.From portal report / O&M team must be informed to HES team for deactivation of old Smart
Meter from HES.
Surrender / Permanent Disconnection
information update in MI Database
1. Go to O&M Dashboard from the left pane of the ami.wbsedcl.in portal.
2. Go to Defective Meter tab.
3. Select Zone name and put consumer ID then click on search button.
4. Consumer details will be viewed and click on Report.
1. A pop-up will open and select surrender type
2. Enter Div Key and Submit.
3. Required Div key must be for Permanent Surrender
4. Div key will be provided against the Division users.
Permanent Surender information updated in MI Database.

*Note : Follow the instructions mentioned in the next slide.

Follow the instructions as mentioned below :
1. Mailed to AMI project also for quick response.

2.Vendor will collect the old Smart Meter from site / CCC office and update the same through
mobile app. SM can view the replacement status by clicking view button.

3. From portal report / O&M team must be informed to HES team for deactivation of old Smart
Meter from HES.

Permanent disconnected Smart Meters will be re-use for another consumer premise by the
vendor.
Conclusion
 Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is a relatively new concept which
needs improvement in the areas of communication, data analysis, control
system.
 However, considering the global energy market scenario, the prospect of AMI
looks promising.
 Thank You

ORGANISED BY

DARJEELING DISTRICT COMMITTEE

West Bengal State Electricity Diploma Engineer’s Association