Implementing DLMS/COSEM

in Smart Meters
Gordan Štruklec
Joško Maršić
Contents

Smart Metering

DLMS/COSEM

Making the Meter Smart

Conclusion
Smart Metering

Smart Grids – new visions of the future electric
system

Increasing demand for electricity

Lower carbon generation

Optimization of operation and usage

Fully automated power

delivery network

Able to monitor and control electricity
flows to every customer and node

Two-way flow of electricity and real-time information between power
plants and appliances
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AMI – Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Measurement, collection and analysis of energy usage data from
meters

Various communication media

Customers relation management, demand site management, local
power quality monitoring

The business

Customer management including supplier change

Energy supply – billing

Prepayment

Load management

Network condition and health monitoring

Meter condition and health monitoring
DLMS/COSEM

DLMS – Device Language Message Specification

Generalized concept for abstract modeling of communication entities

Defines services to access meter data object elements

Defines profiles to access communication media (PSTN/GSM, Internet,
Euridis, M-bus, PLC)

COSEM – COmpanion Specification for Energy

Metering

Object model for metering applications

Every parameter in a meter is represented by a COSEM object

3 step approach
DLMS/COSEM

(C) DLMS-UA
DLMS/COSEM

(C) DLMS-UA
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The need to solve current AMR issues

Equipment compatibility and interoperability

Various communication protocols, but no unique PC software

Diferent data models – no standardized data interpretation

New meter

Compatible with ‘old’ HW and SW

DLMS/COSEM support added on the top of the current protocol stack

Smart Meter basis

Imported and exported active and reactive energy measurement in up
to 4 tariffs

Maximum active and reactive demand in all tariffs
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Smat Meter basis (2)

Energy and demand of the last 18 billing periods

Remote or local billing period reset

4 months load profile

Log book of 64 last events

Current, voltage and phase measurement

Power quality monitoring and logging: power failures, undervoltages
and overvoltages

Tamper detection

Real-time clock, date and calendar

Programmable time switching table

Integrated ripple control receiver

Tariff-swith inputs
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Smat Meter basis (3)

Programmable LCD sequence

Load limitation and switching off

Autonomous battery operation of 10 years

Self testing

Number of readouts and configuration changes logging

Two-way communication interfaces: IEC62056-21, RS485, IEC62056-31

Changes

FLASH and RAM exhausted

Removal of less needed features (IEC62056-31 and/or RCR)

Adding DLMS/COSEM support through IEC62056-31 (‘Flag’) or directly
through RS485
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New data model

All values and functionalities mapped to new objects’ attributes

Mainly used classes: data, register, extended register and profile
generic

Logical Name referencing: objects represented by logical names (OBIS
codes) and class identificators

3-layer HDLC communication
protocol, frame type 3

1 and 4-byte addressing –
addresses can be changed locally

(C) DLMS-UA
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Testing and verification

CTT

No commercial software

Still current problems

Addressing of networked meters

Presentation of data values

Further improvements

New ‘smart’ classes

Limiter

Image transfer

Multimeter
Conclusion

Smart Meters are the basis for AMI

DLMS/COSEM proposes the solution to compatibility
and interoperability issues

No PC client application that supports all
DLMS/COSEM features, too broad data presentation
possibilities -> the need for better definition
Any questions?