Resumen
Modern residential smart meters are among the enablers of the smart grid concept. Automatic electric metering is an important part of an energy policy with a focus on implementing new concepts that can provide consumers with user-friendly access to various services, whereby modern residential smart meters can be integrated into the smart grid,for example via a wireless communication interface.
In this paper, based on a case study and through experimental analysis with bench and field measurements, the performance of wireless communication employed in a modern residential electricity meter, installed in a metal box entry perpendicular to the roadway, was verified.
In the experiments IEEE 802.15.4 compatible devices were used, operating at a frequency of 915MHz, which are used by many manufacturers and utilities in modern residential smart meters.