Next generation smart metering technology

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The smart meter, a device for utilities to measure a customer's energy consumption, is probably the most recognized symbol of the future smart electric grid. However, current smart meters are not really smart. They essentially are digital versions of the traditional mechanical meter enhanced with telecommunication capability. Many of the benefits brought by the smart meters are actually attributable to their communication capability, not metering capability. A huge opportunity exists for innovations that can harness the meters' measurement capabilities. This Discovery Grant, therefore, seeks to establish a research program focused on the research and development of Next Generation Smart Metering Technologies, by building on the proponent's strength in power disturbance measurement, diagnosis and analysis.