1. Meters and More Gateway
Customer Interface for Value Added Service
Alessandro Bertani – CESI (Italy)
Leonardo Cavalieri – MAC (Italy)

2. Meters and More Association
International non-profit association based in Brussels created in 2010 to maintain and support the open communication protocol for Smart Metering solutions
Aims: support Smart Metering standardization process and ensure interoperability of devices and applications
Founding members: e-distribuzione S.P.A. and Endesa Distribución Eléctrica S.L.
Structured with a Board of Directors and three committees (for Protocol Specifications, for Product Certification and for Communication Activities)
More than 45 members among world leading companies and institutions, have already joined the Association.

3. SMITP Meters and More Architecture … B-PSK PLC CLC/TS 50568-4 (2015)G2 M … C
B-PSK PLC
A/C-Band
B-PSK PLC
A-Band
TCP/IP/Cell.
SMITP
CLC/TS (2015)
CLC/TS (2015)

4. Beyond the Meter: the Energy Gateway
The MandM Energy GW
allows the communication between any ECD (end customer device) and the relevant SM
is a LNAP (local network access point)
could include an ECD or a IHD (in home Display)
interface to the Meter (M2G) is the focus; it is based on a complete PLC-based SMITP profile and Data Model (with enhancements)
interface to the ECD (M2E) shall be any, according to open standards or dedicated solutions
ECD
Meter GW
M2G
Interface
G2E

5. Main characteristics:
Energy Gateway Versatility
Main characteristics:
SMITP B-PSK power line technology,
CENELEC A / C - Band
CSMA-CA (collision avoidance)
Two communication modes:
Push (or NCM - Network Control Mode) where the Data Concentrator is always Master
Pull (or ICM – Interactive Control Mode) where the Gateway can act as master of the communication with the Meter
SMITP security and advanced pairing procedure
Access to potentially any meter data, according to the Utility’s policy
Real Time data update to the End User
Flexibility facilitates the accomplishment of different National Authorities resolutions (e.g. Chain 2 in Italy)

6. Protocol Specifications - WP3 Committee for Product Certification
Energy Gateway: the Roadmap
Committee for
Protocol Specifications - WP3
Committee for
Product Certification
General Requirements and Use Cases
Lower Layers Tech. Specs
Compliance Test Procedure update
Appl. Layer and Data Model Tech. Specs
Prototype Implementation
Compliance Test Tool update
Test Tools Implementation
Prototype Testing
04/2013
10/2017
M 2018
Ready for the Association!
Ready for every product certification!

7. THE GATEWAY ARCHITECTURE : the big picture
Meters and More Gateway: Customer Interface for Value Added Service
THE GATEWAY ARCHITECTURE : the big picture
Smart Meter
Smart Meter
…new Business Model
Energy as a Service

8. The MandM Energy GW : main advantage
Meters and More Gateway: Customer Interface for Value Added Service
The MandM Energy GW : main advantage
Bidirectional multi frequency and multi mode PLC communication for a direct connection to the SM
No need of additional device (no clamps, no repeater)
Low cost solution (just one device)
Easy installation: any plug of your house
Reliability of communication
Big amount of “real” data (rich data model)
ECD
Meter
GATEWAY
M2G
Interface
G2E

9. Accumulated consumption Historic consumption & tariff plan
Meters and More Gateway: Data Specifications
METERS AND MORE GATEWAY ARCHITECTURE : DATA MODEL
Instant information
Historic consumption
Accumulated consumption
Historic consumption & tariff plan
Quality parameters
Contract information / Tariff plan
Text messages
More data means more services

10. Meters and More Gateway: Use Cases – example 1
CUSTOMER AWARERNESS
The customer is able to view and manage his electrical consumptions at any time, his energy production (in the case of prosumer), the amount of consumed power from the grid as well as the consumption of the intelligent devices present in home.
The customer has knowledge of the costs / revenues of consumption and production.
The customer is informed about the status of the contract and the cost of the time slots
OVERLOAD MANAGEMENT
Optimization of the use of power in order to avoid Home Domain Overload.
The customer can define/modify the load shedding priorities and strategies in case of a Home Domain Overload, to be applied to smart and non-smart appliances.

11. ACTIVE DEMAND AND LOAD SHIFTING TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION AT PEAK TIME
Meters and More Gateway: Use Cases – example 2
ACTIVE DEMAND AND LOAD SHIFTING TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION AT PEAK TIME
Demand Response as changes in electric usage by end-consumers from their current consumption patterns in response to incentive payments designed to adjust electricity usage in response to the market prices or when system reliability is jeopardized.
APPLIANCES TIMING OPTIMIZATION USING INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT AND FORECASTED ENERGY PRODUCTION
To notify suggestions about when an appliance should be used based not only on the current and forecasted consumptions, but also on the current and forecasted production of the photovoltaic plant
MULTI-TARIFF ENERGY USE OPTIMIZATION IN CASE OF SMART AND NON-SMART APPLIANCES
The customer can define/modify the house rules for the energy costs optimization in case of single or multiple appliances. For any appliances the customer can set parameters like the operational time interval allowed for the device. The Smart Appliances can activate enhanced features that guarantee to the whole set of devices to minimize user cost according to the variable tariffs.

12. THE GATEWAY ARCHITECTURE: hardware agnostic
Meters and More Gateway: Tools and Final Results
THE GATEWAY ARCHITECTURE: hardware agnostic
Gateway is a logical implementation of a communication interface (M2G)
This is how Meters and More define GATEWAY in specification documents.
For test purpose we need to have a piece of HW where we can add the logical implementation of communication interface.
For WP3 it is not important what the HW looks like. The only requirement is that we shall be able to test our protocol on that HW.

13. THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION : commercial hardware
Meters and More Gateway: Tools and Final Results
THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION : commercial hardware
THE ‘QUEEN’ OF DIY MAKERS
Raspberry pi 3 (wifi on board)
+ ST EvalKit modem 75MM
+ C Gateway source code

14. THE GATEWAY: TESTING ARCHITECTURE
Meters and More Gateway: Tools and Final Results
THE GATEWAY: TESTING ARCHITECTURE

15. Meters and More Gateway: Live Demo
THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION: Security and Pairing procedure How to associate a Gateway device to the Smart Meter in a secure way

16. FINAL RESULTS: M2G Interface Specification documents
Meters and More Gateway: Customer Interface for Value Added Service
FINAL RESULTS:
M2G Interface Specification documents
SMITP FRAMEWORK SUITE: “C Source Code“
Commercial hardware demo implementation
Testing activity completed
AVAILABLE FOR METERS AND MORE MEMBERS
ECD
Meter
GATEWAY
M2G
Interface
G2E

17. THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION : WebServer @ SSID metersandmore
Meters and More Gateway: Live Demo
THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION : SSID metersandmore

18. THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION : web playground page
Meters and More Gateway: Live Demo
THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION : web playground page

19. THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION : smartphone APP
Meters and More Gateway: Live Demo
THE GATEWAY IMPLEMENTATION : smartphone APP

20. metersandmore Use your smart-phone and connect to the Access point:
Meters and More Gateway: Live Demo
Use your smart-phone and connect to the Access point:
metersandmore
Open the browser and call any http page….you’ll redirect to the gateway home page
Enjoy it 

21. Visit us at the Meter and More Booth 1H57
Alessandro Bertani – CESI (Italy)
Leonardo Cavalieri – MAC (Italy)