Seminar Presentations and
Conclusions of Round Table Discussions
Session I: Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 11.00 - 17.30
Chair / moderator: Mr. Tuomo Valkeapää, TUKES, Finland
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- Mr. Kresimir Buntak, State Office for Metrology
Introduction and welcome
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- Ms. Lucia Palmegiani, DG-ENTR, European
Commission.
European Legal Framework for smart meters - Commission
mandate for European harmonized standards
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- Mr. Michael Abraham, Measurement Canada,
Canada
Implementation of smart meters in the Canadian electricity
sector
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- Mr. Jos Dehaeseleer, ORES (Gas and electricity
network operator), Belgium
MARCOGAZ / FACOGAZ position on gas smart metering systems
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- Mr. Gyözö Kmethy, DLMS User Association,
Switzerland
Smart metering: The OPEN meter European project
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- Mr. William Hardy, PhD, Utilimetrics, USA
Smart Metering in North America
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Session II: Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 09.00 - 15.30
Chair / moderator: Dr. Graham Harvey, NMI, Australia
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- Mr. Willem Kool, BIML Assistant Director
Coordination of smart metering standardization in Europe
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- Mr. Jim Sibley, GL Industrial Services,
UK
Smart Metering - Is there a need for standards?
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- Mr. George Teunisse, Verispect, the Netherlands
Smart meters and Powerline Communication Systems - Requirements
and tests in harmonized documents
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- Dr. Rainer Kramer, PTB, Germany
Traceability of results used for billing purposes - possible
approaches
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- Dr. Jos van der Grinten, NMi, the Netherlands
Applying Monte Carlo Methods during verification of measuring
instruments
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- Dr. Ulrich Grottker, PTB, Germany
Application of OIML Document D 31 for smart meters |
Session III: Thursday, 4 June 2009, 09.00 - 12.30
Chair / moderator: Mr. Jean-François Magaña, BIML
Director
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- Dr. Jos van der Grinten, NMi, the Netherlands
Smart Metrology: The way to test smart meters
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- Mr. Michael Reader-Harris, TÜV NEL
Ltd, UK
Water meters: OIML, ISO and CEN harmonization
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- Dr. Thomas Schaub, Landis+Gyr, Switzerland
Smart metering - towards a European standard fulfilling
the market and regulatory requirements
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- Mr. Adrian Rudd, NMO, UK
Smart meters in competitive energy markets - Where does
legal metrology fit?
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- Mr. Martin Vesper, Yellowstrom GmbH, Germany
Customer driven smart metering [presentation not available]
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Round Table discussion I: Thursday, 4 June 2009,
14.00 - 17.30
Chaired / Moderated by: Mr. Samuel Just (BIML)
Definitions for 'smart meter', 'smart metering',
'additional functionalities', etc.
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The discussion started by reviewing some 'additional'
functions and considering under which conditions these would
be subject to legal metrological control, for instance:
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Having considered the many functions that
may be added to utility meters when new technologies, such
as power line communication, wireless communication and associated
software are used, the participants in the round table discussion
agreed that it would not be practicable for the OIML to try
to define what a 'smart' meter is and what an 'additional'
function would be.
Rather, there was consensus amongst the participants
that it would be appropriate to define what the scope of legal
metrology should be for the utility meters in design independent
terms. Subsequently, it would be possible to determine for
each utility meter, or metering system the functions and devices
that should be subject to legal metrological control.
In the case of utility meters, the scope of
legal metrology would be:
- the correctness of the quantity measurements, i.e. that
the measurement results comply with the maximum permissible
errors under stated conditions;
- the measurement results provided by the meter or metering
system that form the basis for billing and that allow the
consumer to verify the correctness of the invoice;
- to verify that any function or device that is connected
to the meter or metering system under legal metrological control
does not adversely affect the measurement results.
The second bullet point above is crucial for
deciding which devices and functions are considered part of
the meter or metering system and should, therefore, be subject
to legal metrological control.
Other functions and devices that are connected to the meter
or metering system, such as those that repeat the measurement
results, would not be under legal metrological control.
As a result of the discussions the participants
agreed on the following 'resolution':
"It is the opinion of the participants
in this seminar that metrological control extends to the point
where the consumer can verify that the measurement results
used for billing are consistent with the reading of the meter."
Round Table discussion II: Friday, 5 June
2009, 09.00 - 12.30
Chaired / Moderated by: Mr. Willem Kool (BIML)
Draft action plan for OIML TCs/SCs to
deal with smart meters and additional functionalities
Following the discussions about the scope of legal metrology
in the case of utility meters, the participants discussed
possible additional requirements and tests that should be
considered for inclusion in OIML Recommendations for the various
categories of utility meters.
Most of the issues discussed are reflected
in the presentations that had been prepared by Rainer Kramer,
Jos van der Grinten and George Teunisse and were extended
during the discussions:
The participants agreed that, as a follow
up to this seminar, it would be appropriate for the OIML to
develop some kind of guidance paper for OIML Technical Committees
and Subcommittees dealing with utility meters with suggestions
for the application of OIML Documents D 11:2004 General
requirements for electronic measuring instruments and
D 31:2008 General requirements for software controlled
measuring instruments to utility meters and for additional
requirements and (immunity) tests to be considered.
It was suggested that the task of developing
such a guidance paper could be performed by an ad-hoc working
group. Considering the time pressure and the limited purpose
and 'shelf life' of such a guidance paper, it was considered
inefficient to allocate this task to an existing OIML TC/SC
as a new work item. The guidance paper could be published
as an OIML Expert Report.
The BIML undertook to set up such an ad-hoc
working group, draft the terms of reference and invite experts
to participate on a personal basis. An official circular will
be sent to CIML Members, inviting them to nominate further
experts.
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