Advanced Metering Infrastructure under the Low-Carbon Transition: Current Development Status, Challenges and Future Trends

Abstract

Low-carbon development is a key direction for the world's development today. With the proposal of the dual carbon goals, the power grid is also responding actively. As advanced metering infrastructure can promote demand-side response, achieve two-way information flow, and guide users to use electricity during off-peak hours and fill valleys, advanced metering infrastructure is an important device for the smart grid to achieve low-carbon development. Therefore, this paper provides an overview of the current status of advanced metering infrastructure and the Smart Electricity Meters and phasor measurement units within them through methods such as literature retrieval. It also analyses the challenges faced by Smart Electricity Meters and phasor measurement units in a low-carbon environment, as well as their future optimization directions and development trends. After analysis, it is found that Smart Electricity Meters can now perform demand response based on price and non-intrusive load detection. It is necessary to optimize the accuracy and stability of high-frequency collected data and enhance network security. The phasor measurement unit can collect data at high frequency and in real time and synchronize it to the power grid system. It is necessary to optimize the high precision and low latency of the measurement.