Automated Meter Reading and Advanced Metering Infrastructure projects

Abstract

Two communication media between meter and server are applicable in Electrical Distribution Company (EDCO) in Jordan, namely, the Power Line Carrier (PLC) and the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). In this paper, we discuss the implementation of these two communication media in the Automated Meter Reading (AMR) and the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project in Jordan; and also point-out the main advantages and dis-advantages of using such grid of AMR/AMI based on these communication media.