下一代 AMI 重新定义能源和公用事业的状态感知

公用事业公司部署高阶计量基础设施 (AMI) 已有20 多年的历史。第一代 AMI 帮助解决了陈旧的低效率问题，同时利用了各种电网和消费者用例。但正如智慧型手机迅速取代早期行动电话一样，下一代 AMI 是一种合乎逻辑的、革命性的、面向未来的边缘运算解决方案。新一代 AMI 支援即时资讯和波形资料收集，并支援合作伙伴驱动的软体开发生态系统，帮助公用事业公司发现和管理电动车和 DER 的分散式能源 (DER) 定价结构，并实现复杂的定价分析。此外，AMI 中内建的连接可能会影响智慧家庭的利用空间，使最终用户能够更佳监控家用电器等智慧设备的能源使用情况。

随着第一代 AMI 部署的使用寿命即将结束，公用事业公司日益选择下一代 AMI 来保证其网路的未来发展，并深入了解其自身及其客户的能源使用情况。本报告从能源效率、网路安全和智慧家庭的角度讨论了下一代 AMI 的优势，并为公用事业以及硬体和软体供应商提供了建议。

目录

• 简介
• 背景资讯
• 建议
• 下一代 AMI：代表从数位过时设备到真正实现边缘运算的转变
• DER/能源效率/顾客满意度：AMI 2.0 的关键驱动因素
• DER (分散式能源) 与电动车管理
• 能源效率、可靠性与经济性
• 客户满意度
• 智慧电錶成为边缘运算平台
• 效用分析策略：需从描述性和预测性转向规范性
• 北美占部署的大部分，但其他地区预计会迎头赶上
• 具有即时洞察力的下一代 AMI：目的是释放智慧家居最佳化和能源效率的全部潜力
• IEEE2030.5 加入智慧家庭通讯生态系统
• 连接到 AMI 的宽频网路的作用
• AMI：比家庭能源监控设备更方便消费者使用
• 在智慧家庭中，AMI 和家庭电力监控设备可以共存
• 下一代 AMI 推动定价进步
• 新一代 AMI 波形资料和即时智慧支援并增强各种用例
• 公用事业公司应将现有电錶更新为下一代 AMI，并建立面向未来的网路
• 智慧家庭平台必须实现与 AMI 设备的互通性，并允许最终用户监控家庭能源使用情况
• 硬体/软体供应商需要确保 AMI 部署中的隐私和资料安全

Utilities have been deploying advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for over two decades. The first generation of AMI helped resolve archaic inefficiencies while supporting a variety of grid- and consumer-oriented analytics use cases. However, in the same way that smartphones rapidly overtook early cell phones, next-generation AMI represents a logical, revolutionary, and future-proofed edge computing solution. By enabling real-time intelligence and waveform data capture and partner-driven software development ecosystems, next-generation AMI promises to let utilities detect and manage distributed energy resources (DER), introduce rate structures for EVs and DER, and implement complex rate analytics. Further, the connectivity built into AMI has implications for smart home applications, potentially enabling end users to better monitor the energy usage of their home appliances and other smart devices.

As first-generation AMI deployments reach the end of their lifespans, utilities are increasingly opting for next-generation AMI to future-proof their networks and unlock insights into energy use for themselves and their customers. This Guidehouse Insights report discusses the benefits of next-generation AMI in the context of energy efficiency, cybersecurity, and the smart home, and provides recommendations for utilities as well as hardware and software vendors.

Table of Contents

Spark

Context

Recommendations

Next-Generation AMI Represents a Transition from Digitally Archaic Devices to True Enablement of Edge Computing

DER, Energy Efficiency, and Customer Satisfaction Are Key AMI 2.0 Drivers

DER and EV Management

Energy Efficiency, Reliability, and Affordability

Customer Satisfaction

Smart Meters Have Become Edge Computing Platforms

Utility Analytics Strategies Should Move from Descriptive and Predictive to Prescriptive

North America Dominates Deployments, but Other Regions Will Catch Up

Next-Generation AMI Is Powered by Real-Time Insights That Aim to Unlock the Full Potential of Smart Home Optimization and Energy Efficiency

IEEE 2030.5 Will Join the Smart Home Communications Ecosystem

The Role of Broadband Networks in Connecting AMI

AMI Is More Accessible to Consumers Than In-Home Power-Monitoring Devices

AMI and In-Home Power-Monitoring Devices Can Coexist in the Smart Home

Next-Generation AMI Will Enable Advances in Rate Structures

Next-Generation AMI's Waveform Data and Real-Time Intelligence Enable or Enhance a Plethora of Use Cases

Utilities Should Future-Proof Their Networks by Upgrading Existing Meters to Next-Generation AMI

Smart Home Platforms Should Enable Interoperability with AMI Devices to Let End Users Monitor Energy Usage in Their Homes

Hardware and Software Vendors Must Ensure Privacy and Data Security for AMI Deployments