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Swansea team gets smart
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01/10/2008
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The Power Electronics team from Swansea University’s School of Engineering claims to have developed one of the world’s most advanced Smart Electricity Meters.
The team, based within the Electronic Systems Design Centre, implemented its prototype Smart Meter to highlight the potential of electricity metering technologies.
The Smart Meter is being pitched as the focal point for a consumer’s personal energy queries. It monitors their energy consumption, giving information not just through a traditional power reading, but also in a user friendly way through animated graphics of money on a large screen on the meter.
Said to go one step further than most other potential Smart Meters, the device monitors individual power circuits in the home, including upstairs lighting, downstairs lighting and kitchen sockets. Further development may allow the meter to monitor individual appliances.
Richard Lewis, a leading researcher on the Swansea Smart Meter team, said: “We are currently looking to create a fully functional prototype from the current demonstration unit and plan to begin residential trials within the next 18 months.”
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Author
Graham Pitcher
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