Future Applications Based on the Data Provided by next Generation of Smart Meters

Smart Meters have been called "Smart" for their communication capabilities, advanced billing configuration, event logging and register functions. Until now, DSOs have had little insight of the distribution grid, due to the absence of monitoring devices located at distribution-lines. Nowadays distribution networks are developing new capabilities with the installation of Smart Meters. Now it becomes possible to have additional information about LV grid. Smart Meter manufacturers can improve the product capabilities focusing their research on offering new electric parameters for power quality, state estimation and statistical methods that could be very useful from the demand point of view. All this information can be stored in IEDs placed in the secondary substations, and then submitted to the distribution substation. This paper is focused on the evolution of Smart Meters capabilities. These capabilities, integrated in the meters, will improve LV grid operation.