Cognitive Smart Metering Solution for Managing Water Grids

The paper presents recent trends in smart metering solution for management of water grids. Unlike power grids, water grids span over a massive territory spread across a GPS enabled network map. In order to effectively manage the same, IBM smart grid maturity model uses Netcool/Omnibus probe for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) which addresses all important dimensions of Technology, Process & Security. It’s not only intelligent, interconnected & instrumented for all the layers of functioning of smart water grid model from procuring sources, planning capacity, distribution network & finally consumption but also enables proactive fixation of grid issues by preventive flow mechanism. With introduction of IOT driven sensor replacing 2G/3G mobile network nodes, the data acquisition & processing can be further brought down near the Edge of the network for quicker analysis & faster resolution. Currently, the machine language (ML) reinforcement model algorithm is tested with live data stream for one large CSP in India with accuracy of ~90%.