SMART METERING
Application
CONNECTING THE FUTURE OF SMART ENERGY
Performance Connectivity Solutions Enabling a Smarter, More Sustainable World
Smart meters are an essential part of today’s smart grid. The smart grid is more than just power generation and distribution; it’s an ecosystem of IoT connected technologies and communication networks that can allow for two-way communications transmitting data that can be analyzed to assess grid stability, prevent and automatically report outages, monitor advanced digital readouts that can give consumers better information, and more.
Flex Connectors
As the market trends towards miniaturization, FPC connectors have been developed to address the challenges of this expanding market, which often demands smaller centerline or pitch spacing, lower profile heights, and lighter interconnect solutions.
Wire-to-Board Connectors
TE’s AMP CT connector system consists of an extensive product offering and broad industry usage., including 1.5mm AMP Mini CT miniature wire-to-board interconnect solutions.
RF Connectors
An RF connector is an electrical connector that is engineered to work at radio frequencies ranging from a few MHz to over 100 GHz. RF connectors are designed to perform in rugged, challenging environments, while maintaining low insertion losses, superb voltage standing wave ratio, and other mechanical and electrical functions.
Board-to-Board: Spring Fingers
Spring fingers can be used for antenna feeds, low voltage electrical connections, or for grounding to prevent EMI noise and static caused by a speaker, motor, microphone, or any other vibration within an application.
Board-to-Board: Eurocard Connectors
Our Eurocard connector line is available in boardto- board, wire-to-board, ribbon cable-to-board and high-current connectors.
Battery Connectors
Our battery interconnects include low profile battery connectors, leaf battery connectors, and floating battery interconnection systems.
SIM Card Connectors
SIM card is widely used in a variety of mobile applications, including, billing, security and number storage purposes in mobile devices. Currently SIM card connectors are widely used in IoT related applications. We offer a variety of SIM card connectors to meet different.
USB Type C Connectors
As the next generation solution for current and future USB applications, our USB Type-C connectors are designed to an industry standard that provides a sleek, slim design small enough for handheld devices and small home appliances and robust enough for industrial applications.
Board Level Shielding
Board level shields from TE are stamped one-piece and two-piece metal cages that help provide isolation of board level components, minimize crosstalk, and reduce EMI susceptibility, all without impacting system speed.
Within the smart metering market, two-way data communication is often key. To help enable advanced wireless communication and connectivity, TE Connectivity's (TE) reliable, compact, high performance products, including wire-to-board, board-to-board, input and output, internal interconnects, antennas, RF connectors, board level shield and relays products, can help support the development of smart metering solutions that could enable real-time data, provide insights for utilities companies as well as help deliver a better customer experience.
Benefits of Smart Meters
For Consumers:
- Far greater and more detailed feedback regarding energy use
- Ability to adjust habits in order to lower electricity bills
- Reduces the number of blackouts and system-wide electricity failures
- Allows for faster outage detection and restoration of service
- Reduces negative environmental impacts
- Increases privacy because electricity usage information can be relayed automatically to the utility for billing purposes without on-site visits
For Utility Companies:
- Can eliminate manual meter readings
- Can monitor the electric system in real time
- Can encourage more efficient use of power resources
- Can provide responsive data for balancing electric loads while reducing blackouts
- Can enable dynamic pricing
- Avoids the capital expense of building new power plants
- Helps to optimize the profit with existing resources
A Look Inside an Electric Smart Meter
What makes smart meters smart? What components are inside? What key connection components are needed? To answer these questions, we disassembled two Electric Smart Meters.
How to leverage today’s connectivity and sensor technology in Smart Metering.
Overview Video
Smart Meter Market Overview
Component Video
Smart Meter Component Video
Communication Technology for Smart Meters
AMR vs. AMI
SMART METERING
CONNECTING THE FUTURE OF SMART ENERGY
Performance Connectivity Solutions Enabling a Smarter, More Sustainable World
Smart meters are an essential part of today’s smart grid. The smart grid is more than just power generation and distribution; it’s an ecosystem of IoT connected technologies and communication networks that can allow for two-way communications transmitting data that can be analyzed to assess grid stability, prevent and automatically report outages, monitor advanced digital readouts that can give consumers better information, and more.
Flex Connectors
As the market trends towards miniaturization, FPC connectors have been developed to address the challenges of this expanding market, which often demands smaller centerline or pitch spacing, lower profile heights, and lighter interconnect solutions.
Wire-to-Board Connectors
TE’s AMP CT connector system consists of an extensive product offering and broad industry usage., including 1.5mm AMP Mini CT miniature wire-to-board interconnect solutions.
RF Connectors
An RF connector is an electrical connector that is engineered to work at radio frequencies ranging from a few MHz to over 100 GHz. RF connectors are designed to perform in rugged, challenging environments, while maintaining low insertion losses, superb voltage standing wave ratio, and other mechanical and electrical functions.
Board-to-Board: Spring Fingers
Spring fingers can be used for antenna feeds, low voltage electrical connections, or for grounding to prevent EMI noise and static caused by a speaker, motor, microphone, or any other vibration within an application.
Board-to-Board: Eurocard Connectors
Our Eurocard connector line is available in boardto- board, wire-to-board, ribbon cable-to-board and high-current connectors.
Battery Connectors
Our battery interconnects include low profile battery connectors, leaf battery connectors, and floating battery interconnection systems.
SIM Card Connectors
SIM card is widely used in a variety of mobile applications, including, billing, security and number storage purposes in mobile devices. Currently SIM card connectors are widely used in IoT related applications. We offer a variety of SIM card connectors to meet different.
USB Type C Connectors
As the next generation solution for current and future USB applications, our USB Type-C connectors are designed to an industry standard that provides a sleek, slim design small enough for handheld devices and small home appliances and robust enough for industrial applications.
Board Level Shielding
Board level shields from TE are stamped one-piece and two-piece metal cages that help provide isolation of board level components, minimize crosstalk, and reduce EMI susceptibility, all without impacting system speed.
Within the smart metering market, two-way data communication is often key. To help enable advanced wireless communication and connectivity, TE Connectivity's (TE) reliable, compact, high performance products, including wire-to-board, board-to-board, input and output, internal interconnects, antennas, RF connectors, board level shield and relays products, can help support the development of smart metering solutions that could enable real-time data, provide insights for utilities companies as well as help deliver a better customer experience.
Benefits of Smart Meters
For Consumers:
- Far greater and more detailed feedback regarding energy use
- Ability to adjust habits in order to lower electricity bills
- Reduces the number of blackouts and system-wide electricity failures
- Allows for faster outage detection and restoration of service
- Reduces negative environmental impacts
- Increases privacy because electricity usage information can be relayed automatically to the utility for billing purposes without on-site visits
For Utility Companies:
- Can eliminate manual meter readings
- Can monitor the electric system in real time
- Can encourage more efficient use of power resources
- Can provide responsive data for balancing electric loads while reducing blackouts
- Can enable dynamic pricing
- Avoids the capital expense of building new power plants
- Helps to optimize the profit with existing resources
A Look Inside an Electric Smart Meter
What makes smart meters smart? What components are inside? What key connection components are needed? To answer these questions, we disassembled two Electric Smart Meters.
