Smart electricity meter data analytics: A brief review

The use of smart meters have been increased in many countries across the globe. Smart meters are not only used for measurement of electricity consumption but also used for the measurement of gas and water consumption. The smart meter is an integral part of the smart grid system and its use incurs benefits to people in various aspects such as social, economic and environmental. The smart meters' main functionality is measuring, capturing and transforming data related to usage or consumption of electricity, gas or water and events such as meter status and power quality. Such functionality encounters many data related issues such as the volume of data, the speed of collecting data and complexity. To gain the hidden insights and knowledge from such data we require the advanced data analytical tools and technologies. This paper provides a brief review of tools and technologies used in smart electricity meter data analytics as well as a comprehensive survey of several key analytical applications and techniques and tools used in those applications.