Open AMI - A Case Study of Global Collaboration
summary
Open AMI presents an open-source AMI stack that replaces proprietary meter lock‑ins with interoperable components and ESP32 gateway prototypes that read Modbus meters and stream MQTT telemetry to cloud or local managers. A hackathon-built $50 prototype becomes a fielded street‑pole EMS in Cameroon, handling about 56 kW mini-grid sites with boxes for ~12 single‑phase meters, leakage and temperature sensors, and offline vending support; standards work evaluates SunSpec, 2030.5, DLMS and STS to pick the lightest viable schema.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction to Open AMI
- 1:03Why Open AMI matters
- 3:54Challenges in energy distribution
- 5:37Mini-grid technical components
- 7:25Birth of the Open AMI project
- 8:30Benefits of open-source AMI
- 9:57REI Cameroon’s involvement
- 11:01Hackathon and prototype development
- 13:09Technical challenges and solutions
- 15:17Limitations of legacy standards
- 16:44New standards for microgrids
- 17:44Open AMI schema design
- 18:28Next steps and community growth
- 18:49SparkMeter collaboration
- 19:54How to get involved
- 20:58Q&A session
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