5. Glossary

Load flow

Power flow: numerical analysis of the flow of electrical energy in a network.

Compteur intelligent; smart meter

A smart meter is an electricity meter capable of tracking the electricity consumption of a building, business or household in detail, and often in real time.

Voltage level

Part of a network with the same voltage, into which energy from a higher voltage level and local generation (same voltage level) is injected and local billed consumption, local technical and non-technical losses and energy for the lower voltage level are drawn.