Technical Analysis of Coverage and Capacity Planning of Smart Metering Based on Long Range Wide Area Network in State Electricity Company Bandung Region

Electricity with equipment in housing units can now be gathered more regularly thanks to the Internet of Things. The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is a smart metering system integrated by a communication system outfitted with a communication network and data management system that allows utilities and consumers to communicate in both directions which is expected to increase efficiency in monitoring kwhMeter activity detection. However, the meter on this electricity is still separate and placed in different locations both in the apartment and at home, the plan of this thesis proposes the design, development, and support of the development of advanced metering infrastructure. Based on the planning result, LoRa WAnis Planning at least 22 gateways to roll out smart metering services in the Bandung metropolitan region with a Spreading Factor (SF) of 11, a Code Rate (CR) of 5/6/7/8, and a receiver sensitivity level of more than -160.53 dBm are required. The average received signal is -62.95 dBm, with a throughput distribution of 5.42 kbps, according to LoRaWancoverage projections. Meanwhile, the simulated SNR yielded a maximum SNR of 35 dB and a minimum SNR of -20 dB, providing an average SNR level of roughly 22.04 dB over the region.