Table 4 Cost analysis for case C.

From: A cost-effective smart metering approach towards affordable deployment strategy

Cluster

n

q

r

m

\({C}_{Ts1}\)

Similarity count

Cumulative

\({C}_{Ts1}\)

1

5

0

1

0

6000

20

12,000

2

6

1

0

0

13,500

4

54,000

3

10

1

0

0

15,500

6

93,000

4

8

1

0

0

14,500

6

87,000

5

4

0

1

1

7500

2

15,000

 

Total \({C}_{Ts1}\)

2,61,000