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Issues in Smart Metering Locating System Intelligence There is a continuing debate in the utility industry as to whether smart metering data and data processing should be distributed or centralized. One side of this debate advocated sending data from smart meters to a central repository where it would be checked for accuracy and stored. The data can then be made available to various processes such as billing, outage reporting, forecasting, asset management, water conservations, and analytics. It can also be exported to web portals or in-home devices to better assist customers in assessing and planning consumption. Others suggest distributed processing to facilitate immediate feedback to customers who can use the data to make decisions about water use. Various display devices and home area networks incorporate some data processing to provide not only real-time consumption totals but also alerts, usage comparisons, historical perspectives, and cost estimates. It now seems clear the...
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Smart Metering Defined In today’s global water industry, Smart Metering generally indicates the presence of one or more of the following  Interval meters on customer premises that measure consumption during specific time periods and communicate it to the utility, often on a daily basis. While in the electric industry, measurement intervals can be as short as every 10 or 15 minutes, water intervals of 30 to 60 minutes or longer generally provide adequate information.  A communications channel that permits the utility, at a minimum, to obtain meter reads on demand, to ascertain whether water has recently been flowing through the meter and onto the premises, and to issue commands to the meter to perform specific tasks such as disconnecting or restricting water flow. Smart Metering may also include:  At the customer site: an easy to read display. It helps customers check for leaks, reduce consumption, and monitor compliance with local restrictions.  At the utility: additional da...
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Smart Metering Introduction A water meter is a device used to measure the amount of water consumed in a building.  A "smart" water meter is a measuring device that has the ability to store and transmit consumption data frequently.  Sometimes "smart" meters are referred to as "time-of-use" meters because in addition to measuring the volume consumed, they also record the date and time the consumption occurs. Traditional water meters are read monthly or bi-monthly by a person and a water bill is generated from this manual reading of the meter.  "Smart" meters can be read remotely and more frequently, providing instant access to water consumption information for both customers and water utilities.  "Smart" water meters are one component of an automated meter infrastructure (AMI) system that water utilities may choose to deploy.  The simple graphic below shows how an AMI system transmits information and data in two directions - both...
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Smart water: a brief history The smart water metering market emerged in the 2000s as water utilities responded to global trends of using detailed and near real time data and analytics to deliver more predictive and proactive services. The backbone of this effort is advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology. AMI can provide a remote and constant two-way data link between utilities, meters and consumers. Communications are delivered through various technologies including power line communications (PLC), telephony, broadband, fibre optic cable, wireless radio frequency and cellular transmissions. Through a communications infrastructure of concentrators, repeaters and gateways, data is passed between meter and utility and funnelled into analytical software that can immediately set off pre-determined alerts. This is as well as produce accurate billings and consumption patterns at neighbourhood and area levels, inform other utility software such as GIS (Geographic Informati...
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How to Read a Water Meter Learn How To Read Your Water Meter And Why It Is Important Learning how to read a water meter is very important.  Most water companies encourage their customers to read their water meters. Reading a water meter will inform you of the volume of water you use on the weekdays, weekends or for the month. You may also want to check for leaks or simply find ways to conserve water. For whatever reason you may choose, reading your water meter is very important. Before you attempt to read your water meter, you need to locate your water meter. Locate Your Water Meter Locating your water meter is the first step in reading your water meter. There are two main types of settings for water meters: Residential : The water meter is usually located at the front of the house or close to the street. Sometimes the meter is protected by a water meter box. In some rare cases, such as extremely cold climates, your water ...
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Water Meter Accuracy Learn The Importance of The Accuracy of A Water Meter  Water meter accuracy is arguably the most important factor when buying a water meter.  The truth is, water meters are not 100% accurate. After a while, their sensitivity weakens and this leads to inaccuracies when monitoring water usage by consumers. Water meter accuracy may be defined as how best a water meter correctly or precisely measures water usage. Inevitably, the accuracy of every water meter will be affected by several factors; therefore, accuracy is very important when deciding which water meter to choose.  Why Is Water Meter Accuracy So Important? 1) To conserve water. Over the years new methods have emerged to help conserve water. Water companies will only be able to participate in these new innovations if their meters are very accurate. Accurate meters help to conserve water for periods of water shortage and to evenly distribute water among consum...
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Water Meter Leak How To Easily Locate And Fix One Finding a water meter leak is just as important as fixing one. Water meter leaks not only waste valuable water but they cost a lot to repair, cause a reduction in revenue for water companies and defeats the purpose of water conservation plans . The first thing to do is find out the source of the leak. Steps To Finding A Water Meter leak Locating a leaking water meter is very important because it is the first step to correcting the problem. Let's now take a look at the easiest way to identify a leaking water meter . - Ensure that all your faucets, pipes and equipment that use water is off.  NB. Please ensure that all water appliances are off; otherwise, this water meter leak test will be inaccurate. - The second step is to find your water meter . It is usually covered by a water meter box. Remove the lid and lift the meter register cover. You are now looking on the register face. - On t...
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