Applications & Systems » AMI – Automatic Meter Reading

Meter reading alone is not the key, although it is important. What utilities need is a tool to manage the customers’ consumption.

  • It is no longer an issue of just reading the meter
  • Utilities need to control their distribution channels
  • The meter is the main point of contact with the customer
  • Value added services are becoming part of the package

AMI – Automatic Meter Integration allows Utilities to deploy a comprehensive customer management and supervision system over the distribution network.

Support the demands of ELECTRIC, WATER and GAS utilities.

Benefits of AMI system:

  • Information about consumption patterns;
  • Alert of exceptional consumption;
  • Network theft and tamper detection;
  • Collect data for all three utilities (Elec./Gas/Water);
  • Early detection of network problems (outage);
  • Network leakage detection for water and gas;
  • Detection of meter malfunctions / billing errors;
  • Elimination of non-scheduled reads;
  • Reduce Operating Expenses;
  • Updated consumption information;
  • Privacy;
  • Accurate bills.

AMI system characteristics:

  • Fully automatic, fixed-network AMI system;
  • Based on high-power, licensed radio technology in the mid-UHF band;
  • Proven in over 100 operating systems, over 10 years of continuous operation;
  • Low-risk choice;
  • Simple-to-use AMI solution;
  • Real time outage and tamper notification;
  • Transmits up to 288 readings per day;
  • Maintains clock accuracy;
  • Performs on-demand reads;

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