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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