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Automatic meter reading (AMR) is the technology of automatically collecting consumption, diagnostic, and status data from water meter or energy metering devices (gas, electric) and transferring that data to a central database for billing, troubleshooting, and analyzing. This technology mainly saves utility providers the expense of periodic ...
Wize technology is a low-power wide-area network technology using the 169 MHz radio frequency. It was created by the Wize Alliance in 2017. Derived from the European Standard Wireless M-Bus, it has mainly been used by utility companies for smart metering infrastructures for gas, water and electricity but is equally open to other applications in industry and 'Smart City' spaces.
A typical residential water meter. Water metering is the practice of measuring water use.Water meters measure the volume of water used by residential and commercial building units that are supplied with water by a public water supply system.
The term smart meter often refers to an electricity meter, but it also may mean a device measuring natural gas, water or district heating consumption. [1] [2] More generally, a smart meter is an electronic device that records information such as consumption of electric energy, voltage levels, current, and power factor.
The new technology promises more accurate natural gas readings and new safety measures. But some critics say they’re not worth the cost.
close to 200 million smart meters for electricity and 45 million for gas will be rolled out in the EU by 2020. This represents a potential investment of €45 billion. [18] by 2020, it is expected that almost 72% of European consumers will have a smart meter for electricity. About 40% will have one for gas. [18] the cost of installing a smart ...
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SmartWater is a clear, water-based liquid containing an identifying code that can be viewed under ultraviolet light. [6] It is intended to be applied to valuable items, including equipment at construction sites, merchandise in retail stores, and vacant residential or commercial properties. [7]