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Smart measurement of water and heat consumption THIS TERM HAS RECENTLY BEEN USED VERY OFTEN, NOT ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MEASUREMENT OF WATER AND HEAT. WHAT CAN WE CALL „SMART“ IN THE FIELD OF WATER AND HEAT MEASUREMENT NOWADAYS?
Probably not, because we can read the meters either visually or remotely. However, we can „smartly“ handle the read data and further process the data so that it has some meaning or benefi t and perhaps even overlap into other areas. In general, if we want to manage something, we must obtain real data for this activity correctly and on time. To this end, we have developed a comprehensive solution that ensures the timely and reliable delivery of data from meters where it is necessary to work with them.
: Gauges as basic building blocks When measuring water and heat consumption in apartment buildings, the relevant water meters and heat meters are installed in the individual apartments. And these are the main „building blocks“ of the whole system. The sources of the measured values and their parameters and reliability directly determine whether we receive the correct data or not. In this regard, it is necessary to choose carefully and more than low cost to choose proven reliable meters. Subsequent steps implement the mere transfer of measured data for further processing.
: How the whole solution works Central data collection from water meters and heat meters (netmetering) is realized through a fixed network, which is installed in common areas of the building or in other suitable places. The fixed network consists of electronic devices - so-called dataloggers and repeaters. A datalogger is basically a local computer that collects and stores data in its own memory. The installed datalogger is connected to the Internet and sends the received data to the selected FTP server. The sending takes place automatically at regular intervals. We recommend sending data once a day. Repeaters are devi-
