Technologies behind AMR-based meters - Xenius Prepaid Meters

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Technologies behind AMR-based meters

• AMR systems, meant to obtain energy-consumption
  data from the users end to the supplier, are run
  on various technologies. Though all these
  technologies have hosts of features, they also
  contain carry many drawbacks. Xenius meters, on
  the other hand, are IOT/M2M-based AMRs which
  provide the consumers with a whole lot of rich
  features.
• Automatic meter reading (AMR) is a system used to
  gather data from energy metering devices,
  transferring it to a supply central station and
  processing it for billing. These devices create a
  direct communication channel between the consumer
  and the supplier. Consumption data can be sent
  from the user meter directly to the supplier
  without any manual intervention. The system
  ensures accurate billing and also provides for
  monitoring and analysing the usage of
  electricity.

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• AMR systems can obtain energy consumption data on
  an hourly, monthly, yearly, or even near
  real-time, basis, depending on how these are
  programmed. These can be implemented with various
  technologies, like GSM, ZigBee, PLC, D-SCADA,
  WiMAX, Hybrid or a combination of some and also
  with IOT/M2M, which is what Xenius solution is
  based on.
• Consumption data can be sent from the user meter
  directly to the supplier without any manual
  intervention. The system ensures accurate billing
  and provides for monitoring and analysing
  electricity usage.
• The GSM (Global System for Mobile
  Communications)-based AMR network provides a
  global coverage across countries without the need
  to implement a new communication infrastructure.

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• PLC (or Power Line Communication)-based AMR uses
  existing power cables as a communication medium.
  This allows both, controlling the devices
  remotely and also retrieving data from these.
• The GSM (Global System for Mobile
  Communications)-based AMR network provides a
  global coverage across countries without the need
  to implement a new communication infrastructure.
  It is low-cost and simple setup with a wide
  operating distance and minimum human intervention
  that alerts the users about anomalies via its SMS
  feature.

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• Zigbee-based AMR requires a digital power meter
  to be installed in every consumer unit and an
  electricity e-billing system at the energy
  providers end. Although ZigBee devices are
  cheap, easy-to-operate and consume less energy,
  these are extremely limited in resources,
  including processing, memory and power.
• SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
  system-based AMR is a control system architecture
  which includes collection of information via RTU
  (remote terminal unit), PLCs (programmable logic
  controllers) and IEDs (intelligent electronic
  devices), transferring it back to the central
  site and analysing and controlling the displayed
  information on the operator screens. The main
  drawback of using SCADA devices is that these are
  prone to network attacks.

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• PLC (or Power Line Communication)-based AMR uses
  existing power cables as a communication medium.
  This allows both, controlling the devices
  remotely and also retrieving data from these.
  However, there are two major factors that make
  the system unstable electric network signal
  attenuation and random interference.
• A mixed-type system automates the meter-reading
  process by capturing the images of the energy
  meter and transferring these to the customers by
  using ZigBee technology. This system consumes
  less power but has a short range and low data
  speed.
• IOT/M2M-based AMRs used in Xenius meters consist
  of smart meters, Xenius adaptor, Xenius gateway,
  and Xenia backend platform. All devices and data
  communicate on the RF network and subsequently
  communicate to the backend platform on a secure
  GPRS private APN. At any given time, all the data
  is transparently available to all stakeholders.

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About Xenius

• Xenius is one of the most recognized companies in
  the IoT/M2M space. Though the clients
  satisfaction is the highest recognition, we feel
  humbled with the innumerable corporate awards and
  patents that speak for the innovations introduced
  by us and the various milestones achieved.
• Source https//www.xenius.in/technologies-behind-
  amr-based-meters/

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