How To Choose a Remote Meter Reading Solution According to Different Scenarios?
Our company will recommend suitable remote meter reading solutions according to different scenarios of customers, which are explained below.
Residential area, hotel apartment, rental house, etc. are suitable for RS-485 meter reading solution
Scenarios such as residential areas, hotel apartments, and rental houses are characterized by areas with relatively concentrated electric meters and convenient wiring. If the electric meters are scattered, the installation cost will be high.
If you choose to carry the RS485 meter reading solution of the company, the wired meter reading and distribution network method, because the electricity meter generally has the RS485 interface, there is no need to build an expensive communication module, and the cost is low. In order to save the cost of the RS485 communication line and reduce the difficulty of construction, the distance between the concentrator and the meter should not be too long.
Shopping malls, villas, parks, suburbs, rural areas, etc. are suitable for power carrier meter reading solutions.
The power carrier meter reading solution is suitable for occasions where there are not many transformer stations, and the meters are installed scattered. Therefore, friends who want to realize remote meter reading in scattered scenes such as shopping malls, villas, and parks can choose this type of meter reading solution.
There is no need to re-wiring after using our solution, and the data can be directly transmitted through the power line, the construction period is short, and the maintenance cost is low. However, it is necessary to use a smart meter with a carrier module, which is more expensive than a 485 meter. In addition, the carrier data transmission can only be transmitted within a distribution transformer area and cannot be crossed.
Commercial areas, factories, industrial parks, etc. choose micro-power wireless meter reading solutions
The micro-power wireless meter reading solution is suitable for the occasions where the number of transformer stations is large, and the meters are installed scattered. It is a method of wireless meter reading and distribution network, which can communicate across stations without arranging communication lines, simple installation, fast communication speed and relatively high reliability. However, different geographical environments have a greater impact on the communication distance. Generally, the actual communication distance can reach 5Km.
