Effectiveness of water meters readouts in AMI systems
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36119/15.2025.5.6Keywords:
advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), effectiveness of reading water meters actionAbstract
Smart water meter networks are more and more often implemented in Polish towns. They include all water meters in a given water system and their indications are saved every hour. This solution makes it possible to calculate real hourly water consumption, estimate minimal authorised water usage for a DMA and the whole town/community, and calculate real water balance and real/apparent water loss. However, communication problems and missing water meter indications can lead to serious mistakes in data analysis. Therefore, a critical part a smart water meter network is the maximum effectiveness of reading water meters action.
The paper shows selected possibilities and problems of maintenance of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure in a selected district in the town of Opole (Poland, town “O”, 893 water meters) and the commune Podanin (Poland, commune “P”, about 946 water meters).
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