Improved accuracy and enhanced data quality One of the main advantages of the ultrasonic meter is its pinpoint accuracy. Unlike its mechanical counterpart, the ultrasonic meter maintains its high accuracy throughout its entire lifetime. This ensures better data quality and correct billing of your customers, which again protects and potentially increases your revenue. Another advantage of a smart meter is its intelligence and ability to communicate. The meter is able to give you precise knowledge through data directly from your distribution network so that you can make informed decisions about your operations. More efficient meter reading Whether you are switching from manual collection of meter data to drive-by or network reading, or if you are upgrading from drive-by to a fixed network solution, the benefits from simpler, more efficient and more frequent meter readings are undeniable. Remote reading minimises or fully eliminates the need to either manually read the meter, which requires physical access to the meter, or to prompt the end user to conduct the reading and report the consumption figure. Add to this the increased administrative work and the higher risk of error that comes with manual reading over the total lifetime of the meter of up to 16 years. As a result, you dramatically reduce time, costs and administration related to meter reading. Essentially this enables you to do more with fewer resources. Minimized water loss Fast detection and localisation of leaks and bursts is key to reducing Non-Revenue Water and in doing so saving both water and money while minimising inconvenience for the end users. Water loss can be reduced significantly through specific leak monitoring and alarms in the meters. Additionally, with frequent data from automatic meter reading, utilities are able to detect leaks in the network by making daily water balances and breaking down the volume of water that leaves the utility into smaller parts and comparing their development with the actual consumption. Smart meter data on e.g. water temperature also allows you to better assess the risk of leaks related to frost damages so that you can prevent them from happening. Improved customer service and involvement With more frequent data directly from your network, you will be able to limit the number of service visits to solve problems or investigate irregularities because current and updated meter data is already available at the utility. Just as importantly, you will be able to provide better and faster service to customers that contact you for help, because you have detailed knowledge of the state of your distribution network. This also allows utilities to offer more advanced services to their customers including giving them insight into their consumption so that they are able to take charge of changing it. Optimised network pressure Continuously monitoring the pressure in your distribution network allows you to adjust it so that it is neither too low nor too high, ensuring an optimal comfort level for the consumers. Improved pressure optimisation and management also reduces the number and volume of leaks in your network and enables you to lower the energy consumption of your pumps. Furthermore, frequent sensor data allows faster detection of damaging pressure surges, which stress your pipes and reduces the lifetime of your network.
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