Smart Meter Reading Application
Some homeowners learn how much energy, gas, and water they have used in a month only when they receive a utility bill. Rising utility costs can affect their ability to keep up with monthly mortgage payments and stick to the budget.
Therefore, there’s a need for a solution that would keep homeowners up to date with their consumption and empower them to make smarter utility usage choices to reduce costs.
Challenge
Solution
The main features of the system include:
- Tenant portal — provides users with real-time smart meter data;
- Meters management — the system shuts off gas and water valves in an emergency;
- Meter data collection and transfer in compliance with the wireless M-Bus protocol;
- AES data encryption — protects collected data from breaches;
- Cloud data storage — all meter data is centrally located on the cloud;
- Cross-platform compatibility: the app can run on both Android and iOS.
Project Results
The use of Softarex’s Smart Meter Reading System has resulted for homeowners in:
- Fully automated meter data reading;
- Stress-free utility bill payment;
- Real-time meters management;
- Increased consumption transparency;
- Lowered heating, water, gas, and electricity consumption;
- Reduced utility costs.
Technical challenges
- Development of software that can collect data from multiple smart meters: gas, oil, water, heat, and electricity;
- Wireless data transfer;
- Data encryption and cloud storage.