Status Report: Automatic Meter Reading For Residential Natural Gas Meters

摘要

1. AMR in the gas market today is indispensable. In addition to the remote reading of the meter it is crucial to have more information and new services.rn2. As to the choice of meter technology, itrnis probably most convenient for large numbers of residential gas customers to retrofit the traditional diaphragm meters. Static metering technologies, with native AMR functions, will replace mechanical gas meters when production costs become comparable.rn3. As concerns communications, it is an accepted practice worldwide of using wireless communication technology from the gas meter to the concentrators, and cabled communication technology from the field-data concentrators to the control center.