Automatic Meter Reading

Manual entry and recording of energy consumption, along with manual billing systems, are time-consuming, error-prone, and costly. CIMCON’s AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) is an integrated system of smart meters, communication networks, and data management systems that facilitates demand-side management and enables two-way, real-time communication between utilities and customers. It effortlessly collects energy consumption data and allows for in-depth analysis to identify cost centers and opportunities for efficiency improvements.

Common Challenges
Our Solution
Key Features
Advantages
Common Challenges

Manual data entries leading to erroneous readings

Manual reading method results in delays ranging from days to weeks in actual billing due to long reading cycles.

Consumption disputes regarding ‘High Bills’

Hazardous location of meters puts workers’ lives in danger

Our Solution

CIMCON’s Advanced AMR Technology

CIMCON’S technologically advanced AMR technology addresses the specific needs of individual electricity boards, wind power generating units, or private electric utilities of all sizes and service types. It offers several cost-effective ways to eliminate manual data entry or double data entry problems being faced by almost all electric utilities. In the most cost-effective option, a handheld reader unit is available that can read the meter data without any manual interface very quickly and once back at the office, can download all this data to the billing software, thereby eliminating any manual data entry errors. In more advanced options, the AMR system can wirelessly transmit data to the utility using cost-effective solutions on different technology of communication at schedule frequency or in the event of any abnormal consumption patterns. CIMCON solutions offering advanced wireless communication technology: