for remote reading of power meters

Smart Read^TM makes it possible to detect leaks on the spot

RTX has developed an advanced wireless meter for a Danish electricity supplier, NESA A/S. The plan is to install the pro-duct in 550,000 homes before 2010.

SMS as the transmitter technology

The Smart Read is a module which communicates with NESA via GSM/GPRS and uses SMS as the transmitter techno-logy. If the supply of electricity is interrupted, an SMS will be sent to a website where NESA and the consumer can -monitor the problem.

A clearer view of electricity consumption

Remote reading meters will provide a clearer, more transparent view of elec-tricity consumption, because it will be possible to monitor consumption instantly via mobile phone or the Internet. -Normally suppliers charge customers based on -estimated consumption, so it can come as a shock for the customer when the real annual consumption figure arrives.

Substantial savings for the electricity supplier

Remote reading meters will save the -electricity supplier on the cost of manually reading the meters, and enable better production planning. In addition to this, the European Union is expected to issue a requirement that all electrical meters should be remote. NESA is leading the way.