System and method to manage utility meter communications

摘要

Method for managing utility meter communications within a network comprising a plurality of utility meters (U1-U8) each associated and connected to at least one utility management center (P1-P3) through at least one intermediate data concentrator (C1-C4), each utility meter being identified by a utility meter identifier Uid and being adapted to produce and send utility meter messages DTup u,c to a destination data concentrator identified by a data concentrator identifier DCid, each destination data concentrator being adapted to produce and send reports to said management center identified by a management center identifier Pid, the method comprising the steps of:
- sending a utility meter message DTup u,c from a utility meter (U1-U8) to said destination data concentrator (C1-C4), said utility meter message DTup u,c including: a metering data measurement DTup reported by said utility meter, said utility meter identifier Uid, said destination data concentrator identifier DCid and said management center identifier Pid,
- determining, on the basis of one or several metering data measurements DTup, a metering counter differential consumption value ”CPT calculated by difference of two metering counter consumption indexes CPT measured by said utility meter within a time period interval ”DT,
- sending, from the destination data concentrator towards the utility management center (P1-P3) to which said utility meter is associated, a report containing at least said metering counter differential consumption value ”CPT.