Why Smart Meters

Today smart meters are enabling facilities to save man hours in taking readings manually. With smart meters, Systems like Factech are able to show trend analysis, and fetch readings every minute, hour or daily.

Faulty Readings

But, with advance technology, there comes few limitations and still all meters are not equipped to take full advantage of technology. If meter quality is not up to mark – whether it’s electrical composition or firmware ( responsible for communication). There are cases where readings are faulty. Few examples of faulty readings are:

• Reverse consumption – when latest readings are less than previous one
• Zero consumption – when meter readings are not recorded
• Offline Meters: Meters become offline so no readings are coming.

Meter Reading Reports

Meter dashboard reports are useful for facility team where they can check API status, reading error, meter error, meter not found and unexpected consumption etc. and take appropriate action

Following are the steps to see Meter dashboard reports : 

• Logged in Admin must have access rights for meter
• Go to  Main Menu (Meter), Select “Dashboard” option from drop down menu

1. Meter Server API Health

You can check any point of time for API status if meter API is not working from metering company. it could be the reason of credentials change or Auth change etc.

2. Reading Threshold Jump

Faculty can see list of units and there consumption if unexpected reading jumps from last sync for any units, Either Grid consumption is more than 200 or DG consumption is more than 20. it can be customized as per their needs

3. No Reading Found for Unit

You can see list of units where no reading changes from last sync

4. No Consumption/ Activity

You can see list of units where no consumption found from last reading sync and current reading sync.

5. Reading Error Report

Meter readings are not sync it may be due to previous GRID/DG reading is greater or Meter’s start reading is greater than current meter sync reading etc.

6. Meter Not Found Report

It’ll give list of units whose meter details are not added in meter service