Invented over 130 years ago by Thomas Edison, energy meters are as old as the energy grids. Since then metering procedures have been continuously improved and the implemented technology has been minituarised. The first Ferraris meters were mechanical masterpieces and their production demanded the precision of watchmakers. Later on the construction of meters was determined more by the necesssity of cost-effective production and the life time of the products.

During the course of time, energy meters became more complex. Tariff registers, ripple control, interfaces, display, parameterisation, special applications, schedulers, output lists and data formats - the variable functionality required for modern electricy meters has increased tremendously over the last years.

Modern energy markets must have standardised electronic communication and processing of technical and commercial data. The array of metering equipment transpired to be a burden as the metering datas still needs to be standardised for the data exchange with third parties.

EMETRION – the standard
In most cases, the measurement and recording of energy consumption in standard mode on site is sufficient. The major goal then is to record and process the data automatically in a central IT system. The new meter series EMETRION was created to fulfill these requirements - 3rd generation metering.

The innovative 3rd generation meters meet this challenge as they are optimised for cost-effective automatic metering in a broad range of standard applications.

Simple but brilliant
EMETRION meters are solid state measurement devices with a wide bandwith for both residential and commercial customers and for large industrial customers.

The metrological features and accuracy classes are finely tuned to the demands of these sectors. The meters' optimisation for universal standards and its reduction in options and variations result in an efficient streamlined production in terms of quality assurance.

Automatic
Particular emphasis is placed on the automatic collection of the metering data. For instance with meters for a customer sector in which daily or monthly readings are common, the meter model is equipped with integrated communication modules.

Common standards are applied here and GSM and GPRS are ideal solutions to read customers meters which are widely spread over the distance. This communication module is available ex works for the EMETRION IQ separated from the measurment part. Tariff customers implement Powerline or radio networks, as the readings are more numerous. Consequently EMETRION net and EMETRION plus communicate over Powerline, Bluetooth®, Zigbee® or WLAN, depending on which is more suitable.

Intelligent data collection
EMETRION meters are optimised further to support local data collection on site. The models IQ or plus provide local RF radiomodules to read the data with a PDA, without any direct physical contact with the meter. It is possible to read meters which are enclosed in cabinets or even without entering the building itself. Of course access to the data is protected by authorisation procedures.

The systemic integration is another highlight of the innovative EMETRION meters. The data formats and reading procedures were selected for their compatability to current AMR and EDM systems.

Consistently low-priced
Experience acquired over decades by Europe’s leading provider of automatic meter reading solutions led to the subsequent development of the EMETRION series. The meters are designed to fulfill easily the most standard applications and the foregoing of unnecessary options ensures cost-effective technology in terms of production, installation and operation.

System integration
EMETRION meters can be integrated in system environments right from the start. From the installation of the meter to frequent reading and data validation, EMETRION meters communicate directly with today’s leading AMR systems. This can occur over a wire variety of media.

Online communication with a central system such as the EDW3000 is supported as well as the mobile data collection with handheld computers. The customers can submit their own readings in an automated self-reading process. Different requirements and applications require optimised IT media usage, therefore network technology is directly integrated in the meter firmware. This makes automatic meter reading simple, reliable and cost-effective - a brilliant solution.