What is Smart IMS
Smart Integrated Metering System (Smart IMS) is an up-to-date automated system that is purposed for remote metering of different resources consumption, such as electrical energy, water, gas, heat, as well as for the consumption processes management.
When the question is about Smart IMS, the “Integrated” term has several meanings. The originally first and main from them is the following: System can integrate meters purposed for different resources. Thereby, System can support metering of several kinds of resources simultaneously.
Together is more advantage!
System Application Domains
- Electrical Energy Metering
- Gas Metering
- Water Metering
- Heat Metering
- Street Lighting Management
- Demand Management
System Potential Users
- Distributing Companies
- Municipal Services
- Power Services of Enterprises
- "Group" Consumers
Scalability, Flexibility and Openness
Smart IMS is a scalable system that can be easy extended in accordance with each specified objective conditions. Possible System scale is ranged from separate residential building, office, enterprise to multi-million city.
Smart IMS is a flexible system that is easy adapting, both structurally and functionally, to particular application conditions.
Smart IMS is an open system that is able to interface with other systems, for example, billing system, supporting standard protocols and generally accepted data formats.
System Structure
Smart IMS has 3-level architecture.
- Low Level. This level includes terminal devices that are installed directly at metering points. These can be addax-devices (meters, controllers), or devices produced by other manufacturers, supporting interfaces applied in System.
- Intermediate Level. To this level the ADDAX.Net. data distributing network is related. The intermediate level feature is possibility of data transmission performing via any from accessible physical environments: GSM (GPRS), Ethernet, PL (MV), PL (LV), RF, Wire (several variants).
- High Level. This level is represented by Data Collection and Processing Center. The Center software includes:
- MS Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / 2003 Server SP1
- MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
- MS Office 2000 / 2003+
- ADDAX (Smart IMS) Application Soft
Basic Technology
Smart IMS is produced on the base of ADDAX Technology , developed and owned by the ADD GRUP.
System Producers
System Evolution
Smart IMS is a permanently developing system. Prospects and rates of its growth are defined by our Customers requests, as well as by accumulated experience and level of basic ADDAX technology, achieved at the time. System supporting and permanently development are in competence of ADD Technology Company.
Implementations
Smart IMS is implemented in number of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Total number of installed metering points is about 800 000.
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