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NB-IoT连接智能电表改善深圳燃气计量

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 NB-IoT connected smart meters to improve gas metering in Shenzhen - IoT ONE Case Study
技术
  • 网络与连接 - 窄带物联网
  • 传感器 - 电表
适用行业
  • 公用事业
适用功能
  • 商业运营
用例
  • 高级计量架构 (AMI)
挑战

深圳燃气现有大量燃气表,安装在各种难以到达的位置,例如室内和地下,这意味着现有的通信网络难以与所有仪表保持连接。电表成功率低,数据传输至今不稳定,功耗过高。在此背景下,深圳燃气、中国电信、华为、金卡等联合试用NB-IoT燃气表,试图解决行业在当今智能燃气表面临的一些挑战。

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解决方案

2017年3月,金卡与深圳燃气、中国电信、华为合作部署了多款智能燃气表,在800MHz频谱的不同场景和地点进行NB-IoT通信试验。

通过使用NB-IoT,深圳燃气、中国电信、金卡和华为能够利用标准化的数据收集和物联网平台,网络运营的整个端到端管理可以由燃气公司集中进行或移动运营商。作为试验的一部分,合作伙伴实施了一个新的智能燃气计量框架,允许在网络上快速推出新的应用程序。它托管在中国电信和华为联合开发的eCloud上,具有专门为中国天然气行业制定的数据结构。这意味着中国的天然气供应商及其合作伙伴可以利用这些新技术。

合作伙伴希望测试成功完成多个不同场景,包括预付费和后付费计费和支付、阀门控制、各种仪表参数更改、不同的通信配置和数据完整性保护。因此,该试验旨在测试多种不同的场景,并确保即使在难以到达的位置(例如金属表柜内或大型建筑物内)也能连接燃气表。

要测量支持 NB-IoT 的燃气表的目标被设计为严格且符合燃气行业性能要求的预期。其中包括超过 99% 的抄表成功率、按需进行抄表的能力以及即使在抄表接收到的信号非常微弱的情况下也能成功抄表。

运营影响
  • Improved efficiency – NB-IoT can reduce costs of operations for Shenzhen Gas by allowing real-time data analysis and prompt troubleshooting, which decreases the operational costs and improves operations efficiency.

  • Data security – End-to-end security management of the NBIoT gas solution ensures data integrity. NB-IoT is only used by mobile network operators on licensed spectrum. This means that risk of interference is minimized and data security can be assured. As NB-IoT networks are based on existing mobile technology, they are easily deployed by mobile operators, and the enhanced coverage these networks offer ensures that all meters can be connected, removing the need to use multiple network types to obtain data.

  • Improved power consumption – NB-IoT devices running on battery power can last up to 10 years. This is due to optimized communications profiles and low-power signal requirements. This means that meter maintenance costs can be minimized, as there is no need to visit meters and update components on a regular basis. Gas meters are also free to be located in any location along a pipeline; there is no need to locate gas meters close to power supplies or in specific areas to ensure network coverage. This gives the gas supplier a great deal of flexibility in how they roll out their gas smart meters, and the rollout programme can be optimized to ensure the lowest cost installation.

数量效益
  • NB-IoT has significant coverage advantages over other networks (up to 20dB over GPRS networks).

  • The coverage delivered in field tests was good with an average uplink rate of 13 kbps and an average downlink rate of 7.8 kbps, which is sufficient for meter reading.

  •  A trial was designed to simulate communications to 3 million meters within a 200 minute window. Various commands were simulated, including registration, meter readings, payments and valve control. The results of this trial were also very positive, with NB-IoT demonstrating that the average response time is 640ms, with data collected from every device within 60 seconds of first communication, averaging 30 seconds across all 3 million meters. NB-IoT proved that it is suitable for use in smart gas meters, even at this large scale, and is clearly a good option for connecting large fleets of smart gas meters in the future.

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