ADD Bulgaria NEWS CONTACTS БГ | EN ADD Bulgaria About Us Products Services Solutions Projects Water The intelligent management of resources is an integral part of the global initiatives for sustainable development. There are numerous regulations in the various countries which aim to speed up and encourage the implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure for electricity, water, gas, etc. The innovative product of ADD-Bulgaria represents an integrated system for management of the consumption of water, which consists of several elements: Communication module Router/Data concentrator Management Centre The communication between the module and the router happens in two mediums – radio or MBUS, whereas the router and the Centre communicate via GSM/GPRS. Depending on the specific conditions of the region/area of implementation as well as depending on the needs of the customer, is defined the means of communication (radio or MBus). Arista Management system is more than AMR (Automated Meter Reading) – it gives much more sophisticated information, reading the meter measurements not once a month, but several times a day. It is a basis for many other new and value adding services, which the utility can offer to their clients. Benefits Seldom physical reading of the meter readings, which cuts operative costs Remote cutting of the irregular payers or limiting the debits, which again cuts operative costs for technical staff and transport to the location. Less lost time on finding the exact location of the problematic pipes/water meters. Fraud detection and prevention Better reading accuracy Smaller risk of floods. Why we need a Smart water metering system? While electricity energy can be produced in different ways, the same cannot be said about water, which is a non-renewable resource. There are plenty of research investigations about water resources and the danger of their depletion which can lead to natural catastrophe. Although only 1% of the water in the water pools on Earth is potable, a big part of it is being constantly polluted. Just like the electricity energy, a serious problem is the water losses, which happens due to several reasons: Consumption which is not measured and billed Losses, coming from thefts or inaccuracy in the reading Technical losses, coming from losses in the distribution process, leakage and poor network management Usually, these kind of problems are notices in the developing countries, where the losses can reach up to 50% (Nigeria, Armenia, Indonesia, Mexico, including Bulgaria). The World Bank estimates the losses on a global scale to be around 14 billion dollars per year. Many other factors make the situation worse – the depletion of the underground water, the increasing of the population on the Planet (which is expected to reach 8 billion by 2030), the process of urbanization, wider middle class, uncertainty in the climate changes, the increasing consumption of meat and other water-consuming products. All this opens the introduction of new methods for water management, which can achieve energy efficiency. Water utilities in the different countries need more reliable information in order for them to manage their business and resources more effectively. Information technology already is widely applied in resolving these problems, and the innovative product of ADD-Bulgaria guarantess solutions of high quality. ARISTA Management Centre Router/Data Concentrator ARISTA Communication Module In-Home Display PRODUCTS MDM Electricity Water ARISTA Management Centre Router/Data Concentrator ARISTA Communication Module In-Home Display City Lighting Arista Gas Accessories Shortcuts Home About Us Products Services Solutions Projects Headquarters "Vassil Aprilov" Blvd. 141V 4003 Plovdiv, Bulgaria +359 (0) 32 623001 office@add-bg.com Sofia "Bulgaria" Blvd. 98 entr. D, floor 4, office 9g (Business Centre Astra) 1404 Sofia, Bulgaria +359 (0) 2 439 70 21 +359 (0) 2 439 70 22 office@add-bg.com ADD Bulgaria © All rights reserved. ADD Bulgaria 2009-2014