Content Prepaid products – introduction and main advantages System Overview RCM System DCM system IR water meter
Prepaid Products - Introduction Demand for prepaid products is increasing every day. The prepaid technology originated in the mobile phone industry, but shortly after it spread to other markets such as water, electricity and gas meter markets
Main Advantages It is 100% certain that each used kWh will be paid – and in advance!. There will be no need for personnel to collect unpaid bills The meter display will give information about the credit that has been used and how much is left. A lot of cost can be saved on meter reading personnel. All meters are protected against fraud. The systems are easy and intuitive to use and no training is needed. Price changes can be programmed very easily. All projects are protected by project security codes during the production. 2 alarm levels in the meter warns the user before the electricity reaches zero so they will have enough time to buy new credit.
System Overview Our systems are based on IC Card technology which is designed to be simple and yet highly secured. The system uses distributed client server software as well as local software to control all activities. The system consists of 3 parts: The meter. The user card. The vending stations
System Overview - RCM Vending Stations User Card Meter Credit transfer Data transfer Credit transfer
System Overview - DCM Disposable cardsSelling points Disposable cards Selling points Meter User disposable card Credit transfer
System Overview IR water meter Vending Stations User Card Meter Credit transfer Data transfer Credit transfer Technician IR tool to define meter,read meter, etc
RCM System A high Standard, class 1 prepaid meter RCM stands for Reloadable Chip card Kwh Meter. One or three phases meters, activated by reloadable cards and supported by simple management software that can be a distributed server client sql based or a local software.
RCM – Main features Easy to install. Anti theft mechanism cuts off electricity when cover is opened. User friendly software for reports and managing. Portable charging unit fully synchronized with software. 2 levels of warning on low credit, one even involves electricity cut off until reset by user. Internal back up battery up to 8 years lifetime. Data updated on client every loading action and transferred to DB automatically Expected lifetime years with 3 year warranty.
DCM System A high Standard, class 1 prepaid meter DCM stands for Disposable Chip card Kwh Meter. One or three phases meters, activated by Disposable cards = 1 time use for transferig credit Many selling points for cards
RCM – Main features Easy to install. Easy managing and using – plug and play Easy managing and using – plug and play Anti theft mechanism cuts off electricity when cover is opened. 2 levels of warning on low credit, one even involves electricity cut off until reset by user. Internal back up battery up to 8 years lifetime. Expected lifetime years with 3 year warranty.
IR Water Meter The IRWM is a brand new type of prepaid water meter based on IR communication. The special IR card is used to transfer credit to the meter and to return back data to the SQL server based management system. The meter can be used as a regular water meter or as a prepaid meter and the setting is made by an IR remote control very easy.