of water resources in line with the Smart
City concept.
Other studies of interest
As to the analysis of non-household users, a
remote-management system has been ins-
talled for main consumers to permanently
manage the large water meters of Oviedo’s
Municipal Water Service in real time.
This innovative system consists of a com-
plex analyser that collects and sends the
necessary basic information automatically
and remotely via GSM to the monitoring
software, thereby enhancing the value of
the service provided to these core users
in terms of operations, sales, and billings.
The system provides their consumption
patterns and the functional characteristics
of the meters, enabling us to analyse their
work dynamics as well as their demand
schedule and alarm notices. Based on
these results, these meters are right-sized
according to their specific metering capa-
bilities.
The sector meters placed strategically
throughout the distribution network pro-
vides us – through the Service Telecontrol
System – with relevant information on the
situation and global trend of the city’s con-
sumption (continuous, average, peak, mini-
mum night time volumes, etc.) It should be
mentioned that demand varies significantly
during major sports events such as a soc-
cer match between the Barcelona and Real
Madrid teams. Thus, we know that supply
during a game is 16% less than the normal
value for this time of day and 17% higher
when the match is over.
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