Design of Remote Meter-Reading System Using Power Line Carrier Data Communication Technology

The data of water,electricity and coal gas can be obtained quickly and reliably through remote meter-reading systems. Remote meter-reading systems,which have already been widely used abroad,can not only measure the energy consumption exactly and efficiently,but also provide many automatic management functions.The paper discusses the hardware principle and method of the implementation of intelligent meter-reading system,introduces the network-based communication principle and protocol used in systems which transmit the data of water,electricity and gas consumption,and also describes the software functions,realization method and structure of intelligent meter-reading system based on the WINDOWS platform.This paper may provide reference for the design of remote meter-reading system.