Comparison of Wireless Data Transmission Protocols for Residential Water Meter Applications

• Autorzy: Krzak Łukasz , Macheta Jan , Kubaszek Mateusz , Worek Cezary

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/ijet.2023.147709

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article provides a comparison of various wireless data transmission protocols, such as Wireless M-Bus, Lo- RaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT and a newly developed proprietary protocol, studying their performance in the application of batterypowered residential water meters. Key aspects of the comparison include energy consumption, which is analyzed through comparing unitary amount of charge required to conduct a single, bidirectional data transaction between the meter and base station, and maximum coupling loss which effectively defines the range and coverage in the system. For completeness, the study includes also a brief cost analysis and ends with a conclusion, stating when each of the particular standards should be favored.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

water meter; protocols; Wireless M-Bus; LoRaWAN; Sigfox; NB-IoT; energy consumption; maximum coupling loss

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Electronics and Telecommunication
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 69, No. 4
• Strony: 833--842
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Krzak Łukasz

• Institute of Electronics, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland

autor

Macheta Jan

• Institute of Electronics, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland

autor

Kubaszek Mateusz

• Institute of Electronics, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland

autor

Worek Cezary

• Institute of Electronics, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications, AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland

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Uwagi

1. Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).

2. The article presents the results of R&D work carried out as part of the project entitled ”Development of a dual-band LPWAN network dedicated to work in utility consumption metering systems”, co-financed by the European Union under sub-measure 1.2.1 ”Research and development projects of enterprises”, Regional Operational Programme for the Małopolska Region 2014-2020.