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British Gas Modernizes its Operations with Innovative Smart Metering Deployment
技术
- 功能应用 - 远程监控系统
- 网络与连接 - WiFi
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 连接平台
- 传感器 - 电表
适用行业
- 公用事业
适用功能
- 商业运营
用例
- 高级计量架构 (AMI)
挑战
英国政府已要求到 2020 年底在英国将智能电表作为标准推出，据估计，这一推出将为英国在消费者节能和降低发电需求方面创造 140 亿英镑的净收益。牛津经济学报告“智能计量对英国的价值”。虽然智能计量系统已在许多国家部署，但在英国的推广是独一无二的，因为它由负责电表和燃气表的能源零售商领导。 DECC（能源和气候变化部）决定由零售商主导推出，以改善客户体验并推动消费者受益。它还导致了一些独特的系统级要求，以支持独特的本地监管模式。
客户
英国天然气公司
关于客户
British Gas 隶属于 Centrica plc，是英国领先的能源供应商。该公用事业公司为英国 1200 万户家庭（该国近一半的家庭）提供服务，并为 100 万家英国企业提供能源
解决方案
作为在英国实施 Trilliant 平台的一部分，British Gas 和 Trilliant 密切合作，以确保实施中使用的开放标准能够满足英国推出的独特要求。通过将我们的项目团队放在一起，Trilliant 能够深入了解 British Gas 需要实施的复杂要求，以满足其监管要求、改善与客户的关系并保持其服务质量。一直。 British Gas 和 Trilliant 的工作重点是使用 Trilliant Communications Hub 连接智能电表、燃气表和家庭智能能源设备。 Trilliant Hub 是 Trilliant 通信平台的一部分，使客户能够更好地跟踪天然气和电力消耗，并就未来的能源使用做出明智的决策。它完全符合英国政府的智能电表规范。例如，它允许客户在信用和预付款支付模式之间切换，以及允许部署先进的使用时间资费。 Trilliant 平台使 British Gas 能够提高客户的整体满意度。 Trilliant Hub 与 UnitySuite 前端软件完全集成。这种集成使 British Gas 能够实现从仪表到后台的完整、安全、端到端的解决方案。 UnitySuite 可扩展以支持数百万个端点，并提供与家中电表以外的其他设备进行通信的选项，因此非常适合实现 British Gas 的长期目标。
收集的数据
Electricity Meters, Energy Usage, Gas Meters
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