Intelligent Water Meter - A Powerful Tool for Advancing China's Water Supply Modernization Process

China is a country with very limited water resources. The per capita water resources account for only one fourth of the world average. Because of the lack of water resources, the cost of water is getting higher and higher, the value of water is going up, and water is no longer a free gift in the era of planned economy! The Ministry of Water Resources pointed out that a reasonable water price formation mechanism should be established to promote the protection and rational use of water resources, and ladder-type measurement of water prices should be adopted for urban residents' domestic water use; non-resident water should be subject to planned water use and fixed-use water management, and water over-planning and over-quota should be implemented. Progressive price increase measures have been adopted to expand water prices and increase the awareness of water conservation among enterprises and residents. The perfect metering facility is the guarantee for the implementation of ladder-type water prices. The smart meter of IC card is the most realistic choice for realizing the price of the ladder.

IC card smart water meter is a water meter that uses IC card technology to measure water consumption and transmit and settle water data. In addition to recording and displaying water consumption, it can also automatically control the amount of water used according to the agreement, as well as the ability to store water data. Has the characteristics of convenient transaction and accurate calculation.

IC card smart water meter has become the most widely used product. With the implementation of fixed-quota water, large-scale enterprises and institutions, such as schools, military units, factories, hospitals, etc., in order to reduce costs, save water, are carrying out IC card water meter transformation. This has attracted a large number of manufacturers to join them. Many entrants have brought vitality to this industry, but inevitably there have been many problems. The biggest problem is that a large number of new IC smart meter manufacturers have launched products without a reliable quality assurance. This has led water companies to doubt the quality of IC smart meters; because some new entrants do not have long-term technical accumulation, only Being able to procure parts of other people to assemble, and their own detection methods are not perfect, so the quality of their products is difficult to guarantee, which has affected the confidence of water companies in smart metering of IC cards; there are also some new entrants who are strong and invest in the development team. However, due to the mechatronic integration of IC card smart meters, it requires a strong accumulation of experience and application testing. Those products that have no problem in the laboratory often have unexpected problems in practical applications, such as poor adaptability to water quality, high power consumption, resulting in rapid exhaustion of the battery, lax switching valve, and data loss.

In fact, after years of development, IC card smart meters have matured in technology and have the conditions for large-scale application and promotion. However, due to the large number of manufacturers, different quality, and large price differences, it is difficult for users to distinguish which products are truly qualified and which are not yet mature. This to some extent hindered the popularity of IC card smart meters. However, we believe that with the passage of time, those who really have accumulated technology, long-term focus on the field of IC card smart meter manufacturers will be accepted by the market and become the mainstream of the future market. Henan Xintian Technology Co., Ltd. is one of them. Since its establishment more than ten years ago, it has always insisted on the pursuit of excellence, scientific and technological innovation, and excellence. The most important feature is that the core components of the product are independent intellectual property rights, including signaling components and ICs. Water meters use floating ball valves, software used on products, etc. These patents and technologies are developed independently. For example, in the water can work technology: internal circuits are all sealed with epoxy resin, through radio waves, using Manchester encoding data transmission, waterproof, moisture-proof, anti-attack, soaked in water can also work. Suspension Ball Valve Technology: Suspension structure is adopted between the spherical valve core and the valve body of the electric ball valve. With the structural features of “anti-lock”, the control current is greatly reduced, and scaling and rusting do not occur at the same time.

Water meter manufacturers want to survive, develop and become strong. First, they should not participate in low-price competition. This is the principle that remains unchanged. If you can not guarantee profits, you can not guarantee the quality, but can not guarantee maintenance, as a smart meter IC card water meter must guarantee a long-term maintenance, otherwise it is irresponsible to consumers. There is still a huge potential for development in this industry. The biggest problem now is that there is a lot of confusion and consumers have no way to tell. Only by constantly improving the quality of products can we stand on the market. Xintian Technology is very advantageous in this regard. All product technologies are mastered by themselves. All are based on the needs and satisfaction of customers. We have established a nationwide technical service network center, product after-sales service center, and marketing. Offices, sales agents, and the first time to listen to customer feedback, the first time to achieve services in place, but also grasp the domestic and foreign development trends more firmly.

In general, the smart IC card water meter is an advanced metering instrument. The large-scale promotion and use of such advanced instrumentation will effectively promote the modernization of water supply management in China. China's advanced development in this area will give priority to perfecting this measurement model, and it may become a competitive product of China to export to other countries.