Title: Marketing Presentation
1www.selaprojects.net
2What we do
Larotecs Web2M is an off-the shelf, end-to-end,
web-based solution designed to manage multiple
widely distributed devices from a central
management system
3Web2MTM platform for AMM
4Larotecs AMM applications
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- Commercial Industrial AMM for Electricity,
Water and Gas - Residential smart metering for Electricity,
Water Gas - Prepaid Applications - based on standard meters
- Energy management for distributed sites and
sub-metering
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5Existing Prepaid solutions
- IC Cards / Tokens - chargeable at Points of Sale
and read by the customer Meter - Key Board - receiving a code form the Point of
Sale and typing it on the meter - Dedicated meters that can identify local payment
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6Limitations of existing solutions
- No communication with the meter
- Meter must be at customer site/home
difficulties of access and monitoring - Difficulties in identifying malfunctions,
sabotage, unpermitted usage (bypassing) - Meters are relatively expensive - containing an
identification mechanism in addition - Additional costs - producing magnetic cards etc
- Inability to revise back to Postpaid
- No automatic alerts (SMS) for low credit etc
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7An optimal solution for prepaid (1)
- Unified remote communication and control
infrastructure to maintain postpaid customers
and connecting prepaid customers - Switching between prepaid and postpaid remotely
- Distributer controls automatic / manual
disconnection when no credit - Automatic alerts to customer as to his credit
- Distributer can remotely charge higher tariffs or
provide minimal supply in no credit events
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8An optimal solution for prepaid (2)
- Automatic alerts to regional admin/manager in
cases of unauthorized use (balance between actual
consumption and supply) - Option to install all type of meters at a secured
site with out the reach of the customer - Customer has a display only
- Ability to enable supply based on variable
periods and schedule (hours, days, nights,
weekends etc) - Using existing communication infrastructure -
- WI-FI ,GPRS, Satellite, Ethernet etc
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9An optimal solution for prepaid (3)
- Flexibility in choosing the type of meter,
ability in working with and managing few
types/models - Forecasting capabilities in real time
- Easy interface with distributers existing
billing systems - Enabling purchasing of electricity by credit
using various POS (existing, web-based, etc) - Web-based management and updating all POS,
meters, consumers and authorized users of the
system
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10Web2M for prepaid AMM
The Larotec Prepaid solution is based on Any type of meters that provide serial input/output and embedded/external relay for connection and disconnection command. Larotec Advanced Automatic Meter reading system provides a complete remote prepaid management.
The prepaid solution provides the following features Point of sales web based application Point of sales management system Back office transaction processing for the AMR system Interface with customer existing information and billing system for transaction tracking and debt settlement with POS.
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11Prepaid System Architecture
12Web2M for Prepaid - advantages
Flexibility Meter of choice, any type of meters that provide serial input/output and embedded relay for connection and disconnection command
Minimize points of failure at customer sites (no cards, slots, keypads, data readers)
Reduced costs No need for dedicated costly prepaid meters
Subscription choice - easily swap from post paid to prepaid as policy dictates
Security enhancement removes tamper opportunities at customer site by moving the prepaid complexities from the meters to the network controlled by the utility
Web based POS easy deployment, no need for dedicated software installations
Real Time Monitoring Control (system always online ) of customers consumption, alerts and abnormal behaviors
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13Web2M Ext. Components
A single ICU can read and service more then 30
meters with RS-485 interface.
Database
RS-485
Ethernet LAN
or
Cellular
ISG Internet Server Gateway
ICU Interface Communication Unit with
Cellular Modem
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14Web-based Screens
15Easily defining alerts
16Managing credit and alerts for customers
17Managing customers unit
18Payment Methods
- Through Larotecs web screens at defined POSs
(Post offices, Banks) - SMS
- POS
- Through Cellular operators
- Electricity utility POS - entering as a user with
password
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19Added Value for customer
- Will monitor his consumption via standard web
browser - Will define alerts to himself according to his
personal needs , consumption, credit - Will be able to follow up his pattern of usage
and aim for lower tariffs - Will receive alerts from Utility for abnormal
consumption
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20Connecting Machines to People
Thank You
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