Microthermal natural gas metering

In addition to basic flow values, static gas meters (and these include microthermal meters) are particularly useful for supplying unique pieces of information, such as the heat capacity of gas. This article examines the benefits of merging this additional information with the data typically available to gas utilities, such as the location of gas meters or gas composition. The merging of data, which is peculiar to static metering technologies, could be used to generate intrinsically new information about the meter and its environment. Today, the remote monitoring of meter health using off-the-shelf technology is a realistic proposition. And the term ‘smart meter’ could well come to stand for one that not only communicates but also cooperates.