Dálkové odečty vodoměrů a jejich využití ve vodárenství

Abstract

The bachelor thesis deals with Smart Metering technology in connection with water supply. The theoretical part aims to acquaint the reader with the issue of measuring the flowed volume of water through water meters and its remote measurement. The aim of the research is to suggest two new possibilities of using these remote water readings. Specifically, it is about increasing the pressure on the network and monitoring the change in the volume flowed into the network and the resulting change in water losses on the network, or a change in the amount of water taken in households in a particular balance zone. We came to the conclusion that due to the good technical condition on the network where the measurements were performed, there were no higher water leaks. On the contrary, water consumption in households increased by an average of 2.1 % compared to measurements during the same period last year. The second part of the research focuses on changes in consumer behavior during the national quarantine in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The total inflow into the water supply network was registered, which decreased by an average of 3074 m³ per day mainly due to working restrictions of some industrial companies or restaurant closures, while the increase in the representative balance zone containing residential buildings was up to 7 % higher than normal.