Smart Heat Cost Allocators

What’s a Smart Heat Cost Allocator?

Smart Heat Cost Allocators (HCAs) enable heat cost measurement in multi-dwelling houses. With HCA, utilities and landlords can charge each customer for their actual energy consumption by automatically measuring heat consumption on each apartment radiator and transmitting the data via a wireless connection.

Benefits of Smart Heat Cost Allocators

Smart Heat Cost Allocators radically streamline utilities’ customer management. With wirelessly connected HCAs, access to the premises is no longer needed in the meter reading process. Property managers can streamline their operations and invoice customers accurately based on their actual usage, which accelerates cash flow. For tenants and apartment owners, smart Heat Cost Allocators result in transparent consumption information and fair invoicing of the energy used. It motivates inhabitants to regulate indoor temperatures, reduce energy consumption, and contribute to a more sustainable city.

Product Design Considerations for Devices and Applications with Smart Heat Cost Allocators

Enabling Tens of Years of Battery Life

Low power consumption is crucial in Heat Cost Allocators. Extensive battery life reduces utilities’ total cost of ownership (TCO) through fewer replacements and site visits. Silicon Labs provides several industry-leading solutions for reducing power consumption, such as our ingenious ultra-low power SoC design and Low Duty Cycle optimization.

Wireless Range in Smart Heat Cost Allocators

As with most battery-powered smart metering applications, long wireless range and high reliability ensure full connectivity in all sites and conditions, reducing maintenance costs and increasing customer satisfaction. We can enable your smart HCA devices with sub-GHz wireless protocols to maximize reach and reliability even in the most demanding radio environment.

Network Topology

Smart Heat Cost Allocators don't have a single wireless standard or networking topology. Instead, you can work with multiple wireless protocols and topologies to support various business models, utility segments, providers, and geographic areas. Silicon Labs enables you to build a scalable and reliable wireless subnetwork based on WMBUS and Proprietary protocols.