Monitoring Technology Laboratory S.R.L.

Monitoring Technology Laboratory S.R.L. is a developer of Smart Monitoring technology. This technology allows for the collection of not only detailed data on resource consumption but also on the environmental status within cities, all under a unified monitoring system and following uniform rules.

A method has been developed for building asynchronous sensor monitoring systems for controlled parameters in a Smart City. The controlled parameters include:

• the amount of resources consumed in apartments of multi-apartment buildings (electricity, cold and hot water, thermal energy, gas);

• indicators of indoor and outdoor air pollution (carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, dust, heavy metals, radiation level, etc.);

• meteorological parameters (air temperature and humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction).

In an asynchronous sensor monitoring system, an event is defined as a change in the value of the monitored parameter by a certain predefined magnitude. This allows for the regulation of the level of detail of the collected data. More detailed data carries more information and, consequently, has greater value.

The transition from traditional synchronous systems, where the value of the controlled parameter is recorded at a set time interval, to asynchronous systems has allowed for the rejection of complex "smart meters" and the use of extremely simple and inexpensive sensors. The unification of the data transmission protocol for all types of controlled parameters and the reduction in the cost of the most mass-produced equipment in the system— the sensors — leads to a reduction in the costs of creating and operating the monitoring system.

The cost reduction and the increased value of the collected data suggest the possibility of opening a new market—the market for data on resource consumption and environmental parameters in a Smart City. This means attracting private business to this area, which will contribute to accelerating the energy transition to a global net-zero greenhouse gas economy.

The main ideas of the method are described in the article: https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.13016

A patent has been obtained for the technology: https://patents.google.com/patent/US10861113B2/en