When LP gas runs out, IoT technology automatically orders it
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The frustrating experience of running out of LP gas at home or in a busy restaurant is over.
SK Telecom is promoting IoT-based LP gas remote metering and safety management.
On the 10th, SK Telecom signed an MoU with the Korea LP Gas Sales Association and Corisen at the Small and Medium Business Center in Yeouido, Seoul, to apply the 'Smart Meter LPG' solution for remote metering of LPG usage, residual amount check, and safety management based on usage patterns based on the LoRa network, an IoT-only network.
'Smart Meter LPG' is a solution that checks the usage and remaining amount of LPG cylinders and medium and large LP gas storage tanks installed nationwide through a mobile app or online, and confirms the usage by use connected to the storage tank. It eliminates the inconvenience of existing field staff estimating the time of gas depletion for each storage tank, visiting/checking it, and then recharging, enabling efficient LP gas charging and usage management.
Proposal plan to apply to small gas storage tanks as well
SK Telecom has commercialized this solution in cooperation with its smart meter LPG solution partners, Corisen and Ability Systems, and plans to further improve the solution in the future to enable automatic reordering when gas in an LP gas cylinder or storage tank runs out.
SK Telecom is also operating this solution commercially based on LTE in six large business sites managed by SK Gas in October. We also plan to propose a plan to apply smart meter LPG based on LoRa network to small gas tanks.
SK Telecom IoT Business Division Head Cha In-hyeok said, “In addition to gas/electricity metering, we are developing and commercializing various corporate solutions utilizing IoT networks and technologies, such as smart meter LPG for LPG charging operators,” adding, “We will continue to develop various IoT solutions for corporate customers in the future.”
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