KR101099762B1 - Remote meter reading system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a remote meter reading system and method for enabling accurate statistics and management by reading data of a digital meter (water meter) remotely within a specific area using a short range wireless communication method and transmitting the data to a higher management system.

The disclosed remote meter reading system acquires meter reading data from a digital meter connected to a water meter, simultaneously stores the meter reading time information, transmits the stored meter reading data to a remote data server, and selects a meter reading data of another meter reading terminal when a routing function is selected. It is provided with a meter reading terminal for storing and storing the, and the obtained own meter reading data and the meter reading data of the other meter reading terminal to the data server.

Remote metering, routing, meter terminal, data retransmission

Description

Remote meter reading system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a remote meter reading, and more particularly, by using a short-range wireless communication method to read the data of the digital meter (water meter) remotely in a specific region and transmit it to the upper management system, accurate statistics and management is possible. The present invention relates to a remote meter reading system and a method thereof.

At home, buildings, factories, etc., public facilities such as electricity, gas, water, and heating are used. Among water facilities, water meters are installed, and the amount of the water is read and the usage fee is notified.

In general, water meters are often installed in houses, etc.However, water meter readings caused by visits by meter readers may cause a problem of privacy infringement.In particular, when the landlord is out, the meter is not easy to read. have.

In other words, the meter reader who reads the amount of tap water should read the landlord's permission when the water meter is installed indoors, so that the meter cannot be read when there are no people at home. When the meter is installed outdoors, it was inconvenient to open the cover of the protection box buried in a narrow place and check the meter of the water meter.

In order to solve this problem, conventionally, a meter reading device is provided with a remote meter attached with a communication device, and the meter reading device is periodically transmitted to a management system installed remotely using the communication device, or the meter is carried by the meter. A remote meter reading system has been proposed that transmits meter reading data to a terminal (eg PDA).

Conventional techniques for such a remote metering system are disclosed in the following documents.

Korea Utility Agency Registration Utility Model Registration No. 20-0404173 (designated name: Autogate that collects and transmits meter reading data of automatic flow metering system), Registration Utility Model Publication No. 20-0400049 (name of designation) : Autometer for transmitting meter reading data of automatic flow meter of automatic flow meter), Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0421514 (Name of Design: Water Meter which is easy to read), Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0309466 (Name of the design: remote meter type water meter), Registration Utility Model Publication No. 20-0254798 (Name of the design: Automatic meter reading system of water meter), Registered Patent No. 10-0897913 (Name of the invention: Wireless Remote meter reading system), registered patent publication No. 10-0601335 (name of the invention: remote meter reading system), registered patent publication number 10-0434655 (name of invention: remote meter reading system), registered patent publication No. No. 10-0829350: the the (title of the invention may automatically wireless meter reading system of the meter) thereof.

The prior arts disclosed in these documents are techniques for transmitting meter reading data to a terminal of a management system or meter reader located remotely in real time using radio.

Here, the management system manages the meter data of the meter based on the time when the meter data is input.

However, since the method of managing the meter data of each meter in the management system is based on the time at which the meter data is input, such a conventional technique is difficult to accurately manage the meter data due to the difference between the actual metered time and the data arrival time. There was an impossible disadvantage.

For example, if 100% of the meter data transmitted from the meter is received by the management system in real time, accurate management is possible, but in practice, multiple simultaneous meter readings (at least one in each household) in a wireless communication environment It is not possible to implement the system to receive all wireless meter reading data transmitted from the management system. Therefore, the meter reads the meter data periodically, but the management system receives the meter data intermittently (this means the difference between the meter reading time and the data arrival time), which makes accurate management of the meter data impossible.

If the management of the meter reading data is not accurate, an error occurs in statistics, etc. This error is merely a usage statistics error in one assumption, but the statistics data on the water usage at the waterworks and the In this case, it is possible to make a big mistake, and there is a problem of frequently changing the installed water supply, which in turn may cause a tax burden on each user.

In addition, the conventional techniques also have the disadvantage that it is impossible to manage the meter data in the meter itself.

In addition, the meter reader with the communication device uses the power of the battery, when the reading data is transmitted in real time, the current consumption of the communication device increases, there is a problem that the battery must be replaced frequently. In this case, even when a communication failure occurs because the battery cannot be replaced, it is impossible to transmit the meter reading data, which causes problems such as improper data management or billing.

In addition, the conventional techniques have a disadvantage that it is not possible to transmit only the meter data of the meter itself in the meter reader itself, or to collect data of other meter readers in the vicinity or to route the collected data to the management system.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve all the problems occurring in the prior art as described above,

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to read the data of the digital meter (water meter) remotely within a specific area using a short-range wireless communication method and transmit the data to the upper management system, the actual metered time information and The present invention provides a remote meter reading system and method capable of accurate statistics and management by generating meter reading data including the meter reading information and transmitting the meter reading data to a higher management system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a remote meter reading system and method for allowing a meter reading terminal itself linked with a meter to store meter reading data obtained from its own meter or meter reading data collected from another meter reading terminal. There is.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a remote metering system and a method for routing the metering data collected from another metering terminal in the metering terminal to the management system.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to transmit the metering data to the management system, but if the transmission fails to store it and transmit it to the management system through retransmission later, to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the metering data It is to provide a remote meter reading system and method.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention, in the standby state using only the minimum current consumption, to wake up (WAKE-UP) only to collect the data of the other metering terminal or transmit the metered data to operate as a metering terminal The present invention provides a remote meter reading system and method for minimizing power consumption of a battery by controlling through a program.

In the remote meter reading system for remotely reading the water meter using a wireless communication method,

Acquire meter reading data from a digital meter connected to the water meter and simultaneously store the meter reading time information, transmit the stored meter reading data to a remote data server, and read a meter of another meter terminal through wireless communication according to a routing function selection. And a meter reading terminal which collects and stores data and relays meter reading data of the other meter reading terminal to the data server.

The meter reading terminal,

When the stored meter reading data is transmitted to the remote data server, the meter reading data includes a unique number of the meter reading terminal for identifying each meter reading terminal and state information of the meter reading terminal.

Preferably the meter reading terminal,

When the transmission of the stored reading data or failure of relaying the reading data of the other reading terminal, characterized in that the retransmission of the failed reading data in the next data transmission period or a predetermined data transmission period.

More preferably, the meter reading terminal,

A digital meter interface for interfacing meter reading data of a digital meter connected to the water meter;

A main control unit for storing the meter reading data acquired through the digital meter interface unit together with time information, collecting and storing meter reading data of another meter reading terminal, and controlling the transmission of the stored meter reading data and relay of other meter reading data; ;

A memory for storing the obtained meter reading data and meter reading data of another terminal in association with the main control unit;

And a wireless module for wirelessly transmitting the acquired meter data or meter data of another meter terminal to a remote data server or receiving meter data of another meter terminal and delivering the meter data to the main control unit.

In addition, the meter reading terminal,

And a function selection switch for selectively performing a simple function of transmitting only one's own meter data and a server function of transmitting one's own meter data and routing meter data of another meter terminal.

A power supply battery;

The apparatus may further include a power management unit configured to supply operating power to the data reading and collecting cycle, and to manage the battery power so as to supply only the minimum standby power to the non-data reading and collecting cycle.

In the method of performing a remote meter reading using a remote meter reading system including a meter reading terminal for reading the water meter remotely using a wireless communication method,

The meter reading terminal,

After performing initialization, connecting a link with a gateway and setting a meter reading cycle;

Performing meter reading through a digital meter according to the set meter reading period to obtain meter reading data, and storing the meter reading data and time information in a memory;

Wirelessly transmitting the stored meter reading data;

Retransmitting the failed reading data according to a next reading period or a set retransmission period when the data transmission fails after the data transmission.

In the method of performing a remote meter reading using a remote meter reading system including a meter reading terminal for reading the water meter remotely using a wireless communication method,

The meter reading terminal,

Setting a link with the gateway after performing initialization and setting a data collection cycle for relaying the meter reading interval and meter reading data of another meter terminal;

Collecting meter reading data of another metering terminal according to the set data collection period and storing the meter reading data in a memory;

Performing meter reading through a digital meter according to the meter reading period, acquiring meter reading data, and storing the meter reading data and time information in a memory;

Wirelessly transmitting the stored meter reading data and the collected meter reading data to a data server located remotely through the gateway;

Retransmitting the failed reading data according to a next reading period or a set retransmission period when the data transmission fails after the data transmission.

According to the present invention, the data of the digital meter (water meter) is remotely read and transmitted to a higher management system in a specific area by using a short range wireless communication method, and the terminal information and the meter information are actually read by the meter reading terminal. By generating the metering data included in the information, and transmitting it to the storage and management system, there is an advantage that accurate statistics are possible and accurate management.

Further, according to the present invention, the meter reading terminal can relay meter reading data collected from other meter reading terminals to a management system, thereby preventing data collisions that may occur due to data transmission of a plurality of meter reading terminals and batteries of other meter reading terminals. There is an advantage that can prevent power consumption.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the standby state using only the minimum current consumption, by the program to control the program to operate as a Wake-Up (WAKE-UP) only when collecting the data of the other metering terminal or transmitting the metered data This has the advantage of minimizing the power consumption of the battery.

Hereinafter, described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a remote meter reading system according to the present invention for remotely reading a water meter using a wireless communication method. The meter reading terminals 100 and 210 to 240 and a collector 300 as a gateway are shown in FIG. , A wireless communication network 400 and a data server 500.

The meter reading terminals 100, 210 to 240 are devices installed in each home, building, or factory individually, and have a simple function of transmitting only their own reading data, routing their reading data, and routing the reading data of another reading terminal. It performs a server function.

The metering terminal 100 obtains the metering data from the digital meter connected to the water meter and stores it at the same time as the metering time information, periodically transmits the stored metering data to the remote data server 500, and selects a routing function. According to the wireless communication to collect and store the meter reading data of the other meter reading terminal, and periodically relays the meter data of the other meter reading terminal to the data server 500.

In addition, when the meter reading terminal 100 transmits the stored meter reading data to the remote data server 500, the meter reading terminal 100 includes a unique number of the meter reading terminal for identifying each meter reading terminal and state information of the meter reading terminal. When the stored reading of the reading data or the relaying of reading data of another reading terminal fails, the reading of failed reading data is retransmitted in the next data transmission period or a preset data transmission period.

The meter reading terminal 100 for performing various functions as described above,

The digital meter interface unit 110 for interfacing the meter data of the digital meter connected to the water meter and the meter data obtained through the digital meter interface unit 110 are stored together with time information, and the meter data of another meter terminal is read. A main control unit 180 for controlling transmission of the stored meter data and relaying of other meter data, and reading the meter data and other terminals of the terminal in conjunction with the main control unit 180. The main control unit by wirelessly transmitting the acquired reading data or reading data of another reading terminal to the remote data server 500 or receiving reading data of another reading terminal. It includes a wireless module 190 for delivery to (180).

In addition, the meter reading terminal 100,

And a function selection switch 140 for selectively performing a simple function of transmitting only its own metering data and a server function of transmitting its own metering data and routing the metering data of another metering terminal. 120 and a power management unit (PMU) 130 that manages power of the battery 120 to supply operating power to the data reading and collection periods and to supply only the minimum standby power to the non-data reading and collection periods. And a manipulation unit 150 for transmitting a command according to a user's operation to the main control unit 180, and a display 170 for displaying meter reading data or alarm data on the screen. It further includes.

The collector 300 performs a function of collecting the meter data through a wireless communication (UHF) and a plurality of meter terminals as a gateway and transmitting the meter data to the data server 500, and the wireless communication network 400 is connected to the data server 500. In order to implement wireless communication between the collectors 300, a CDMA mobile communication network or a WiBRO network may be used.

The data server 500 is a server built in the water management station, and collects meter reading data provided from a plurality of terminal meter readers, performs statistics or manages statistical data, and generates a bill invoice through the meter reading data. Perform the function.

In the remote meter reading system according to the present invention configured as described above, if the meter reading terminals (100, 210 ~ 240) is first installed in each home, factory, apartment, etc. and supplied with power, initialization is performed by the main control unit 180. According to an operation state of the function selection switch 140, that is, a simple function and a server function for routing, the main control unit 180 performs data communication with the collector 300 in association with the wireless module 190 to provide status information. By transmitting to the collector 300, it informs its status. Here, the simple function and the server function are preferably selected by the administrator at the time of product installation.

The data server 500 receiving the status information of the meter reading terminal recognizes the status of the meter reading terminal and registers the status information. From then on, the meter reading terminal functions as a simple meter reading terminal or data of another meter reading terminal. The server role to relay to the data server is selectively performed.

In the case of merely serving as the meter reading terminal, the power supply of the power management unit (PMU) 130 is controlled by the main control unit 180, thereby minimizing the power consumption of the battery 120. For example, when the main control unit 180 does not perform meter reading or data transmission or relay role, the main control unit 180 controls to supply only standby power to the power management unit 130, and otherwise, performs data transmission or relay role. In this case, control is performed to supply operating power to each block. In response to such control, the power management unit 130 controls power of the battery 120 to perform power saving.

In case of merely serving as a meter reading terminal, a data transmission period (measurement period) is set through communication with the data server 50 in advance in the main control unit 180, and the data transmission period is stored in the memory 160. In the stored state, when the data transmission cycle is reached, the meter reading data is acquired through the digital meter interfacer 110, the meter reading time information is obtained by using a real time clock, and the metering time information and the metering data To the memory 160 together. Thereafter, the wireless module 190 transmits metering information (time information, terminal identification number, metering data, etc.) to the collector 300 through short-range wireless communication (UHF band).

As an example of the data format for the meter reading information in FIG. 5A, a header information area, a server ID area for recording a server unique number, a terminal ID area for recording a terminal unique number, a metering time area for reading a metering time, and meter reading data It is divided into a meter reading data area in which (meter data) is recorded, and a terminal state area in which state information of the terminal is recorded.

When the meter information is normally received, the collector 300 gives a response message or initially transmits information about a meter reading period to the meter reading terminal. An example of a data format in which the meter reading information is recorded is illustrated in FIG. 5B. Is initiated.

As shown therein, the header information area, the system time area in which the system time information is recorded, the terminal ID area in which the terminal unique number is recorded, the server ID area in which the server unique number is recorded, the metering interval area in which the metering period information is recorded, Includes preliminary specialty areas.

On the other hand, when the meter reading terminal operates as a server, the meter reads or collects data according to a meter reading period or a data collection period stored in the memory 160 by the main control unit 180. That is, when the meter reading period is reached, the meter reading data is acquired through the digital meter interfacer 110, the meter reading time information is obtained by using a real time clock, and the meter reading time information and the meter reading data are stored together in the memory 160. ). In addition, when the data collection cycle is performed, communication with the associated meter reading terminal is performed through the wireless module 190 to collect meter reading data obtained by reading from the meter reading terminal. The collected meter reading data of the surrounding meter reading terminal is stored in the memory 160, and when the data transmission cycle is reached, the memory 300 is transmitted to the collector 300 through short range wireless communication (UHF band) through the wireless module 190. The reading information (time information, terminal identification number, reading data, etc.) stored in the 160 is transmitted.

In this case, a plurality of meter reading terminals are divided into one area unit, and in the divided area units, one meter terminal is used as a server, and communication is performed only between the meter reading terminal for the server and the data server, thereby reading meter data of the corresponding area. send. As a result, the number of communication connections between the meter terminal and the data server can be reduced, so that the reliability of data transmission can be increased, and the number of data transmissions with the data server can be relatively reduced for peripheral meter terminals. There is an advantage that can be prevented. Minimizing battery power consumption is an important issue for battery-powered equipment.

On the other hand, as another feature of the present invention, when the transmission failure of the reading data is stored in the memory, it is possible to retransmit according to the next data transmission cycle or a separate retransmission period. That is, the main control unit 180 receives the response message after transmitting the metering data and checks whether the metering data transmitted by the main control unit succeeds or fails. In this case, when the reading of the reading data fails, the reading data that failed to be transmitted is retransmitted in the next data transmission period or a predetermined retransmission period, thereby ensuring data transmission reliability. In the past, only the meter data obtained from the meter was continuously transmitted to the data server, and since the success or failure of the transmitted data was not confirmed, the reliability of data transmission was degraded, and retransmission was impossible because there was no storage function for the meter data. As a result, the reliability of statistics and management of meter data was low. However, since the present invention can accurately transmit the meter reading data through a data storage function and a retransmission function, there is an advantage that the data server can improve the accuracy of statistics and management of the meter reading data.

In addition, in the present invention, it is also possible to determine at regular intervals whether the metering terminal is to act as a server (data relay role) or simply to read the metering function. If it is impossible to operate as a server, it is also possible to reselect the meter reading terminal for the server by providing its state (terminal state) information to the data server.

3 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of a remote meter reading method according to the present invention, and shows the operation of the meter reading terminal when the meter reading terminal performs a simple function of transmitting only meter reading data of its own water meter.

As shown therein, after performing initialization, connecting a link with a gateway and setting a meter reading period (S101 to S105); Performing meter reading through a digital meter according to the set meter reading period to obtain meter reading data, and storing the meter reading data and time information in a memory (S107 to S115); Wirelessly transmitting the stored meter reading data (S117); If data transmission fails after the data transmission, re-transmitting the transmission failure reading data according to the next reading period or a set retransmission period (S119 ~ S121).

In the remote meter reading method, the meter reading terminal is first installed in step S101, and initialization is performed when power is supplied, and when the initialization is completed, a link is connected to a gateway (collector) in step S103, and in step S105 It provides terminal information, receives a meter reading period through a data server or a gateway, and stores it in a memory, thereby setting a meter reading period.

After setting the meter reading period, if the button is operated through the operation unit, the main control unit recognizes this and performs a designated operation corresponding to a command requested by the administrator (S107 to S109). Here, the administrator may request a variety of tasks, one of which may be a request to output the data stored in the memory to the associated device (external memory or associated terminal). This is to allow the meter reader to collect the stored data manually as needed later when data transmission is not possible.

When the meter reading period is set, the meter reading period is continuously checked, and when the meter reading period is set as a result of the check, the connected digital meter is read to acquire meter reading data (S113), and the meter reading data is stored in the memory ( S115). At this time, the meter reading time information is stored together, so that the statistics and management can be corrected later.

Next, the data stored in the memory is transmitted. In this case, the data transmission may be directly transmitted to the collector through wireless communication (UHF), but if there is a meter reading terminal for a server nearby, short-range wireless communication (Bluetooth, Zigbee) It transmits its own meter reading data to the meter reading terminal for the server (S117).

If the response message is normally received after the data transmission, the data transmission is considered to be successful, and the standby state is maintained until the next meter reading cycle.In contrast, if the response message is not received, the data transmission is considered failed. In step S119 to S121, the meter reading data that fails to transmit the data is retransmitted in the next meter reading period or the data retransmission period. This ensures reliability in data transmission. In addition, since retransmission data includes meter reading time information, accuracy can be achieved in statistics and management of meter reading data even if it is transmitted later.

4 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of a remote meter reading method according to the present invention, in which the meter reading terminal transmits only meter reading data of its own water meter and relays meter reading data of another meter reading terminal. It is showing the operation process.

As shown therein, after performing the initialization, establishing a link with the gateway and setting a data collection cycle for relaying the meter reading data of the meter reading terminal and another meter terminal (S201 to S205); Performing a designated operation when a button input occurs through the operation unit (S207 to S209); Collecting meter reading data of another metering terminal according to the set data collection period and storing the meter reading data in a memory (S211 to S215); Performing meter reading through a digital meter according to the meter reading period to obtain meter reading data, and storing the meter reading data and time information in a memory (S217 to S221); Wirelessly transmitting the stored meter reading data and the collected meter reading data to a data server located remotely through the gateway (S223); If data transmission fails after the data transmission, re-transmitting the failed transmission of the reading data according to the next reading period or a set retransmission period (S225 to S227).

In the remote meter reading method as described above, when the meter reading terminal is first installed in step S201 and power is supplied, initialization is performed. When initialization is completed, a link is connected to a gateway (collector) in step S203, and the terminal of the terminal in step S205. Provide information. After receiving the metering cycle and collection cycle through the data server or gateway to store them in the memory, the metering cycle and collection cycle is set.

In this case, since metering data of another metering terminal should be relayed, metering period and collection period are set separately. In the gateway or data server, the metering period and the collection period for the metering period of the data format as shown in FIG. Information may be provided. Alternatively, the metering cycle area may be provided with only the metering cycle information, and preliminary specialized areas may be provided with collection cycle information.

When the button is operated through the operation unit after setting the metering cycle and collection cycle, the main control unit recognizes this and performs a designated operation corresponding to the command requested by the administrator (S207 to S209). Here, the administrator may request a variety of tasks, one of which may be a request to output the data stored in the memory to the associated device (external memory or associated terminal). This is to allow the meter reader to collect the stored data manually as needed later when data transmission is not possible.

When the metering cycle and collection cycle are set, the collection cycle and the metering cycle are continuously checked, and when the result of the check is the collection cycle, the metering data of the surrounding meter terminals is collected by performing short-range communication through the wireless module. The collected meter reading data of the surrounding meter reading terminal is stored in the memory (S211 to S215).

In addition, when the set meter reading period is reached, meter reading data is obtained by reading a connected digital meter (S217 to S219), and the obtained meter reading data is stored in a memory (S221). At this time, the meter reading time information is stored together, so that the statistics and management can be corrected later.

Next, the data stored in the memory is transmitted, in which case the data transmission is directly transmitted to the collector through wireless communication (UHF) (S223).

If the response message is normally received after the data transmission, the data transmission is considered to be successful, and the standby state is maintained until the next meter reading cycle.In contrast, if the response message is not received, the data transmission is considered failed. In operation S225 to S227, the meter reading data that fails to transmit the data is retransmitted in the next meter reading period or the data retransmission period. This ensures reliability in data transmission. In addition, since retransmission data includes meter reading time information, accuracy can be achieved in statistics and management of meter reading data even if it is transmitted later.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a remote meter reading system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the meter reading terminal of FIG.

3 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a remote meter reading method according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of a remote meter reading method according to the present invention.

5A is a format diagram of data transmitted from a meter reading terminal to a collector in the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a format diagram of data transmitted from the collector to a meter reading terminal.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100... Meter reading terminal

300 ..... Collector (Gateway)

400... Wireless network

500... Data server

Claims (8)

delete delete In the remote meter reading system for remotely reading the water meter using a wireless communication method, Acquire meter reading data from the digital meter connected to the water meter and store the meter reading data at the same time, and transmit the stored meter reading data to a remote data server, and collect and store meter reading data of another meter reading terminal when the routing function is selected. And a metering terminal configured to route the acquired meter reading data and meter reading data of the other meter reading terminals to the data server. The meter reading terminal, And retransmitting the failed reading data during the next data transmission cycle or a preset data retransmission cycle when the stored reading failure of the reading data or the relaying of reading data of another reading terminal occurs. The method of claim 3, wherein the meter reading terminal, A digital meter interface for interfacing meter reading data of a digital meter connected to the water meter; A main control unit for storing the meter reading data acquired through the digital meter interface unit together with time information, collecting and storing meter reading data of another meter reading terminal, and controlling the transmission of the stored meter reading data and relay of other meter reading data; ; A memory for storing the obtained meter reading data and meter reading data of another terminal in association with the main control unit; And a wireless module for wirelessly transmitting the acquired meter data or meter data of another meter terminal to a remote data server or receiving meter data of another meter terminal and delivering the meter data to the main control unit. Meter reading system. The method of claim 4, wherein the meter reading terminal, And a function selection switch for selectively performing a simple function of transmitting only the own meter data and a server function of transmitting the own meter data and routing the meter data of another meter terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein the meter reading terminal, A power supply battery; And a power management unit for supplying operational power to data reading and collecting cycles, and managing power of the battery to supply only minimal standby power to non-data reading and non-collecting cycles. In the method of performing a remote meter reading using a remote meter reading system including a meter reading terminal for reading the water meter remotely using a wireless communication method, The meter reading terminal, After performing initialization, connecting a link with a gateway and setting a meter reading cycle; Performing meter reading through a digital meter according to the set meter reading period to obtain meter reading data, and storing the meter reading data and time information in a memory; Wirelessly transmitting the stored meter reading data; And retransmitting the failed reading data according to a next reading period or a set retransmission period when the data transmission fails after the data transmission. In the method of performing a remote meter reading using a remote meter reading system including a meter reading terminal for reading the water meter remotely using a wireless communication method, The meter reading terminal, Setting a link with the gateway after performing initialization and setting a data collection cycle for relaying the meter reading interval and meter reading data of another meter terminal; Collecting meter reading data of another metering terminal according to the set data collection period and storing the meter reading data in a memory; Performing meter reading through a digital meter according to the meter reading period, acquiring meter reading data, and storing the meter reading data and time information in a memory; Wirelessly transmitting the stored meter reading data and the collected meter reading data to a data server located remotely through the gateway; And retransmitting the failed reading data according to a next reading period or a set retransmission period when the data transmission fails after the data transmission.

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