Abstract:
The efficient water and energy use in water distribution systems is being limited
by the lack of sufficient data about water and related energy consumption.
Therefore, it is crucial to provide updated and continuous feedback information to
water users. This paper describes relevant use cases to improve efficient water use
and related energy consumption in water utilities and consumers through the use
of smart metering technologies. A systematic approach was established to obtain a
comprehensive list of possible functionalities, using the concept of use case. For
the consumer domain, 6 high-level and 18 detailed-level use cases were obtained.
For the water utility domain, 7 high-level and 20 detailed-level use cases were
described. The high-level with higher priority to be implemented in the iWIDGET
system were also identified based on the contribution of different target audiences.
The list of use cases covers a comprehensive range of possible usages that can be
built upon the exploitation of data related to water and energy use in water
distribution systems and in the households, which may be of further use as a guide
for similar studies.
