Our Technology

The Pulse technology reads electricity consumption every half hour.  It is capable of communicating that data back to a home base via a range of communication mediums.  One of these mediums is radio frequency and it is the “adaptive routing” capability of the device which is unique in the meter world, and protected by a range of patents.

The additional technological features are:

• Remote access and control of meters and relays
• Accurate and reliable half hour consumption data
• Scheduled and unscheduled meter read capability
• Remote reconnect/disconnect
• Anti-tamper functionality
• Data analysis and profiling

Other technological features in the future may be:

• Alarm monitoring
• Home automation
• Reading of gas and water
• Prepayment
• Online energy monitoring and management

Pulse has jointly developed a series of electricity meters and meter data loggers approved to international standards and obtained certification to some of the highest requirements for data accuracy. The Pulse intelligent devices are fully certified to all local (EGR Part D Code of Practice D4 “Data Logger Minimum Requirements”) (IEC 62052-11-2003); (CISPR 22-206); (AS/NZS 609-50-1); (IEC 61000) and some international standards.

Pulse is also a registered electricity retailer (Approved Data Administrator issued under code of practice G1 of schedule G8 of part G of the Electricity Commission Rules 2003). Pulse is one of only seven electricity retailers in New Zealand that can offer Time of Use Metering.