Remote Electricity Meter Reading

Lanner developed a system that does Remote Electricity Meter Reading. For localised data transfer, the system uses Power Line Communications. The GSM networks are used to transfer data from local cells to Central Control Centres. This system is marketed under the banner of Wireless Connection (Pty) Ltd. During the Pre-paid Meter Conference held at the Eskom Technical Training College during 2004 the system received the Winner of the SA Prepayment Week Innovation Award 2004 for the SMART Metering Solution.



Search And Rescue Transponder (SART)

In conjunction with ACR Electronics Inc, Lanner developed a Search And Rescue Transponder. The unit has the following basic features:

  • Enhances radar returns with 12 intense blips, whereby the first blip represents the SART

  • Unit transmits through the 9.2-9.5 GHz band marine radar when interrogated by radar

  • Waterproof to 10 meters (33 ft)

  • Requires lithium battery (5-year replacement life)

  • Worldwide certification; complies with IMO/GMDSS, FCC Approved, MED

  • Operational Life - 96 hours in stand-by mode; in excess of 8 hours in operational mode

  • Application: mandatory requirement for all vessels governed by GMDSS; any yacht or vessel carrying more than one life raft to accommodate crew and passengers

    • Initially the product was supported by Halleria cc in South Africa. As with ACR Electronics, Lanner developed an earlier model of the SART in conjunction with Halleria. This product was judged as one of the finalists as part of the Support Programme for Industrial Innovation under the auspices of the Industrial Development Council in 2001.