The STE38-A is an STS Standard compliant, keypad type, automatically valve controlled prepaid electricity meter. The integrated keypad is offered to enter recharge TOKEN and check information by short codes. STE38-A has excellent anti-tamper feature like terminal cover open detection sensor to help utility for revenue protection. STE38-A can utilizes PLC or Cable communication or RF to CIU as an option and PLC and RF communication to Data Concentrator (for Smart Metering application) purpose.

Three solutions to recharge prepaid electricity meter

1.By Stronpay vending Software
➯ Via local sales point or handheld mobile vending unit

Operation of vending software

(1). Login vending system

(2). Meter number registration

(3). Customer information registration

(4). Price Setting

(5). Open Account

(6). Vending/Topping up meters

(7). Get the Token

(8). Input Token to meter with keypad

(9). Recharging successfully

2.By the third party platform or local mobile payment with API
➪ Via mobile phone

API: Application Program Interface, which is the agreement connecting the third party APP and our Stronpay vending software.

3.By the AMI System
➪ Recharge remotely via DCU and LORA-RF or PLC module

How to recharge by AMI System? As shown in the figure below:

1. The electricity meter sends information to the Data Concentrator via LORA-RF or PLC;

2. The Data Concentrator contains Lora-RF/PLC and GPRS modules, which will transmit the information to the AMI through GPRS after receiving the information from the water meter.

3. The AMI receives the information, performs remote recharge, and will generate the recharge TOKEN.It is then sent to the Data Concentrator via GPRS;

4. Data Concentrator receives the information and sends it to the electricity meter via LORA-RF or PLC.

Basic Functiona

Electrical Parameters

Electric Magnetic Compatibility

Meter Dimensions

Founded in 2007, Hunan Stron Smart Co., Ltd is the leading supplier of smart meters in China. There are 500 employees in our company including 100 technical engineers, and 100 people with professional title. We are devoting ourselves to be the intelligent product service provider.

In China, we have more than 10 million meters running in State Grid of China, which is the biggest utility in the world. All these meters are performing very well. Our production capacity is 8million smart meters per year. And a workshop only working for overseas’ order to guarantee the delivery time and quality control.

Stron owns a strong technical team comprised of industry professional engineers and eminent experts and has applied for over 100 patents and intellectual property rights, and a number of its products and technologies have won the national, provincial and municipal awards.