RFID for Energy and Utility Industries

✍ Scribed by Sen, Dipankar; Sen, Prosenjit; Das, Anand M.

• Publisher: PennWell
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 282
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and wireless technologies are gradually being introduced in the utility industry. Innovations made in the defense and logistics industries can now be adapted for the nature of operations at water, electric, and gas utilities. Power plants can employ RFID for everything from security for the workforce, tracking fuel consumption, and even monitoring plant exhaust. The applications for RFID are endless, and the technology is applicable in nearly every field. In this book, the authors apply the knowledge of applications in various industries to identify problems that can be solved using RFID and wireless technologies.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter
List of Illustrations
• Introduction
• Table of Contents
1. RFID Technology
2. Wireless Networking Technologies
3. Application of RFID and Wireless Technologies for Mobile Asset Management
4. Application of RFID and Wireless Technologies for Fixed Asset Labeling and Locating
5. RFID and Wireless Applications for Asset Management in the Water Utility
6. RFID and Wireless Applications for Asset Management in the Electric Utility
7. RFID and Wireless Applications for Asset Management in the Natural Gas Industry
Appendices
Index
About the Authors