MA408 Serial

IOT ULTRASONIC WATER METER

Applications
• Revenue metering
• Residential submetering
• Commercial buildings
• Leakage detection
• AMR / AMI and billing
• Drive-by metering

Features
 Key Features  Reliability
• Meter, Radio and Valve are All-in one case.
• Residential potable water consumption metering. • Mechanical sealing.
• Temperature compensation for cold water as well as hot • IP 68 water-proof
water up to 60°C (140°F) • ISO 4064
• More than 10 years battery life • Environment Class C
• Bi-directional flow measurement • Leakage detection
• Low starting flow • No moving parts. Wear-free ultrasonic technology
• Suitable for horizontal/ vertical installation • Detect air in pipe
• Durable, proven BRASS sensor body. Solvesthe
challenges in harshenvironments  Smartness & Safety
• Advanced sensor design. provides precise signal, robust • 90 days hourly frozen data record
performance,and is not impacted by water impurity • Data Logger with 700 daily totals and 24 monthly totals
• Remote valve control system
• Excellent long-term stability with consistent performance.
• Not affected by the external magnetic field
Accuracy does not degrade over time • Alarms for abnormal events
• Maintenance-free • Sigfox/NB-IoT/GPRS/ LoRaWAN AMR solution
• Low pressure drop
• Optional KAIFA AMR/AMI and Billing solution
• Tamper-proof design. • Large LCD, 9 digits display

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 Main Feature

 Sampling rate
1) The time sampling rate reaches 22 picoseconds (22-12
seconds).

 large capacity lithium battery

1) Meets IEC 86-4 safety standards,
2) Self-discharge rate below 1%.

 Long lifetime
1) The measuring sensor does not contain any mechanical
moving parts and is not worn out.

 The technical specifications of the MA408 meets the standards for residential utility metering with
Class C performance, operational temperature from 0.1°C to 60°C and safety temperature up to
85°C, as well as nominal pressure of 1.6MPa.

 MA408 offers the most advanced water flow measurement by using state-of-the-art ultrasonic
technology. The flow sensor does not have any moving parts, which provides a robust and accurate
meter with no maintenance required.

 MA408 Residential Ultrasonic Water Meter is specially designed for domestic water metering applications
where conventional water meters fail due to harsh environment, solids in water, performance
degradation, magnetic vandalization and are incapable of leakage detection.

 The wide dynamic range allows flow rate up to double the rating, thereby ensuring high
operation security. The large LCD can display the total flow, leakage alarm, reverse flow, and
more. The meter also has a remote readout which could be configured as Encoder or RF
wireless.

 MA408 Residential Ultrasonic Water Meter stands out among its competitors due to its robust
performance, advanced sensor design, tamper-proof features, multiple AMR / AMI options
and capability to detect very low flowrates. It works reliably even when the water has particles
and the environment is harsh, such as the case in Middle East and Africa. Residential
installations can profit from the advantage of the wear-free water flow measurement,
including precision, operation security and long service life.

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Automatic Meter Reading
 The MA408 series water meter offers a variety of interface options,such as Sigfox, NB-IOT/GPRS,
LoRaWAN communication solution, and is flexible to integration with KAIFA AMI system

 KAIFA metering solution also offers a complete range of AMR/AMI solutions as well as an integrated
billingsystem. The KAIFA system is a cutting edge fixed automatic meter reading system which
integrates the latest IOT AMR/AMI technologies. The system provides a unified platform for meter
reading and data management. In addition, it works seamlessly with KAIFA Metering’s billing
software to make data exchange easy,fast and reliable.

 KAIFA’s Metering system include HES, MDMS including, payment system, billing system, Vending
system and so on.

 KAIFA’s Metering system is designed for flexible network solution and low power application. and
always send downlink data to meter (UNTIL) AFTER receiving the uplink data from meter"

 KAIFA’s system brings benefit to utility due to:

 Reduce cash flow cycle by reducing time for reading meters;
 Better control of default payers due to remote valve control and possibility to implement
prepayment;
 OPEX reduction due to automatic remote reading and connection / disconnection;
 Losses reduction due to long time accuracy and alarms for abnormal events (leakage,
tamper);
 CAPEX reduction due to extended meter life time;
 Unified management of clients’ data with more granularity.

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 Key Features of AMI System

1. Capability
• Supports millions of meters
• Advance Communication
• Big data technique
• Relational and non-relational database can support at the same time
2. Flexible
• Multiple available deployment infrastructure (pull, push)
• Multiple available OS (Windows, Linux. etc)
• Multiple available databases (Postgre SQL, Oracle, etc)
• Multiple available communication modules
3. Interoperability
• Support open protocols, modular variant protocols supported Latest DLMS green book 8th edition
• Web Service interface to other systems (MDMS/CRM etc)
4. Security
• Cyber security design,
• STS protocol
• DLMS HLS suit0 or suit1
5. Scalability
• Dynamic scalable architecture
• Supports step by step investment
• High Availability and Redundancy
Operating Principle
The MA408 water meter consists of a flow sensor and an
integrator.The flow sensor is a flow-cell made from brass (figure
below.)Two ultrasonic transducers, A and B arefirmlymountedon
the flow-cell at optimal positions, with two reflectors inside of the
flow tube. The ultrasonic signal generated by one transducer is
directed toward the flow direction by the reflector below it.
When the ultrasonic signal reaches the other reflector.it is
redirected to the transducer above it. Therefore, each transducer
can receive the signal sent from the other transducer.
An integrator (or calculator) controls the two ultrasonic
transducers to transmit and receive signal in an orderly fashion
to conduct precise flow measurement. Specifically, the
integrator operates the two transducers to simultaneously
transmit a pulse of ultrasonic energy into the water flow. The
pulse signal travels along the flow and reaches the other
transducer under the guidance of the two reflectors. Due to
the flow direction, the downstream pulse (from A to B)
travels faster than the upstream pulse (from B to A). The
travel time (or transit-time) difference of the two pulses is
directly proportional to flow or volume velocity. Therefore,
the flow rate can be derived from the transit-time difference
accordingly.
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The MA408 water meter has used advanced
digital signal processing technology to
precisely measure the transit-time of each
ultrasonic pulse. Astatistic algorithm
is also used to counter interference which
could come from solids or air bubbles in the
water. The flow-cell is optimally designed
according to latest technology, so that the
multimode reflection in the flow tube is
significantly attenuated. It allows a significant
increase in signal strength and quality, thus,
the robustness of the system. The flow rate
calculation is based not only on transit-time
difference and the geometry of the flow-cell,
but also on fluid dynamics theory.
Only ultrasonic pulses are used to measure
the flow which enables the meter to have no
moving parts. Therefore, there is nothing to
wear out or cause a reduction in accuracy.
In addition, the principle is based on the
transit-time difference instead of transit-time,
all the interfering factors, such as the
temperature, pressure, solids concentration
and water quality, are cancelled out. The end
result is that the system is inherentlyrobust!
Technical Specifications
 Basic parameters

Nominal Diameter DN mm 15 20 25 32 40
Pipe Joint-Ext. Pieces BSP inches R1/2" R3/4" R1" R1 1/4" R1 1/2"
Q3/Q1
Approved dynamic Ratio (Up tp R500) R250 R250 R250 R250 R250
Permanent flow rate Q3 m3/h 2.5 4 6.3 10 16

Demarcation Flow Rate Q2 l/h 16 25.6 40.32 64 102.4

Starting flow QL l/h 1.5 2 2.5 4 5

Minimum flow rate Q1 l/h 10 16 25.2 40 60

Overload flow rate Q4 m3/h 3.125 5 7.875 12.5 20

Nominal pressure MAP bar 16

Permanent temperature MAT ℃ T30, T50

Minimum permanent
temperature ℃ 0.1
Head Loss Class Δp bar 0.48 0.27 0.23 0.38 0.42
Metrological Class Class C
Environmental Class: Class B/C
Relative Humidity 10%～95%

Enclosure Protection IP68

 Approvals
ISO 4064 MID B

 Electrical Data

Power Supply: Battery, 3.6V, Lithium for 10 years

Replacement Interval: >10 years at tBAT(battery temp)<30°C (86°F) based on one remote
reading per day.
Power Consumption: <0.1W

Backup Power Supply: Internal SuperCap

Communication Sigfox (default) RC2/RC4 band

Interface: LoRaWAN 433MHz/470MHz/868MHz/915MHz,
NB-IOT support B1/B3/B5/B8/B20/B28

CE approval: EN61326-1

Electromagnetic Class: E1/E2

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  Mechanical Parameters

Size Flowrate Dimensions Pressure Pipe Joint

Weight (BSP)
Loss
Q3 Q4 Q2 Q1 Qs L L1 H H1 Φ (kg)
(bar) Ext.
mm in Sensor
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m /h GPM 3
m /h l/h l/h l/h mm in mm mm mm mm Piece
15 ½ 2.5 11.0 3.125 16 10 3 165 6½ 261 102 167 108 0.48 0.8 G3/4B R1/2
20 ¾ 4 17.6 5 25.6 16 4 195 7.68 301 107 172 108 0.27 0.95 G1B R3/4
25 1 6.3 27.74 7.875 40.32 25.2 5 225 8.86 347 112 177 108 0.23 1.2 G1 1/4B R1
32 1¼ 10 44.03 12.5 64 40 6 260 10 ¼ 386 121 186 108 0.38 1.4 G1 1/2B R1 1/4
40 1½ 16 70.45 20 102.4 60 8 245 9.65 366 132 197 108 0.42 1.6 G2B R1 1/2

• Top Cover

• Enclosure
Bottom

Flow Sensor

Notes:
• Default pipe joint is BSP threading.
• NPT threading is available upon request.
• L is flow sensor length. L1 is the total length of flow sensor plus extension pieces.
• Weight does not include extension piece. Weight may vary, please contact us for exact weight.
• 1m3/h is about 4.4GPM.
• Dimension H, Φ1 and Φ2 are for reference only. Please contact us for exact measure.
• Optional straine

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 ERROR and PRESSURE LOSS

5%

2%

-2%
-5%

Order Specifications

MA408 – X – X – X – X – X – X
① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦

① Basic Module Number ② Caliber(DN)

MA40x Serial smart water meter. DN15-DN40
④ AMI Technology *1
③ Base Meter Material
W: Wireless M-bus
B: Brass
R: Lora
S: SigFox
⑤ Additional features
Lw: LoRa WAN
N: Normal
N: NB-IOT
⑥ Accessory
V: Valve (default)
N: without Valve
⑦ Pipe Joint
7 BSP(default)
NPT
 Shenzhen KAIFA Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
Add: No.1218 Hezuo Rd., Hi-Tech Development Zone (West)
Chengdu, P.R.C. (PC: 611730)
www.KAIFAmetering.com