DEVELOPMENT OF IOT BASED SMART ENERGY METER READING AND MONITORING SYSTEM
ABSTARCT :
In the most of the developing countries, the effort of collecting electricity utility meter reading and detecting illegal usage of electricity is a very difficult and time consuming task which requires a lot of human resources. Energy meter reading and monitoring system using Internet of Things (IoT) present an efficient and cost-effective way to transfer the information of energy consumed by the consumer wirelessly as well as it provides facilities to detect the illegal usage of the electricity. Aim of this study is to measure electricity consumption in the household and generate its bill automatically using IoT and telemetric communication techniques. Also this study aims to detect and control the energy theft. The Arduino microcontroller is employed to coordinate the activities with digital energy meter system and to connect the system to a WiFi network and subsequently to the Internet and Server. A passive infrared sensor is engaged with the system to detect when any illegal alteration happen in the metering system. In such case, system will send an alert to the server as well as it has the facility to disconnect and re-connect the electricity supply automatically. The proposed system is capable of continuously monitor and being notified about the number of units consumed to the energy provider and consumer.The energy consumptions are calculated automatically and the bill is updated on the internet by using a network of Internet of Things. This automation can reduce the needs of the manual labours.
EXISTING SYSTEM :
? Due to manual work, existing electricity billing system has major drawbacks. This system will give the information on meter reading, power cut when power consumption exceeds beyond the specified limit using IoT.
? In some prospect, every new technology that are discovered can be used to replace any exist technology that are obsolete. It is proposed to overcome all the disadvantages in the already existing energy meter.
? The consumer must be facilitated by giving them an ideal solution that is the concept of IoT (Internet of Things) Based Energy Meter.
DISADVANTAGE :
? In this research, the proposed prepaid meter was a good solution for revenue collection from consumer, but it increases the effort of the billing process which is very problematic to consumers.
? The economic impacts of theft reduce the income from the sale of electricity and increase the necessity of overcharging to consumers.
? A wireless digital power meter would offer greater convenience to the meter reading task. Bluetooth technology is a possible wireless solution to this issue.
PROPOSED SYSTEM :
• The energy meter has many problems associated to it and one of the key problems is there is no full duplex communication to solve this problem, a smart energy meter is proposed based on Internet of Things.
• The proposed system consumes less energy and it will reduce manual work.
• In this paper, the Smart Energy Metering(SEM) is explained as the main purpose of SEM is necessary for collecting information on energy consumption of household appliances and monitor the environmental parameters and provide the required services to home users.
ADVANTAGE :
? Electricity consumption and losses have to be closely monitored and managed to efficiently utilize the generated power.
? These activities are resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy and economic benefit.
? When compare with the existing GSM based and other traditional energy metering and monitoring system, the propose system is more efficient and cost effective.
? If wireless networks are used, sensors can be even more flexibly placed throughout the shop floor.
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