Depending upon the result, the microcontroller will activate the buzzer. When the consumer insert a smart card into the card reader which is connected in prepaid energy meter with tariff indicatorkit. Then the card reader will read the stored information and delete the information from the eeprom ic smart card using the mc program. The smart meter reading acquisition approach was tested by comparing the pulse readings against the reading displayed by the energy meter through various test loads of 0, 40, 60 and 100 watts, with different prepaid amounts. In prepaid mode balance is reduced as per energy is consumed. Electric meters are typically calibrated in billing units, the most common one being the kilowatt hour. A smart prepaid energy metering system to control electricity theft. An energy meter is a device that measures the amount of electrical energy consumed by a residence, business, or an electrically powered device. Energy meter an energy meter is a device that measures the amount of electrical energy consumed by a residence, business, or an electrically powered device.
Gsm technology is used so that the consumer would receive messages about the consumption of power in watts and if it reaches the minimum amount, it would automatically alert the consumer to recharge. Implementation of prepaid metering system necessity for the. At a particular balance value, the user is notified through an sms which is sent via gsm. The prepaid energy meter described in this paper is a single phase 230v40a energy meter which consist of a metering devise designed according to the iec1036 199609 standard and a prepaid. When the balance is low user gets a balance is low message. Introduction the prepaid energy with smart card can improve the cash flow management in energy utilities. Then the card reader will read the stored information and delete the information from the eeprom icsmart card using the mc program. It is to upload the amount recharge in form of electrical energy. In mumbai, prepaid power is provided by the brihanmumbai electricity supply and transport best undertaking.
Nov 26, 2012 components of prepaid energy meter eeprom ic smart card at89s52 162 lcd uln2003 at2402 digital energy meter 9. The proposed system uses an ipbased controller in addition to a power meter. Rethinking prepaid utility service, customers at risk, national consumer law center, 2012 paying upfront. Based on the electricity utilization the credit will be deducted automatically from the smart card. Frequently asked questions smart prepaid metering sandton. Design and assemble of low cost prepaid smart card energy. Prepaid energy meter using smart card by, k keerthi sheela, t v v s lakshmi, k suresh kumar.
After the configuration, you can then use your smart card to recharge your electronic energy prepayment unit. Smart card based prepaid energy meters in this type of prepaid energy meter, there are two main components. A gsmbased energy recharge interface which contains a prepaid card equivalent to a mobile sim card. The smart prepaid gsm service requires for its use, reload of value through smart data, call and text card, tnt load or pasaload. Results of smart prepaid energy meter system in the fig 5. Abstract in this paper smart energy meter with gsm model for prepaid and postpaid system is proposed. Smart energy meter is a meter which helps the consumers to know their day to day power consumption to better control their usage and producers to manage production. Pdf a smart card based prepaid electricity system namish. A prepaid energy meter using gprsgsm technology for. They are broadly classified in to electromechanical meters and electronic meters. A smart meter provides two way communication between the smart meter itself and eskom, its service providers and the electricity and prepayment networks thereby allowing remote meter reading, improved energy management, and communication to. Basically, this is the concept of electronic energy meter for records the consumer billing, the minimization of energy theft and reducing the energy losses as compared to the conventional electromechanical energy meter.
Pdf a smart prepaid energy metering system to control. Smart card operated prepaid energy meter central mechanical. Then the card reader will read the stored information and delete the information from the eeprom icsmart card. The balance reduces simultaneously with the consumption by the load. In this system, the meter used smart card as the medium of communication with the customer, the utility and authorised charging station. Prepayment metering system had improved operational efficiencies, reduced financial risks and provides better customer service. Prepaid energy meter using smart cards a4academics. Aug 14, 2016 prepaid energy meter using smart card 1. Prepaid energy meter project using gsm and pic microcontroller. This paper presents a prepaid energy meter to facilitate energy consumption measurement and to know consumer. Smart energy meter based, prepaid electricity distribution.
Due to this system the user has ability to select prepaid or postpaid mode as per hisher requirement. Prepaid energy meter using smart card guided by nisha g poothullil assistant professor department of eee govt engg college. Digital meter operated by prepaid smart chip card is. When the consumer insert a smart card into the card reader which is connected in. The main objective of this prepaid energy meter project is to minimize the illegal usage of electricity. Efficient scheme of electricity billing functionality beneficial to consumers, power plant, revenue, power sector reforms general block diagram power source.
In this method consumer have to have the smart card recharged for the amount he choose and enter the card into the card reader of the energy meter 5. Prepaid electricity energy meter is a good concept in which you can recharge its balance, like we do in our mobile phones. Prepaid energy meter with gsm technology open access journals. The block diagram of this project mainly includes power supply unit, a microcontroller, smart card reader, energy meter, buzzer, relay, lcd, smart and led indicators. Prepaymentprepaid energy meter introduction and working. Smart card, which is the switch, gives information about the limitation of units. The smart card operated prepaid energy meter uses embedded technology to dispatch electricity at the consumers end. Aug 15, 20 solaris smart card operated prepaid energy meter with automatic load control applicable for solar micro grid. A smart prepaid energy meter system with gsm technology. The internal nonvolatile memory of the microcontroller is used to store the consumed electricity. It also monitors water and gas consumption along with electrical consumption.
When the credit goes below the threshold value, the meter gives warning icons and if credit reaches to. Energy meter, gsm technology, microcontroller at89s52, prepaid card, relay, putty software. The remedy for this drawback is a prepaid energy billing. Pdf sms based recharge protocol for prepaid energy billing.
Prepaid energy meter is more reliable and user friendly. This meter records consumption of electric energy in intervals of hour or less. Prepaid energy meter using smart cards is an efficient scheme of electricity billing. Prepaid energy in time of smart metering sciencedirect. From all these we can conclude that if we implement this prepaid energy meter then it can become more beneficial. The motive of this pre paid energy meter project, is pay before use by implementing this gsm based prepaid energy meter. Smart meters enable twoway communication between the meter and the central system. The conventional billing strategies had several drawbacks and man made errors. It is beneficial to consumers and power plant in terms of revenue and power sector reforms. The contents are automatically deleted once it is inserted inside the card reader.
Initially, when the load is connected to the prepaid energy meter the consumption of the energy by the connected load takes place. Also they can monitor the meter readings regularly without the person visiting each house. In this project we are building a automated system by using arduino and gsm module. The proposed system replaces traditional meter reading methods and enables remote access of existing energy meter by the energy provider. It comes along with features like anti mechanical and electrical tamper and consists of a smart card and vending station software to recharge the smart card. In this prepaid energy meter system, the consumer can pay the home billing through smart card or any other electronic resource. Then the card reader will read the stored information and delete the information from the eeprom ic smart card. The consumer inserts the prepaid card in the energy meter. Intelligent gsm based prepaid energy meter in a cashless economy.
Intelligent power theft detection model for prepaid energy metering. When the consumer insert a smart card into the card reader which is connected kit. Electricity users can buy specific amount of energy to use it only when they needed. Hvlv substation database server single phase prepaid energy meter sales terminal master terminal smart card infrastructure for single phase smart card prepaid meter system. Controlling of electricity theft using smart prepaid energy meter 44. Automatic power meter reading system using gsm network. Pdf a smart card based prepaid electricity system researchgate. There are clear results from many countries, where prepaid system has reduced the revenue loss by a large amount. You can recharge the electricity balance through this system, just by sending a sms. Solve problem related with present billing system and reduces manpower required for taking meter reading. Electricity theft control using smart prepaid energy meter. The microcontroller stores the number of units allocated and measures the energy consumed.
Prepaid and postpaid energy meter for billing system using. An enhancment of prepaid energy meter using smart card. Meter system that is operated by prepaid smart chip card has been in use around in many countries for years and become a reality in the world. Components of prepaid energy meter eeprom ic smart card at89s52 162 lcd uln2003 at2402 digital energy meter 9.
It replaces the old mechanical meter so fast within a plan. Designed and developed at embedded system laboratory of csircentral mechanical. A gsmbased energy recharge interface which contains a prepaid card equivalent to a mobile sim. Smart energy meter based, prepaid electricity distribution system. While recharging it will ask for how much of power consumption we need to use in kwh. Using prepaid smart card energy meter, we can reduce human error while taking meter reading because there is no need to take reading in it. Smart card is like credit cards made of plastic and it consists of different components like cpu, rom, eeprom, etc. Solaris smart card operated prepaid energy meter with automatic load control applicable for solar micro grid. Card reader is interfaced with the micro controller using a serial interfacing.
Design low cost smart card based prepaid energy meter ijste. This is achieved by interfacing energy meter with smart card technology. Prepaid meter codes for recharging and checking balance the first step is to configure your smart card at any of the disco outlets close to you. The energy meter reading is compared with the smart card information by the microcontroller. Wireless smart grid design for monitoring and optimizing electric. A smart card based prepaid electricity system the purpose of this project is to design and develop an intelligent energy metering system that can efficiently control the amount of electricity consumed by the user. This meter can work as either prepaid or postpaid meter. Modeling of arduinobased prepaid energy meter using gsm. The value in the card is transferred to the meter and load is on. All the consumer has to do is to display the card in the front panel of the meter for a time of 3 seconds. Controlling of electricity theft using smart prepaid energy meter. Meter adopts advanced sle4428 ic card with dynamic encryption technology, it keeps meter in a high level security performance. The meter keeps track of the number of units consumed as per the slab rate and updates it to the controller via cosmo 2010.
Introduction at first the terms prepaid energy and smart metering will be defined. This paper deals with possible solutions for prepaid energy in the smart metering age. Download the seminar report for prepaid energy meter using gsm. Prepaid energy meter using smart card guided by nisha g poothullil assistant professor department of eee govt engg college thrissur group members ananth c jayan aswin murali athulvinoy p p basil mohamed p 2. Intelligent gsm based prepaid energy meter in a cashless. It displays the consumption of electricity kwh along with balance amount rs through a front end display fitted into the meter. Jan 24, 2012 card reader is interfaced with the micro controller using a serial interfacing. Over the past few years, smart cards have achieved a growing acceptance as a powerful. In our project we have given the name for memory card as smart card. Design and implementation of smart energy meter ieee. After value is loaded into the tnt prepaid gsm sim card, such value shall be valid for a specific period of time as determined by smart communications, inc.
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