Title: GSM BASED AUTOMATIC PREPAID ENERGY METER WITH TARIFF STRUCTURE.
Abstract: This paper presents the design and modeling of a GSM-based Energy Recharge System for prepaid Metering. The present system of energy billing in India is error prone and also time and labor consuming. Errors get introduced at every stage of energy billing like errors with electro-mechanical meters, human errors, processing errors. The aim of the project is to minimize the error by introducing a new system of Prepaid Energy Metering using GSM. The GSM module provides a mode of communication between the user/ and provider. This will enable the user to recharge his/her electricity account from home. We can easily implement many add-ons such as energy demand prediction, real time dynamic tariff as a function of demand and supply and so on. In this paper, the idea of a Prepaid energy meter Using a PIC16F877 microcontroller has been Introduced. This concept provides a cost efficient Manner of electricity billing. The present energy Billing systems are discrete, inaccurate, costly and Slow. They are also time and labour consuming. The major drawback of traditional billing system is Power and energy theft. This drawback is reduced By using a prepaid energy meter which is based on The concept Pay first and then use it. Prepaid Energy meter also reduces the error made by Humans while taking readings to a large extent and There is no need to take reading in it. The prepaid Energy meter uses a recharge card which is Available in various ranges (i.e. Rs. 50, to Rs. 100.). The recharge is done by using a mobile And the meter is charged with the amount. According to the power consumption, the amount Will be reduced. The Display shows the remaining amount of energy on the LCD and consumed unit. A relay system has been used which shut Down or disconnect the energy meter and load Through supply mains when the recharge amount is Depleted. The tariff structure has been introduced into two mode ,day and night for economical operation.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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