Open AccessDesign of a STS Electrical Energy Meter with Two-Way Communications Capability over GSM Network
Author(s) -
Tonbra A. Diegbegha,
Ayibapreye K. Benjamin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/730/1/012042
Subject(s) - gsm , metre , service data point , electricity meter , short message service , customised applications for mobile networks enhanced logic , metering mode , embedded system , computer science , engineering , mobile telephony , real time computing , telecommunications , computer hardware , gsm services , mobile radio , mechanical engineering , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , astronomy
A STS (System Transfer Specification) energy meter with an embedded solution for two-way communications over Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), was designed and simulated with Proteus. This meter should be able to report any tampering attempt on the customer’s meter, by sending an SMS (Short Message Service) via Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) as regards energy theft from the point of theft to an automated meter management station. Every meter is part of an automated metering management network, which is a scaled down version of a conventional Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). This research provides an additional capability to STS energy Meters. The additional two-way communications capability of the Energy Meter is implemented with the addition of a GSM module to a conventional STS meter. The additional functionality to the STS meter real-time reporting was achieved by adding a GSM module to its design.