Open AccessAN AUTOMATED ENERGY BILL METERING SYSTEM BASED ON GSM TECHNOLOGY
Author(s) -
Kennedy Okokpujie,
Adebayo AbayomiAlli,
Olusola AbayomiAlli,
Modupe Odusami,
Imhade P. Okokpujie,
Olubunmi Adewale Akinola
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of natural sciences, engineering and technology/journal of natural science, engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2315-7461
pISSN - 2277-0593
DOI - 10.51406/jnset.v19i1.2093
Subject(s) - electricity meter , metering mode , gsm , microcontroller , embedded system , automatic meter reading , software , computer science , energy (signal processing) , real time computing , metre , remote control , computer hardware , engineering , power (physics) , telecommunications , operating system , wireless , mechanical engineering , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , astronomy
The measurement of the energy consumed by residential and commercial buildings by utility provider is important in billing, control, and monitoring of the usage of energy. Traditional metering techniques used for the measurement of energy are not convenient and is prone to different forms of irregularities. These irregularities include meter failure, meter tampering, inaccuracies in billing due to human error, energy theft, and loss of revenue due to corruption, etc. This research study proposed the design and construction of a microcontroller-based electric energy metering system using the Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network. This system provides a solution to the irregularities posed by the traditional metering technique by allowing the utility provider have access to remote monitoring capabilities, full control over consumer load, and remote power disconnection in the case of energy theft. Proteus simulation software was used to model the system hardware and the software was obtained by using embedded C programming and visual basic. It was observed that the system could remotely take accurate energy readings, provided full control over consumer loads and execute remote disconnection in case of energy theft. The system provides high performance and high accuracy in power monitoring and power management.