A Smart Electronics Energy Measurement, Monitoring, Billing and Payment System using IoT

Abstract

In India and many developing countries, electrical power usage has been calculated manually by observing the number of units in electrical power meter. Electrical power consumption bill amount is calculated manually and updated to the user as well as Electric board data base. The users need to pay the bill against the calculated amount, and it can be paid by direct cash or digital transaction. This conventional system involved more human resources. It has more chance for wrong calculations. Thus, the cost is too expensive, and the process takes too long. We proposed a system to allow consumers and service providers measure power usage, calculate bills for minimizing unnecessary power usage, and make remote bill payments in order to avoid falling into this trap. This study introduces the idea of an IoT (Internet of Things) enabled digital EB (Electricity bill) meter. The proposed system is developed using Arduino because it consumes less power, is faster and has two UARTs (universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter). Power transformers are used to calculate voltage and current level. Arduino control converts data into power unit using some simple calculations. Users can monitor the power usage, recharge, and pay the bill using android app or web page. The energy consumption is calculated continuously and if the user's electricity account balance reaches a low-level; warning will be given to the user. The electricity will be terminated when the available balance is less than the unit charge.