Design and Implementation of Smart Energy Meter System with GSM Module

Abstract

Automated Meter reading systems are an invaluable technological advancement that can lead to a better standard of living, owing to the fact that metering has become a part and parcel of our mundane lives. It solves many issues of the traditional meter reading system like need for human resources, efficiency, accuracy, delayed work, unavailability of customer during metering visit by employee, etc. Moreover it is more economical and helps to save energy in a more efficient and effective way. Furthermore it has a very notable advantage of having the ability to predict the energy demands of the future, starting from every household to the entire planet. The main objective of the smart energy meter is to not only measure the consumer’s power consumption but also to transmit the readings of the meter to utility office every week/day/hour with the help of GSM module or by uploading it onto the cloud. Readings of the meter will be taken out using Rs485 Module and will be given to Raspberry pi and transmitted further to utility office with the help of GSM module or by uploading it onto cloud and at the same time consumption in terms of units as well as rupees will be transmitted to consumer which they can access in SMS or application. Electrical power has become indispensable to human survival and progress which leads to the enhancement of the people’s standard of life by the introduction of automation in to energy distribution and management. With the constant development in technology, the need of automated meter reading systems is also increasing.it is basically Raspberry pi based operational system. The technology of e-metering (Electronic Metering) has gone through rapid technological advancements and there is increased demand for a reliable and efficient Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system.