Tampered Energy Meter Monitoring Conveyed to Control Room by

GSM

Abstract
The main concept of this project is to reduce the power theft by using an integrated energy meter
such that whenever an energy meter is tampered, it sends an alert message to the concerned
authoritiesthroughthe GSM modem for indicating power theft.

Day by dayincrease in the usage of electricityis leading toseveralattempts oftempering the energy
meterby the masses.The routine way of identification of tempered meters by the electricity
departmentwherein – the departmentsends employees to check out this issue –isquitean
expensive and time-consuming job.With this proposed system,it is possible to detect the meter
tampering.

The proposed system uses a microcontroller of the 8051 family and a rectified power supply. In
this system, the GSM modem interfaced to the microcontroller through a level shifter and aserial
cable. A16*2 LCD display is connected to the microcontroller for displaying the information.

The energy meter is integrated in such a way that anybody opens the cover of the meter; an IR
sensing arrangement sends commands to the microcontroller. Then the microcontroller gives the
command to the GSM modem to send an SMS to the selected mobile number stored in the
microcontroller by the program. This information also gets displayed on the LCD.

This project in future can be implemented by an added feature of disconnecting the supply to the
load by electricity department through an SMS in case of any tampering attemptof the energy
meter.
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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:

Microcontroller unit, IR and Photo Diodes, Keil compiler,

GSMmodem, MAX232, LCD, Transformer, Diodes, 7805 Language: Embedded C or
voltage regulator, LED, Resistors, capacitors. Assembly.