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ICRTT - 2018 Conference Proceedings
I. I NTRODUCTION
II. LITERATURE SURVEY
In developing countries , the idea of prepaid entering
scheme is introduced[1]. This concept is based on Pay first Birendrakumar Sahani.al[1] are made a practical model of
use later one. From the consumers point of perception, the IoT Based Smart Energy Meter. The proposed model is used
idea is attractive because there is no Fear of disconnection to calculate the energy consumption of the household, and
and reconnection for some reason. The amount remaining in even make the energy unit reading to be handy. It reduces the
the meter gradually decreases. In the present billing system wastage of energy and bring awareness among all.
the EB are unable to keep track of the demand of consumers. Mayur Rawte.al[2] are developed a system to solve many
The consumer is facing problems like receiving due bills for problems such as over usage of electricity, large amount of
bills that have already been paid as well as poor reliability of manpower transparency of usage and wastage of money and
electricity supply and quality even if bills are paid regularly. resources etc.This technology allows verified customers to
The solutions for all these problems is to keep track of check status of electricity usage by using Device identification
the consumers for accurate billing, monitoring, controlling number and password in real time. This can be done from
and theft detection . These are all the features to be taken web application using Internet.
into account for designing an efficient energy billing system. Nazmat Toyin.al[3] are designed the system to resort to
This paper Implementation of IOT based electricity controlled a local server and database, upon resumption of internet
prepaid energy monitoring billpayment system addresses connection, all information are synchronized with the web
the problems faced by both the consumers and the Electricity server. The billing is handled locally by the web server and
Board. It mainly deals with energy meter, which utilizes the has not been interfaced with any online payment platform
features of embedded systems i.e. combination of hardware agencies.
and software in order to implement desired functionality. The Mst. Shahnaj Parvin.al[4] are explained the framework and
paper discusses comparison of Arduino and other controllers, how it will be beneficial in detecting an unauthorized use of
and the application of GSM and Wi-Fi modems to introduce electricity. The relative advantages of the proposed system
in real time is uploaded to a central database via IOT . An 2) Client: Client needs to install android application on
electricity meter, electric meter, electrical meter, or energy mobile. The client can login to view the bill details
meter is a device that measures the amount of electric energy through the application. Also he can pay bill or add
consumed by a residence, a business, or an electrically balance in case of prepaid payment system.
powered device. Electricity meters operate by continuously 3) Database: The database used in this system is PHP
measuring the instantaneous voltage (volts) and current database. It is used for storing users information like
(amperes) to give energy used (in joules, kilowatt-hours , Meter ID , login ID , Address etc.
etc.). Meters for smaller services (such as small residential
customers) can be connected directly in-line between source VI. EQUATIONS AND MATHEMATICAL
and customer. For larger loads, more than about 200 ampere CALCULATION
of load, current transformers are used, so that the meter can Usually different meters have different readings[2].
be located other than in line with the service conductors. The Some have,
meters fall into two basic categories, electromechanical and 3200 blinks = 1 unit
electronic. In our case 3200 blinks of LED is 1 unit. But for practical
The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the purpose,
ATmega328P. It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 Assumption we made in our system
can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz 7 blinks = 1 unit of power consumption.
quartz crystal, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP Let, X = number of blinks of LED
header and a reset button. It contains everything needed to Y = number of units of electricity.
support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer Z = cost of consumption.
with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or Basically,
battery to get started. No. of units (Y) = (X/3200)
SIM800 is a complete Quad-band GSM/GPRS solution But in our case,
in a SMT type which can be embedded in the Y = (X/7)
customer applications.SIM800 support Quad-band Assume that 1 unit cost = 7rs.
850/900/1800/1900MHz, it can transmit Voice, SMS Z = Y * 7rs
and data information with low power consumption. With tiny For Threshold,
size of 24*24*3mm, it can fit into slim and compact demands Assumed threshold set value will be =5 units for practical.
of customer design. Featuring Bluetooth and Embedded AT, it If units reach,
allows total cost savings and fast time-to-market for customer Threshold value 1 unit = 5-1 = 4 units,
applications. Notification will be send to consumer through android
We are using Ethernet shield to transfer a data from Arduino application, if consumer doesnt response and go on using
to local Server. To use the shield, mount it on top of an electricity above threshold value then meter will automatically
Arduino board (e.g. the Uno). To upload sketches to the get OFF. Again to turn it ON consumer has to visit android
board, connect it to your computer with a USB cable as you app again to increase threshold value by recharging.
normally would. Once the sketch has been uploaded, you UNIT:
can disconnect the board from your computer and power it Normally, basic unit of electricity is Kilowatt hour (KWh).
with an external power supply. Connect the shield to your 1kWh = 1000 watt for 1 hour.
computer or a network hub or router using a standard ethernet Example,
cable (CAT5 or CAT6 with RJ45 connectors). Connecting to Ten 100watt bulbs used for 1 hour gives 1kWh.
a computer may require the use of a cross-over cable.
A Relay is an electrically operated as switch. Current flowing
through the coil of the Relay creates a magnetic field which VII. WORKING MODEL
attracts a lever and changes the switch contacts. The coil Working of this device is based on the technologies like
current can be on or off so Relays have two switch positions prepaid meter and Internet of things. As shown in Fig 3 this
and they are double throw switches. meter will be connected to Arduino. This will be connected to
Arduino to local host via LAN cable using Ethernet shield.
B. Software Subsystem Every Meter will have a unique identification number, at
Web Server interface design is having following items. the time of installation of this device, staff of the electricity
provider will assign this device identity to user of the that
1) Admin: This module is the main part in the system meter. This device needs to be recharged with some amount
architecture. It provides user-name and password to the of money through the Android application of this device.
EB office and customers. It gives the access to EB This device will measure the electricity units on the blinking
office to add and manage their information. Also, on pulse rate of the LED of the meter and only allow the
real time basis it allows client to access the information electricity to pass through if balance of that device is not
of electricity bill. zero. This device will be connected to a local server through