IRJET- Energy Meter Reading over Internet

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056
Volume: 07 Issue: 01 | Jan 2020 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072
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Energy Meter Reading over Internet
Rutuja R. Devkate1, Sana S. Momin2, Shukrana K. Khatib3, Anita S. Lawate4, Naresh A. Kamble5
1,2,3,4,5Department of Computer Engineering in Diploma, Sanjay Ghodawat Polytechnic, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract - All human beings use different types of
technologies in many fields. Nowadays, the electricity energy
provider company’s employs visit each house and record the
meter reading manually. This produces errors due to human
intervention; hence proposed system reduces manual work,
time and makes this system accurate and user friendly. The
IoT based energy meter is based on Arduino.Inthissystem, the
live meter reading can be displayed on the android app
through which bill is calculated. Using Wi-Fi module meters
reading will transmitted to the centralized server along with
their unique meter number. This data will be processed by the
server and automatically generates the bill. After generation
of bill it will send to every customer via SMS facility. Any
customer can pay their bills through the android app of
specific amount. A specific amount equal to thebillis deducted
from users account. This system is also designed to register
complaints from users whenever needed and users also can
give their feedback about system.
Key Words: Internet of Things (IOT), Wi-Fi module, Android
application, Energy meter, Arduino.
1. INTRODUCTION
The proposed system uses energy meter with
microcontroller system to monitor energy usage using a
meter. The meter is used to monitor units consumed and
transmit the units as well as cost charged over the internet
using Net connection. This allows user to easily check the
energy usage along with the cost charged online using a
simple application. Thus the energy meter monitoring
system allows user to effectively monitor electricity meter
readings and check the billing online with ease [4]. Themain
component for this proposed system is Arduino UNO board
along with Arduino Ethernet Shield to give it a wireless
connectivity. Arduino runs a code to control a relay board
according to the input and also serves a web page through
which respective output to the relay board can becontrolled
[4].
2. EXISTING SYSTEM
A new concept of energy meter will be discussed, where
maximum demand of energy of a consumer will beindicated
in the meter used by the consumer. After exceeding the
maximum demand, the meter and hence the connection will
automatically be disconnected by an embedded system
inserted in the meter itself [1]. GSM MODULE SIM 300 is
used to produce communication between load circuit and
utility side. We actually have used max232 along with DB9
connector to interface it [2]. The system consists of the
electricity meter which measures the electricity bill and
informs the consumer about the number of units consumed
and associated costs with it.
1. R. Ahin Shapiro et al.; International Journal of
Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in
Technology, 2019
The proposed system collects the energy consumption
from residential as well as corporate zones and sends it
directly to the central server maintained by the
administrator where processing is done on that data for
preparation of bills as well as monitoring the power
consumption.[1]
2. Development of a Smart, Low-cost and IoT-
enabled System for Energy Management
Olayinka S. Omole, David Akpobasah and
Aderemi A.Atayero, 2016
Using Wi-Fi Technology application is developed for
Apple and BlackBerry 10 OS, thus providing multiple
platform users support [5]. In this paper, measurement
equipment for the calibration of energy meters is presented
[5]. Its structure and metrological characterization are
discussed [5]. To improve its performances without
increasing its costs, two online digital compensation
procedures have been realized andareshown:oneincreases
the spectral purity of test signals and one corrects the
transducer frequency response [5].
3. IoT Based Smart Energy Meter, Mrs Sandhya
Shinde, 2017
Using IoT technology An IoT device was created for
measuring the voltage, current, power and energy of a three
phase four line power line in a laboratory building. The
authors propose, design,and implementa low-costuniversal
smart energy meter (USEM) with demand-side load
management [4]. The meter can be used in the postpaid and
prepaid modes with flexible tariff plans such as time of use,
block rate tariff, and their combination [4]. The smart meter
comprises of a potential transformer, current transformer,
and microcontroller unit with an embedded communication
module [4].
4. Smart Energy Meter for Advanced Metering and
Billing Alert Framework R.Asha, R.Aruna, 2018
GSM technology implemented automatic power will be
reading [2]. In this paper, a prototype of an energy
monitoring device based on an open source concept is
presented [2]. This architecture assures several advantages
with respect to traditional energy meters, such as easy

development of new applications making cost- and time
effective the migration to future smart grid infrastructures
and simple adjustments to change in the relevant standards
[2].
5. Pujari Lilavati; International Journal ofAdvance
Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology,
2018
Using IoT device was created for getting the electricity
bill, electricity providing days, and the previous bill also,and
even easy to make payment of electricity bill[3].
3. Objectives
 To design and developless expensiveandfunctional
alternative to existing expensive smart meters.
 The developed metering device will have a simple
connection, which can be used to measure total
energy use at connection points.
 The device will store energy consumption data to a
database to be used by individuals or
organizations.
 A Simple Graphical User Interface (GUI) will be
developed by which data from the Meter can be
accessed by smartphones over an Internet
connection.
 Ease of accessing information for consumer from
energy meter through IoT.
 We can make an IoT system where a user can
monitor energy consumption and pay the bill
Online.
 Reduce the power wastage.
4. Scopes
Energy monitoring through the internet is easy. It gives the
real power consumption as well as accurate reading. Also, it
requires fewer labors and less time to monitor the energy. It
can transmit the data to the utilities and also can receive
information from utilities [4]. The tedious task ofappointing
members to calculate the distribution and consumption of
electricity meters in every region can be eliminated as the
bills are generated automatically. No callous amounts of
electricity would be lost thereby saving energy for interior
rural networks which face a lack of electricity.
5. Methodology
5.1 System Architecture
This system uses the current sensor to detect the flow of
electricity through the lines as well current sensor also
detects the no. of units of current transferred through the
lines. Later the electricity vendor specifies the cost per unit
of current. No. of units consumed is multiplied with the cost
per unit, which gives the total cost per consumed energy[1].
Total Cost = Consumed energy * Cost per unit.
Fig 2.1: System Architecture
5.2 Energy Reading Module
Sensors detect the supply voltage from the electrical or
electronic appliances. The minimum Operating voltage is
3.3v and maximum is 5v. The voltage sensor will detect the
voltage automatically without any human influence.
Whenever the voltage goes up or down it will read the
voltage dynamically.
Current measurement is of vital importance in many power
and instrumentation systems. Traditionally, currentsensing
was primarily for circuit protection and control. However,
with the advancement in technology, current sensing has
emerged as a method to monitor and enhance performance.
The current sensor will measure the current range from -5A
5A. The supply voltage is 4.5v 5.5v DC. The Current sensor
has sensitivity from 180mV/A to 190mV/A [1].
Fig 5.2: Energy reading module

Special features: These are special types of transformers
used for the measurement of currents.Asthenamesuggests,
these transformers are used in conjunction with some
relevant instruments such as ammeters and control relays.
Current transformers are usually used whentheACcurrents
exceed the safe worth for the activity instruments. The
power loss in Current Transformerinstrumenttransformers
is incredibly little as compared to power loss thanks to the
resistance of aiding devices like shunts or multipliers. By
using current transformers with tong testers,thecurrentsin
the heavy current circuits can easily be measured.
5.3 Meter Controller Module
It is an ARM (Advanced RISC (reduced instruction set
computer) Machines) Cortex M3 microcontroller it is based
on the ARM architecture.it is a 32-bit core microcontroller.
Its CPU clock at 84Mhz. Operating voltage is 3.3v. The
recommended input voltage in 7-12v.It contains 54 Digital
I/O pins and 12 Analog pins.
Fig 5.3: Meter Controller Module
It has a DMA (Direct memory access) controller that can
relieve the CPU from doing memory intensivetasks.TheDue
is additionally the primary Arduino to feature a built-in
digital to analog converter, in fact, two of them. It is also to
have an audio library to take advantages of its ability to
playback wav files. The Arduino capability has perpetually
been extended by shields, add-on boards and circuitry such
as motion sensors and LED light arrays, many of them for
third-party manufacturers. The Due will work with all
Arduino shields that adapt to the official Arduino Revision
three layouts. However, the Due operates at 3.3V whereas
earlier Arduino operates at 5V, so some third-party shields
that don’t follow the R3 (Rescue, Recovery and Renewal)
specs to the letter may not be compatible, depending on
their voltages. This additionally suggests that anyone
victimization the Due in existing applications ought to pay
specific attention to voltage [2].
The Smart meter is made as follows, the voltage sensor is
connected with the wire from the meter to the household
appliances, and the current sensorisalsoconnectedwith the
wire from the meter to the household appliances. These
sensors read data consecutivelyandfindthenumberofunits
used per day and send it to a service running in thecloud[1].
The Arduino board is connected to a power supply, then the
voltage sensor the current sensor which is attached withthe
Mainline of the house is connected to the input pins of the
Arduino board. The Arduino board is also connected with a
GSM (Global System for Mobile) module which helps in
providing the board with Internet Availability so that the
data collected could be sent to the cloud.
5.4 Data Storage Module
Fig 5.4: Data storage module
GSM (Global System for Mobile) module will enable
the access through the internet, SMS and call facility. It will
provide the GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) facility for
internet access. It supports communication through RS232
(Recommend Standard number 232) with DB9 connector,
Time-to-live (TTL) pins and I2C pins. Mic input, LINE input
and Speaker output are also available [4].
 Quad-Band 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz
 Dual-Band 900/ 1900 MHz
 Low power consumption: 1.5mA (sleep mode)
GSM technology has been matured since long and hence
GSM mobile phones and modems are widelyavailableacross
the world. It provides very cost effective products and
solutions.
The GSM-based networks (i.e. base stations) square
measure deployed across the planet and thus same mobile
works across the world. Advanced versions of GSM with a
higher range of antennas can offer high-speed transfer and
transfer of information. SAIC and DAIC techniques offer a
terribly high transmission quality [5]. SAIC stands for Single
Antenna Interference Cancellation technique whereas DAIC
stands for twin antenna interference cancellation. It is
straightforward to take care of GSM networks thanks to the
convenience of a huge range of network engineers at a
reasonable value. This will facilitate in revenue increase by
the telecommunication operators. The phone works
supported SIM card and thus it’s straightforward to alterthe
various forms of phones by users. ThroughthisGSMmodule,
the data is sent to the Service running in a server which
would store the data in the database for further use.

5.5 User Access Module
The user portal is a Progressive Web Application (PWA)
which is in recent trends hitting in the IT industry.TheUsers
portal initially has the Sign-Up page where thenewusergets
his account registered with the portal using his/her meter
Consumer Number.
Fig 5.5: User Access Module
There would be verification of the account by
sending the verification link to the users email ID. If the
account is verified the user will be allowed to log in. If he
tries to verify with a false code the account will be
deactivated and the registration will be deleted.
Once the user logs in to the portal using his
Consumer Number and Password, he has a graphical viewof
the Power consumption over thepasttwoweeks,thehighest
consumption, Lowest consumption with value and date, the
bill to be paid and much more. He/She has the feature to
change the password of their account or even change the
data from their personal information [1]. This also has a
smart way to pay the bills. The user could also recharge
his/her wallet in the portal and could check the auto pay
feature wherein once the bill is generated for the user the
portal itself pays the bill instead of the user having to
remember about the bills and stuff. There will also be an
Online payment Integration with the portal along with the
third party gateways like Paytm, Phone pay, etc.
6. Hardware & Software Specifications
6.1 Hardware Specifications
RAM : 512MB MINIMUM
HARD-DISK : 2GB MINIMUM
Hardware specifications are Arduino Uno, Energy meter,
power supply, transformer, bridge - rectifier, voltage
regulator, LCD, diodes, resistors, capacitors, transistors
LEDs, current sensor, Wi-Fi module.
6.2 Software Specifications
Software specifications are php, Arduino, C++, Eagle
(PCB), MySQL.
7. Advantages of proposed system
1. It provides accuracy in meter reading and
checks theft status hence improves security.
2. This proposed system helps in effectively
controlling energyconsumptionandalsoavoids
Energy wastage.
3. Meter reading can be accessed from anywhere
on the globe at any time.
4. This system eliminates the humaninvolvement
in energy management.
8. Snapshots of Energy Meter Reading over Internet
Fig 8.1: Login page
Fig 8.2: Admin Login page
Fig 8.3: Admin homepage

Fig 8.4 User login page
Fig 8.5 User Home page
Fig 8.6 User Registration page
Fig 8.7 User list
Fig 8.8 Add category
Fig 8.9 Device Registration
Fig 8.10 Device list
Fig 8.11 Customer feedback

9. CONCLUSIONS
Keeping the 21st century's technology in view, this
system is developed to reduce human efforts. This system is
based on a Arduino and implementation of energy meter
using IoT concept. Energy monitoringthroughtheinternetis
easy. It gives the real power consumptionaswell asaccurate
reading. Also, it requires labors and less time to monitor the
energy.
REFERENCES
[1] Ahin Shapiro R. ahinshapiro@gmail.comSriKrishna
College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu R.
Ahin Shapiro et al.,” International Journal of
Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in
Technology c 2019, www.IJARIIT.com.
[2] R.Asha1 , R.Aruna2 , J.Divya3 , K.Balasaranya4
B.Tech Student1, 2, 3 , Assistant Professor4
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
R.M.D Engineering College, Affiliated to Anna
University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 2018.
[3] Mitalee Nagvekar1, Megha Mane2, Prof. Sandip
Zade3 International Conference on Innovative and
Advanced Technologies in Engineering (March-
2018).
[4] IoT Based Smart Energy MeterMrsSandhya Shinde,
Mr.Yogesh Yadav, Miss. Bharti Sontakke, Miss.
Pratiksha Zapake, 2017.
[5] Development of a Smart, Low-cost and IoT-enabled
System for Energy Management Olayinka S. Omole,
David Akpobasah and Aderemi A. Atayero, 2016.
BIOGRAPHIES
NAME: - Rutuja Ramchandra Devkate
CLASS: - TY CSE
Occupation: - Student
COLLEGE: - SANJAY GHODAWAT POLYTECHNIC,
Atigre
NAME:- Sana Shamshuddin Momin
CLASS:- TY CSE
COLLEGE:- SANJAY GHODAWAT POLYTECHNIC,
Atigre

NAME:- Shukrana Khalilahamad Khatib
CLASS:- TY CSE
Atigre
NAME:- Anita Suresh Lawate
CLASS:- TY CSE
Atigre

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