AN AUTOMATED ENERGY BILL METERING SYSTEM BASED ON GSM TECHNOLOGY

Authors

  • K. OKOKPUJIE Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
  • A. ABAYOMI-ALLI Department of Computer Science, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria.
  • O. ABAYOMI-ALLI Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
  • M. ODUSAMI Department of Mechanical Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
  • I. P. OKOKPUJIE Department of Mechanical Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
  • O. A. AKINOLA Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51406/jnset.v19i1.2093

Keywords:

Power system, metering system, GSM, Energy theft

Abstract

The measurement of the energy consumed by residential and commercial buildings by utility provider is important in billing, control, and monitoring of the usage of energy. Traditional metering techniques used for the measurement of energy are not convenient and is prone to different forms of irregularities. These irregularities include meter failure, meter tampering, inaccuracies in billing due to human error, energy theft, and loss of revenue due to corruption, etc. This research study proposed the design and construction of a microcontroller-based electric energy metering system using the Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network. This system provides a solution to the irregularities posed by the traditional metering technique by allowing the utility provider have access to remote monitoring capabilities, full control over consumer load, and remote power disconnection in the case of energy theft. Proteus simulation software was used to model the system hardware and the software was obtained by using embedded C programming and visual basic. It was observed that the system could remotely take accurate energy readings, provided full control over consumer loads and execute remote disconnection in case of energy theft. The system provides high performance and high accuracy in power monitoring and power management.

 

 

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Published

2021-12-02

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2020)

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