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WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR ENERGY METER READING
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INTRODUCTION
Present energy meter reading is a tedious and an expensive affair as a number of meter readers has to go and take the reading manually (from the consumer’s house) to issue the bill, which will later be entered in the software to automate the billing and payment system.
Wired or wireless communication system will be integrated with Electronic Energy Meter (EEM) to measure the usage of electricity remotely even from the office.
ADVANTAGE OF SMART METER
Reduced Chance of Meter Tampering.
Reduced Meter Reading Costs.
Better Energy Usage.
Fast Resolution of Account Queries.
Better Energy Management.
Reduction in Power Theft.
DISADVANTAGE
The present energy billing system provides employment for nearly 8- 10 people in every distribution station for jobs like billing, processing etc.
The presently installed energy meters should be either modified or replaced with the new meter, which consumes time, labour and money.
The prepaid system will provide power only to those who can afford to prepay.
APPLICATIONS
In every state distribution company for energy billing apart from intelligent load shedding and theft detection.
It can also be used for metering and monitoring other utility commodities, such as Internet access, prepaid drinking water, etc.