Smart Prepaid Energy Meter based on Internet of Things

Abstract

As the advancement of technology and dependencies over the electrical appliances increases, the usage and requirement of electricity is also increases rapidly. Eliot is a smart energy prepaid meter based on Internet of Things [1] . This smart meter [2] will be helpful in generating the real-time data of the electricity usage. Users will be able to see their daily usage from a web app with the help of their unique identification number and password provided to them at the time of installation of this device. The main aim of this paper is to make a novel system which will help in reducing the usage of electricity and bring transparency between the electricity providers and the customers. This meter needs to be recharged similar to a mobile phone, payment for recharge can be done on a web portal designed for it. User will then be able to view the usage of electricity in a statistical manner with the balance available in their device. User can also stop flow of electricity from remote location if the electricity is not in use.

Design and Implementation of a GSM-Based Single Phase Prepayment Energy Meter with Hybrid Recharge Mode

“…This is an Internet of Things (IoT) method of transmitting, storing and accessing meter readings, therefore it is not a prepaid meter. Mayur et al proposed the interfacing of an electronic circuitry called Eliot with a unique identification to an electric meter, and a web application also designed where the device can be recharged and the consumer can view the information about their real time consumption as well through a user account created, which the consumer can log into using a password [18]. This is a web based energy consumption monitoring system and not a prepaid meter.…”

"A short overview of IoT based energy metering system Part I Internet of things and the energy sector"

“…In other words IoT as is defined by ITU 1 and IERC 2 is a dynamic global network infrastructure with self-configuring capabilities based on standard and interoperable communication protocols, in which, physical and virtual "things" have identities, physical attributes and virtual personalities, use intelligent interfaces and are seamlessly integrated into the information network. [5], [7] 3 History of internet of things (IoT) [8] The idea of devices exchanging information without human appeared not long ago. Full automation of data transmission was discussed in the late '70s.…”

“…This number can be used to track inventory goods. 7 Near-Field Communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols for communication between two electronic devices over a distance of 4 cm or less 8 Wi-Fi is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access. 9 Ultra-wideband (UWB) refers to a signal that has a −10 dB bandwidth greater than 500 MHz or a fractional bandwidth (bandwidth divided by the band centre frequency) greater than 20%.…”