Cost Effective, Error Prone and Time Consuming Solution for Digital Energy Meter by using Wireless Prepaid Billing

Sheikh Rafik Manihar Ahmed*
Associate Design Engineer I, Control System, Fluor Daniel India Private Limited, Gurgaon, New Delhi, India.
Periodicity:April - June'2013
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jdp.1.2.2327

Abstract

The present system of energy billing is error prone and also time and labor consuming. Errors get introduced at every stage of energy billing like errors with electro-mechanical meters, human errors while noting down the meter reading, and errors while processing the paid bills and the due bills. There are many cases where the bill is paid and then is shown as a due amount in the next bill. There is no proper way to know the consumer’s maximum demand, and usage details. The major drawback of a post paid system is that there is no control of usage from the consumer’s side. There is a lot of wastage of power due to the consumer’s lack of planning of electrical consumption in an efficient way. Since the supply of power is limited, as a responsible citizen, there is a need to utilize electricity in a better and efficient way. The distribution company has to receive huge amounts in the form of pending bills, which results in substantial revenue losses. The remedy for this drawback is prepaid energy meter means “pay first and then use”. A wireless billing system in which issue of energy in units (of several categories e.g. 50 units, 100 units and so on) is put for an option to the consumer. Once the consumer recharge its meter then normally they will be mindful of that quota of energy, and so they will consume it accordingly and economically as in the case of mobile. When the finish line is a certain units away, an alarm system will remind them of fresh recharging.

Keywords

Any Time Bill Payment, Code Division Multiple Access, EP - Energy Provider, GSM -Global System For Mobile Communication, ISM, LPS - Linear Mode Power Supply, UART,SRD.

How to Cite this Article?

Ahmed,S,R,M., (2013). Cost Effective, Error Prone And Time Consuming Solution For Digital Energy Meter By Using Wireless Prepaid Billing. i-manager’s Journal on Digital Signal Processing, 1(2), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.26634/jdp.1.2.2327

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