Smart Metering using E-wallet

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Smart Metering Using E-wallet
Mrs. Nilam Jadhav 1, Utkarsh Bhangale2, Vinay Sudrik3, Prafful Wania4, Sumit Bhattacharya5
1 Lecturer, Department of Computer Engineering, Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic College, Maharashtra, India
2,3,4,5 Student, Department of Computer Engineering, Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic College, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract - In old days, there existed electricity meters but
which work on some metallic strip like mechanism thus had a
disadvantage of freezing the meter with the use of magnet. To
overcome this problem new meters came which is still used
since like from 2000. One thing was sure no one was able to
freeze the reading meter installed in the current electricity
meter. Thus it is a successful prototype.
But we still have a problem with this meter, i.e. there is
unusual work load on people who come to collect the reading
of the electricity meter. Also no new paying system is
generated. There is payment done online but after when a
person checks the reading at the month end and our bill is
generated. To overcome this we made this prototype called as
Smart Electricity Meter. In which we added some extra
features and also implemented IoT (Internet of Things). In
our module we installed Arduino board which is like the
brain of this meter handles the transaction and messaging
functions. The Smart Electricity Meter helps us to reduce
unusual workload on workers of the MSEB. Thus saving time
and money. It has a unique system which calculates themoney
and energy and generates a bill which is then sent through
message to MSEB and to the OWNER of the meter.
1 Introduction
With the great developments in the field of Internet and
technologies, everything has become digital. Internet has
become an important part of our lives. A new technologyhas
entered into this picture known as Internet of Things (IoT).
Internet of Things is a network comprisesofmanyelectronic
devices and sensors which are connected together to
exchange some information over the web. The devicesbased
on IoT seem talking and sharing data with each other. Smart
Meter is one of the applications of IoT. It records the
consumption and sends the readings to the utility office on
regular basis for monitoring and billing. For a long time,
traditional electromechanical metershave been used.Meter
readings were noted down on the monthly basis. But now
with the evolution of smart electricity meters, things are
changing
In this project we will be using the sensor which is
fixed in the meter and the details of the units will be stored
in the cloud and from the cloud the message will be send to
the MSEB and to the user on the daily basis, and then the
user can pay the bill by using the e-payment. By using this
system the user can know how much light the particular
device consumes in his or her home.
Also we add one more feature in it The Prepaid
Energy Meter which allowsuser to useprepaidenergymeter
functionality. Using this functionality user will able to pay in
advance and use the exact amount of energy.
The system starts with GSM modemConnectionand
first configures the user number and gives authority to that
number. The system is made up of AVR Microcontroller,
current sensors, GSM modem, LCD display,energymeterand
loads.
1.1 Objective
The main objective is to automate the manual process of
taking readings, calculating bills and then handing them to
the user. All the process from calculating the exact use of
electricity to paying the Billsto MSEB is made digitalandcan
be automated. The main objective is to make the work of
MSEB easier and hustle free.
1.2 Literature Survey
The paper titled Internet of Things based Smart Electricity
Meters proposes a system for smart meter. This paper
proposes a new smart meter which need to be replaced.
Thus all the old meters need to be replaced with this new
meter. This is main drawback of the system. Another
research paper titled Smart Electricity Meter Data
Intelligence for Future Energy Systems: A Survey presented
the current smart-metering space as the smart-metering
landscape, and then, a framework has been established to
relate smart meter data to stakeholders and applications
created by their needs and the analyticstoolsandtechniques
required to achieve the stakeholder needs.
In the existing system the particular person checks the
meter units by manually going there clickingthephotoofthe
meter and then calculating the amount according to the
units, then they will send the bill to the user by post/by
hand. So this whole process is so much lengthy and
consumes a lot of time.
The proposed system not only automates the meter
readings but also provide the user with facility of prepaid
electricity bill payment. Thus it is more user friendly. Also
the existing system need not to be replaced just the
additional hardware needsto be installed in existingmeters.
2. Scope of the project
 The system will be used to provide bill to consumer
both asan SMS along with other in-built featuressuch
as tamper proof, fault detection.
 The proposed energy meter utilizes a GSM module to
transfer energy consumed to the authority side.

 Similarly authority side also usesthese GSM service
to send back the bill.
 Electricity bill will be automatically deducted from
E-Wallet.
 Customers can recharge their meter through E-
Wallet Facility.
2.1 Architectural Model (Project block diagram)
2.2 Requirements
a. Software Requirements
 Arduino IDE
 Embedded C Programming Language
b. Hardware Requirements
 Arduino Nano AT mega 328 Microcontroller
 Current Sensor
 GSM Modem
 LCD Display
 Energy Meter
 Loads
 Resisters
 Capacitors
 Diodes
2.3 Advantages of project
 Saves the time
 Fast processing
 E-Payment Facility
 Can know the light consume by each device in our
home
2.4 Limitations of project
 Transitioning to new technology and processes
 Managing public reaction and customer acceptance
of the new meters
 Making a long-term financial commitment to the
new metering technology and related software
 Managing and storing vast quantities of metering
data.
 Ensuring the security of metering data.
 Paying additional fees for the new meter
3. Conclusions
The complete working model of a smart energy meter was
built which usesexisting GSM system And E-Walletfacilityto
recharge your meter. The model will satisfactorilyworkwith
home appliances. Automatic meter readingandbillingcanbe
explained well using the system. Financial losses of
electricity board can be minimized. Labor charges and effort
can be reduced. The error, time delay that occurs due to
manual metering can be avoided to a great extent. Electrical
line fault detection has been made easy for the electricity
board. Finally but not the least this type of meter supports
remote metering which is the future of energy meters. The
smart meters will be part of a much wider IoT in the future
integrating multiple aspects of human needs and servicesto
satisfy such needs, and the analyticsrequirementsdiscussed,
such as big data, real time analytics, stream analytics, will
need to be built into the processes and workflows for
diagnostics in real time.
4 Screenshot

References
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[2] Syed Khizar Ali Zaidi, Design and implementation of low
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BIOGRAPHIES
Utkarsh Pralhad Bhangale
Diploma in computer engineering,
Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic,
Nigdi, Pune.
Vinay Nitin Sudrik
Nigdi, Pune.
Sumit Supriyo Bhattcharya
Nigdi, Pune.
Prafful Peter Wania
Nigdi, Pune.

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