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DESIGN OF AN INTELLIGENT SMS BASED REMOTE

ELECTRICITY METERING AND BILLING SYSTEM

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Title of the project : Design of an intelligent SMS Based Remote electricity

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billing system
Domain : Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics,
Software : C, Keil, Proload

Power Supply : +5V, 500mA Regulated Power Supply

Display : a) LCD

b) GSM Mobile Phone

LCD : HD44780 16-character, 2-line (16X2)

LED : 5mm

Crystal : 11.0592MHz

Energy Meter : Prototype with 12VDC

Applications : Electricity Boards

Developed By : M/S Wine Yard Technologies

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ABSTRACT:

The advantages of remote meter reading and spot billing are well recognized
by the various electricity boards in the country today. Not only does spot billing lead to
much greater revenue-collection efficiency and better decision systems, it also brings
intangibles like transparency and better customer service to the system. Though there

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exist various devices in the market that aid in spot-meter billing, none has become either
an industry standard or widely prevalent. The reasons range from limited computing
power and lack of customizability to high price and absence of local technical support.

Remote electricity billing is a unique concept, in which the electricity board can collect
the consumed units’ data from consumer on mobile phone using GSM network. Each
consumer is provided with a unique energy meter, which is having a GSM modem,
microcontroller unit and a display unit internally. A SIM card is required for
communication. Whenever this system receives an SMS from electricity board, it
calculates the number of units consumed and billing amount on slab rate, displays on
LCD for user interface. This system also sends the same message to the electricity board
for departmental information and database.

The unique feature of this system is, the electricity board can disconnect or reconnect the
connection from remote place through the mobile phone. As this project works on GSM
network, the system can be controlled from any part of the world.

This project uses regulated 5V, 500mA power supply. 7805 three terminal voltage
regulator is used for voltage regulation. Bridge type full wave rectifier is used to rectify
the ac out put of secondary of 230/12V step down transformer.

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BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Load Bank
MAX 232

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8
9
S
5
2

Energy GSM
Meter Current Modem
driver

Circuit DC Buzzer
Breaker Current
Driver
LCD

EEPROM

Mains Voltage

Step Bridge Filter

down Rectifier Circuit Regulator
T/F Power supply to all sections

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Advantages:
 Billing Automation
 Revenue Collection Efficiency
 Transparency in distribution

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 Better customer Service
 Zero man-made errors

Scopes for Advancements:

 This system is developed for only one consumer. If the consumers are more, the
electricity board also should have a separate GSM modem with PC interface to
receive various SMS and store all the details in system database.
 Special software can be developed to monitor all bill payments and to disconnect
the electricity for default consumers.

Applications:
 Electricity Department, Organization staff quarters

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REFERENCE

Text Books:
Working with GSM Network By Cruis Leanardo
Electrical Applications with GSM By Morris Hamington

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Website:
www.howstuffworks.com
www.answers.com
www.radiotronix.com
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Magazines:
Electronics for you
Electrikindia
Let us Go Wireless

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