Automatic Meter Reading Using Power line Communication

Author(s):

Beenu Thomas , Saintgits College of Engineering,Kottayam,Kerala.; Bibin K Babu, Saintgits College of Engineering,Kottayam,Kerala.; Feena sunny, Saintgits College of Engineering,Kottayam,Kerala.; Joseph K Mathew, Saintgits College of Engineering,Kottayam,Kerala.; Er.Jyothish Chandran, Saintgits College of Engineering,Kottayam,Kerala.

Keywords:

PIC, EB, PLC

Abstract:

Though electricity is very essential in day to day life, the proper utilization of it must be done. We can properly consume the electricity as well as calculate the electricity consumption. In most of places, particularly in areas of LT consumers, conventional method of electricity billing is carried out. The current system involves length and erroneous method. The employee working at the Electricity Board office has to note the meter readings from house to house and building to building. This requires huge number of labour operators and long working hours to achieve complete area data reading billing. This current system has some disadvantages like erroneous readings, easy manipulation, manual labour and time consuming .The present model removes above mentioned disadvantage of the current procedures and suggests an automated system to remotely collect energy meter readings bringing in a capability to real time monitoring. Here the energy meters are replaced by digital meters. The meter readings in the form of digital data are transferred from the customer end to the Electric Board office through power line. The power line communication used here is full duplex communication enabling data transfer at a faster data rate through long distances. At the Electric board end a computer maintains a record of individual customer.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV2I10137
Published in	:	Volume : 2, Issue : 10
Publication Date	:	01/05/2016
Page(s)	:	815-818

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