GSM Based Smart Energy Meter Using Raspberry PI
GSM Based Smart Energy Meter Using Raspberry PI
GSM Based Smart Energy Meter Using Raspberry PI
http://doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2020.6130
International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET)
ISSN: 2321-9653; IC Value: 45.98; SJ Impact Factor: 7.429
Volume 8 Issue VI June 2020- Available at www.ijraset.com
Abstract: The existing system for electricity meter reading is a manual labor method where the labor from the electricity board
goes to each and every house in that particular locality and takes the reading manually and goes back to electric board to
generate the electric bill. This method consists of various drawbacks such as time consuming, error in meter readings etc. In
order to overcome this problem the proposed system is designed in such a way that it does not require any labor for manual
reading of the electrical energy. This system uses a GSM module where the amount of energy consumed by the user is alerted via
SMS. All the data i.e. energy consumption is sent to the cloud using Raspberry Pi controller and is being retrieved by using SVM
algorithm ,this data is being processed and analyzed using power monitoring system and it is sent has SMS to the user if the limit
is exceeded by the user so that they can control the usage of energy.
Keywords: Smart energy meter, GSM technology, Power Monitoring, SVM algorithm, Raspberry Pi.
I. INTRODUCTION
In the present existing energy meter, billing and readings are taken manually. This procedure requires manual power and also it is a
time consuming process, where the electricity person has to visit user’s house to take meter readings. But this system as many
drawbacks where electricity department people has to visit user’s house is very difficult task if we consider the present situation,
where our country is suffering from COVID-19 attack in this condition it’s difficult to reach user’s house to collect the meter
readings and also due to some manual errors it causes wastage of energy. In order to overcome all these problems the proposed
system is developed as an enhancement to the existing system. This system is having a Raspberry pi as a microcontroller, INA219
and DHT sensors and GSM as main components. Raspberry Pi is a low cost and credit card sized computer which runs raspbian os.
Where in this system, the readings are taken automatically using some of the sensors and raspberry pi then, the data is loaded to the
cloud (electricity department) and using GSM we can send the usage of electrical energy to the customers via SMS. And then the
electricity department person can upload the usage of energy to particular user in the department website thereby, the user can login
to the website and they can view their bill and do their payments.
D. Raspberry Pi and GSM Based Smart Energy Meter for Advanced Metering and Billing System
In this paper, the system was provided with a prepaid energy meter which enables power utilities to collect electricity bills from the
consumer prior to its consumption. Here, Raspberry pi board is used as a microcontroller, this digital energy meter has LED which
blinks with specific number of times is measured as energy units consumed. The user has to recharge the meter in advance to buy
electricity according to his/her requirement, where the user can easily recharge the meter by generating an SMS by their registered
user’s mobile number.
Fig 1: Raspberry pi
2) GSM: Global System for Mobile communication It is a cellular digital network used for the transmission of messages through
mobile phones. It converts analog signals into digital signals. The warning messages about the exceeding of the energy limits
are sent via SMS to customers through this GSM module.
3) INA 219 Sensor: It is a sensor used for measuring the high voltage and DC current. It is used instead of energy meter. This
sensor senses the current and voltage of the load such as electric bulb, fan or any other electrical device when connected to it.
4) Website: It is a software where admin (electricity department person) can upload the energy consumption details to the
particular user account in the website. And then the customers can view all the details of their electrical energy consumption by
login in to the website using their user id and password. It is developed using HTML and CSS files.
5) Power Monitoring [DHT 11and INA219 Sensor]: This feature is the enhancement of the existing system where the system can
keep track of all the data of the electrical energy consumption from the cloud. It alerts the user by sending a warning message if
the consumption of the electrical energy exceeds the limit and also if the user is wasting energy. So, the user can control the
usage of electrical energy.
B. System Architecture
In the proposed system when the load (led light or fan) switches on, the INA219 sensor senses the current and voltage and the DHT
11 sensor measures the temperature and humidity this data is fed through the Raspberry pi then displays on the LCD by including
the RTC (Real Time Clock) count.
Then the data is stored in the Thing Speak cloud. Thing speak cloud is a freely available source to store data. Later this data is
retrieved by electric department and SVM algorithm and linear regression is applied for classification of data and uploaded to the
website for bill generation of the particular user. Then user can login using their login id where they can view and pay the bill from
where they are. The meter readings can also sent through the GSM to the user mobiles. If the user is wasting energy or if the usage
of energy has crossed the limit, using sensors [INA219 and DHT11] warning messages will be sent to the user through GSM. The
user can control the usage of energy by these warning messages sent by the electricity department. This system reduces manual
power, the time consumption and also has the ability to monitor the power.
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