RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

We have successfully developed a rechargeable energymeter which can be recharged using a topup card.In short,it may be called Prepaid energymeter.We have utilized some of the most recent technologies available today in the electronic field.The technologies which we adopted for developing our system are embedded systems,digital designing and software designing.Our project has two sections the Load control section (hardware) and the recharge card section.Under the software section,we designed the recharge card section using Visual Basic.When the consumer enters the recharge code through the keypad,it is passed on to the server by using the microcontroller.This code,after reaching the server is then processed and sent back to the microcontroller which is interfaced to an energymeter.The hardware section was designed using microcontroller 89c52.The microcontroller 89c52 controls the whole section.The control section is integrated using a keypad for entering recharge codes, LCD display and alarm for displaying the entered codes and messages.We used MPLAB IDE v8 for microcontroller programming.This section is used to get the details of the recharge codes issued,whether the code is valid or not.Once the recharge code is been entered,it automatically displays the allotted amount corresponding to the secret recharge code.Once the supply is consumed,the data stored in the register will be decremented according to the power consumed.When the charged amount reaches below a certain value,a warning message is displayed and the buzzer is activated.We tested the entire circuit using Hercules software and found out that the recharge section works successfully. Thus we developed a metering system which can aware the consumer about the importance of energy.The suppliers have great benefits as the billman doesnot have to visit consumers living in isolated areas for bill collection.This project work has been taken up for the purpose of energy monitoring and controlling by prepaid system.It is hoped that this work helps the electrical engineers for better energy management and its utility in the distribution system.