GSM based Prepaid Electricity System with Theft

Detection using Arduino for the Domestic user

Paper id :- EE09
Prepared By :-
Harsh M. Patel
Asst. Prof in EED
SSASIT, Surat

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Outline

 Introduction

 Prepaid Energy System

 Block diagram

 Theft Detection

 Programming

 Bill Calculation
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Introduction

 For a long time, we use the electromechanical energy meter so that meter reading is
not accurate.

 At present time using the digital meter because the analog meter is costly, slow, not
accurate, bill process is flexibility as well as reliability

 So that in next attempt made to automate the billing systems.

 Mainly the electricity is being stolen via bypassing the energy meter or direct
hooking from the line or the energy meter.

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Prepaid Energy System

 This prepaid energy system this system similar as the prepaid mobile system.

 In this system using GSM module to recharge the account.

 In case of energy consumed so that decrees the balance.

 Energy meter count pulse by counter this pulse count by optocoupler which is
depend upon consumption.

 Advantage of this system are it reduced the billing error and reduced labor cost.

 In that case when decrease the units that time alert the system through buzzer or
message send in mobile.
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Block diagram

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Theft Detection

 Electricity Theft Methods

 Direct hooking from line

 By passing the energy meter

 Injecting the foreign element into the energy meter

 Physical Obstruction

 Theft Detection

 Protection against Shorting the Phase Line and Disconnecting the Neutral Line

 Protection against Whole Meter bypassing

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Programming

Initialize Arduino, GSM and LCD display

LCD print “prepaid energy meter”

LCD print “Initializing GSM”

Initialize GSM module and network

LCD print “GSM initialize”

LCD print “unit:15”

Read input

If unit==3

Send SMS: you have 3-unit remaining

If unit==1.5

Send SMS: you have 1.5-unit remaining

If unit==0

Send SMS: your system cut-off, please

do recharge

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Programming

Initialize Arduino, GSM and LCD display

LCD print “prepaid energy meter”

LCD print “Initializing GSM”

Initialize GSM module and network

LCD print “GSM initialize”

LCD print “unit:15”

Read input

If unit==3

Send SMS: you have 3-unit remaining

If unit==1.5

Send SMS: you have 1.5-unit remaining

If unit==0

Send SMS: your system cut-off, please

do recharge
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Bill Calculation

If(count<=3)
{
RS=count*1;
}
If((count>=4) && (count<=7))
{
RS=((3*1) + ((count-3)*1.5))
}
If((count>=8))
{
RS=((3*1) + (3*1.5)+((count-6)*2))
}

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Conclusion

 Prepaid energy meter with GSM technology which make the users to pay for the electricity
before its consumption.

 In this way, consumers do the recharge of units and then use the electricity until the
recharged unit is exhausted.

 If the available units is exhausted then the electricity supply is cut-off by a relay. An
arrangement is also send alert message when consumer's recharged unit goes low with the
help of GSM technology.

 The information of Electricity theft is directly reported to service provider. Therefore, they
can take immediate legal action against the dishonest consumer and hence control the
electricity theft to a great extent.
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 Thank You

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