Smart Electricity Measuring System

Recently, it is observed that the huge revenue loss in Electricity Department is due to the metering and billing system. Errors get introduced at every stage of billing like, human errors while noting down the meter reading, or error while processing the bills or faulty meters. As per few study reports, it is concluded that 40% of the electricity in India is unpaid. Around one-fourth of the power generated is either stolen or lost in transmission in the country. The solution to these problems is a smart electricity measuring system. The aim is to design a smart electricity measuring system with an android based payment system. The research work introduced in this article is described in three modules: a microcontroller based prepaid electricity use measuring system to calculate the power consumption; an android based application for meter reading and recharge; and GSM circuit based for Short Messaging Service to the user. This system will help the user to monitor the consumption of electricity, which will make the user aware of unnecessary consumption. Also, the balance amount can be checked, if low then recharge needs to be done, otherwise supply will be disconnected. Thus, in turn will reduce the manual work, automate the system and timely payment will be made to use electricity which will reduce revenue losses and theft.