Smart Electric Meter Utilizing Embedded System

Abstract

A smart meter refers to an electronic device that makes an accurate record of electrical energy consumption and then relays this data to the electrical supplier for billing and monitoring purposes. In general, two-way communication between the central system and the meter is provided by the smart meters. This function of two-way communication between the supplier and the meter sets this Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) apart from the Automatic Meter Reading (AMR). Since conventional meters operate via knowing the electricity consumption of households every month, there is a need for electric utilities to find new developments for the benefit of both providers and consumers. The thesis indicates that the smart electric meter has been simulated by using the hybrid system based on the Zigbee protocol. Besides, the protocol is used to communicate between the smart meter and electric center. In proposed method, a designed system using a cooperative communication system with Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) worked together in hybrid system. The outcomes of performance Zigbee are measured by utilizing standard units that are known as performance metrics. Several performance metrics have selected for performance assessment: throughput, average End-to-End (E2E) delay, and Packet Delivery Ratio (PDR). A web application is designed to allow users to register info like meter number, first name, last name, and email. The database is receiving the information from nodes that are connected with it by the hybrid system after split data which comes out from network simulator. Every end-user should be login to the web application to register their information. The web application can send a notification to all users by email that tells them about consumption. Results appear that the average of E2E delay is 5.01ms, the average throughput is 42.63 kbps, and PDR is 97.19%. Use Zigbee protocol with a cooperative communication system, through the network simulator, has successfully facilitated the reading and wireless transmission of power vii consumption of the consumer. The thesis is a smart meter by using a hybrid technical and web application design for notification of users