Wireless Energy Meter
ABSTRACT
In the age of ecological awareness, and the conclusion that energy should not be wasted, it is necessary to investigate the places where electrical energy is consumed. The effective energy usage of a device can often be determined by monitoring the according electrical devices over a long space of time. The measuring can easily be done by simple Energy Meters from the local do-it-yourself store. An energy meter is a device that measures the amount of electrical energy that is being consumed by a residence, business, or an electrically powered device. Electric meters are typically calibrated in billing units, the most common one being the kilowatt hour. Present energy meter reading is a tedious and an expensive affair as it requires manual collection of reading which is erroneous.Automatic Electric Meter reading is one method reading and processing data automatically with computer and communication. It not only may relieve reading person 's labor intensity, reduce the reading mistake, but also has the advantage of high speed and good real-time. The project of the wireless Electric Meter reading for wireless communication technology completes the design of automatic Electric Meter reading system. There the data can be interpreted and may be even compared to data from other wirelessly connected devices. Through researching the characteristic of main wireless communication protocol, ZigBee is chosen as lower layer communication protocol. ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on an IEEE 802 standard for personal area networks. The standard of ZigBeeis optimized for low data rate, low power consumption, security and reliability. Wireless energy meter using ZigBee is very useful for accurate energy billing apart from intelligent load shedding and theft detection.
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Electricity is the driving force
In the age of ecological awareness, and the conclusion that energy should not be wasted, it is necessary to investigate the places where electrical energy is consumed. The effective energy usage of a device can often be determined by monitoring the according electrical devices over a long space of time. The measuring can easily be done by simple Energy Meters from the local do-it-yourself store. An energy meter is a device that measures the amount of electrical energy that is being consumed by a residence, business, or an electrically powered device. Electric meters are typically calibrated in billing units, the most common one being the kilowatt hour. Present energy meter reading is a tedious and an expensive affair as it requires manual collection of reading which is erroneous.Automatic Electric Meter reading is one method reading and processing data automatically with computer and communication. It not only may relieve reading person 's labor intensity, reduce the reading mistake, but also has the advantage of high speed and good real-time. The project of the wireless Electric Meter reading for wireless communication technology completes the design of automatic Electric Meter reading system. There the data can be interpreted and may be even compared to data from other wirelessly connected devices. Through researching the characteristic of main wireless communication protocol, ZigBee is chosen as lower layer communication protocol. ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on an IEEE 802 standard for personal area networks. The standard of ZigBeeis optimized for low data rate, low power consumption, security and reliability. Wireless energy meter using ZigBee is very useful for accurate energy billing apart from intelligent load shedding and theft detection.
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Electricity is the driving force
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