Prepaid Electricity Billing System using Mobile Application

Abstract

India has a good power generation capacity but it has been facing some drawbacks in the billing framework. This is mainly because of the conventional meters, involvement of man power, monthly meter reading etc., which in result, are becoming the factors for economic loss in the country. In order to overcome these long-term challenges, in the billing framework, there is a need for paradigm shift from conventional meters to the smart meter technology. In this context, present paper provides a discussion on the effective functioning of smart meters with advanced technology, of Arduino and IOT by linking to the mobile application. Hence the proposed idea, ‘prepaid billing framework’ developed by the said technology refers to “first pay first serve” which reduces the man power. This can be considered as an advancement over conventional energy meters, which enables the consumer to effectively manage their electricity usage.  The objective of the proposed method is to get easy access for consumers and to reduce wastage of electricity and man power and also reduces the chances of power theft.