REMOTE ENERGY METERING

THROUGH RASPBERRY-PI
AND LABVIEW PLATFORM
ENERGY RIGHTLY APPLIED CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.
-NELLIE BLY
WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WORLDWIDE STANDARD OF LIVING,
ENERGY CONSUMPTION HAS INCREASED MANIFOLD. MORE GENERATION OF
ENERGY AS WELL AS ITS PROPER USAGE IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR.
PRESENTLY, THE FORMER IS TARGETED BY MOST WORLD ORGANIZATIONS. IN
DEVELOPING NATIONS LIKE OURS, TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE IS THE KEY
TO COMBAT THE PERSISTING ENERGY PROBLEMS.
ENERGY METERING IS ONE SUCH THING THAT CAN HELP IN THE PROPER
USAGE OF THE VALUABLE ENERGY GENERATED.
EXISTING METHODS IN ENERGY
METERING
ENERGY METERING IS DONE FOR ACTIVE POWER IN THE CASE OF
HOUSEHOLDS METERING, FOR INDUSTRIAL SETUPS, POWER FACTOR IS
ALSO MEASURED AND BILLED ACCORDINGLY.
THESE METERS NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY CHECKED AT REGULAR
INTERVALS FOR NOTING THE NUMBER OF UNITS CONSUMED.
HOUSEHOLDS HAVING POOR POWER FACTOR ARE THUS NOT
CONSIDERED IN THIS EXISTING METHOD.
PROBLEMS FACED IN THE
PRESENT TECHNIQUES-
THE MANUAL REGISTERING OF UNITS CAN BE ERRONEOUS.
THE REGISTERING OF UNITS IN REMOTE AREAS CAN BE DIFFICULT AND
TROUBLESOME AS A PERSON IS REQUIRED FOR THE MONITORING OF METERS.
ELECTRICITY THEFT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN DEVELOPING NATIONS LIKE OURS.
THE UNITS CONSUMED ARE KNOWN OF AT THE END OF THE MONTH ONLY. THE
USER DOES NOT GET CONTINUOUS UPDATES OF HIS ELECTRICITY USAGE EVEN IF
IT GETS OUT OF ITS BUDGET.
POWER FACTOR IS NOT MEASURED FOR FRAUDLY REGISTERED INDUSTRIES AS
HOUSEHOLD UNITS. THUS THIS LEAD TO DEGRADATION OF ELECTRICITY DUE TO
UNACCOUNTED HARMONICS.
 OUR PROJECT

SMART ENERGY METERING IS DONE THROUGH RASPBERRY PI USED AS

THE PROCESSING UNIT AND VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT LANGUAGE
LABVIEW.
THE ENERGY CONSUMED CAN BE ACCESSED SITTING ANYWHERE ON
YOUR FINGER TIPS ONLINE.
 THE PROJECT USES-

LABVIEW RASPBERRY-PI PROGRAMMBLE

TRANSDUCER

INTERNET
CONNECTIVITY
Flow Chart for Energy Measurement

SUPLIED UNITS A.C Supply PROGRAMMABLE

TRANSDUCER

Data
Input

Processed
ONLINE DATA RASPBERRY-PI
Data
BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT
THE DATA CAN BE COLLECTED EASILY FROM REMOTE AREAS WITHOUT
CONCERNING ABOUT MANUAL REACH THERE.
THE NUMBER OF UNITS CONSUMED IN THE INTERVAL CAN BE MONITORED BY THE
UNITS OWNER HIMSELF WITHOUT ANY MANUAL ASSISTANCE.
THE PROJECT BEING PROGRAMMABLE, THERES AN ADDITIONAL FACILITY OF
GENERATING A WARNING WHEN A PRE-PROGRAMMED THRESHOLD FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL USER IS REACHED.
ELECTRICITY THEFT CAN BE EASILY CHECKED AS SEPARATE CONSUMPTION IS
KNOWN FOR EACH REGISTERED HOUSEHOLD/INDUSTRY.\
HOUSEHOLDS WITH POOR POWER FACTORS CAN ALSO BE TARGETED THROUGH
THIS PROJECT WHICH THUS HELPS IN IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF ELECTRICITY
SUPPLIED.
COST ESTIMATION-
RASPBERRY PI- RS.2000 APPROX.
PROGRAMMABLE TRANSDUCER- RS.1500-2000 APPROX.
KITS AND ACCESSORIES- RS.500 APPROX.
TOTAL ESTIMATE- RS.4000-4500 APPROX.
ASSUMING INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO BE AVAILABLE IN EVERY
HOUSEHOLD/INDUSTRY, IF NOT THEN ADDITIONAL COST OF RS.100 PER
MONTH CAN BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
CONCLUSION-

THE CURRENT ENERGY METERING SYSTEM IN INDUSTRIES ALSO HAVE

APPROXIMATELY THE SAME INVESTMENT. (APPROX. RS.2000-2500 FOR
POWER FACTOR METERS AND RS.2000-25000 FOR DIGITAL ENERGY
METERS.)
THUS, WITH THE SAME COST, THIS PROJECT OFFERS A LOT MORE THAN THE
CURRENT PREVAILING METHODS.
THANK YOU.