Remote ON-OFF Control of Energy Meter and Energy Consumption Data Monitoring and Storage System

Electrical energy meter is an important part of the electrical system. Day by day many sectors are becoming digitalized, and machines are becoming smart. However, analog electromechanical energy meters are still being used in many parts of the world. It has some drawbacks e.g., meter-readers need to take meter readings every month manually which is an expensive way of meter data collection. There is also a risk of human error. This paper proposed solutions to overcome the need for manual meter reading, and also to give access to real-time energy consumption data to the consumers and utility companies. In the proposed meter design a microcontroller has been used to measure and store energy consumption data. The stored energy data can be transferred from the meter's memory to a server that is accessible to the users and utility companies. Moreover, a relay has been used to switch the meter ON-OFF remotely.