In traditional system the process of meter reading is done by manually like agent collects the consumers ... Automatic meter reading, or AMR, is the technology of.
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Design EMRA Application Based on VPS Sheetal Waghmare 1, Mayuri Naral 2, Pratiksha Kunjir 3 and Prof. R. B. Diwate 4
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UG Scholar, Department of IT, APCOER, Maharashtra, Pune
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UG Scholar, Department of IT, APCOER, Maharashtra, Pune
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UG Scholar, Department of IT, APCOER, Maharashtra, Pune
Assistant Professor Department of IT, APCOER, Maharashtra, Pune
ABSTRACT In traditional system the process of meter reading is done by manually like agent collects the consumers meter reading manually on the paper & also takes a picture of consumer’s meter. After that agent arrange all records in a complete set of data, the agent sends the data to the back-officer for further billing process . Due to involvement of Electronic Meter, contractor and MSEB Head Office this process takes more time to complete the all tasks. To reduce the cost and human efforts required to complete the meter reading process new technologies are introduced. Proposed system is a reflection of new technologies with the combination of different methods and concepts that will reduced the all limitation of existing systems. For this, OCR algorithm & Hashing algorithms are used.. Optical Character Recognition algorithm, it recognizes the characters from images and checks, also Hashing algorithm is used for password encryption. Proposed system is basically android application will help agent to store the reading information of each consumer with the related pictures. Input data i.e. images are stored into Virtual Private Server (VPS) cloud have large storage space which also give the security. Keywords: Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Virtual Private Server (VPS),Android application, Web application.
software to partition physical servers into multiple virtual
1. INTRODUCTION What is Electronics Meter Reading?
server search having the ability to run its own operating
Electricity meter is the best way to get accurate information
system and applications.
about how much energy you are using and how much you are
Digitization is the process of converting information into a
paying for it. Your electricity meter tells you exactly how
digital format . In this format, information is organized into
much energy you use. This means that it is more accurate than
discrete units of data that can be separately addressed .
the bills that you are sent by your energy company, this is
Automatic meter reading, or AMR, is the technology of
because your energy bills are based on estimates. This means
automatically collecting consumption, diagnostic, and status
that by using your electricity meter to check your energy
data from energy metering devices and transferring that data to
usage, you can avoid being overcharged by your energy
a central database for billing, troubleshooting, and analyzing.
company. For this reason, it is extremely useful to be able to take correct meter readings. The current method of billing process uses manual process of meter reading. Manual tasks included in current procedure are writing the reading in a book, updating that reading into server. This process is extended and time consuming. Bill generation take more time. VPS is nothing but Virtual Private Server, that appears to the user as a dedicated server, but that is actually installed on a
FigureNo.1 Meter reading from mobile
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In figure No .02, it shows the bill generation process. This
Sneha Salunkhe , Dr.(Mrs.) S. S. Lokhande [4]
whole process is consuming more time for collecting data i.e.
Author used contour algorithm for preprocessing the images
meter snap then final up to bill generation. So that process can
& recognized the characters.
be altered to reduce them for Meter Reading process.
Kiran Mahale ,Shraddha Bansal [5] Authors makes the use of GSM network is for energy metering system incorporating the widely used GSM network. The GSM based smart automatic energy meter sends information of service usage, power excellence and outage alert to service company. Jameer Kotwal, Jameer Kotwal,Snehal [6] Authors proposed
the technology that comprises android
application as well as web application to get reading, updating information
into server and informing consumers about
electricity consumption units and bill amount. Rohit Dayama, Anil Chatla [7] The authors
FigureNo.2 Data store on cloud
proposed a technology that includes android
application and web application. Android application is used
2. RELATED WORK
to get the readings from the meter automatically by simply
This section contains the various techniques and use different
capturing the image of the meter and then performing the
methods described by the authors.
OCR technique on the captured image in android app which is
Wessam Mesbah ,Senior Member [1]
nothing but optical character recognition‖ .
Authors uses a novel method for securing the reading of smart
S.Arun, Dr.Sidappa Naidu [8]
electricity meters against tampering or faulty. A Novel
Authors proposed the design and implementation of a secure
technique for detecting & correcting unreliable reading of
low cost automatic meter reading (AMR) system that
smart meters is proposed.
measures and transmits the total electrical energy consumption
Damminda Alahakoon and Xinghuo Yu [2]
to main server using general packet radio service (GPRS)
Authors proposed , broad survey of smart electricity meters &
technology provided by GSM networks.
their use focusing on key aspects of the metering process, the
S.Arun , R.Krishnamoorthy [9]
different stakeholder interests & the technologies used to
The authors proposed
satisfy stakeholder interest.
system using GSM and ZigBee communication. ZigBee and
Nayan Gupta, Deepali Shukla [3]
GSM through GPRS system for communication protocol.
Authors provides facility of recharging the energy meters
Alauddin Al-Omary, Wael El-Medany [10]
remotely. Customers can pay bills of postpaid meters and can
Authors used ZigBee and GSM system for communication
recharge the prepaid meters by sending a message to the
protocol. The ZigBee is used since the application don’t need
service provider using GSM.
high speed data rate, need to be low powered and low cost.
an automatic power meter reading
Table No.1 Different technology used for meter reading Sr.
Paper Title
Algorithm
Description
Used
No 1
Technology
Securing Electricity Against
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Smart Meters
Reed-Muller
Challenges -
of a novel method for securing the readings of smart electricity
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Customer Attacks
2
meters
Smart Electricity Meter
Core Analytics
IOT, Big Data
Comprehensive survey
Data Intelligence for
Building
Cloud
13 of smart electricity meters and their
Future
Blocks
Computing
utilization focusing on key
Energy
Systems: A Survey 3
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Design of Embedded based automatic meter
GSM -
and
It provides a facility of recharging the
LCD
energy meters remotely.
GSM
Send bill to sever & details send by sms
GSM
GSM as the medium for metering system
reading system for real time processing
4
A Review: Automatic energy meter reading using
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Image
Processing,
5
Design of GSM based smart automatic energy
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provides a cheap
metering System
6
, wireless
Android App for Meter
OCR
Reading
character
for
Bills mailing system -
reorganization 7
Android Based Meter
OCR
Mailing & online billing payment
Reading Using OCR 8
Hybrid
-
Automatic
Meter Reading System
9
GSM -
Secure Low Cost AMR System
Based
on
and
power meter reading system using GSM
ZigBee GPRS
and ZigBee communication.
GPRS
Presenting the remote wireless Electric
-
Meter Reading System
GPRS Technology
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ZigBee Based Electric Meter Reading System,
ZigBee -
used
ZigBee and GSM system for
communication protocol.
IJCSI ,2011
3. PROBLEM DEFINATION
using camera then the contractor arranges all these documents
Now a day’s electricity meter reading process have maximum
in particular format for further process. Then he gives it to
part of manual process which includes calculating the bill and
back
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officer of MSEB office. Back officer manually calculates the
to manual procedure incorrectness in bill generation is
bill & then update these meters reading on computer, print
occurred. Figure No. 3 shows the overall process or working
these consumers bill & send it to consumer. This is complex
of Existing meter reading process.
task. It takes more time to complete the billing process. Due
3-4 days
2-3 days Agent take the snap of meter
Submit this data
5-10 days
Bill generation
Data stored
Figure No. 3 Process and working of Existing System
4. METHODOLOGY
Table No 2. Comparative study of Existing system and proposed system Technology
Paper [1]
Paper [2]
Paper [3]
Paper [4]
Paper [5]
Paper [6]
EMRA System
Database Web
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-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Application Android Application
Security(using
-
-
VPS) OCR
-
-
-
Algorithm
HASH [ ] indicates the reference paper numbers
Table No.2 shows the comparative study of various
storage (VPS) of meter reading to produce meter reading for
technologies of existing system & EMRA system
meter billing synchronized. This application helps contractor
The following figure No.3 shows the process of proposed system. MSEB Meter Reading Application is based on Android & Web application. It Provides centralized data
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to store the reading of electronic meter of any consumer falling into his region allocated by state Government. As state Government
does
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Figure No 3. Working and process diagram of Proposed system The Figure No. 4 shows the Conceptual flow of the
process of electricity meter reading as well as this reduces
system. The agent takes the snapshot of consumer’s meter
the manual work which is required to complete this whole
from the android mobile application. After this process,
process. It also helps to overcome the problem of
he store & upload data on VPS sever. Then the contractor
occurrences of errors in billing due to manual process of
can access all records of consumer’s meter for the further
meter reading.
procedure. This android based system minimizes the
Figure No.4 Generalized flow diagram of EMRA
5. IMPLEMENTATION In figure No.5 shows the which modules & its sub modules in EMRA. The Web module consist of the sub modules are New Consumer ,existing Consumer , New Agent, Existing Agent & Faulty meter. In android module their search consumer, new consumer, search meter, my account & faulty meter. Database module involves the SQLite, MySQL & agent database. The next module is algorithm, there are two algorithms which are OCR & Hash algorithm. VPS module is used to stored the reading & all the related records of the meter.
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Figure No. 5 Modules in EMRA system details of consumer’s meters are present & also shows the
1. Web Application
how many agents. Left side partitioning of home page
a. Home Page
display the contractor can add new agent and new consumers Figure No. 5 is a home page of meter reading application. Top of the Home page shows the total number of consumer, total number of Agent, total number of BU, total number of faulty meters, total number of meter. Home page shows the
meters details & its meters details & also display the agents details. In this page navigation bar contains new consumer, new agent, exiting agent, exiting consumer & faulty meter & PN33.
Figure No.5 Home Page for Web Application steps, the first step includes the First name, last name,
b. New Consumer Page Figure No.6 shows New consumer page. Contractor adds the new consumer details & its meter details. It evolves two
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contact no, address. The second steps includes meter reading details such as BU, PC, MR etc.
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Figure No. 6 New Consumer Page page also search existing consumer. Figure No.8 shows the
2.Android Application
navigation page. Agent can add new consumer in his region. Figure No.7 is login page for agent. Contractor gives the username & password for each and every agent for login. When the agent enters the username & password he enters
Agent add all the record of consumer such meter number, meter reading, etc. Agent can search consumer using the meter number of consumer’s meter.
into navigation page. Agent can add new consumer from that
Figure No.7 Login Page
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Figure No.8 Navigation Page
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Figure No.9 show the database of agent and consumer. This database contains the several tables such as admin, agent, consumer, meter info & meter reading.
Figure No.9 Main database table a.
Agent Database Table
Figure No.10 shows the agent’s database table. All the agent’s information is in this agent database table.
Figure No. 10 Agent database table
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7. RESULT ANALYSIS
2
Algorithm
No
Yes
3
Effectiveness
Less
More
effective
effective
The proposed system is developed and implemented giving proper results. Proposed system provides the security. Proposed system provide the high effectiveness as well as time consuming process .
4
Process
Manually
Automatic
5
Time
More
Less
6
Internet
Not
Essential
Comparative study: 1.
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essential
Security: Existing System:
8. Advantages and Limitations
In existing system agent collets the reading manually and write it on papers. If In case one of the paper
Advantages
document Proposed System:
1. Reduce human efforts.
In proposed system agent take meter reading
2. It gives the more accurate reading.
manually and take a snap of meter. Data stored on VPS so proposed system provides the high security as compared to existing system. 2.
3. Consumer data securely stored on Virtual Private Server. Limitations
Algorithm: 1. Every agent should have Android Mobile
Existing System: NO algorithm is used in existing system.
2. Internet is essential .
Proposed System: In proposed system , there are two algorithms are used
.OCR algorithm
is
used
for
3. Required Server for storage.
character
9.CONCLUSION
recognition and hash algorithm is used for encrypted In proposed system developing android application for meter
the password . 3.
reading & stored data of meter reading on Virtual Private
Process: Existing System: In existing system Meter Reading
Server (VPS). A Web application is developing for contractor to fetch the meter reading of consumer from VPS.
process is manually done. Proposed System: In proposed system, due to
10 FUTURE SCOPES
Android and Web Application automatically meter
4.
reading is done.
In future, The merging of Bill Generation and Billing Payment
Internet:
process can be formed fully digitalization of Electronic Meter
Existing System:
Reading/Payment Process can effective in terms of Time and
No need of internet for meter reading in existing
Cost.
system.
NOMENCLATURES
Proposed System: Internet is essential in proposed system for storing data in to the server. Table No. 3 Comparative study of the system Sr.
Parameters
No 1
Security
Existing
Proposed
System
System
No
Yes
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EMRA
Electricity Meter Reading Android
AMR
Automatic Meter Reading
VPS
Virtual Private Server
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Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering ,July OCR
Optical Character Recognition
BU
Billing Unit
MS
Meter Status
MR
Meter Reading
2012. [9] Alauddin Al-Omary, Wael El-Medany,“Secure Low Cost AMR System Based on GPRS Technology”, International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering ,February 2012. [10] S.Arun , R.Krishnamoorthy and Dr.VenuGopala Rao.M, “ZigBee Based Electric Meter Reading System”, International Journal of Computer Science Issues,Vol.8,September 2011.
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