Smart Energy Meter implemented using Atmega32 as part of academic curriculum
I express my sincere gratitude to our project guide Prof. Jose Sebastian, Department of Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Thrissur for his timely guidance, inspiration and constant support during the course of the project work. I am also thankful to my group tutor Mrs. Jayasoorya, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Thrissur for her continuous encouragement and motivation during the course of the work. I also wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. M. Nandakumar , Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Thrissur for providing us with all the necessary facilities to carry out this project. My sincere thanks are also due to all faculty members, laboratory staff and my classmates who have been there with me every time, rendering the required help and assistance.
The full utility of a household or industrial energy meter can be utilised if it can be interface with a communication device. Since GSM communication is the most portable device based communication, the same can be applied for energy meter. Digital type device is selected to make the meter smart and reliable. Automation has become a necessity in the modern world. Human labour is considered unwanted even in the most simplest or crucial of the tasks which can be automated. This reduces mistakes due to human error. Energy conservation is also a main driving factor which has led to the selection of this particular product.
The work uses 2 external libraries for lcd and uart interface provided by Peter Fleury.
These following files mentioned below are used as such from his library.
uart.h
uart.c
These following files mentioned below are used with slight improvements from his library.
lcd.h
lcd.c
The original version of his work can be obtained from http://www.peterfleury.epizy.com/
The pin mappings for the hardware are mentioned in the headerfiles for the same.
Billing and Tarriff settings
Overload warning
Power Factor measurement and penality settings
GSM adaptability
Smart Devices adaptability
Optimised usage time notifications
