Course Content

Smart grid is one of the features of smart city model. It is energy consumption monitoring and management system. Smart grids are based on communication between the provider and consumer. One of the main issues with today’s outdated grid deal with efficiency. The grid become overloaded during peak times or seasons. It is also possible to hack the system, and basically, take free electricity. By using smart grid consumer and owner get daily electricity consumption reading and owner can cut electricity supply remotely through internet if bill is not paid. One more thing, the data collected from the smart meters should not be accessed by any unauthorised entities. In case meter tempering is happened then owner and consumer get message and then owner take the action accordingly. Fitting the circuit on customer’s energy meter, from that energy consumption data can be acquired. After acquiring of data, that data can be updated on cloud service, so that consumer and provider can access that data through internet. The main part of project is smart grid meter. When LED in smart meter gives 3200 blinks this means one unit is consumed. Second feature of this project is one micro switch is fitted in meter. This is to prevent meter tempering. There is one hidden switching circuit in that, whenever any person try to open the meter switch will get popup and controller sends the message to owner and consumer. Third feature of project is control meter, if bill is not paid by customer then owner can cut the meter. Acquiring of data needs human resources, we can save this critical resource by using smart grid application.