Engineering students develop automatic meter reading system
The Hindu
Digital electronic energy meters converted into smart meters
If discrepancies in electricity meter reading is a major concern for consumers during the pandemic, the students of the TKM College of Engineering have come up with a cost-effective solution. The final-year students of Electrical and Electronics Engineering department and MCA department have developed an Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system to convert digital electronic energy meters to smart meters, making them more reliable and efficient. “Smart energy meters are popular in countries that use smart grids. Instead of replacing all digital electronic energy meters with smart meters, we have opted to convert them, which is an affordable exercise. Using the method, energy consumption details can be collected remotely and transmitted to a cloud server through WiFi,” says Anoop S. Kumar, team leader. Others in the team include Joys Joseph, Arunjith P.M., Amal S., Ajith R. Nair, Aswanth T., Anusree Mohan, Aswin U. and Joseph Jose.More Related News