This document summarizes a minor project on automatic meter reading and theft control submitted by four students. The purpose is to remotely monitor and control domestic energy meters using a GSM network. A microcontroller continuously monitors and records meter readings in memory. The system can also disconnect power for non-payment of bills. It deals with theft control using two methods - detecting tampering of meter seals using an infrared sensor, and controlling power theft from the main line. The objective is accurate billing and theft avoidance using components like a current transformer, energy meter, microcontroller and GSM module.

1. MINOR PROJECT
ON
AUTOMATIC METER READING AND THEFT CONTROL
Submitted by:
HIMANSHU RAI (05096204914)
JAI KUMAR (02296204914)
VIKRANT VATS(02496204914)
VIJAY SHARMA(05896204914)
Project under the guidance of :
Ms. VIKAS VARSHNEY

2. INTRODUCTION- AUTOMATIC METER
READING
• The purpose of this project is the remote monitoring and control of the domestic energy meter by
GSM NET-WORK.
• This can be achieved by the use of microcontroller unit that continuously monitors and records the
Energy Meter reading in its permanent (non-volatile) memory location.
• This system also can be used to disconnect the power supply to the house in case of non payment of
electricity bills.

3. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM of AMR

4. INTRODUCTION-THEFT CONTROL
•The theft in energy meter is the major drawback in our country because of theft more than lakhs of money loss
per state in our country. In India electricity theft leads to annual losses estimated at
US$4.5 billion, about 1.5 percent of GDP.
• So our project deals about the theft control in energy meter by using embedded systems.
• To control the theft we use two types of theft controlling methods
1. tapering of seal in energy meter and
2. power theft control from main line.

5. Circuit diagram-main line theft controlling

6. OBJECTIVE
• Current transformer is used to measure the total power consumption for house or industrial
purpose.
• This recorded reading is transmitted to the electricity board and for transmitting the reading
of energy meter GSM module is used.
• To avoid theft, infrared sensor is placed in the screw portion of energy meter seal.
• If the screw is removed from the meter a message is sent to the electricity board. The
measuring of energy meter and monitoring of IR sensor is done with a PIC microcontroller.
• IR sensor is fixed in the energy meter screw with 12v rechargeable battery for identifying the
tapering of seal.
• After identifying the theft IR sensor send the data to the PIC micro controller and then
message send to the government office by using GSM.

14. COMPONENTS USED
• STEP DOWN TRANSFORMER
• DIODE
• Reset Circuitry:
• LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
• INTEL 8051 MICROCONTROLLER
• INFRARED SENSOR
• ENERGY METER
• CURRENT TRANSFORMER

15. ADVANTAGES
• The informative system will be helpful for the electricity board to monitor the entire supply and the correct
billing accordingly without any mishap.
• This model reduces the manual manipulation work and theft control.
• Smart automated processes instead of manual work
• Accurate information from the network load to optimize maintenance and investments
• Customized rates and billing dates.
• Streamlined high bill investigations.
• Detection of tampering of Meters.
• By adopting this we can avoid illegal usage of current.
• Continuous monitoring of ac load as per our requirement either ON or OFF.
• There is not need of sending any member to come to our houses for billing in fixed interval of time.

17. Thank You