Design and Implementation of Smart Watt Meter using Zig-Bee Module for Data Acquisition

Abstract

In recent years the importance of Smart Grid increased, which includes monitoring and controlling the consumption of electric power. Smart meters with Global System for Mobile & General Packet Radio Service modules are commonly used all over the world even here in Sudan, and these types of modules consume energy, dependency on third party could cause availability problem and data exposed to hacking. In this thesis a Smart Electrical Power Meter had been designed and implemented using Zig-Bee wireless sensor network for wireless electrical power meter communication supported by microcontroller which is used for calculating the measured values volt and current to give the power in watt and power factor. The transmitter sends these values through Zig-Bee protocol to the base station and displays the same readings in Liquid Crystal Display in the costumer side. Microcontroller also evaluate the value of power factor when it exceeds the limit a buzzer in the base station goes high showing the meter number and a warning Short message is sent to the concerned user. Simulation design using Proteus professional software has been carried out, also hard ware unit is made and both gave the required results. …………………… …………………………………..