Title :
Design of a wireless ARM-based automatic meter reading and control system
Author :
Wu, Chih-Hung ; Chang, Shun-Chien ; Huang, Yu-Wei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Chien Kuo Inst. of Technol., China
Abstract :
This paper implements a wireless ARM-based automatic meter reading and control system (WAMRCS) for distribution automation. The WAMRCS is designed based on a 32-bit ARM microprocessor to deal with power data processing and relay control. In order to provide a cost-effective, wireless, always-connected, two-way data link between utility company and WAMRCS, the WAMRCS sends information of utility usage, power quality and outage alarm to utility company via GPRS network. Compared with analog utility meter reading by manpower, WAMRCS is more accurate, reliable, cost-effective, quick and free from man-made errors. It can provide extra capabilities such as distribution automation, load management and time-of-use rate.
Keywords :
automatic meter reading; load management; packet radio networks; power distribution control; power engineering computing; 32-bit ARM microprocessor; GPRS network; automatic meter reading; distribution automation; load management; power data processing; power demand control; power quality; relay control; Automatic control; Automatic meter reading; Automation; Control systems; Data processing; Ground penetrating radar; Microprocessors; Power quality; Power system relaying; Process control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8465-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2004.1372975
