Control Device to Operate Electricity Meter via Application

Abstract

 Nowadays, many condominiums or apartments require the system to control the electricity supply to their customer rooms such as the system to cut-off or reconnect the electricity meter according to the payment. From the survey, it was found that many condominiums or apartments have hired some external service providers to cut-off/reconnect electricity meters. However, the implementation is not quite successful since there are uncontrollable factors due to human operation and it also requires high operating cost as well as, sometimes, there is a difficulty in accessing the electricity meters. Therefore, this research has an objective to apply IOT system technology to the electricity meter system of condominiums or apartments in order to control the electricity supply and improve the efficiency of electricity management. The invented control devices can be operated by application via the Internet. The voltage, current and power of the electricity meter can be checked by using the LCD screen on the control cabinet or via the application. From the results of the experiment, it was found that the control device can successfully operate the operation of the electricity meter by application and meet the needs of users. In addition, it can practically be applied to the system according to the objective.