GSM Based Smart Energy Meter with Theft Detection and Fault Identification

This paper presents a GSM based smart energy metering system which will replace traditional meter reading methods and enables remote access of existing energy meter by the energy provider. Also they can monitor the meter readings regularly without the person visiting each house and the bill is automatically SMS to each user and if the bill is unpaid within the load can be turned off by the service provider. This system will prevent the illegal usage of electricity before the meter and also find out the line fault location without any human control.