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This chapter discusses conclusions from the document and possibilities for further extension. It summarizes the developed monthly electricity billing system with SMS features and identifies some problems with the prototype. The system can help address issues with metering and billing that the electricity ministry has faced. For further development, an SD module could be used for data saving and checking. Using sensors and an IoT network could also allow remote monitoring of electricity meters.

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Discussions and Conclusion 6.1 Discussions

This chapter discusses conclusions from the document and possibilities for further extension. It summarizes the developed monthly electricity billing system with SMS features and identifies some problems with the prototype. The system can help address issues with metering and billing that the electricity ministry has faced. For further development, an SD module could be used for data saving and checking. Using sensors and an IoT network could also allow remote monitoring of electricity meters.

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CHAPTER 6

DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSION


6.1 Discussions
Technology changing and developing occurs around the world. Data
processing system is used to communicate and control between two or more places,
devices and other operation. Monthly electricity billing system with SMS feature is a
developed technology for government. It is also called the first steps of the smart city
that includes data communication, controlling, network sharing, currency controlling,
main sever controlling and other systems.
Monthly electricity billing system with SMS features operate for sending
electricity bills and units at every 30th, Monday, 10:10 AM to the user and main sever.
Using 900MHz - 1800MHz GSM module, SMS sending process has a delay time
when the module is located lower the ground level and far away from the
telecommunication tower. This thesis is a prototype design but it operates with similar
real system. This thesis is used low costs. So, it can’t operate some specifications that
saving units and bills for each months, calculation total bills and units, checking bills
of used GSM SIM card and other commercial features.
This system can upgrade upon the traditional electricity meters. Components
of this system can damaged when water dropping, rushing and dusting is occurred
upon on them. So, medium IP (Ingress Protection) level box is needed for outdoor
installation. To top-up bill for SIM card at meter, communication port and
laptop/personal computer is needed for the checking of total bills of the SIM card. It
can be used many loads for household. Relay driver should use for safety and easily
managing for many loads.
The main parts of controlling for this thesis are Arduino UNO, single phase
electronic meter and GSM module. There are some problems that are unknowing
lower bill amount of SIM card, temporary network disconnection of GSM SIM 900A
module, cable loosing and automatic restarting RTC module when back-up battery
causes loosing state. This thesis can define exact time to send bills for electricity
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using. Furthermore, message sending can operated from SIM cards at meter to other
SIM cards at different places.
6.2 Conclusion
The problem of metering and billing is one of the important issues that the
ministry of electricity suffers for long time ago and causes lack of much money. The
presented system is portable and flexible for practical usage because it is designed
according to the requirements of the beneficiary from the project which is the General
Directorate of Electricity Distribution of Middle Euphrates. The designed smart meter
is accurate and suitable for practical usages and not only as a laboratory device where
it experimented with various types of loads and it proved its worth and reliability. The
practical results obtained demonstrate the accuracy, the flexibility, and the usefulness
of the presented system. The transmission of data with GSM/SMS system is being
reliable and secures where it prevents hacking and theft the information. The system
has the capability of developing with the necessities according to specialists
requirements. The urgent needs this system where the General Directorate of
Electricity Distribution of Middle.
6.3 Further Extension
For further extension, SD module is used for data saving and checking.
Voltage and current sensors are used to get exact power consumption. Using internet
of thing (IOT) network can be used for the checking and monitoring electricity meter
at user’s house. Wireless network creation is used for checking and monitoring large
amount of electricity meter. And the many applications are expanded by using
modern technology.

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